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Toppenish Livestock Commission

Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 500▼ 320 vs year ago 750 · −42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,100 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,100▼ 400 vs year ago 1,500 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test. The feeder cattle futures market ended the session $0.67 to $1.15 in the red on Thursday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $188.72 on 3/8, up by another 39 cents. Slaughter Cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Beef export sales were 5,570 MT for the week that ended 3/2. South Korea had a 1,100 MT cancelation. Beef shipments were 13k MT for the week, bringing the season's total to 137,667 MT.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.66/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$201.66

60 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$123.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	241.42	1,272	26
Small and Medium 2-3	341	225.00	767	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	588	200.00	1,176	11thin
Large 1-2	743	160.00	1,189	9thin
Small and Medium 3-4	602	117.50	707	9thin

One grade step is worth $123.92/cwt here — about $565 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 sale60 hd

201.66

—

WA average1 barns · 60 hd

201.66

+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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,932	112.21	2,168	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,455	95.54	1,390	530
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,261	95.25	1,201	425
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,850	91.81	1,698	10

Every lot

31 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,369	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	683	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,059	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	706	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,340	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	771	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,465	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	341	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	245.92/cwt	242.00–250.50	1,279	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,237	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	602	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	707	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	867	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,092	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	928	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,176	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,135	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,379	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,150	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,461	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,272	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,590	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,572	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,698	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	114.88/cwt	109.00–119.50	2,154	6
Bulls	—	—	1,960	106.55/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,088	5
Bulls	—	—	2,130	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	2,652	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	913	82.64/cwt	81.50–83.50	755	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	92.80/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,160	190
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,320	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,302	86.33/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,124	101
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	98.53/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,286	205
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	100.21/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,408	215
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,544	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,598	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,579	94.84/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,498	205
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,850	91.81/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,698	10

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.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Mar 9, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 500Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,100Last week 1,100Year ago 1,500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	602	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	242.00–250.50	245.92
5	—	556	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	743	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	155.00	155.00
5	—	590	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	189.75	189.75
8	—	771	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	600	235.00	235.00
8	—	511	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	126.75	126.75
5	—	1,572	108.00	108.00
5	—	867	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,135	121.50	121.50
11	—	1,272	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,150	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	124.50	124.50
6	—	1,875	109.00–119.50	114.88
5	—	1,960	104.00–109.00	106.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	913	81.50–83.50	82.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,302	84.00–88.00	86.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,544	103.50	103.50
215	—	1,405	97.00–102.50	100.21
205	—	1,579	92.00–97.00	94.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,850	91.00–92.50	91.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,305	95.00–101.00	98.53
9	—	1,300	101.50	101.50
190	—	1,250	90.00–95.00	92.80

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.