Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder cattle sale and BBQ. Trade active with good demand. Best demand for light weaned supplies and also heavier cattle weighing over 750 lbs. This is the last Carlot sale for 2021. Buyer attendance was good both ringside and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.53/cwt on 1,502 head.

Average price

$157.53

1,502 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	180.00	1,007	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	499	164.25	820	86
Medium and Large 1-2	586	161.09	944	956
Large 1	787	149.05	1,174	356
Large 1-2	755	143.68	1,085	70
Small and Medium 2-3	443	133.13	590	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $417 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 sale1,502 hd

157.53

—

WA average2 barns · 1,716 hd

158.06

−0.52

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

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	10
Heifers	Large 2-3Full	—	743	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	840	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	809	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	39
Heifers	Large 1	—	723	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.50	1,041	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.44/cwt	137.75–140.00	867	127
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	387	186.01/cwt	185.00–188.00	720	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,007	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	148.03/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,004	263
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	162.59/cwt	157.00–165.00	938	157
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	402	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	523	6
Steers	Large 1	—	840	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.52/cwt	169.75–176.00	909	142
Steers	Large 1	—	734	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,075	219
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	177.05/cwt	174.00–178.00	781	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	180.61/cwt	175.00–187.50	838	121
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	921	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.96/cwt	143.50–144.00	687	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.82/cwt	141.00–155.00	777	145
Steers	Large 1	—	927	145.39/cwt	145.00–145.50	1,348	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	778	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	509	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	832	25
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	679	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.69/cwt	145.00–152.50	641	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	140.60/cwt	135.00–144.50	953	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	762	144.96/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,105	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	153.93/cwt	149.00–156.50	944	238
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.86/cwt	137.00–146.50	819	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	560	12
Steers	Large 1	—	872	161.73/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,410	14
Steers	Large 1	—	787	164.34/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,293	47

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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Receipts 2,700Last week 2,100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	603	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	140.00	140.00
39	—	772	140.00	140.00
108	—	723	142.00–146.50	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	626	137.75–140.00	138.44
78	—	477	143.50–144.00	143.96
145	—	540	141.00–155.00	143.82
75	—	428	145.00–152.50	149.69
84	—	678	135.00–144.50	140.60
245	—	573	137.00–146.50	142.86
12	—	373	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	614	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	135.00–139.00	137.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	693	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	387	185.00–188.00	186.01
30	—	595	152.00	152.00
8	—	435	150.00	150.00
25	—	509	163.50	163.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	129.00	129.00
7	—	840	154.00	154.00
219	—	734	144.00–149.00	146.47
62	—	927	145.00–145.50	145.39
14	—	872	160.00–163.00	161.73
47	—	787	162.00–166.00	164.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
263	—	678	146.00–155.00	148.03
157	—	577	157.00–165.00	162.59
142	—	527	169.75–176.00	172.52
20	—	441	174.00–178.00	177.05
121	—	464	175.00–187.50	180.61
15	—	387	201.00	201.00
238	—	613	149.00–156.50	153.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	180.00	180.00
12	—	580	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	135.00	135.00
61	—	762	144.50–145.00	144.96
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	130.00	130.00
10	—	468	135.00	135.00

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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