Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-01-19

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Jan 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,190 head
▲ 1,590 vs last sale 600▲ 815 vs year ago 1,375 · +59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 1,200▼ 200 vs year ago 1,100 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 90 vs year ago 100 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder steers less than 600 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. 600-650 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher. 650-750 2.00-6.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder cattle futures closed the Thursday session $0.70 to $1.62 weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 1/18 was down by $1.96 to $179.09. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand. Analyst estimates ahead of Friday's CoF report down 3.2% from Jan '22's inventory. The full range of estimates in a Reuters poll ran from a 3.5% to a 2.6% drop. Placements are expected to be 9% lower on average, following Dec 2021's record placement. December marketings average 3.3% below Dec '21.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.77/cwt on 852 head.
Average price
$193.77
852 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$63.31/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 1-2596209.311,248463
Small and Medium 1-2640183.401,173135
Large 1780171.961,341244
Medium and Large 2-3690146.001,00710thin
One grade step is worth $63.31/cwt here — about $241 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 sale852 hd
193.77
—
WA average1 barns · 852 hd
193.77
+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—High1,88497.821,84325
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,62386.051,397405
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,34084.491,132392

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,1355

Every lot

44 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415249.99/cwt242.00–255.501,03712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493229.35/cwt228.00–230.001,13115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520223.01/cwt214.00–235.001,160126
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2542192.18/cwt192.00–192.501,04222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,12619
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2587190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,11513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621207.46/cwt201.50–208.751,288174
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2634196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,24613
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2673178.24/cwt175.00–185.501,20087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679192.07/cwt189.50–201.501,304117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,00710
Steers—Large 1723175.48/cwt170.00–179.001,269112
Steers—Large 1758172.58/cwt171.00–173.001,30833
Steers—Large 1Fleshy780149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,16212
Steers—Large 1826174.51/cwt171.00–178.501,44162
Steers—Large 1861179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,54110
Steers—Large 11,011147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,49115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386215.50/cwt215.50–215.5083212
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2412188.86/cwt187.50–190.0077813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447206.90/cwt205.00–207.5092525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466201.10/cwt197.00–205.0093779
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2476190.00/cwt190.00–190.009047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,00734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543189.08/cwt185.00–196.001,02763
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2545180.66/cwt177.00–182.0098541
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2562170.00/cwt170.00–170.009558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580177.06/cwt175.00–181.001,02794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610181.77/cwt175.00–185.001,109217
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2631170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,07316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671172.59/cwt170.00–175.001,15846
Heifers—Large 1723166.74/cwt165.00–168.001,20671
Heifers—Large 1814166.86/cwt163.00–168.001,35838
Heifers—Large 11,011142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4368
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,192114.75/cwt114.00–115.501,36810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800109.96/cwt106.00–111.001,9794
Bulls——1,82799.64/cwt94.00–103.001,82011
Bulls——1,98090.97/cwt84.00–94.001,80110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,002113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1325
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,00971.16/cwt67.00–74.0071822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30682.14/cwt78.00–85.001,073175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40888.10/cwt85.00–90.001,240195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60582.45/cwt79.00–85.001,323195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65688.82/cwt85.00–91.501,471205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1355

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.