Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-03-24

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 24
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 700 vs last sale 400▲ 610 vs year ago 490 · +124.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,080 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 1,100▲ 80 vs year ago 1,000 · +8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 6.00-7.00 higher with most advance on heifers. Buyer attendance was good. Quality more attractive this week. CME Feeders went home 45 to 95 cents in the black on Thursday. The 3/23 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $154.69, down by 28 cents. Slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Most advance on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly Export Sales data from FAS showed a 44 week high 27,546 MT of beef was sold during the week that ended 3/17. The week’s top buyers were South Korea and China. USDA also reported a record 41,830 MT of beef was shipped during the week. That moved the YTD total to 1.7% ahead of last year’s record pace to 191,931 MT as of 3/17.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.76/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$160.76
366 head · 604 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$391
per head · Small and Medium 2-3 over Large 1
$22.21/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
Small and Medium 2-3415164.8168427
Medium and Large 1-2604162.43981305
Large 1753142.591,07434
One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about −$391 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 sale366 hd
160.76
—
WA average1 barns · 366 hd
160.76
+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—Low1,955118.262,31227
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,21586.091,046371
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,53585.671,315360

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430216.00/cwt216.00–216.0092916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469120.00/cwt120.00–120.0056315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,0178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514201.84/cwt193.00–206.001,03723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579190.07/cwt186.50–197.501,10152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622178.01/cwt175.00–180.001,10731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3648145.00/cwt145.00–145.009406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681175.03/cwt168.50–177.001,192139
Steers—Large 1743166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,23352
Steers—Large 1Value Added761162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,23311
Steers—Large 1Value Added838155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2998
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3330175.77/cwt170.00–180.0058014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389190.00/cwt190.00–190.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436192.18/cwt191.00–193.0083820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2496192.50/cwt192.50–192.5095510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed502176.00/cwt176.00–176.0088420
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3506153.00/cwt153.00–153.0077413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543163.50/cwt163.50–163.508887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570161.35/cwt156.00–166.7592043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607157.30/cwt157.00–157.5095540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675154.24/cwt150.50–155.751,041153
Heifers—Large 1722147.80/cwt147.50–148.001,06719
Heifers—Large 1793136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,07815
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 380994.50/cwt94.50–94.507658
Dairy Heifers—Large 386497.00/cwt97.00–97.0083824
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,035100.75/cwt100.75–100.751,04331
Dairy Heifers—Large 3-41,13091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0288
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,182101.75/cwt101.75–101.751,2037
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,380100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,3878
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,29395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2283
Bulls——1,833118.05/cwt112.00–121.502,1649
Bulls——2,100135.72/cwt125.50–138.502,8508
Bulls——2,229108.54/cwt104.50–112.002,4197
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,05574.11/cwt70.00–77.0078231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20384.34/cwt81.00–87.001,015165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25489.87/cwt87.00–92.001,127175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50983.07/cwt80.00–85.001,254175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55988.13/cwt85.00–90.001,374185
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4411,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,8515

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.