Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Tuesday, stocker and feeder cattle 2.00-8.00 lower. Some premiums where noted for weaned and or 2 shot vacc calves. Buyers remain selective. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand. Buyer attendance was average. CME Front month feeders are down by as much as 2% on $5 losses through midday. The 9/29 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $252.21 after a 10c increase.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.14/cwt on 807 head.

Average price

$257.14

807 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$101.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	302.85	1,490	79
Medium and Large 1-2	603	269.50	1,625	314
Small and Medium 1-2	584	249.61	1,458	278
Medium and Large 2-3	585	230.00	1,346	22
Large 1	863	222.24	1,919	75
Small and Medium 2-3	533	201.07	1,071	39

One grade step is worth $101.78/cwt here — about $419 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 sale807 hd

257.14

—

WA average2 barns · 1,034 hd

252.50

+4.64

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

40 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	—	801	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,674	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	746	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,716	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	878	201.99/cwt	201.00–202.75	1,773	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	555	208.88/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,159	40
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	419	184.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	240.98/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,294	120
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	423	269.30/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,139	22
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	614	232.64/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,428	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	459	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	296.50/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,539	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	308.04/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,476	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,463	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	534	256.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,369	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	315.14/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,358	17
Steers	Large 1	—	719	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,970	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	507	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,014	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	579	236.90/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,372	24
Steers	Large 1	—	968	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,980	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	447	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	265.22/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,772	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	269.94/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,671	115
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	384	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	960	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	569	199.61/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,136	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	244.91/cwt	241.50–247.00	1,161	34
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	229.28/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,192	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	273.29/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,470	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,577	74
Steers	Large 1	—	914	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,942	16
Steers	Large 1	—	790	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,765	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	246.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,060	44
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	523	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	22
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	658	245.38/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,615	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	255.55/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,464	51
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	633	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,009	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	582	237.50/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,382	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	254.33/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,574	101

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 3, 2023

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Receipts 2,145Last week 2,565Year ago 1,800

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	801	209.00	209.00
18	—	746	230.00	230.00
27	—	878	201.00–202.75	201.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	555	205.00–210.00	208.88
12	—	419	180.00–190.00	184.21
18	—	523	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	537	237.50–249.00	240.98
34	—	474	241.50–247.00	244.91
44	—	430	240.00–250.00	246.59
51	—	573	251.00–263.00	255.55
101	—	619	250.00–261.00	254.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	520	225.00–231.00	229.28
6	—	478	235.00	235.00
21	—	633	230.00	230.00
27	—	437	230.00–235.00	230.85
63	—	582	222.50–247.50	237.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,000	200.00	200.00
11	—	719	274.00	274.00
10	—	968	204.50	204.50
16	—	914	212.50	212.50
26	—	790	220.00–230.00	223.42
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	423	255.00–280.00	269.30
21	—	614	230.00–237.00	232.64
6	—	459	280.00	280.00
81	—	534	250.00–260.00	256.38
24	—	579	232.50–250.00	236.90
5	—	384	250.00	250.00
119	—	658	225.00–258.00	245.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	519	291.00–306.00	296.50
16	—	479	306.00–310.00	308.04
17	—	431	311.00–320.00	315.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	301.00	301.00
57	—	668	261.00–269.50	265.22
115	—	619	266.00–278.00	269.94
61	—	538	270.00–283.00	273.29
74	—	593	266.00	266.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	200.00	200.00
5	—	447	210.00	210.00
21	—	569	180.00–210.00	199.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	585	230.00	230.00

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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