Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 29, 2021

2,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1 steers $144.68/cwt ≈ $1,194/hd at 825 lb · 111 head

heavy 7-weight L 1 heifers $135.01/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 789 lb · 70 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.63/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 674 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,300	1,420	1,720
Feeder cattle	1,050	520	1,100
Slaughter cattle	1,200	900	620
Replacement cattle	50	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder cattle 6.00-7.00 higher. Quality was more attractive this week as buyers where able to purchase load lots. Buyer attendance was good. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-6.00 lower as dry conditions force ranchers to bring more cows to town. Trade active with good demand. The weekly FAS data release showed beef export bookings were 22,467 MT for the week that ended 7/22. That was down from 25k MT last week but still 43% above the same week last year. South Korea was the top buyer with an 8,200 MT purchase, followed by Japan and China at 6,100 and 4,500 MT respectively. South Korea was also the top destination for the week’s 19,135 MT of export shipments.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–722	712	48	157.00–163.75	$162.07	$1,154	—
750–797	765	22	147.00–152.50	$149.46	$1,143	+6.96
803–847	825	111	140.00–147.00	$144.68	$1,194	—
853–854	854	38	144.00–147.00	$146.45	$1,251	—
908–948	936	27	136.75–140.00	$138.46	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	14	190.00	$190.00	$604	—
410	410	24	180.00	$180.00	$738	+10.00
554–574	568	41	175.00–179.00	$178.51	$1,014	—
603–649	624	42	162.00–172.00	$166.52	$1,039	+6.69
653–671	659	20	165.00–166.00	$165.36	$1,090	+25.36
715	715	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	—
811	811	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,054	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	6	165.00	$165.00	$599	—
473–478	477	26	168.00–169.00	$168.19	$802	—
570–594	579	19	156.00–160.00	$158.49	$918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
156	156	5	310.00	$310.00	—
242	242	9	475.00	$475.00	—
320	320	11	595.00	$595.00	—
395	395	5	163.00	$163.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	21	135.00	$135.00	$919	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
784	784	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,160	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	21	150.50	$150.50	$527	—
410	410	31	145.00	$145.00	$594	—
523–532	529	26	147.75–148.00	$147.84	$782	—
553–597	570	50	150.00–157.00	$154.18	$879	—
627	627	5	156.00	$156.00	$978	+15.06
672–679	674	69	143.00–149.00	$147.63	$995	+13.34
712	712	7	134.00	$134.00	$954	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707–726	715	31	140.00–146.00	$142.94	$1,022	—
784–792	789	70	133.50–140.00	$135.01	$1,065	—
806–840	827	16	133.00–138.50	$135.01	$1,117	—
890	890	11	125.00	$125.00	$1,112	—
972	972	5	115.00	$115.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
216–237	224	14	450.00–460.00	$453.79	+153.79
308–317	312	14	485.00	$485.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	11	130.50	$130.50	$861	+9.50
718	718	6	120.00	$120.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	6	138.50	$138.50	$683	—
676	676	8	136.00	$136.00	$919	+10.53

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	7	104.00	$104.00	$558	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
241	241	9	500.00	$500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	166.00	$166.00	$566	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1600	1405	80-85%	185	64.00–69.00	$66.92	$940	—
1489	1489	80-85%	5	74.75	$74.75	$1,113	—
1200–1800	1507	80-85%	205	69.00–74.00	$72.06	$1,086	±0.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1400	1254	85-90%	175	63.00–68.00	$65.87	$826	-9.57
1100–1600	1357	85-90%	185	68.00–72.00	$70.42	$956	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2300	1914	7	100.50–105.00	$102.26	$1,957	+1.87
1500–2700	2155	22	94.00–99.00	$97.42	$2,099	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2600	2100	11	90.00–94.00	$92.70	$1,947	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.00	—
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
962	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	11	92.00	$92.00	$796	—
1006	1006	17	93.75	$93.75	$943	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017	1017	7	81.00	$81.00	$824	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.