Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle offered today for accurate trends. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. CME Feeder cattle were mixed at the close, giving back their midday gains and going home within 30c of UNCH. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 98 cents stronger to $183.04 on 3/01. Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand especially for beef type cows. The weekly Export Sales report showed 8,084 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 2/23. That was a calendar low, with Mexico notably absent (booking only 400 MT). Beef exports for the week were 16,086 MT, a 4% drop wk/wk to bring the accumulated shipment to 124,631 MT.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.86/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$169.86

74 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$64.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.73

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	449	204.00	916	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	197.00	1,131	16thin
Large 1-2	790	168.50	1,331	20
Medium and Large 2-3	556	152.73	849	22
Medium and Large 3-4	438	140.00	613	9thin

One grade step is worth $64.00/cwt here — about $303 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 sale74 hd

169.86

—

WA average2 barns · 1,166 hd

216.59

−46.73

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	1,921	101.32	1,946	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,766	95.78	1,691	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,498	95.23	1,427	452
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,399	93.48	1,308	411
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,926	82.00	1,579	7thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 3-4	—	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	898	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,088	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	766	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	123.86/cwt	123.00–124.75	1,381	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	779	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	449	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	733	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	902	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	704	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,118	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	708	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,257	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,200	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,458	6
Bulls	—	—	1,936	108.20/cwt	103.50–112.50	2,095	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	113.81/cwt	113.50–114.00	2,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	92.57/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,741	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	103.10/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,502	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,926	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,579	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,493	95.06/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,419	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	92.50/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,300	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,593	96.67/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,540	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	91.36/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,192	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,345	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,766	95.78/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,691	51

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

Thu Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 182Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 800Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	130.00	130.00
9	—	733	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	699	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	898	165.00	165.00
7	—	779	162.50	162.50
7	—	708	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	225.00	225.00
8	—	644	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	151.00	151.00
8	—	519	147.50	147.50
6	—	443	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	438	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	204.00	204.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,115	123.00–124.75	123.86
6	—	1,200	121.50	121.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,936	103.50–112.50	108.20
2	—	2,008	113.50–114.00	113.81
6	—	1,881	92.00–95.00	92.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,457	102.00–105.00	103.10
205	—	1,405	89.00–95.00	92.50
215	—	1,593	95.00–99.00	96.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,926	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,493	93.00–98.00	95.06
195	—	1,305	89.00–93.00	91.36
11	—	1,325	101.50	101.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,766	93.00–98.00	95.78

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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