Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers less than 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, stocker and feeder steers over 550 lbs and all heifers 1.00-6.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures stayed up by triple digits for the close, but did end the Tuesday session off the highs. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $1.19 weaker on 10/1 at $152.53. Trade active with good demand both from ringside and internet buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.43/cwt on 774 head.

Average price

$135.43

774 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

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

$20.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	553	137.10	758	513
Large 1	798	134.28	1,072	185
Small and Medium 1-2	567	128.67	729	43
Small and Medium 2-3	493	126.41	623	27
Large 1-2	838	117.00	980	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale774 hd

135.43

—

WA average2 barns · 963 hd

133.50

+1.93

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

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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	—	479	137.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	660	99
Heifers	Large 1	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	874	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,119	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	809	133.64/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,081	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	781	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,064	107
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	150.78/cwt	147.50–157.00	847	68
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	628	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	899	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.29/cwt	147.50–158.00	950	146
Steers	Large 1	—	953	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,191	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	178.81/cwt	177.00–180.00	706	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	798	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	549	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	659	8
Steers	Large 1	—	734	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,057	16
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	584	144.38/cwt	143.00–146.50	843	23
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	607	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	516	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	516	6
Steers	Large 1	—	808	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,192	14
Steers	Large 1	—	928	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.02/cwt	160.00–169.50	776	48
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	461	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.07/cwt	153.50–161.00	829	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	603	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.30/cwt	143.00–154.00	988	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.34/cwt	132.50–141.00	785	77
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	841	103
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	838	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	980	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	558	129.38/cwt	128.50–130.50	722	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,086	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.57/cwt	133.00–140.00	713	80
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	448	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.90/cwt	130.75–140.00	914	86
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	646	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	808	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 Special Feeder Cattle Auction - Toppenish, WA

Tue Oct 5, 2021

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	479	133.00–143.00	137.74
6	—	371	139.00	139.00
62	—	436	133.00–140.00	138.30
77	—	576	132.50–141.00	136.34
103	—	615	132.00–139.00	136.78
80	—	522	133.00–140.00	136.57
86	—	668	130.75–140.00	136.90
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	134.00	134.00
29	—	874	128.00	128.00
40	—	809	129.00–134.50	133.64
107	—	781	135.00–137.00	136.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	310	137.50	137.50
9	—	448	119.50	119.50
11	—	646	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	125.00	125.00
36	—	558	128.50–130.50	129.38
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	562	147.50–157.00	150.78
6	—	407	180.00	180.00
146	—	624	147.50–158.00	152.29
15	—	395	177.00–180.00	178.81
48	—	470	160.00–169.50	165.02
69	—	528	153.50–161.00	157.07
117	—	675	143.00–154.00	146.30
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	628	140.00–145.00	143.13
23	—	584	143.00–146.50	144.38
12	—	533	149.50	149.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	953	125.00	125.00
16	—	734	143.00–145.00	143.98
14	—	808	147.50	147.50
5	—	928	123.00	123.00
11	—	1,086	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	798	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	125.00	125.00
8	—	607	85.00	85.00
7	—	461	144.00	144.00

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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