Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-10-18

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 18
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,500 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 1,800▼ 230 vs year ago 1,730 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday at the same market, Stocker steers less than 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 600-700 lbs weak to 2.00 lower, 700 lbs and over firm to 4.00 higher. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers more than 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder cattle futures rallied another triple digits on Tuesday, taking the November contract to a new high for the month of October. Month to date, Nov feeders are up $3.20, but are still only a 1/3 of the way back to the August high. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down by 81 cents on 10/17 to $172.27. Trade active with good demand and buyer attendance both on the internet and ringside.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $188.77/cwt on 743 head.
Average price
$188.77
743 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$50.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.93
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561210.001,17982
Medium and Large 1-2564191.681,080490
Large 1781172.411,346139
Small and Medium 1-2603161.0897227
Large 1-2750159.501,1965thin
One grade step is worth $50.50/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale743 hd
188.77
—
WA average2 barns · 887 hd
184.84
+3.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

33 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 1-2364250.00/cwt250.00–250.0091018
Steers—Medium and Large 1422248.79/cwt246.00–250.001,05023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431230.95/cwt227.50–236.5099546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480220.15/cwt217.50–224.001,05729
Steers—Medium and Large 1510215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,0997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536194.82/cwt191.50–200.501,044104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580181.54/cwt175.00–189.001,053157
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2583161.95/cwt140.00–174.0094419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629175.20/cwt173.00–177.501,10257
Steers—Medium and Large 1630192.10/cwt192.10–192.101,21052
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2651159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673173.00/cwt168.00–176.001,16479
Steers—Large 1731177.20/cwt173.50–185.501,29551
Steers—Large 1-2750159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1965
Steers—Large 1771174.04/cwt172.00–174.501,34249
Steers—Large 1838164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3799
Steers—Large 1865164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,41930
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2361185.00/cwt185.00–185.0066814
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2426170.50/cwt166.00–176.0072624
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3430163.67/cwt160.00–167.5070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434185.66/cwt180.00–190.0080677
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2476156.44/cwt149.00–162.5074517
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3491165.00/cwt165.00–165.0081014
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3515146.00/cwt146.00–146.007525
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2520159.33/cwt158.50–161.0082926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530165.44/cwt160.00–172.50877111
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2558150.00/cwt150.00–150.0083710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577164.31/cwt160.00–170.00948119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,11546
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2621160.65/cwt159.50–162.5099819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623169.60/cwt164.50–175.501,05784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658167.06/cwt166.75–167.501,09945
Heifers—Large 1708163.71/cwt162.50–164.501,15951

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.