Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market not reported last week due to scheduling conflicts. Feeder cattle futures closed the day $0.95 to $1.92 higher, with March expiring at $192.40. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $192.35 on 3/29. A higher undertone was noted on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade very active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales report showed 11,257 MT of beef was sold during the week that ended 3/23. That was down from 18.6k last week and from 23k MT during the same week last year. The week's export shipment was 16.5k MT for the week which brought the season's total to 183k MT.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.25/cwt on 430 head.

Average price

$183.25

430 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$69.95/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	563	223.10	1,257	93
Small and Medium 2-3	564	222.12	1,252	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	597	190.00	1,134	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	668	187.54	1,252	78
Large 1	823	169.68	1,396	134
Large 2-3	816	153.15	1,250	98

One grade step is worth $69.95/cwt here — about $7 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 sale430 hd

183.25

—

WA average1 barns · 430 hd

183.25

+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	—	High	1,990	125.45	2,496	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,708	99.50	1,699	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,280	98.78	1,265	380
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	98.56	1,439	480

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,223	$1,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$1,585	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,521	$1,725	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,600	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	357	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	750	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	647	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,084	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	802	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,399	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	827	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,249	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,134	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,162	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,484	5
Steers	Large 1	—	722	200.15/cwt	197.50–201.50	1,445	18
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	196.55/cwt	171.00–215.00	1,287	12
Steers	Large 1	—	911	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,603	14
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,227	6
Steers	Large 2-3	—	831	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,247	18
Steers	Large 2-3	—	909	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,452	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	598	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,211	23
Steers	Large 2-3	—	768	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	264.96/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,375	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	233.22/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,369	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,319	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	697	181.28/cwt	179.50–190.50	1,264	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	251.68/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,100	13
Steers	Large 1	—	789	190.08/cwt	184.50–193.00	1,500	27
Steers	Large 1	—	830	185.49/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,540	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	232.41/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,434	27
Steers	Large 2-3	—	963	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,490	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,554	101.80/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,582	205
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,708	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,699	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	95.87/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,202	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	101.54/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,325	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	96.82/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,408	195
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,046	109.20/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,142	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,277	91.07/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,163	65
Bulls	—	—	1,931	129.61/cwt	127.50–132.50	2,503	7
Bulls	—	—	2,027	122.81/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,489	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,521	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,173	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,334	10
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	982	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	215.03/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,247	38
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	790	153.30/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,211	40
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	643	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	742	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,146	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	905	162.37/cwt	160.50–170.50	1,469	43
Heifers	Large 1	—	747	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,307	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,261	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	493	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,373	11

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 1,850Last week 1,998Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 900Year ago 1,200

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	210.00	210.00
9	—	647	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	802	174.50	174.50
43	—	905	160.50–170.50	162.37
25	—	747	175.00	175.00
7	—	759	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	243.00	243.00
13	—	437	249.00–256.00	251.68
10	—	654	204.00	204.00
38	—	580	210.00–231.00	215.03
14	—	547	230.50	230.50
11	—	646	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	827	151.00	151.00
11	—	982	157.00	157.00
40	—	790	151.00–160.50	153.30
15	—	742	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	597	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	598	202.50	202.50
55	—	697	179.50–190.50	181.28
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	643	202.00	202.00
9	—	493	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	127.75	127.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	197.50–201.50	200.15
14	—	911	176.00	176.00
27	—	789	184.50–193.00	190.08
56	—	830	183.00–188.00	185.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	171.00–215.00	196.55
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	875	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	269.00	269.00
29	—	519	262.00–267.50	264.96
33	—	587	220.00–239.00	233.22
21	—	694	190.00	190.00
27	—	617	225.00–236.00	232.41
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	831	150.00	150.00
20	—	909	159.75	159.75
8	—	768	162.50	162.50
12	—	963	154.75	154.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,554	99.00–104.00	101.80
195	—	1,454	94.00–99.00	96.82
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,708	99.50	99.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,254	93.00–98.00	95.87
195	—	1,305	98.00–104.00	101.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,046	105.00–112.50	109.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,277	85.00–94.00	91.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,931	127.50–132.50	129.61
11	—	2,027	116.00–127.00	122.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,327	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,223	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,252	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,521	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,158	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	1,650.00	1,650.00

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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