Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady. CME Feeder cattle April was 45 cents higher at the close but the other futures ended 57 to 75 cents lower. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 4/12 was $199.77 after a sharp $6.53 increase. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand. The weekly Export Sales report had a 4-week low 8,681 MT of beef bookings for the week that ended 4/6. South Korea was the top buyer with 3.4k MT, and was the top destination with 4.9k MT of the 15.9k MT shipped. Accumulated beef commitments were 368k MT as of 4/6, compared to 501k MT at the same time last year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.92/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$272.92

130 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$272

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

$20.37/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
Small and Medium 1-2	393	292.50	1,150	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	272.13	1,421	125

One grade step is worth $20.37/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale130 hd

272.92

—

WA average1 barns · 130 hd

272.92

+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	1,759	121.21	2,132	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,864	100.63	1,876	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,232	98.93	1,219	352
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	97.52	1,342	480

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	223.50/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,343	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	434	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	224	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	513	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,039	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	240.16/cwt	229.00–247.50	1,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	161	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,366	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	251.33/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,576	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,326	30
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,418	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	711	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	578	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,127	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,183	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	274.73/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,431	31
Bulls	—	—	1,858	129.44/cwt	127.50–130.50	2,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	118.74/cwt	113.00–124.00	2,053	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,200	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,248	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,203	90.41/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,088	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	94.78/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,143	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	96.85/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,311	175
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	101.32/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,525	185
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	102.30/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,286	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	106.91/cwt	105.75–110.00	1,319	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,864	100.63/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,876	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,347	10

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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 670Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 1,000Year ago 900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	601	218.00–227.00	223.50
7	—	893	150.00	150.00
12	—	672	211.00	211.00
5	—	491	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	217.50	217.50
6	—	553	200.00	200.00
5	—	525	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
5	—	224	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	202.50	202.50
5	—	430	217.50	217.50
8	—	578	195.00	195.00
13	—	494	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	199.00	199.00
7	—	770	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	229.00–247.50	240.16
22	—	627	245.00–255.00	251.33
30	—	442	300.00	300.00
31	—	521	274.00–275.00	274.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
7	—	161	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	493	277.00	277.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	292.50	292.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	995	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	127.50–130.50	129.44
10	—	1,729	113.00–124.00	118.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,203	86.00–93.00	90.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,206	90.00–98.00	94.78
175	—	1,257	98.00–105.00	102.30
12	—	1,234	105.75–110.00	106.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,354	94.00–99.00	96.85
185	—	1,505	99.00–103.00	101.32
10	—	1,283	105.00	105.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,864	100.00–101.00	100.63

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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