Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Tuesday, Stocker steers 400-500 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder steers over 500 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher. Stocker heifers less than 550 lbs weak to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers more than 550 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good. Trade active with good demand. USDA forecast 2023 U.S. beef production down 7.3% from 2022 levels.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.26/cwt on 1,570 head.

Average price

$180.26

1,570 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4

$81.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	193.88	1,210	128
Medium and Large 1-2	588	185.10	1,089	1,014
Small and Medium 1-2	598	172.32	1,030	205
Large 1	769	165.06	1,270	125
Large 1-2	756	160.00	1,210	26
Small and Medium 2-3	602	154.22	929	55
Small and Medium 3-4	546	112.50	614	17thin

One grade step is worth $81.38/cwt here — about $596 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 sale1,570 hd

180.26

—

WA average2 barns · 1,706 hd

177.74

+2.53

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

46 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	466	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	198.02/cwt	191.00–202.00	956	100
Steers	Large 1-2	—	756	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,210	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,002	30
Steers	Large 1	—	716	166.32/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,191	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	189.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,003	163
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	431	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,271	98
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	662	166.41/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,102	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	205.65/cwt	205.00–207.50	864	28
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	622	155.72/cwt	151.00–157.00	969	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	180.66/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,055	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	185.52/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,172	241
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	524	180.96/cwt	180.00–183.50	948	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	177.67/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,205	171
Steers	Large 1	—	906	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,336	8
Steers	Large 1	—	967	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	609	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	859	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	421	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	642	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	476	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,090	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	793	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	944	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	577	168.00/cwt	165.00–171.00	969	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	39
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	533	162.92/cwt	156.00–164.50	868	44
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	624	171.26/cwt	165.00–176.50	1,069	76
Steers	Large 1	—	828	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,366	23
Steers	Large 1	—	761	172.35/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,312	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	177.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	776	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	185.14/cwt	181.00–189.00	870	63
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	546	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	614	17
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	534	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	852	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	163.83/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,029	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.79/cwt	170.00–180.00	911	93
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	564	163.85/cwt	161.00–167.00	924	126
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	168.31/cwt	162.50–174.00	732	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	164.28/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,094	125
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	566	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	708	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	612	162.89/cwt	156.00–165.00	997	22
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	564	146.02/cwt	141.00–152.00	824	44
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	167.01/cwt	163.00–170.00	802	87
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	172.57/cwt	165.00–178.00	1,001	235

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 Nov 15, 2022

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

Receipts 2,875Last week 1,570Year ago 2,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	187.50	187.50
8	—	431	195.00	195.00
49	—	662	163.00–168.00	166.41
28	—	524	180.00–183.50	180.96
37	—	577	165.00–171.00	168.00
76	—	624	165.00–176.50	171.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	483	191.00–202.00	198.02
163	—	530	185.00–195.00	189.26
28	—	420	205.00–207.50	205.65
311	—	584	176.00–185.00	180.66
241	—	632	178.00–188.00	185.52
171	—	678	174.00–183.00	177.67
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	756	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	501	200.00	200.00
98	—	662	192.00	192.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	716	162.00–169.50	166.32
8	—	906	147.50	147.50
6	—	967	146.00	146.00
23	—	828	165.00	165.00
24	—	761	169.00–174.00	172.35
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	151.00–157.00	155.72
9	—	677	139.00	139.00
18	—	534	159.50	159.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	546	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	141.00	141.00
6	—	421	152.50	152.50
7	—	378	170.00	170.00
44	—	564	141.00–152.00	146.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	70.00	70.00
11	—	566	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	718	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	793	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	600	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	533	156.00–164.50	162.92
126	—	564	161.00–167.00	163.85
37	—	435	162.50–174.00	168.31
22	—	612	156.00–165.00	162.89
87	—	480	163.00–170.00	167.01
5	—	385	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	437	170.00–180.00	177.59
63	—	470	181.00–189.00	185.14
71	—	628	161.00–167.00	163.83
93	—	521	170.00–180.00	174.79
125	—	666	160.00–168.00	164.28
235	—	580	165.00–178.00	172.57

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