Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 1, 2022

1,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1 steers $153.37/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 819 lb · 29 head

light 9-weight L 1 steers $149.50/cwt ≈ $1,401/hd at 937 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.03/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 483 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,700	1,400	2,680
Feeder cattle	800	600	1,500
Slaughter cattle	900	800	1,180

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last Thursday and market not reported. Trade moderate to active with light to moderate demand. CME Feeders took advantage of the weaker corn trade, and closed with $0.60 to $1.07 gains. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $178.40 on 11/30, UNCH from 11/29. USDA reported 15.4k MT of beef was sold for export during the week that ended 11/24. That was 19% above last week, but down 29% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer with 7.2k MT. Beef shipments for the week were 15,750 MT for a YTD total of 858k MT.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,162	+23.00
804–825	819	29	150.00–157.00	$153.37	$1,256	—
937	937	28	149.50	$149.50	$1,401	—
1062	1062	12	147.50	$147.50	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	8	195.00	$195.00	$747	—
470	470	18	195.00	$195.00	$916	—
536	536	9	195.00	$195.00	$1,045	—
556	556	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,029	+16.00
663–670	666	18	170.00–174.50	$172.49	$1,149	+28.01
787	787	5	132.50	$132.50	$1,043	—
809	809	5	138.00	$138.00	$1,116	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	11	142.00	$142.00	$646	—
502–516	510	12	165.00–170.50	$167.25	$853	—
611–614	612	17	155.00–159.50	$157.64	$965	—
678–699	689	20	155.00–158.00	$156.71	$1,080	+16.71

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
741	741	8	147.00	$147.00	$1,089	—
1013	1013	5	139.50	$139.50	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
992	992	6	101.00	$101.00	$1,002	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	5	160.00	$160.00	$600	—
475–495	483	22	160.00–163.50	$162.03	$783	—
507	507	9	161.00	$161.00	$816	—
574–583	581	19	165.50–167.50	$166.02	$965	—
651	651	9	160.00	$160.00	$1,042	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	8	146.00	$146.00	$688	—
568–572	570	12	148.00–154.00	$151.01	$861	+21.01
609–619	614	11	145.00–146.00	$145.55	$894	—
661–679	671	11	135.00–140.00	$137.76	$924	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	12	124.00	$124.00	$552	—
569–589	577	15	129.00–130.00	$129.41	$747	+31.91

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	7	140.50	$140.50	$999	—
1118	1118	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,565	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
344	344	7	275.00	$275.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	15	130.00	$130.00	$619	—
651	651	7	129.00	$129.00	$840	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1456	1456	80-85%	5	70.00	$70.00	$1,019	+2.83
1300–1750	1532	80-85%	165	57.00–62.00	$59.94	$918	—
1300–1800	1557	80-85%	175	62.00–65.50	$64.08	$998	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1700	1507	85-90%	145	56.00–61.00	$58.92	$888	—
1300–1800	1558	85-90%	155	61.00–65.50	$63.68	$992	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–2000	1850	75-80%	30	64.00–68.00	$66.16	$1,224	—

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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.