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Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 22, 2022

900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $119.50/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 658 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $110.00/cwt ≈ $609/hd at 554 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 900 1,335 0
Feeder cattle 300 425 0
Slaughter cattle 600 900 0
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle for accurate trends. Feeder cattle futures are trading higher through midday with gains of as much as 67 cents so far. The CME Feeder Cattle Index for 12/20 was 13 cents higher to $178.14. Slaughter cows 9.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Weekly FAS data showed 4,518 MT of beef was sold for '22 export during the week that ended 12/15. Japan was the top buyer with 3.5k MT for 2022 delivery, and 2.6k MT for 2023 delivery. The week's total 2023 sales were 7.2k MT for a forward book of 50,889 MT. That trails last year's forward book by 18%.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 12 110.00 $110.00 $609 —
658 658 27 119.50 $119.50 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 9 82.50 $82.50 $388 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 6 149.00 $149.00 $834 -22.87
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
428 428 5 340.00 $340.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 160.00 $160.00 $797 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159 1159 80-85% 5 88.00 $88.00 $1,020 +11.25
1100–1400 1233 80-85% 45 74.00–77.00 $75.51 $931 +18.84
1000–1500 1250 80-85% 30 58.00–64.00 $61.60 $770 —
1259 1259 80-85% 13 84.75 $84.75 $1,067 —
1200–1800 1479 80-85% 78 77.00–84.00 $81.27 $1,202 +9.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1200 1000 85-90% 24 54.00–62.00 $58.80 $588 +12.91
1000–1600 1267 85-90% 45 68.00–78.00 $73.61 $933 —
1100–1600 1367 85-90% 75 78.00–83.00 $81.12 $1,109 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1900 1800 20 102.50–103.00 $102.76 $1,850 +16.59
2007 2007 6 103.50 $103.50 $2,077 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1958 1818 5 85.50–90.00 $87.44 $1,590 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727 727 14 90.00 $90.00 $654 —
908 908 8 101.00 $101.00 $917 —

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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.