Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-09-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 23
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 530 vs last sale 930▼ 100 vs year ago 500 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,200▲ 0 vs year ago 1,100 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Offerings this Thursday were mostly small lots and singles. Feeder cattle futures closed mixed after fading midday gains. September held on to a 10 cent gain, while October and November were 12 to 82 cents weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down 20 cents to $153.57 on 9/21.Slaughter cows 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls weak in a light test. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Beef bookings from USDA’s Export Sales report were 15,788 MT during the week ending 9/16. That was an 8-wk high and was 10.6% above the same week last year. Beef exports were 29% higher yr/yr with 18,243 MT shipped. Japan and South Korea were both the top buyers and top destinations during the week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.11/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$121.11
90 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.42
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503135.8468340
Small and Medium 2-3366135.004945thin
Small and Medium 1-2479122.005848thin
Large 1-2842115.009685thin
Large 2-3712112.0179816thin
Medium and Large 2-365390.5059116thin
One grade step is worth $45.34/cwt here — about $92 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 sale90 hd
121.11
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WA average2 barns · 808 hd
137.53
−16.42
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,88681.521,5377thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,97167.001,3219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,55063.93991395
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,25556.90714371

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469159.00/cwt159.00–159.0074610
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2480152.50/cwt152.50–152.507326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560155.75/cwt155.75–155.758727
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2565147.53/cwt145.00–151.0083412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-360786.00/cwt86.00–86.005229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620155.00/cwt153.00–157.0096116
Steers—Large 2-3770118.50/cwt118.50–118.5091215
Steers—Large 2-3867129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1185
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3366135.00/cwt135.00–135.004945
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2479122.00/cwt122.00–122.005848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484138.41/cwt137.00–139.0067023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512134.18/cwt131.00–138.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558129.00/cwt129.00–129.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365390.50/cwt90.50–90.5059116
Heifers—Large 2-3712112.01/cwt110.50–114.0079816
Heifers—Large 1-2842115.00/cwt115.00–115.009685
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2782105.00/cwt105.00–105.008215
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,18985.00/cwt85.00–85.001,01110
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,21489.00/cwt89.00–89.001,08028
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,27180.50/cwt80.50–80.501,0235
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,31486.00/cwt86.00–86.001,13022
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,40074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0369
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,88681.52/cwt78.00–83.501,5377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20354.78/cwt52.00–57.00659175
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,22749.22/cwt47.00–51.0060411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30559.36/cwt57.00–61.00775185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48962.16/cwt60.00–64.00926190
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60765.58/cwt64.00–68.001,054205
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,97167.00/cwt67.00–67.001,3219

This sale against other markets

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.