Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

1,560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 641 lb · 60 head

heavy 9-weight L 1 steers $160.54/cwt ≈ $1,546/hd at 963 lb · 35 head

heavy 8-weight L 1 heifers $143.25/cwt ≈ $1,239/hd at 865 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,560	1,730	1,370
Feeder cattle	750	230	410
Slaughter cattle	800	1,500	950
Replacement cattle	10	—	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle firm. Feeder cattle futures went home with 50 to 55 cent losses on Thursday, save for the March contract that closed down by $1.10. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was just a penny higher on 2/14 to $183.07. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls weak. Trade active with good demand and good buyer attendance.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–771	762	22	187.50	$187.50	$1,429	—
871	871	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,437	—
961–970	963	35	153.50–163.00	$160.54	$1,546	—
1080–1086	1084	22	141.00–150.00	$143.85	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	11	239.00	$239.00	$1,326	—
641	641	60	220.00	$220.00	$1,410	+30.00
726	726	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,198	—
816	816	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,248	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
811–848	838	27	130.50–138.00	$132.57	$1,111	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–512	510	19	127.50–145.00	$140.43	$716	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	12	223.00	$223.00	$957	—
474–478	476	16	222.00–230.00	$225.98	$1,076	—
561	561	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,111	+1.41
632	632	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,182	—
654	654	12	194.00	$194.00	$1,269	+36.18

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757	757	13	170.00	$170.00	$1,287	—
853–879	862	23	140.00–152.00	$146.00	$1,259	—
871	871	11	137.50	$137.50	$1,198	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	7	200.00	$200.00	$760	—
416	416	5	202.50	$202.50	$842	—
682	682	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,050	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	6	147.50	$147.50	$652	—
623	623	8	130.00	$130.00	$810	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	7	122.50	$122.50	$636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1600	1309	85-90%	175	80.00–88.00	$85.03	$1,113	-1.45
1300–1600	1454	85-90%	185	88.00–93.00	$90.83	$1,321	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1600	1350	80-85%	20	95.50–100.50	$98.46	$1,329	—
1100–1700	1409	80-85%	165	82.00–90.00	$86.97	$1,225	—
1300–1900	1609	80-85%	175	90.00–95.00	$93.04	$1,497	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1789	1789	65-75%	4	100.00	$100.00	$1,789	—
1800–1900	1850	65-75%	10	87.00–90.00	$88.54	$1,638	+3.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	6	100.00	$100.00	$1,700	—
2118	2118	4	112.50	$112.50	$2,383	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1461	1461	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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.