Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-10-07

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 7
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 670▲ 100 vs year ago 500 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 900▼ 290 vs year ago 1,190 · −24.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle weak to 6.00 lower. Quality not as attractive as last week as many lots today where unvaccinated. Feeders also rallied triple digits on Thursday, gaining $3+ in the 2021 contracts. The 10/6 CME Feeder Cattle Index bounced 92 cents to $153.80. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand especially for grass fed offerings. USDA’s weekly data release showed 15,633 MT of beef was sold for export during the week of 9/30. That was down 3% wk/wk and down by 37% form the same week last year. China was the top buyer, with 6k MT booked. Total commitments to China sit at 142,126 MT, which is 123% above last year’s total commitments – which in itself was 522% above the previous record.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.83/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$132.83
131 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$40.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.21
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592140.6083367
Large 11,000129.351,29329
Small and Medium 1-2594129.1676725
Small and Medium 2-3626100.0062610thin
One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $207 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 sale131 hd
132.83
—
WA average2 barns · 771 hd
146.04
−13.21
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—Average2,06179.261,63318
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45660.63883253
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27354.71697250
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,68164.001,0765thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424143.00/cwt143.00–143.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464153.00/cwt153.00–153.007107
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2562129.00/cwt129.00–129.0072517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590141.50/cwt141.50–141.508355
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3594100.00/cwt100.00–100.005945
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.93/cwt133.00–142.7586645
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3658100.00/cwt100.00–100.006585
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2661129.50/cwt129.50–129.508568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664135.00/cwt135.00–135.008965
Steers—Large 1765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0336
Steers—Large 1812133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,0845
Steers—Large 11,111128.75/cwt128.75–128.751,43013
Steers—Large 11,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4165
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-338987.00/cwt87.00–87.003386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2401143.00/cwt143.00–143.005735
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2444129.00/cwt129.00–129.005737
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2474127.00/cwt127.00–127.006028
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-349290.00/cwt90.00–90.004439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508134.75/cwt134.75–134.756855
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2525125.53/cwt125.00–126.0065911
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2560125.50/cwt125.50–125.507037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563134.50/cwt134.50–134.507575
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3596115.00/cwt115.00–115.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636131.35/cwt130.50–132.0083516
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2666115.00/cwt109.00–120.0076611
Heifers—Large 1730112.04/cwt110.00–114.0081812
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small 470830.50/cwt30.50–30.502167
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,97175.83/cwt74.00–77.001,4957
Bulls——2,11881.44/cwt77.00–84.501,72511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight98043.89/cwt39.50–47.0043023
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,10064.75/cwt64.75–64.757125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25452.59/cwt48.00–56.00659107
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35758.42/cwt56.00–60.00793115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40457.48/cwt54.00–60.00807112
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,46267.85/cwt64.50–70.0099221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50362.30/cwt60.00–64.00936120
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,68164.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0261,147.87/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0011,77722

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.