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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

1,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.59/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 632 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight L 1 steers $131.25/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 716 lb · 19 head
heavy 8-weight L 1 heifers $120.50/cwt ≈ $1,082/hd at 898 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,650 1,700 1,670
Feeder cattle 600 600 500
Slaughter cattle 1,050 1,100 1,170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-2.00 lower in a light test. Buyer attendance light to moderate. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 61 cents lower on 11/2 to $155.65. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. USDA’s weekly beef Export Sales were seen at 16,722 MT. That was 13% below last week’s 14 week high. Export shipments were steady at 16.7k MT, maintaining the 15.6% lead of last year’s pace at 770k MT shipped YTD. Census data confirmed US September beef exports were a record for the month at 288.7m lbs. That was up 21% yr/yr but down 11% from the all time record in August.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709–729 716 19 130.50–132.50 $131.25 $940 -4.75
774–779 776 15 130.00–135.50 $133.66 $1,037 +2.66
800 800 6 129.00 $129.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 8 161.00 $161.00 $744 -13.01
618–642 632 29 132.50–138.00 $134.59 $851 -1.92
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 6 133.00 $133.00 $630 -29.00
575 575 12 119.00 $119.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
333 333 6 275.00 $275.00 —
418 418 7 375.00 $375.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 8 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
637 637 5 90.00 $90.00 $573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 6 103.00 $103.00 $483 —
512 512 6 75.00 $75.00 $384 —
553–573 564 14 90.00–109.00 $97.98 $553 —
616 616 5 105.00 $105.00 $647 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 8 130.00 $130.00 $962 +5.00
898 898 18 120.50 $120.50 $1,082 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 11 134.00 $134.00 $529 —
546 546 8 122.00 $122.00 $666 -10.73
631 631 5 119.00 $119.00 $751 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–524 514 16 100.00–120.00 $106.37 $547 -17.63
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 8 54.00 $54.00 $242 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
364 364 7 300.00 $300.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1300 1278 80-85% 10 65.00–68.75 $67.22 $859 —
1200–1600 1404 80-85% 194 52.00–58.00 $55.49 $779 -1.13
1700–1800 1751 80-85% 207 58.00–64.00 $61.13 $1,070 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
916 916 85-90% 5 69.50 $69.50 $637 -3.88
900–1100 1005 85-90% 21 33.00–38.50 $36.15 $363 —
1100–1500 1305 85-90% 185 50.00–54.00 $52.36 $683 -3.15
1200–1600 1406 85-90% 198 54.00–57.50 $56.05 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1900–1950 1933 75-80% 12 57.00–61.00 $59.69 $1,154 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2500 2091 11 76.00–83.50 $80.89 $1,691 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2100 1767 9 69.00–76.00 $72.70 $1,285 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943 943 6 83.00 $83.00 $783 —
998 998 11 86.75 $86.75 $866 —
1050 1050 6 88.00 $88.00 $924 +0.58
1122–1135 1128 14 86.00–90.50 $87.94 $992 —
1197 1197 6 84.50 $84.50 $1,011 —
1216 1216 8 90.00 $90.00 $1,094 +1.50
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 5 78.00 $78.00 $698 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 4 69.00 $69.00 $1,104 —

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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.