Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

2,680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.46/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 576 lb · 127 head

light 7-weight L 1 steers $144.53/cwt ≈ $1,054/hd at 729 lb · 114 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.07/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 623 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,680	1,300	1,800
Feeder cattle	1,500	500	500
Slaughter cattle	1,180	800	1,300

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to holiday last week and market not reported. Higher undertone was noted on calves that where weaned and double vaccinated. CME Feeder cattle ended the Thursday session with a 5 cent giveback in Jan, but otherwise 42 to 50 cent gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was26 cents lower on 12/1 at $161.34. Slaughter cows firm. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance both ringside and on the internet. Weekly Export Sales data showed 21,644 MT of beef was booked during the week that ended 11/25. That was up from 19.3k last week, but under the 25-wk high 25.4k sold two weeks ago. However, another 10,400 MT was sold for 2022 delivery.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	11	180.00	$180.00	$779	—
499	499	6	170.00	$170.00	$848	-5.50
532–540	535	31	162.50–165.00	$164.10	$878	—
552–588	557	100	148.00–155.00	$150.60	$839	—
614–637	623	101	150.00–154.00	$153.07	$954	+20.20
671–692	679	35	140.50–149.00	$146.56	$995	+12.71

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713–749	729	114	142.00–147.00	$144.53	$1,054	—
768–774	771	24	142.00–146.00	$144.67	$1,115	+11.17
822–832	827	24	135.00–140.00	$138.49	$1,145	—
1000	1000	9	129.00	$129.00	$1,290	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	15	166.00	$166.00	$734	—
549	549	32	138.00	$138.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516–527	519	19	174.50–176.00	$175.52	$911	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	14	116.00	$116.00	$911	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794	794	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,072	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454–480	469	24	150.00–152.00	$151.19	$709	+6.19
534–544	539	17	136.00–140.00	$137.86	$743	—
550–583	576	127	135.00–142.50	$139.46	$803	+7.46
610–627	614	22	137.00–141.00	$140.07	$860	+11.06
673–684	678	66	136.75–140.00	$137.66	$933	+20.22

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–730	721	36	137.00–142.00	$139.57	$1,006	+10.17
823	823	10	124.00	$124.00	$1,021	—
899	899	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,151	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–392	369	13	114.00–127.50	$121.98	$450	—
434	434	5	130.00	$130.00	$564	+12.50
495	495	26	128.00	$128.00	$634	—
566	566	5	125.00	$125.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	20	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$537	—
671	671	25	94.00	$94.00	$631	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
674	674	11	107.50	$107.50	$725	—
822	822	20	120.50	$120.50	$991	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
906	906	80-85%	8	76.00	$76.00	$689	—
900–1200	1057	80-85%	23	43.00–46.00	$44.78	$473	—
1200–1400	1309	80-85%	22	65.50–73.50	$70.17	$919	—
1200–1800	1508	80-85%	195	53.00–58.00	$56.06	$845	-4.39
1100–1900	1510	80-85%	205	58.00–63.00	$61.22	$924	+0.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1500	1305	85-90%	195	57.00–61.00	$59.36	$775	—
1100–1500	1305	85-90%	185	52.00–57.00	$54.95	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1900–1971	1921	75-80%	17	60.50–65.00	$61.86	$1,188	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	1	90.50	$90.50	$1,538	—
1500–2400	1991	11	75.00–83.50	$80.59	$1,605	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1800	1633	9	72.00–75.00	$73.53	$1,201	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	6	93.00	$93.00	$1,023	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713	713	6	110.00	$110.00	$784	—

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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.