Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-02-02

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 2
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 1,050▲ 320 vs year ago 680 · +47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▼ 400 vs last sale 1,400▲ 0 vs year ago 1,000 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-8.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good. At the close, CME feeder cattle were up $1.85 to $2.67 leaving the March contract at a net $2.45 gain for the week so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up by 53 cents on 2/01 to $180.90. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.88/cwt on 421 head.
Average price
$201.88
421 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$34.56/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 1-2538206.521,110354
Medium and Large 1563199.001,1208thin
Small and Medium 2-3512185.009477thin
Small and Medium 1-2594174.551,03720
Large 1732171.961,25932
One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale421 hd
201.88
—
WA average1 barns · 421 hd
201.88
+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—Average1,944104.522,03216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,40692.711,303408
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,83892.081,69216
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,35889.511,215380

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364270.00/cwt270.00–270.0098311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467254.23/cwt237.50–267.501,18740
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2494215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530237.55/cwt235.00–238.501,25933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588207.37/cwt200.50–208.001,21972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622198.21/cwt197.50–199.001,23317
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2647175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678189.69/cwt188.00–190.501,28621
Steers—Large 1-2711167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1918
Steers—Large 1731185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,35212
Steers—Large 1770182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,40520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2206
Steers—Large 1816180.62/cwt176.00–181.501,47445
Steers—Large 1873174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,51912
Steers—Large 11,175147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,7335
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318250.00/cwt250.00–250.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395240.00/cwt240.00–240.0094810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,03320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482216.39/cwt205.00–217.501,04357
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3512185.00/cwt185.00–185.009477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522210.51/cwt210.00–211.001,09991
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2533183.00/cwt183.00–183.009757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566193.63/cwt187.00–196.001,096104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,20946
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2627170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,06613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,25320
Heifers—Large 1718170.58/cwt165.00–176.001,22522
Heifers—Large 1763175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,33510
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,153110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2686
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,911110.55/cwt106.00–114.502,1139
Bulls——1,98696.76/cwt86.00–103.001,9227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30586.13/cwt82.00–89.001,124185
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,325100.48/cwt99.50–101.501,3318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35690.63/cwt87.00–93.001,229195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40892.72/cwt89.00–95.001,305195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45694.39/cwt92.00–96.001,374205
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,83892.08/cwt91.50–93.001,69216

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.