Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-12-15

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Dec 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 410▲ 75 vs year ago 350 · +21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 900▼ 100 vs year ago 1,000 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 50▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm. Feeder cattle futures closed 55 to 77 cents weaker on Thursday. The 12/14 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 4 cents higher to $179.50. Slaughter Cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand as buyers looking ahead to the short holiday schedule coming up. Weekly Export Sales data showed 10,943 MT of beef was booked during the week of 12/08. That was up from a miserable 1.6k MT last week but down from 15.4k MT during the week of 11/24 and below the 17k MT sold during the same week last year. USDA had 16,453 MT of beef exports for the week, for a yearly total of 891,679 MT. That remains 1.8% ahead of last year's previous record pace.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.55/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$174.55
204 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$438
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$44.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.01
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604182.581,103141
Small and Medium 1-2576169.6897831
Small and Medium 2-3523165.008637thin
Large 11,117137.961,54125
One grade step is worth $44.62/cwt here — about −$438 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 sale204 hd
174.55
—
WA average2 barns · 1,865 hd
180.56
−6.01
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—Average2,04681.121,66010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75181.501,4274thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37368.62942403
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,34667.04902334

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$8355

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2464175.00/cwt175.00–175.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471200.00/cwt200.00–200.009429
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3523165.00/cwt165.00–165.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527198.88/cwt195.00–205.001,04834
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2542180.00/cwt180.00–180.009766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,11629
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2627165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659172.46/cwt170.00–175.001,13764
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1049
Steers—Large 1710153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0865
Steers—Large 1860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1615
Steers—Large 11,227135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6567
Steers—Large 11,435133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9098
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3429110.00/cwt110.00–110.004726
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2437165.00/cwt165.00–165.0072110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483180.00/cwt175.00–188.0086913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518170.00/cwt170.00–170.008819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582171.87/cwt170.00–172.501,00028
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2596160.00/cwt160.00–160.0095426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,04713
Heifers—Large 1951139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,32213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639130.00/cwt130.00–130.008315
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 485651.00/cwt51.00–51.004377
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82586.17/cwt85.00–89.501,5734
Bulls——2,19377.76/cwt75.00–79.501,7056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,00045.89/cwt41.00–49.5045914
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,02280.00/cwt80.00–80.008186
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,15676.75/cwt76.75–76.758877
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,22556.67/cwt53.00–59.0069430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30665.74/cwt61.00–69.00859155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30764.75/cwt60.00–68.00846145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40670.63/cwt68.00–72.50993175
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45971.53/cwt69.00–73.001,044185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50075.70/cwt74.00–77.001,13620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75181.50/cwt81.50–81.501,4274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,261835.00/head835.00–835.008355

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.