Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-11-01

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Nov 1
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
1,570 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 1,080▼ 75 vs year ago 1,645 · −4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, Stocker and feeder steers steady to mostly 1.00-6.00 lower. Stocker heifers less than 600 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs weak to 5.00 lower. Buyer attendance was good. Trade active with light to moderate demand. Feeder cattle went home on the first trade day of the new month with $0.70 to $1.25 losses. The Feeder Cattle Index from CME was down by 51 cents on 10/31 to $176.97.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.55/cwt on 740 head.
Average price
$171.55
740 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$77.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503201.001,0117thin
Medium and Large 1-2561187.281,051330
Small and Medium 1-2617162.211,000183
Large 1777157.131,221184
Large 1-2724150.041,08626
Small and Medium 2-3647123.7580110thin
One grade step is worth $77.25/cwt here — about $210 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 sale740 hd
171.55
—
WA average2 barns · 805 hd
171.22
+0.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 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 1-2421209.39/cwt200.00–212.5088240
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2484187.24/cwt185.00–189.0090621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494205.05/cwt205.00–205.501,01383
Steers—Medium and Large 1503201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543185.77/cwt185.00–186.001,00944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574174.63/cwt170.00–177.001,00230
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2581160.11/cwt158.50–162.0093038
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3609127.50/cwt127.50–127.507765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614169.77/cwt165.00–175.001,04243
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2631158.60/cwt155.00–162.001,00168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664174.40/cwt170.00–176.501,15890
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2673158.63/cwt154.00–162.001,06856
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008225
Steers—Large 1715160.48/cwt155.00–165.001,14785
Steers—Large 1-2724150.04/cwt144.00–152.501,08626
Steers—Large 1822154.63/cwt154.00–155.001,27191
Steers—Large 1923150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3858
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421201.00/cwt201.00–201.0084628
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3474115.00/cwt115.00–115.0054513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483188.09/cwt186.75–191.5090887
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2484158.42/cwt147.50–166.0076715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526175.16/cwt172.00–180.5092129
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2541162.70/cwt150.00–167.5088057
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3573129.00/cwt129.00–129.0073920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581150.00/cwt150.00–150.0087215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585161.88/cwt160.50–164.0094735
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2587145.03/cwt135.00–152.0085125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623152.57/cwt148.00–157.00951144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677151.52/cwt147.00–157.751,02645
Heifers—Large 1760146.97/cwt145.00–148.001,11774
Heifers—Large 1816169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,37939

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.