Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. The nearby CME feeders set new highs for the move, but stayed under their August contract highs - by 70c for April and by $3 for March. The 2/22 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $182.57, down by 3 cents. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Brazil is suspending beef exports to China beginning Thursday, after an animal in Para was found to have BSE. More details will be released as they are known, but in 2021 BSE related export suspensions lasted 3 months between Brazil and China.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.59/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$159.59

32 head · 786 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$385

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$86.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	482	206.38	994	13thin
Medium and Large 3-4	724	141.00	1,021	7thin
Large 3	1,152	119.75	1,380	12thin

One grade step is worth $86.63/cwt here — about −$385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

159.59

—

WA average1 barns · 32 hd

159.59

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,950	108.46	2,115	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,631	100.75	1,644	320
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,335	98.81	1,319	300

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$1,500	6

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,303	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,077	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	724	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,152	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,380	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,151	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,341	7
Steers	Large 1	—	769	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,300	6
Steers	Large 1	—	986	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,652	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,031	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,138	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,326	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.50	2,115	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	95.68/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,253	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	101.74/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,382	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,658	103.07/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,709	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,603	98.28/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,575	155

How this sale compares

Washington weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Washington auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 750Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 800Last week 800Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	215.00	215.00
7	—	558	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	724	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,152	119.75	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	260.00	260.00
5	—	460	262.50	262.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	769	169.00	169.00
9	—	986	167.50	167.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,077	116.00	116.00
7	—	1,151	116.50	116.50
8	—	1,031	119.00	119.00
8	—	905	109.00	109.00
10	—	1,138	116.50	116.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	928	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,950	105.00–112.50	108.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,310	90.00–99.00	95.68
155	—	1,358	99.00–103.50	101.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,658	101.00–104.50	103.07
155	—	1,603	95.00–101.00	98.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

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Replacement Cattle

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