Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers less than 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs weak to 2.00 lower, 700 lbs and over firm to 4.00 higher. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers more than 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures rallied another triple digits on Tuesday, taking the November contract to a new high for the month of October. Month to date, Nov feeders are up $3.20, but are still only a 1/3 of the way back to the August high. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down by 81 cents on 10/17 to $172.27. Trade active with good demand and buyer attendance both on the internet and ringside.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.77/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$188.77

743 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$50.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	210.00	1,179	82
Medium and Large 1-2	564	191.68	1,080	490
Large 1	781	172.41	1,346	139
Small and Medium 1-2	603	161.08	972	27
Large 1-2	750	159.50	1,196	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.50/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale743 hd

188.77

—

WA average2 barns · 887 hd

184.84

+3.93

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

33 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
Steers	Large 1	—	731	177.20/cwt	173.50–185.50	1,295	51
Steers	Large 1	—	771	174.04/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,342	49
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	167.06/cwt	166.75–167.50	1,099	45
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	361	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	668	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	192.10/cwt	192.10–192.10	1,210	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	248.79/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,050	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	708	163.71/cwt	162.50–164.50	1,159	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,115	46
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	159.33/cwt	158.50–161.00	829	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	476	156.44/cwt	149.00–162.50	745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	948	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	169.60/cwt	164.50–175.50	1,057	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	230.95/cwt	227.50–236.50	995	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	175.20/cwt	173.00–177.50	1,102	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	173.00/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,164	79
Steers	Large 1	—	838	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,379	9
Steers	Large 1	—	865	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,419	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,099	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	651	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,035	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	583	161.95/cwt	140.00–174.00	944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	181.54/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,053	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	185.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	806	77
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	430	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	220.15/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,057	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	194.82/cwt	191.50–200.50	1,044	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.44/cwt	160.00–172.50	877	111
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	621	160.65/cwt	159.50–162.50	998	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	426	170.50/cwt	166.00–176.00	726	24

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 18, 2022

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 1,800Year ago 1,730

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	731	173.50–185.50	177.20
49	—	771	172.00–174.50	174.04
9	—	838	164.50	164.50
30	—	865	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	630	192.10	192.10
23	—	422	246.00–250.00	248.79
7	—	510	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	431	227.50–236.50	230.95
57	—	629	173.00–177.50	175.20
79	—	673	168.00–176.00	173.00
157	—	580	175.00–189.00	181.54
18	—	364	250.00	250.00
29	—	480	217.50–224.00	220.15
104	—	536	191.50–200.50	194.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	159.00	159.00
19	—	583	140.00–174.00	161.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	165.00	165.00
5	—	515	146.00	146.00
10	—	430	160.00–167.50	163.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	658	166.75–167.50	167.06
119	—	577	160.00–170.00	164.31
84	—	623	164.50–175.50	169.60
77	—	434	180.00–190.00	185.66
111	—	530	160.00–172.50	165.44
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	361	185.00	185.00
10	—	558	150.00	150.00
26	—	520	158.50–161.00	159.33
17	—	476	149.00–162.50	156.44
19	—	621	159.50–162.50	160.65
24	—	426	166.00–176.00	170.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	708	162.50–164.50	163.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	587	190.00	190.00

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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