Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-10-26

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 26
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,270 head
▼ 460 vs last sale 1,730▼ 555 vs year ago 1,825 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers and heifers less than 700 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher, feeder cattle over 700 lbs 7.00-10.00 higher. Trade very active with very good demand especially from the Canadian buyers. Demand good with good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet. CME Feeder cattle prices were $1.30 to $2.05 higher on the board at the settle. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $155.89 on 10/22, that was up 48 cents.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.16/cwt on 657 head.
Average price
$153.16
657 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$38.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565155.49878429
Large 1755153.371,158167
Small and Medium 1-2490146.2471732
Large 1-2701146.001,0238thin
Small and Medium 2-3459117.1353821
One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $341 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 sale657 hd
153.16
—
WA average2 barns · 791 hd
149.70
+3.45
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

36 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375188.00/cwt188.00–188.0070511
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2383168.00/cwt168.00–168.006437
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3389125.00/cwt125.00–125.004867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437175.50/cwt175.50–175.5076749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008466
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2484149.01/cwt140.00–157.5072114
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3494113.20/cwt110.00–115.0055914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500159.75/cwt159.75–159.7579925
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2514130.00/cwt130.00–130.006686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534150.31/cwt146.50–155.00803124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577150.48/cwt148.75–153.0086843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630149.63/cwt145.50–155.00943105
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2630127.50/cwt127.50–127.508035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671153.50/cwt150.00–157.751,03066
Steers—Large 1-2701146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0238
Steers—Large 1720159.24/cwt158.50–159.501,147108
Steers—Large 1751140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,05113
Steers—Large 1829147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,22326
Steers—Large 1853138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,17720
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339145.00/cwt145.00–145.004926
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-335295.00/cwt95.00–95.003345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388147.00/cwt147.00–147.0057010
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3426105.00/cwt105.00–105.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431150.50/cwt150.50–150.5064934
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2441125.00/cwt125.00–125.005515
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2466135.50/cwt135.50–135.506317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471140.86/cwt136.50–145.5066364
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2511120.00/cwt120.00–120.006137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536136.54/cwt133.50–139.0073283
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2568120.00/cwt120.00–120.006829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.14/cwt134.00–138.0077383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622138.80/cwt135.00–145.5086367
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2632132.83/cwt120.00–134.0083981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692137.00/cwt137.00–137.009488
Heifers—Large 1732140.87/cwt135.00–143.501,03162
Heifers—Large 1750139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,04316

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.