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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 20

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,375 head

▲ 585 vs last sale 790▲ 1,145 vs year ago 230 · +497.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 1,200▲ 450 vs year ago 650 · +69.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 10▲ 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers and stocker heifers less than 800 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 800 lbs firm. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand and some plants cut hours with an interest out of the market. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Both ringside and on the internet. CME Feeder cattle ended the day 22 to 67 cents weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 4 cents on 1/19 to $161.20. Going into the monthly CoF report, analysts surveyed anticipate seeing 0.2% fewer cattle on feed as of Jan 1 than in 2021. That implies 11.943m head on average. December placements are expected to be between even with and 5% above Jan ’21, with 2.6% the average. The average estimate for December marketing's is 0.8% higher yr/yr.

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 $146.94/cwt on 597 head.

Average price

$146.94

597 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	552	150.43	830	376
Small and Medium 1-2	498	145.47	725	33
Large 1	803	140.98	1,133	182
Small and Medium 2-3	438	117.50	515	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $315 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 sale597 hd

146.94

—

WA average1 barns · 597 hd

146.94

+0.00

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	2,100	79.54	1,671	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,811	49.49	896	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,479	48.55	718	370
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,377	46.75	644	360

Every lot

48 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	386	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	676	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	421	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	186.10/cwt	184.00–192.00	875	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	969	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	180.22/cwt	179.00–184.00	953	60
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	569	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	905	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	170.25/cwt	167.50–179.00	989	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	160.38/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,001	86
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	626	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	901	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	644	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	985	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	153.46/cwt	148.00–159.50	1,042	92
Steers	—	Large 1	735	147.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,085	29
Steers	—	Large 1	769	148.69/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,143	13
Steers	—	Large 1	818	145.90/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,193	74
Steers	—	Large 1	914	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,165	14
Steers	—	Large 1	978	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,198	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	589	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	608	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	438	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	515	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	464	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	694	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	160.00/cwt	157.75–161.00	778	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.50	783	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	150.12/cwt	146.50–154.00	848	109
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	906	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	141.23/cwt	140.00–143.00	962	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	769	141.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,090	110
Heifers	—	Large 1	847	141.67/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,200	50
Heifers	—	Large 1	876	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,187	22
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	804	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	936	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	852	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,052	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	999	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,100	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	996	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,200	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,128	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,986	83.53/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,659	7
Bulls	—	—	2,260	73.96/cwt	65.00–78.50	1,671	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,241	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	745	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,250	37.00/cwt	34.00–39.00	463	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,358	45.04/cwt	42.00–47.00	612	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,409	49.48/cwt	47.00–51.00	697	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	55.75/cwt	55.75–55.75	808	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	46.00/cwt	43.00–48.00	670	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	50.45/cwt	48.00–52.00	761	185
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,811	49.49/cwt	48.50–50.00	896	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	117.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,013	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	923	73.67/cwt	70.00–75.00	680	18
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	951	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,027	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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,375Last week 790Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,200Year ago 650

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 10Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	769	137.00–145.00	141.77
22	—	876	135.50	135.50
50	—	847	131.00–144.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	464	149.50	149.50
6	—	430	141.50	141.50
10	—	598	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	515	150.00–155.50	151.96
13	—	394	149.50	149.50
29	—	681	140.00–143.00	141.23
19	—	417	156.00	156.00
109	—	565	146.50–154.00	150.12
77	—	631	140.00–145.00	143.65
66	—	486	157.75–161.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	90.50	90.50
5	—	804	88.00	88.00
5	—	936	91.00	91.00
12	—	1,200	94.00	94.00
21	—	1,052	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	529	179.00–184.00	180.22
86	—	581	167.50–179.00	170.25
43	—	470	184.00–192.00	186.10
86	—	624	157.00–165.00	160.38
92	—	679	148.00–159.50	153.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	735	144.00–150.00	147.60
13	—	769	148.50–149.00	148.69
14	—	914	127.50	127.50
6	—	978	122.50	122.50
74	—	818	142.00–147.50	145.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	160.00	160.00
14	—	386	175.00	175.00
11	—	644	153.00	153.00
7	—	569	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	497	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	951	108.00	108.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	862	116.00–126.00	117.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	923	70.00–75.00	73.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,986	81.00–85.00	83.53
5	—	2,260	65.00–78.50	73.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,250	34.00–39.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,457	43.00–48.00	46.00
5	—	1,449	55.75	55.75
185	—	1,508	48.00–52.00	50.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,811	48.50–50.00	49.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	1,409	47.00–51.00	49.48
165	—	1,358	42.00–47.00	45.04

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.