Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2023-04-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Thu, Apr 20
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2132
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 550▲ 320 vs year ago 430 · +74.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
900 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 900▼ 600 vs year ago 1,500 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
400 head
▲ 400 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 400 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, stocker and feeder cattle steady to 5.00 higher. CME Feeder cattle led the way with the weakness in the grains, gaining 0.89% to 1.2% across the front months. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $203.91, down by $2.32 on 4/19. Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Trade very active with good demand. USDA's weekly Export Sales data had 19,092 MT of beef bookings for the week that ended 4/13. That was a 9-week high led by South Korean business. The week's beef export was shown at 16k MT, which brought the year's total to 232,727 MT - compared to 271.1k MT last year.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.91/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$208.91
112 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,413
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$44.75/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 1-2596231.151,37747
Small and Medium 2-3542222.501,2066thin
Small and Medium 1-2573220.001,2616thin
Large 1775186.401,44553
One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale112 hd
208.91
—
WA average1 barns · 112 hd
208.91
+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—Average1,956123.732,42016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,448100.681,457287
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30199.741,298388
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,85095.001,7584thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,74445
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,392$2,72231
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$2,49426
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,493$2,33439
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,471$2,18131
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,483$1,99825
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,494$1,94929
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,082$2,46520

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479276.07/cwt270.00–280.001,32218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513280.57/cwt278.00–284.001,43916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558270.53/cwt266.00–275.001,51018
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3678200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3568
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2690202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3975
Steers—Large 1Value Added780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6385
Steers—Large 1780167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3038
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,33111
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3542222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3097
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2573220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,47616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3938
Heifers—Large 1718191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,37118
Heifers—Large 1760197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,49720
Heifers—Large 1845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4378
Heifers—Large 1885163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4437
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,950124.01/cwt119.00–127.502,41812
Bulls——1,950114.95/cwt111.00–118.002,2422
Bulls——2,000130.80/cwt128.50–132.502,6162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,18988.97/cwt88.00–90.001,05818
Cows—Lean 85-90%Certified Prgms1,194105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,2604
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20696.99/cwt94.00–99.001,170175
Cows—Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms1,207106.36/cwt104.50–107.751,28419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27592.65/cwt89.00–95.001,18150
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,408103.10/cwt100.00–105.001,452185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,505101.48/cwt98.00–104.001,527195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,534106.67/cwt105.00–109.501,63623
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,85095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1712,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,872.03/head2,600.00–3,050.002,87224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,734.62/head2,550.00–2,950.002,73513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3932,494.11/head2,300.00–2,575.002,49426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4082,761.81/head2,750.00–2,775.002,76220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4611,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4632,204.57/head2,150.00–2,300.002,20524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4831,998.32/head1,825.00–2,300.001,99825
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4932,334.00/head2,275.00–2,375.002,33439
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,5002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5071,968.22/head1,900.00–2,050.001,96821
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39182,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2008
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,641.99/head2,600.00–2,700.002,64212

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.