Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-10-25

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Oct 25
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,080 head
▼ 420 vs last sale 1,500▼ 190 vs year ago 1,270 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, Stocker and feeder cattle weak to 6.00 lower. Buyer attendance was light to moderate both ringside and on the internet. Feeder cattle futures ended the day with $1.22 to $1.82 losses, past October's 92 cent gain. The 10/21 CME Feeder Cattle Index was 68 cents higher to $173.62. Trade active with light to moderate demand with an interest or so out of the market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.64/cwt on 538 head.
Average price
$172.64
538 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$67.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553190.001,0516thin
Medium and Large 1-2566185.581,051309
Medium and Large 2-3692165.001,14227
Small and Medium 1-2636162.291,03397
Large 1789152.941,20749
Large 1-2710149.001,05822
Small and Medium 2-3559122.4368528
One grade step is worth $67.57/cwt here — about $366 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 sale538 hd
172.64
—
WA average2 barns · 665 hd
170.71
+1.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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—Large 1-2297400.00/head400.00–400.004005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407223.76/cwt207.50–229.0091125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472204.32/cwt199.00–207.5096459
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007286
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3520119.00/cwt119.00–119.0061912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534188.26/cwt185.00–191.001,00523
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2551160.00/cwt160.00–160.0088214
Steers—Medium and Large 1553190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588175.37/cwt170.00–178.501,031108
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3589125.00/cwt125.00–125.0073616
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2607167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,01413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611177.50/cwt174.50–179.001,08546
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2675162.98/cwt160.00–165.001,10064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688172.10/cwt169.00–177.501,18448
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3692165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,14227
Steers—Large 1-2710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,05822
Steers—Large 1729165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2038
Steers—Large 1774151.56/cwt150.50–152.501,17313
Steers—Large 1813150.13/cwt144.50–155.001,22128
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354167.50/cwt167.50–167.5059313
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2413137.50/cwt137.50–137.505686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437165.00/cwt165.00–165.0072120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453169.84/cwt167.50–170.5076923
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3467109.00/cwt109.00–109.005096
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2469157.00/cwt157.00–157.007369
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2509135.00/cwt135.00–135.0068717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530161.36/cwt160.00–163.50855107
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3536124.00/cwt124.00–124.006658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566159.67/cwt158.50–162.0090437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621158.24/cwt152.00–161.5098390
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3636120.00/cwt120.00–120.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663152.88/cwt149.00–157.501,01436
Heifers—Large 1719149.46/cwt146.00–151.501,07515
Heifers—Large 1815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,09210
Heifers—Large 1936145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,35714
Heifers—Large 11,041100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0415

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.