Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-11-15

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Nov 15
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
2,875 head
▲ 1,305 vs last sale 1,570▲ 775 vs year ago 2,100 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago Tuesday, Stocker steers 400-500 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder steers over 500 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher. Stocker heifers less than 550 lbs weak to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers more than 550 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good. Trade active with good demand. USDA forecast 2023 U.S. beef production down 7.3% from 2022 levels.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.26/cwt on 1,570 head.
Average price
$180.26
1,570 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$596
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3-4
$81.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.53
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624193.881,210128
Medium and Large 1-2588185.101,0891,014
Small and Medium 1-2598172.321,030205
Large 1769165.061,270125
Large 1-2756160.001,21026
Small and Medium 2-3602154.2292955
Small and Medium 3-4546112.5061417thin
One grade step is worth $81.38/cwt here — about $596 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 sale1,570 hd
180.26
—
WA average2 barns · 1,706 hd
177.74
+2.53
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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420205.65/cwt205.00–207.5086428
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2431195.00/cwt195.00–195.008408
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2466187.50/cwt187.50–187.508747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483198.02/cwt191.00–202.00956100
Steers—Medium and Large 1501200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,00230
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2524180.96/cwt180.00–183.5094828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530189.26/cwt185.00–195.001,003163
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3534159.50/cwt159.50–159.5085218
Steers—Small and Medium 3-4546112.50/cwt112.50–112.5061417
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2577168.00/cwt165.00–171.0096937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584180.66/cwt176.00–185.001,055311
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3622155.72/cwt151.00–157.0096928
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2624171.26/cwt165.00–176.501,06976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632185.52/cwt178.00–188.001,172241
Steers—Medium and Large 1662192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,27198
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2662166.41/cwt163.00–168.001,10249
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3677139.00/cwt139.00–139.009419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678177.67/cwt174.00–183.001,205171
Steers—Large 1716166.32/cwt162.00–169.501,19164
Steers—Large 1-2756160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,21026
Steers—Large 1761172.35/cwt169.00–174.001,31224
Steers—Large 1828165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,36623
Steers—Large 1906147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3368
Steers—Large 1967146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006437
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006165
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3421152.50/cwt152.50–152.506426
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2435168.31/cwt162.50–174.0073237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437177.59/cwt170.00–180.0077641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470185.14/cwt181.00–189.0087063
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-447670.00/cwt70.00–70.0033310
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480167.01/cwt163.00–170.0080287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521174.79/cwt170.00–180.0091193
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2533162.92/cwt156.00–164.5086844
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2564163.85/cwt161.00–167.00924126
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3564146.02/cwt141.00–152.0082444
Heifers—Small and Medium 3-4566125.00/cwt125.00–125.0070811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580172.57/cwt165.00–178.001,001235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,03839
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3609141.00/cwt141.00–141.008595
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2612162.89/cwt156.00–165.0099722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628163.83/cwt161.00–167.001,02971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666164.28/cwt160.00–168.001,094125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,09011
Heifers—Large 1718155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1137
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy793119.00/cwt119.00–119.009447

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.