Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-02-03

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 3
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
▲ 426 vs last sale 254▲ 405 vs year ago 275 · +147.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,000▲ 350 vs year ago 650 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle firm. Offerings more attractive this week with good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet. Feeder cattle futures closed the session with 2 to 15 cent losses. The 2/2 Feeder Cattle Index from CME was 32 cents higher to $159.25. slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 higher due in part to increased buyer attendance. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly Export Sales data had beef bookings from the week that ended 1/27 at 20,122 MT. Japan took over half of the total. Beef exports from the same week were listed as 16,899 MT, bringing the year’s total to 53,885 MT through the first 4 weeks.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.73/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$163.73
229 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$69.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2624171.751,071144
Large 1766153.161,17380
Medium and Large 2-3571102.005825thin
One grade step is worth $69.75/cwt here — about $488 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 sale229 hd
163.73
—
WA average1 barns · 229 hd
163.73
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,78487.981,5705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,61167.701,091450
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,48065.07963400

Every lot

37 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548175.00/cwt175.00–175.0095911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559176.75/cwt176.75–176.7598818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571102.00/cwt102.00–102.005825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,07652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658168.32/cwt163.00–169.501,10863
Steers—Large 1Thin Fleshed700164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,14822
Steers—Large 1746152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1346
Steers—Large 1Full773142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0989
Steers—Large 1777152.45/cwt152.00–153.001,18524
Steers—Large 1832147.14/cwt146.50–149.001,22419
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3399164.00/cwt164.00–164.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472100.00/cwt100.00–100.004728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509168.73/cwt165.00–170.0085929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577170.00/cwt170.00–170.009815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358682.50/cwt82.50–82.504836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597155.20/cwt155.00–155.5092737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618154.87/cwt152.00–155.5095767
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2644144.50/cwt144.50–144.5093114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674150.16/cwt147.00–151.751,01240
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-369474.00/cwt74.00–74.005147
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 484246.00/cwt46.00–46.003878
Dairy Heifers—Large 387689.40/cwt87.50–91.0078313
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,02990.80/cwt90.00–91.0093425
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,08290.00/cwt90.00–90.0097412
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,14689.00/cwt89.00–89.001,02010
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,18289.50/cwt89.50–89.501,0589
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,31873.00/cwt73.00–73.009625
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4623
Bulls——1,91090.95/cwt86.50–94.501,7372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15056.83/cwt54.00–59.0065430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45464.82/cwt62.00–67.00942195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,50565.31/cwt63.00–67.00983205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60565.87/cwt63.00–68.001,057205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68170.97/cwt68.00–73.001,193215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,199775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,2926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,273850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,8216

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.