Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

2,550 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight L 1 heifers $150.70/cwt ≈ $1,065/hd at 707 lb · 144 head

heavy 7-weight L 1 steers $164.68/cwt ≈ $1,237/hd at 751 lb · 95 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.57/cwt +11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 658 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,550	2,330	1,900
Feeder cattle	1,225	430	770
Slaughter cattle	1,225	1,500	1,000
Replacement cattle	100	400	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 2.00-7.00 higher. Quality more attractive this week as buyers were able to purchase larger lots. Buyer attendance was good. Feeder cattle futures closed Thursday $0.60 to $1.45 in the black. The April contract expired at $155.92 to be settled against the index. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $156.36 on 4/27, up by another 15 cents. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with good demand. Weekly Export Sales data from FAS showed a new year's low 11,396 MT of beef was sold during the week of 4/21. Beef exports were also down 16% from last week at 17,602 MT. YTD beef exports still outpace 2021 by 1.88% with 288,695 MT shipped through 4/21.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–745	719	70	156.00–166.00	$163.04	$1,172	—
751–757	751	95	160.00–165.00	$164.68	$1,237	—
841	841	74	150.00	$150.00	$1,262	—
853	853	19	150.00	$150.00	$1,280	—
1017–1018	1018	12	130.00–140.00	$135.84	$1,383	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	208.50	$208.50	$919	—
507–533	525	29	203.00–205.00	$203.91	$1,071	—
550–555	553	23	191.00–198.00	$194.67	$1,077	—
617–619	619	47	173.00–175.00	$174.53	$1,080	+4.74
681	681	17	162.00	$162.00	$1,103	-3.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
859	859	18	130.00	$130.00	$1,117	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	190.00	$190.00	$978	—
794	794	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,127	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	6	186.00	$186.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478–498	488	40	160.00–170.00	$166.57	$813	+11.57
540 value added	540	6	166.00	$166.00	$896	—
542	542	5	164.50	$164.50	$892	—
562–576	565	33	156.00–162.00	$160.70	$908	+9.70
602–636	613	77	158.00–162.00	$159.95	$980	—
653–675	658	92	150.00–158.75	$156.57	$1,030	+11.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–725	707	144	145.00–152.75	$150.70	$1,065	—
761	761	10	139.00	$139.00	$1,058	+10.50
775 value added	775	46	145.00	$145.00	$1,124	—
825–838	834	21	130.00–135.00	$131.41	$1,096	—
867	867	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,214	—
1100	1100	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,430	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	13	135.00	$135.00	$589	—
518	518	6	134.00	$134.00	$694	—
657	657	6	146.00	$146.00	$959	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	17	136.00	$136.00	$847	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
743	743	5	120.00	$120.00	$892	—
756	756	9	135.00	$135.00	$1,021	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
807	807	7	133.00	$133.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594	594	7	148.00	$148.00	$879	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
231	231	6	375.00	$375.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
312	312	5	500.00	$500.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1534	1534	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,687	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1450	1375	80-85%	24	89.75–97.00	$93.57	$1,287	-5.67
1000–1800	1410	80-85%	205	79.00–83.00	$81.62	$1,151	—
1000–1900	1460	80-85%	215	83.00–88.00	$86.33	$1,260	—
1483	1483	80-85%	4	93.00	$93.00	$1,379	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1600	1259	85-90%	195	83.00–87.00	$85.61	$1,078	—
900–1700	1310	85-90%	205	87.00–93.00	$90.99	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2300	1900	20	108.00–115.50	$112.54	$2,138	—
2035	2035	1	116.50	$116.50	$2,371	+3.24

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2300	1876	17	102.00–108.00	$105.89	$1,986	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	760.00	$760.00

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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
1245–1293	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	1,350.00–1,460.00	$1,395.00	+50.19
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1373	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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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.