Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-02-23

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Feb 23
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 568 vs last sale 750▼ 308 vs year ago 490 · −62.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 800▲ 300 vs year ago 500 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. The nearby CME feeders set new highs for the move, but stayed under their August contract highs - by 70c for April and by $3 for March. The 2/22 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $182.57, down by 3 cents. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Brazil is suspending beef exports to China beginning Thursday, after an animal in Para was found to have BSE. More details will be released as they are known, but in 2021 BSE related export suspensions lasted 3 months between Brazil and China.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.59/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$159.59
32 head · 786 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$385
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3
$86.63/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 1-2482206.3899413thin
Medium and Large 3-4724141.001,0217thin
Large 31,152119.751,38012thin
One grade step is worth $86.63/cwt here — about −$385 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 sale32 hd
159.59
—
WA average1 barns · 32 hd
159.59
+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—Average1,950108.462,1156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,631100.751,644320
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,33598.811,319300

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,5006

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2501260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3035
Steers—Large 1769169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3006
Steers—Large 1986167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6529
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393215.00/cwt215.00–215.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3-4724141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0217
Heifers—Large 31,152119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,38012
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009868
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,031119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2278
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,077116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2498
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,138116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,32610
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,151116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,3417
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,950108.46/cwt105.00–112.502,1156
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31095.68/cwt90.00–99.001,253145
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,358101.74/cwt99.00–103.501,382155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60398.28/cwt95.00–101.001,575155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,658103.07/cwt101.00–104.501,709165
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39281,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006

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.