Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-03-16

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Mar 16
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,998 head
▲ 1,568 vs last sale 430▲ 1,598 vs year ago 400 · +399.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 1,100▼ 200 vs year ago 1,100 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 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 steady. Buyer attendance was good. CME Feeder cattle closed the session with triple digit gains of as much as $1.90. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $189.39 on 3/14, down 12 cents from the day prior. Slaughter cows steady to weak. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate trends. Trade active with very good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales report had 17,739 MT of beef sales for the week that ended 3/9. That was a 4-wk high, but still 10% below the same week last year. South Korea was the top buyer for the week. South Korea was also the top destination for the 15.9k MT shipped through the week. Accumulated beef exports were 153,557 MT as of 3/9, a 2.3% lead over last year's record pace.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.22/cwt on 707 head.
Average price
$196.22
707 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$73.00/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 1650208.001,35227
Medium and Large 1-2616206.671,273437
Small and Medium 1-2555199.801,10960
Large 1772170.141,313157
Small and Medium 2-3523167.5087618thin
Medium and Large 2-3772135.001,0428thin
One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $310 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 sale707 hd
196.22
—
WA average1 barns · 707 hd
196.22
+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—Average1,954114.912,2466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38996.121,335458
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,30595.571,247380
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,89790.791,72211

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 Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)849$1,2507
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$1,20013

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2326
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2469249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528251.96/cwt247.50–262.501,33017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564244.37/cwt240.00–250.001,37818
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2564195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1006
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2617199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,22810
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3617170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625227.60/cwt225.00–231.001,42380
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670211.31/cwt202.00–225.001,41679
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3691160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1065
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2699195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,36310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709189.86/cwt189.00–191.001,34640
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3714164.91/cwt159.00–170.001,17719
Steers—Large 1718202.10/cwt197.00–209.001,451117
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3751145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0896
Steers—Large 1781180.54/cwt180.00–182.001,41063
Steers—Large 1-2781150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1727
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,30411
Steers—Large 1Value Added807190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5339
Steers—Large 1820179.05/cwt175.00–180.001,46884
Steers—Large 2-3822152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,25410
Steers—Large 1909155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,40911
Steers—Large 1965163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,57350
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3411155.00/cwt155.00–155.006376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430215.00/cwt215.00–215.0092510
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2473209.28/cwt209.00–210.0099024
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3488192.50/cwt192.50–192.509396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491226.42/cwt222.50–229.001,11220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517223.98/cwt217.00–226.001,15829
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2517206.54/cwt205.00–208.001,06810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585214.99/cwt211.00–219.751,258144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637210.55/cwt209.50–216.001,34179
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2638191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,21920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,35227
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2669180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2046
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679191.33/cwt189.75–195.001,299150
Heifers—Large 1712187.47/cwt184.00–190.001,33566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2505
Heifers—Large 1765170.65/cwt168.00–173.001,30534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0428
Heifers—Large 1Guaranteed Open819154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,26132
Heifers—Large 1878144.35/cwt134.00–147.001,26725
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 3-482482.50/cwt82.50–82.5068023
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 3-489484.00/cwt84.00–84.007515
Dairy Heifers—Large 3901116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0456
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,091126.51/cwt125.00–128.001,38010
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,170127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4866
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,875110.92/cwt106.00–115.002,0804
Bulls——2,113122.88/cwt120.00–126.002,5962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,045118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25492.87/cwt90.00–95.001,165185
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,27582.99/cwt81.00–84.501,05850
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30594.95/cwt92.00–97.001,239195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,3844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35498.13/cwt95.00–100.501,329195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50599.89/cwt97.00–102.001,503205
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,89790.79/cwt90.00–91.751,72211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28491,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2507
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28571,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,20013

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.