Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2021-11-02

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Nov 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,645 head
▲ 375 vs last sale 1,270▲ 1,645 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers and heifers were uneven wts under 500 lbs weak to 2.00 lower, over 500-650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 650 lbs 3.00-8.00 lower. A higher grain market and a higher Canadian dollar helped weaken the market. Trade active with good demand from buyers ringside and on the internet.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.16/cwt on 770 head.
Average price
$136.16
770 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$38.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.32
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569138.80790540
Large 1748138.501,03590
Small and Medium 1-2608133.0380884
Small and Medium 2-3556119.2466325
Large 1-2727110.0080017thin
Large 2-3778100.0077814thin
One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $12 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 sale770 hd
136.16
—
WA average2 barns · 837 hd
135.85
+0.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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—Small and Medium 2-3225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307176.72/cwt170.00–182.0054325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384170.00/cwt170.00–170.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413167.21/cwt162.00–169.5069142
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2478150.00/cwt150.00–150.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494162.00/cwt162.00–162.008008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514158.98/cwt154.00–160.0081735
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2556135.00/cwt135.00–135.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572153.50/cwt148.00–159.00878133
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2603134.00/cwt134.00–134.008086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613150.19/cwt147.50–152.5092162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670146.72/cwt145.00–149.00983171
Steers—Large 1-2705126.85/cwt116.00–140.0089411
Steers—Large 1718149.91/cwt144.00–152.001,076112
Steers—Large 2-3744107.50/cwt107.50–107.508006
Steers—Large 1763143.54/cwt140.00–145.001,09538
Steers—Large 1821142.75/cwt141.50–143.501,17240
Steers—Large 1938131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,22913
Steers—Large 11,128122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3766
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3356125.00/cwt125.00–125.004459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381143.73/cwt140.00–149.5054825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432145.00/cwt145.00–145.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467139.90/cwt136.50–145.5065367
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2492134.00/cwt134.00–134.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526139.07/cwt135.00–142.00732103
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2527131.29/cwt131.00–132.0069218
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2570132.25/cwt132.00–132.5075412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.62/cwt133.00–140.75797137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627135.17/cwt134.50–136.0084898
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2631133.75/cwt133.75–133.7584423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669141.17/cwt134.00–145.00944101
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3669116.00/cwt116.00–116.0077616
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2690133.75/cwt133.75–133.7592325
Heifers—Large 1-2727110.00/cwt110.00–110.0080017
Heifers—Large 1734141.52/cwt138.50–142.751,03957
Heifers—Large 1760134.00/cwt129.00–138.751,01827
Heifers—Large 2-3778100.00/cwt100.00–100.0077814
Heifers—Large 1820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0666

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.