Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-05-12

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, May 12
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 650▲ 190 vs year ago 250 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,100▼ 300 vs year ago 1,200 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 100▼ 330 vs year ago 350 · −94.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle weak in a light test. Buyer attendance was light. The 5/11 CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another 37 cents to $156.61. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-7.00 lower as cow supplies are abundant and cheaper elsewhere and an interest was out of the market. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. The monthly WASDE report showed USDA raised 2022 beef production by 132m lbs to 27.842 billion. That came mainly via a 175m increase to Q2, with Q3 up 90 and Q4 fading by 135m lbs. The preliminary look at Q1 2023 is for 6.51b lbs and a 2023 yearly total back down to just 25.95 billion - a 7 year low.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.23/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$134.23
128 head · 709 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$181
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$21.12/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 1-2611143.3287671
Small and Medium 1-2538129.006946thin
Large 1865122.201,05751
One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about −$181 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 sale128 hd
134.23
—
WA average1 barns · 128 hd
134.23
+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—Average1,853109.572,03017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25481.801,026383
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18481.52965344

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 3-4419112.50/cwt112.50–112.504718
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3558165.00/cwt165.00–165.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577179.90/cwt178.00–181.001,03814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636162.39/cwt162.00–163.001,03313
Steers—Large 1-2753133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0015
Steers—Large 1835145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,21112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491160.00/cwt160.00–160.007866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508161.00/cwt161.00–161.008186
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2538129.00/cwt129.00–129.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578146.62/cwt144.50–148.0084718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619141.03/cwt140.50–141.5087319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692133.23/cwt129.50–137.0092222
Heifers—Large 1717140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,00416
Heifers—Large 1848129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,09412
Heifers—Large 1867132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1449
Heifers—Large 11,03492.00/cwt92.00–92.009516
Heifers—Large 11,05688.00/cwt88.00–88.009298
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 492477.50/cwt77.50–77.5071612
Dairy Heifers—Large 397496.50/cwt96.50–96.509405
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,823107.96/cwt103.00–111.001,96813
Bulls——1,950114.81/cwt114.00–115.502,2394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15578.06/cwt74.00–81.00902165
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,15690.00/cwt90.00–90.001,04015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20684.58/cwt81.00–87.001,020175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20678.58/cwt75.00–81.00948175
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,30087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30583.95/cwt81.00–86.001,096185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40090.75/cwt90.75–90.751,2714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3511,460.00/cwt1,460.00–1,460.0019,7255

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.