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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

2,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.64/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 615 lb · 156 head
light 7-weight L 1 steers $157.17/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 720 lb · 75 head
heavy 7-weight L 1 steers $148.09/cwt ≈ $1,151/hd at 777 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,190 2,350 1,850
Feeder cattle 1,180 550 800
Slaughter cattle 1,000 1,200 1,000
Replacement cattle 10 600 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Quality this week more attractive as buyer's could buy larger lots. CME Feeder cattle futures went home mixed in the front months. April and May closed red, while the deferreds held on to triple digit gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 4/5 was 22 cents lower to $155.54. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-6.00 higher as demand out paces supply. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly Export Sales data showed 14,030 MT of beef was sold during the week that ended 3/31. That was the lowest since the week of Jan 13. Shipments were 19,274 MT during the same week, Japan and South Korea were the top destinations.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 thin fleshed 703 27 166.00 $166.00 $1,167 —
700–740 729 48 146.50–155.50 $152.21 $1,110 —
755–790 777 58 147.00–150.00 $148.09 $1,151 —
802–805 804 11 156.00–157.00 $156.45 $1,258 —
853 853 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,331 —
984 984 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 197.00 $197.00 $847 —
467–490 480 12 195.00–205.00 $199.05 $955 —
518 518 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,000 -9.39
553–559 557 19 195.00–196.00 $195.31 $1,088 —
600–647 633 37 165.00–174.00 $167.91 $1,063 —
688 688 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,156 —
690 value added 690 12 157.00 $157.00 $1,083 —
699 699 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,048 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 36 175.00 $175.00 $933 —
601–616 607 20 146.00–151.00 $148.97 $904 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–835 829 34 130.00–144.50 $139.60 $1,157 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703–722 714 27 125.00–135.50 $129.60 $925 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 754 17 124.00 $124.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
199 199 6 540.00 $540.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–494 487 15 170.00–175.00 $172.97 $842 +2.97
505–549 527 22 162.00–172.50 $167.53 $883 —
557–562 560 10 156.50–160.00 $158.26 $886 +10.26
601–636 615 156 149.50–159.00 $157.64 $969 —
666–683 671 43 148.00–150.00 $148.62 $997 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 thin fleshed 511 6 191.00 $191.00 $976 —
702 702 13 136.50 $136.50 $958 —
756–772 762 36 125.00–130.00 $127.75 $973 -6.96
813–825 821 37 129.00–130.50 $130.02 $1,067 —
853 853 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,075 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 12 151.00 $151.00 $612 —
499 499 31 156.00 $156.00 $778 —
511–545 528 10 145.00–149.50 $147.32 $778 —
571 571 8 135.00 $135.00 $771 —
623 623 7 135.00 $135.00 $841 —
671 671 9 135.50 $135.50 $909 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 10 105.00 $105.00 $572 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 8 119.00 $119.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 7 121.00 $121.00 $837 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
834 834 5 111.00 $111.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1600 1259 80-85% 195 78.00–87.00 $83.87 $1,056 —
1300 1300 80-85% 6 100.75 $100.75 $1,310 —
1328 1328 80-85% 5 93.00 $93.00 $1,235 —
1100–1700 1400 80-85% 219 87.00–93.00 $90.27 $1,264 —
1493 1493 80-85% 8 95.75 $95.75 $1,430 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1400 1157 85-90% 175 78.00–86.00 $82.98 $960 —
1100–1600 1356 85-90% 195 86.00–92.00 $89.63 $1,215 —
1285–1439 1378 85-90% 14 92.75–94.00 $93.56 $1,289 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2160 1906 11 120.00–130.50 $126.57 $2,412 —
1500–2300 1944 9 105.00–115.00 $111.57 $2,169 —

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Bred Heifers

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 9 99.00 $99.00 $1,287 —

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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.