Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-09-20

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Sep 20
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,140 head
▲ 2,140 vs last sale 0▲ 140 vs year ago 2,000 · +7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a Special Carlot Feeder Cattle Sale and BBQ. Trade active with good demand both ringside and on the internet. Buyer attendance was good. The 9/19 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 28 cents higher at $178.20.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.82/cwt on 1,138 head.
Average price
$185.82
1,138 head · 708 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1646202.271,307165
Medium and Large 1-2587194.471,142336
Large 1-2743180.771,343133
Large 1844178.681,508395
Small and Medium 2-3645171.751,10835
Small and Medium 1-2589170.941,00732
Medium and Large 2-3683158.241,08142
One grade step is worth $44.03/cwt here — about $227 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 sale1,138 hd
185.82
—
WA average2 barns · 1,234 hd
185.62
+0.20
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

46 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417220.00/cwt220.00–220.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465211.80/cwt205.00–218.0098554
Steers—Medium and Large 1500209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,04821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520196.33/cwt195.50–197.501,02120
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0085
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2575168.44/cwt166.00–171.0096912
Steers—Medium and Large 1581200.85/cwt200.00–202.001,16724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588189.02/cwt185.00–196.001,111109
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3591162.00/cwt162.00–162.0095719
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2615168.26/cwt165.00–170.001,03515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626190.25/cwt185.00–196.001,19177
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3645171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,10835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677194.18/cwt190.50–199.001,31555
Steers—Medium and Large 1685201.29/cwt199.50–204.501,379120
Steers—Large 1-2711184.84/cwt182.00–189.001,314100
Steers—Large 1723201.15/cwt199.00–203.501,45426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3748152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,13714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3776160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2429
Steers—Large 1780187.19/cwt182.00–189.001,46047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,30410
Steers—Large 1815181.04/cwt177.00–183.751,475107
Steers—Large 1-2836168.01/cwt165.00–170.001,40525
Steers—Large 1-2851169.75/cwt169.75–169.751,4458
Steers—Large 1868174.87/cwt170.00–180.001,518155
Steers—Large 1921169.62/cwt167.00–170.601,56255
Steers—Large 11,085149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6175
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3404164.00/cwt164.00–164.006636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441192.51/cwt184.00–196.5084930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474184.23/cwt179.00–189.0087311
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2485172.40/cwt170.00–174.0083612
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2536171.00/cwt171.00–171.0091712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543182.15/cwt178.50–185.0098937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577180.18/cwt174.00–186.501,040134
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3577150.00/cwt150.00–150.0086610
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2581172.72/cwt170.00–175.001,00437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625182.59/cwt178.00–187.501,14140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682177.07/cwt174.00–179.001,208148
Heifers—Large 1731174.87/cwt170.00–179.001,27838
Heifers—Large 1778169.35/cwt165.00–171.501,318153
Heifers—Large 1-2832160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3315
Heifers—Large 1833169.87/cwt168.00–170.001,415103
Heifers—Large 1890158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,40619
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3896105.00/cwt105.00–105.0094119
Heifers—Large 1938148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3887
Heifers—Large 1960142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3638

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.