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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

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Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 490▲ 90 vs year ago 300 · +30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

900 head

▲ 400 vs last sale 500▼ 100 vs year ago 1,000 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 10▼ 180 vs year ago 200 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Offerings this week where mostly in small bunches and singles. CME Feeder cattle futures traded $1.60 to $2.50 lower on Thursday as well. The CME Feeder Cattle Index from 2/28 was 24 cents weaker at $159.67. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher as supplies in the trade area where light this week. Trade active with very good demand. Weekly FAS data had beef export bookings at 23,761 MT from the week that ended 2/24. That was the most for a single week since 11/11/21. China contributed 4,060 MT of the total sale. USDA reported beef exports at 17,611 MT for the same week, which set the year’s total export at 117,905 MT. China has been the destination for 17,102 MT.

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 $124.31/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$124.31

42 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.80

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	677	150.00	1,016	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	553	137.33	759	15thin
Small and Medium 2-3	538	123.00	662	7thin
Large 1	976	115.00	1,122	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	732	80.00	586	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $430 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 sale42 hd

124.31

—

WA average2 barns · 1,290 hd

163.11

−38.80

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	—	Low	2,005	106.23	2,129	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,464	74.28	1,088	455
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	71.97	943	386

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	437	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	538	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	624	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,016	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	732	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	976	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,122	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	122.64/cwt	118.50–126.50	2,217	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	98.67/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,973	9
Bulls	—	—	2,038	108.94/cwt	103.00–112.00	2,220	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	908	57.15/cwt	53.00–60.00	519	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,026	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	852	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,088	84.00/cwt	82.00–87.00	914	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms	1,282	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,006	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	1,285	82.75/cwt	82.75–82.75	1,063	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,306	69.14/cwt	65.00–72.00	903	175
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,357	75.03/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,018	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	70.19/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,022	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,507	76.06/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,146	205
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,551	81.24/cwt	78.75–82.00	1,260	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,457	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,337	7

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 490Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 500Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	135.00	135.00
5	—	597	136.00	136.00
5	—	624	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	823	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,259	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,281	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,000	90.00–103.00	98.67
13	—	2,038	103.00–112.00	108.94
2	—	1,808	118.50–126.50	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,088	82.00–87.00	84.00
9	—	1,400	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,357	72.00–77.00	75.03
175	—	1,306	65.00–72.00	69.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,456	66.00–73.00	70.19
21	—	1,551	78.75–82.00	81.24
205	—	1,507	73.00–78.00	76.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	82.75	82.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	908	53.00–60.00	57.15

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.