Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers and heifers less than 700 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher, feeder cattle over 700 lbs 7.00-10.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand especially from the Canadian buyers. Demand good with good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet. CME Feeder cattle prices were $1.30 to $2.05 higher on the board at the settle. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $155.89 on 10/22, that was up 48 cents.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.16/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$153.16

657 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$38.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

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	565	155.49	878	429
Large 1	755	153.37	1,158	167
Small and Medium 1-2	490	146.24	717	32
Large 1-2	701	146.00	1,023	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	459	117.13	538	21

One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $341 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 sale657 hd

153.16

—

WA average2 barns · 791 hd

149.70

+3.45

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

36 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	Large 1	—	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	732	140.87/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,031	62
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	352	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	334	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	426	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.86/cwt	136.50–145.50	663	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	138.80/cwt	135.00–145.50	863	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	767	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.48/cwt	148.75–153.00	868	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.75	1,030	66
Steers	Large 1-2	—	701	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,023	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	799	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	643	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	484	149.01/cwt	140.00–157.50	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	149.63/cwt	145.50–155.00	943	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	705	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	5
Steers	Large 1	—	829	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,223	26
Steers	Large 1	—	720	159.24/cwt	158.50–159.50	1,147	108
Steers	Large 1	—	751	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,051	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	150.31/cwt	146.50–155.00	803	124
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	389	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	486	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	494	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	492	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	632	132.83/cwt	120.00–134.00	839	81
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	441	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	551	5
Steers	Large 1	—	853	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,177	20
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	466	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	649	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	136.54/cwt	133.50–139.00	732	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.14/cwt	134.00–138.00	773	83

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,270Last week 1,730Year ago 1,825

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	750	139.00	139.00
62	—	732	135.00–143.50	140.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	352	95.00	95.00
8	—	426	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	471	136.50–145.50	140.86
67	—	622	135.00–145.50	138.80
6	—	339	145.00	145.00
8	—	692	137.00	137.00
10	—	388	147.00	147.00
34	—	431	150.50	150.50
83	—	536	133.50–139.00	136.54
83	—	572	134.00–138.00	135.14
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	120.00	120.00
9	—	568	120.00	120.00
81	—	632	120.00–134.00	132.83
5	—	441	125.00	125.00
7	—	466	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	437	175.50	175.50
43	—	577	148.75–153.00	150.48
66	—	671	150.00–157.75	153.50
105	—	630	145.50–155.00	149.63
6	—	465	182.00	182.00
11	—	375	188.00	188.00
124	—	534	146.50–155.00	150.31
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	701	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	130.00	130.00
7	—	383	168.00	168.00
14	—	484	140.00–157.50	149.01
5	—	630	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	500	159.75	159.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	829	147.50	147.50
108	—	720	158.50–159.50	159.24
13	—	751	140.00	140.00
20	—	853	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	389	125.00	125.00
14	—	494	110.00–115.00	113.20

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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