Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-09-15

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Sep 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,300 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,500▲ 370 vs year ago 930 · +39.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 1,100▼ 200 vs year ago 1,200 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm to 9.00 higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $178.51 after a $1.46 drop on 9/14. Buyer attendance was good. Slaughter cows uneven Boners 5.00-6.00 lower. Lean 1,00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand both ringside and on the internet. USDA's weekly Export Sales report showed 15,131 MT of beef were sold during the week that ended 9/8. Accumulated shipments reached 664,088 MT.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.59/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$167.59
200 head · 747 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$43.99/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 1-2555186.491,03542
Large 1858166.141,425111
Small and Medium 1-2641157.461,00936
Medium and Large 2-3731144.001,0536thin
Small and Medium 2-3686142.509785thin
One grade step is worth $43.99/cwt here — about $58 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 sale200 hd
167.59
—
WA average1 barns · 200 hd
167.59
+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—Average1,961110.232,16223
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,43493.701,344380
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58992.001,4627thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,53385.721,314364

Every lot

42 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—Small and Medium 2-3450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007206
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483157.00/cwt157.00–157.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503196.25/cwt192.50–200.0098712
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2543190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,0346
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2571178.20/cwt175.00–180.001,01814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,32410
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2679177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,20514
Steers—Large 1706191.69/cwt187.50–194.001,35314
Steers—Large 11,213147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7836
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422187.50/cwt187.50–187.507915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510189.82/cwt187.00–195.0096822
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2560155.00/cwt155.00–155.0086810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1627
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2672158.40/cwt155.00–165.001,06426
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3686142.50/cwt142.50–142.509785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2699178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3731144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0536
Heifers—Large 1732184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,34714
Heifers—Large 1858165.49/cwt165.00–166.001,42079
Heifers—Large 1939156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4657
Heifers—Large 1962154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,48611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3394120.00/cwt120.00–120.0047340
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3-4421100.00/cwt100.00–100.0042113
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3-4468116.00/cwt116.00–116.0054313
Dairy Steers—Large 3474126.00/cwt126.00–126.0059730
Dairy Steers—Large 3510128.00/cwt128.00–128.0065396
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3-4568120.00/cwt120.00–120.0068212
Dairy Steers—Large 3571126.50/cwt126.50–126.5072297
Dairy Steers—Large 3630123.25/cwt123.25–123.2577655
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 3-4675107.00/cwt107.00–107.0072214
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3787121.00/cwt121.00–121.0095217
Dairy Heifers—Large 3934140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,30862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650106.53/cwt104.00–109.001,75812
Bulls——2,278113.27/cwt109.00–116.002,5809
Bulls——2,403118.70/cwt117.00–120.502,8522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,38390.50/cwt90.50–90.501,2524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40891.10/cwt88.00–93.001,283185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45996.16/cwt93.00–98.001,403195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50983.07/cwt80.00–85.001,254175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55988.13/cwt85.00–90.001,374185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58992.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4627

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.