Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-10-12

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 12
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,180 head
▲ 655 vs last sale 1,525▲ 380 vs year ago 1,800 · +21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers less than 550 lbs 4.00-7.00 lower, over 550 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand both from ringside and internet buyers. On Tuesday feeder cattle futures were mostly higher on the day, gaining as much as 77 cents in the front months. October contracts closed with a 75 cent loss. The 10/11 CME Feeder Cattle Index bounced another 53 cents to $154.15. The monthly WASDE report saw 2021 beef output reaching 27.742 billion lbs. That was up from 27.17 billion in 2020, and a 90 million lb increase from the September forecast. Looking ahead to 2022, USDA increased the output from 26.875 billion to 26.995 billion. However, that came with a projected 6-yr low for Q3.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.98/cwt on 1,038 head.
Average price
$151.98
1,038 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$30.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.15
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567158.32898654
Large 1743144.591,074162
Small and Medium 1-2613140.51861158
Small and Medium 2-3463137.0063445
Large 1-2790127.371,00619thin
One grade step is worth $30.95/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale1,038 hd
151.98
—
WA average2 barns · 1,169 hd
149.83
+2.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Special Feeder Cattle 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389189.00/cwt189.00–189.0073546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413168.50/cwt168.50–168.506966
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3463137.00/cwt137.00–137.0063445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465174.16/cwt167.75–175.75810132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529164.88/cwt161.50–169.0087286
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2540150.00/cwt150.00–150.0081026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573147.78/cwt145.00–155.0084771
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2573138.06/cwt134.50–142.0079159
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2611139.50/cwt139.50–139.508529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615146.44/cwt142.00–150.50901154
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2680139.06/cwt129.50–144.5094664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681148.58/cwt145.00–156.001,012159
Steers—Large 1719146.35/cwt140.00–150.001,052112
Steers—Large 1-2729135.00/cwt135.00–135.009849
Steers—Large 1769143.66/cwt140.00–145.501,10539
Steers—Large 1-2845120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,01810
Steers—Large 1888130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,15411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339158.00/cwt158.00–158.0053622
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.0056641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436147.14/cwt142.00–148.0064277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed451159.50/cwt159.50–159.507197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480136.32/cwt134.50–138.0065452
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2484133.36/cwt131.00–134.0064529
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2518128.00/cwt128.00–128.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530134.16/cwt130.50–137.0071169
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2561128.00/cwt128.00–128.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576133.14/cwt130.50–137.00767102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626140.60/cwt135.00–144.75880146
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2627129.00/cwt129.00–129.0080911
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2658132.00/cwt132.00–132.008699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674142.98/cwt136.00–145.50964108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full681130.98/cwt130.00–132.0089218
Heifers—Large 1726129.48/cwt125.00–134.0094016
Heifers—Large 1752135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,01516
Heifers—Large 1840136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,14229
Heifers—Large 1-2887117.05/cwt114.00–119.001,03836
Heifers—Large 1923127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,17256

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.