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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Oct 14

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 600▼ 100 vs year ago 600 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,000 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 900▼ 300 vs year ago 1,300 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Most offerings today where small lots and singles. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand. Feeder cattle futures were $0.77 to $1.17 in the black. The 10/12 CME Feeder Cattle Index bounced another 11 cents to $154.26.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$127.81

89 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$8.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	129.22	667	74
Small and Medium 1-2	422	120.90	511	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.32/cwt here — about $156 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 sale89 hd

127.81

—

WA average2 barns · 950 hd

135.82

−8.01

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,868	78.38	1,464	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,878	59.10	1,110	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	56.48	838	360
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,299	52.94	687	327

Every lot

27 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	164.16/cwt	161.00–168.00	729	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	136.83/cwt	133.00–142.00	810	25
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	867	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	5
Steers	—	Large 1	823	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,025	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	402	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	296	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	363	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	575	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.44/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.34/cwt	127.00–134.75	690	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	533	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	126.67/cwt	124.50–128.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	707	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	700	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	74.28/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,212	13
Bulls	—	—	2,125	82.83/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,760	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	765	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	51.23/cwt	49.00–53.00	616	145
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,227	44.17/cwt	40.50–46.00	542	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,391	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	760	165
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	54.40/cwt	52.00–56.00	793	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	58.45/cwt	56.00–60.00	881	185
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,878	59.10/cwt	58.50–60.00	1,110	9

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 600Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 900Year ago 1,300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	612	124.50–128.00	126.67
11	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.44
21	—	525	127.00–134.75	131.34
12	—	437	129.00–134.00	131.52
6	—	268	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	296	122.50	122.50
8	—	533	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	592	133.00–142.00	136.83
5	—	738	125.00	125.00
8	—	534	154.00	154.00
8	—	619	140.00	140.00
6	—	487	164.00	164.00
11	—	444	161.00–168.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,125	77.00–85.50	82.83
13	—	1,631	69.00–77.00	74.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,227	40.50–46.00	44.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	63.75	63.75
145	—	1,203	49.00–53.00	51.23
165	—	1,391	53.00–57.00	54.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,878	58.50–60.00	59.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,508	56.00–60.00	58.45
175	—	1,457	52.00–56.00	54.40

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.