Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeder cattle closed the session with triple digit gains of as much as $1.90. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $189.39 on 3/14, down 12 cents from the day prior. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales report had 17,739 MT of beef sales for the week that ended 3/9. That was a 4-wk high, but still 10% below the same week last year. South Korea was the top buyer for the week. South Korea was also the top destination for the 15.9k MT shipped through the week. Accumulated beef exports were 153,557 MT as of 3/9, a 2.3% lead over last year's record pace.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.22/cwt on 707 head.

Average price

$196.22

707 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$73.00/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	650	208.00	1,352	27
Medium and Large 1-2	616	206.67	1,273	437
Small and Medium 1-2	555	199.80	1,109	60
Large 1	772	170.14	1,313	157
Small and Medium 2-3	523	167.50	876	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	772	135.00	1,042	8thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $310 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 sale707 hd

196.22

—

WA average1 barns · 707 hd

196.22

+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	1,954	114.91	2,246	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	96.12	1,335	458
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,305	95.57	1,247	380
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,897	90.79	1,722	11

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	849	$1,250	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,200	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	211.31/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,416	79
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	469	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	11
Steers	Large 1	—	781	180.54/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,410	63
Steers	Large 1-2	—	781	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,050	5
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	807	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	189.86/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,346	40
Steers	Large 1	—	718	202.10/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,451	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	227.60/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,423	80
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	901	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,045	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	617	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,228	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	699	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	251.96/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,330	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,170	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,486	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	894	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	751	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	824	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	680	23
Steers	Large 1	—	965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,573	50
Steers	Large 1	—	820	179.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,468	84
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	564	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,100	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,091	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	878	144.35/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,267	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	765	170.65/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,305	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	223.98/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,158	29
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	819	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,261	32
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,352	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,897	90.79/cwt	90.00–91.75	1,722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	92.87/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,165	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	98.13/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,329	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	94.95/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,239	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,384	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	99.89/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,503	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,275	82.99/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,058	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,045	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,233	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	110.92/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,080	4
Bulls	—	—	2,113	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,596	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	488	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	226.42/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,112	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	411	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	712	187.47/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,335	66
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	206.54/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,068	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	669	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,204	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	691	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	191.33/cwt	189.75–195.00	1,299	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	214.99/cwt	211.00–219.75	1,258	144
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	164.91/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,177	19
Steers	Large 1	—	909	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,409	11
Steers	Large 2-3	—	822	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,254	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	638	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,219	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	210.55/cwt	209.50–216.00	1,341	79
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	209.28/cwt	209.00–210.00	990	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	244.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,378	18

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,998Last week 430Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,100Year ago 1,100

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	170.00	170.00
6	—	751	145.00	145.00
5	—	691	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	670	202.00–225.00	211.31
5	—	416	252.50	252.50
6	—	465	265.00	265.00
40	—	709	189.00–191.00	189.86
80	—	625	225.00–231.00	227.60
17	—	528	247.50–262.50	251.96
18	—	564	240.00–250.00	244.37
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	249.00	249.00
10	—	617	199.00	199.00
10	—	699	195.00	195.00
6	—	564	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	790	165.00	165.00
19	—	714	159.00–170.00	164.91
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	781	180.00–182.00	180.54
117	—	718	197.00–209.00	202.10
50	—	965	163.00	163.00
84	—	820	175.00–180.00	179.05
11	—	909	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	781	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	807	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	822	152.50	152.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,170	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,091	125.00–128.00	126.51
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	894	84.00	84.00
23	—	824	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	878	134.00–147.00	144.35
34	—	765	168.00–173.00	170.65
66	—	712	184.00–190.00	187.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	517	217.00–226.00	223.98
20	—	491	222.50–229.00	226.42
10	—	430	215.00	215.00
5	—	735	170.00	170.00
150	—	679	189.75–195.00	191.33
144	—	585	211.00–219.75	214.99
79	—	637	209.50–216.00	210.55
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	819	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	155.00	155.00
6	—	488	192.50	192.50
6	—	411	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	650	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	772	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	205.00–208.00	206.54
6	—	669	180.00	180.00
20	—	638	191.00	191.00
24	—	473	209.00–210.00	209.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,897	90.00–91.75	90.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,254	90.00–95.00	92.87
195	—	1,354	95.00–100.50	98.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,305	92.00–97.00	94.95
4	—	1,350	102.50	102.50
205	—	1,505	97.00–102.00	99.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,275	81.00–84.50	82.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	106.00–115.00	110.92
2	—	2,113	120.00–126.00	122.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	849	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	857	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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How this sale compares

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