Sale reports / Washington / Toppenish Livestock Commission / 2022-12-13

Toppenish Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Toppenish, Washington · Tue, Dec 13
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2230
Receipts
3,020 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 2,875▲ 320 vs year ago 2,700 · +11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends as this was a special Carlot Feeder Cattle sale and BBQ. Buyer attendance was good both ringside and on the internet. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $179.97 on 12/12, up by another 3 cents.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $181.30/cwt on 1,661 head.
Average price
$181.30
1,661 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.01
vs WA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1638189.001,20751
Medium and Large 1-2604184.321,1131,114
Small and Medium 1-2570181.911,03617thin
Large 1783174.671,368435
Large 1-2853165.001,40735
Medium and Large 2-3696146.001,0169thin
One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $190 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 sale1,661 hd
181.30
—
WA average2 barns · 1,793 hd
178.29
+3.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 1-2384216.08/cwt215.00–220.0083021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430216.29/cwt215.00–217.5093010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484203.31/cwt198.00–208.0098468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522194.01/cwt186.00–197.001,01384
Steers—Medium and Large 1527206.75/cwt206.75–206.751,09011
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2546184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,0079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572185.44/cwt183.50–190.001,061282
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2596179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629182.74/cwt177.00–189.001,149345
Steers—Medium and Large 1669184.12/cwt184.00–184.501,23240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675174.90/cwt170.50–181.001,181304
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3696146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0169
Steers—Large 1725174.52/cwt170.00–181.501,265261
Steers—Large 1753177.29/cwt170.00–179.001,33563
Steers—Large 1-2853165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,40735
Steers—Large 1857178.83/cwt178.75–179.001,53336
Steers—Large 1975171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,66775
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2361180.00/cwt180.00–180.006509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369200.00/cwt200.00–200.0073811
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3437137.50/cwt137.50–137.506017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444177.70/cwt174.00–180.0078937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479176.39/cwt170.00–182.7584563
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3521142.50/cwt142.50–142.507427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534175.14/cwt173.00–177.00935188
Heifers—Small and Medium 2539165.00/cwt165.00–165.0088910
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2547170.00/cwt170.00–170.0093010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567173.67/cwt170.00–177.00985226
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2597161.00/cwt161.00–161.009615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633164.70/cwt163.00–173.001,043152
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2648159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,03030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655166.68/cwt162.50–171.501,092104
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2658162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,06625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681177.83/cwt177.50–179.501,21147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,12638
Heifers—Large 1721169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,21819
Heifers—Large 1810168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,36535
Heifers—Large 1Guaranteed Open895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,47741
Heifers—Large 1910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,36525

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.