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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

2,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight L 1 heifers $141.77/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 769 lb · 110 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.12/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 565 lb · 109 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.46/cwt -6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 679 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,575 2,000 930
Feeder cattle 1,375 790 230
Slaughter cattle 1,100 1,200 650
Replacement cattle 100 10 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday at the same market, Stocker and feeder steers and stocker heifers less than 800 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 800 lbs firm. Slaughter cows 6.00-9.00 lower as supply exceeds demand and some plants cut hours with an interest out of the market. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance. Both ringside and on the internet. CME Feeder cattle ended the day 22 to 67 cents weaker. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another 4 cents on 1/19 to $161.20. Going into the monthly CoF report, analysts surveyed anticipate seeing 0.2% fewer cattle on feed as of Jan 1 than in 2021. That implies 11.943m head on average. December placements are expected to be between even with and 5% above Jan ’21, with 2.6% the average. The average estimate for December marketing's is 0.8% higher yr/yr.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–492 470 43 184.00–192.00 $186.10 $875 -7.90
509–543 529 60 179.00–184.00 $180.22 $953 -3.78
561–591 581 86 167.50–179.00 $170.25 $989 —
610–649 624 86 157.00–165.00 $160.38 $1,001 -9.43
657–695 679 92 148.00–159.50 $153.46 $1,042 -6.04
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712–746 735 29 144.00–150.00 $147.60 $1,085 -6.90
763–773 769 13 148.50–149.00 $148.69 $1,143 —
813–828 818 74 142.00–147.50 $145.90 $1,193 -0.69
914 914 14 127.50 $127.50 $1,165 —
978 978 6 122.50 $122.50 $1,198 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 14 175.00 $175.00 $676 —
421 421 10 160.00 $160.00 $674 —
569 569 7 159.00 $159.00 $905 -5.30
644 644 11 153.00 $153.00 $985 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 37 195.00 $195.00 $969 -13.64
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 7 144.00 $144.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 13 149.50 $149.50 $589 —
417 417 19 156.00 $156.00 $651 +1.04
464–491 486 66 157.75–161.00 $160.00 $778 +0.31
511–545 515 63 150.00–155.50 $151.96 $783 —
551–582 565 109 146.50–154.00 $150.12 $848 -2.28
616–638 631 77 140.00–145.00 $143.65 $906 -1.35
660–698 681 29 140.00–143.00 $141.23 $962 -1.27
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754–789 769 110 137.00–145.00 $141.77 $1,090 +7.77
843–848 847 50 131.00–144.00 $141.67 $1,200 +14.67
876 876 22 135.50 $135.50 $1,187 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 6 141.50 $141.50 $608 —
464 464 17 149.50 $149.50 $694 ±0.00
598 598 10 141.00 $141.00 $843 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 6 117.50 $117.50 $515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1241 1241 80-85% 5 60.00 $60.00 $745 —
1449 1449 80-85% 5 55.75 $55.75 $808 —
1200–1700 1457 80-85% 175 43.00–48.00 $46.00 $670 —
1200–1800 1508 80-85% 185 48.00–52.00 $50.45 $761 -22.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1500 1250 85-90% 20 34.00–39.00 $37.00 $462 —
1100–1600 1358 85-90% 165 42.00–47.00 $45.04 $612 —
1100–1700 1409 85-90% 175 47.00–51.00 $49.48 $697 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1694–1878 1811 75-80% 11 48.50–50.00 $49.49 $896 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2200 1986 7 81.00–85.00 $83.53 $1,659 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1900–2500 2260 5 65.00–78.50 $73.96 $1,671 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
861–870 862 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 41 116.00–126.00 $117.48 $1,013
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
883–938 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 70.00–75.00 $73.67 $680
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
951 951 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 108.00 $108.00 $1,027

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
804 804 5 88.00 $88.00 $708 —
936 936 5 91.00 $91.00 $852 —
1052 1052 21 95.00 $95.00 $999 —
1100 1100 6 90.50 $90.50 $996 —
1200 1200 12 94.00 $94.00 $1,128 —

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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.