Toppenish Livestock Auction Market Report

Toppenish, Washington · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 23, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	992	1,560	1,000
Feeder cattle	182	750	490
Slaughter cattle	800	800	500
Replacement cattle	10	10	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. The nearby CME feeders set new highs for the move, but stayed under their August contract highs - by 70c for April and by $3 for March. The 2/22 CME Feeder Cattle Index was $182.57, down by 3 cents. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade very active with very good demand. Brazil is suspending beef exports to China beginning Thursday, after an animal in Para was found to have BSE. More details will be released as they are known, but in 2021 BSE related export suspensions lasted 3 months between Brazil and China.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	6	169.00	$169.00	$1,300	-18.50
986	986	9	167.50	$167.50	$1,652	+6.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,208	—
501	501	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,303	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	6	215.00	$215.00	$845	—
558	558	7	199.00	$199.00	$1,110	+1.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1152	1152	12	119.75	$119.75	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,021	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1700	1603	80-85%	155	95.00–101.00	$98.28	$1,575	+5.24
1400–1900	1658	80-85%	165	101.00–104.50	$103.07	$1,709	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1600	1310	85-90%	145	90.00–99.00	$95.68	$1,253	+10.65
1100–1600	1358	85-90%	155	99.00–103.50	$101.74	$1,382	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800–2100	1950	6	105.00–112.50	$108.46	$2,115	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
928	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	8	109.00	$109.00	$986	—
1031	1031	8	119.00	$119.00	$1,227	—
1077	1077	8	116.00	$116.00	$1,249	—
1138	1138	10	116.50	$116.50	$1,326	—
1151	1151	7	116.50	$116.50	$1,341	—

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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.