Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-10-04

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 4
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,800 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 2,140▲ 275 vs year ago 1,525 · +18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago on Tuesday, stocker steers and heifers under 550 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle over 700 lbs. 2.00-10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand both from ringside and internet buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.37/cwt on 755 head.
Average price
$186.37
755 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,230
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$34.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.46
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1691194.001,3419thin
Medium and Large 1-2594192.981,147475
Small and Medium 1-2649177.381,15134
Large 1792174.811,384226
Large 1-2804160.001,28611thin
One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $54 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 sale755 hd
186.37
—
WA average2 barns · 918 hd
184.92
+1.46
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445226.13/cwt225.00–227.501,00629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535200.43/cwt197.00–204.001,072142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584182.95/cwt180.00–186.001,06848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623186.99/cwt185.00–188.001,165101
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2637178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,13413
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2656177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,16121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663187.09/cwt184.00–190.001,240134
Steers—Medium and Large 1691194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3419
Steers—Large 1721186.91/cwt180.00–190.001,34896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,23615
Steers—Large 1785173.80/cwt173.00–174.001,36445
Steers—Large 1-2804160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,28611
Steers—Large 1815170.12/cwt165.00–172.751,38618
Steers—Large 1864161.43/cwt161.00–162.001,39546
Steers—Large 1951155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,47421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.0083012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479189.98/cwt181.00–193.0091097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504193.50/cwt193.50–193.5097514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532187.71/cwt178.00–189.5099987
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2576166.00/cwt166.00–166.0095614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586179.37/cwt176.75–181.001,051198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612180.03/cwt178.00–180.751,10261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674177.91/cwt175.00–185.001,19951
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2696158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,10013
Heifers—Large 1710163.02/cwt157.50–166.001,15757
Heifers—Large 1765165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,26225

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.