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May 29, 2015 CapitalPress.com 13 Farm Market Report Hay Market Reports Potato Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • St. Joseph, Mo.-Portland Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to re- tail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or delivered customer as indicated. Grade guidelines used in this report have the following relation- ship to Relative Feed Value (RFV), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), or Crude Protein (CP) test num- bers: Grade RFV ADF TDN CP Supreme 185+ <27 55.9+ 22+ Premium 170-185 27-29 54.5-55.9 20-22 Good 150-170 29-32 52.5-54.5 18-20 Fair 130-150 32-35 50.5-52.5 16-18 Utility <130 36+ <50.5 <16 WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY (Columbia Basin) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. May 22 This week FOB Last week Last year 12,520 8,300 16,575 Compared to May 15: New crop Premium/Supreme Alfalfa steady to $5 higher. Standing Alfalfa steady. Trade moderate on new crop, light on old crop supplies. Thunderstorms this week caused a lot of rain damage to new crop supplies in the windrows. Demand good for new crop high testing Alfalfa, light to moderate on other grades. Retail/Feedstore not tested this week. Demand remains good. Tons Price Supreme 900 $220-225 Alfalfa Large Square 4200 $215-230 Prem./Sup. 1420 $210 Alfalfa Standing Good/Prem. 2000 $130-140 Fair/Good 2000 $130-140 Utility/Fair 2000 $130-140 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Portland, Ore. May 22 This week FOB Last week Last year 1,862 863 404 Compared to May 15: Prices trended generally steady compared to the same quality last week. Trade activity and demand was slow this week. Most producers are sold out for the season. All prices are in dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise stated. Tons Price CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES Premium 250 $200 Alfalfa Large Square Good 25 $175 Fair 220 $165 Small Square Good/Prem. 15 $200 Orchard Grass Large Square Good 15 $200 Small Square Grass Mix-Five Way Small Square EASTERN OREGON Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Alfalfa/Timothy Mix Large Square KLAMATH BASIN Alfalfa Small Square LAKE COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square Alfalfa Small Square Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service Premium 23 $260-275 Premium 10 $275 Good 20 $170 Premium 25 $200 Premium 72 $230 Supreme 101 100 Good/Prem. 244 Supreme 30 Premium 30 Good 650 $250 $275 $190-200 $240 $220 $125 Triticale Large Square Forage Mix-Three Way Large Square Good/Prem. 32 $150 HARNEY COUNTY: No new sales confirmed. IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. May 22 This week FOB Last week Last year 4,700 11,600 1,175 Compared to May 15: All grades of Alfalfa weak in a light test. Trade active on new crop contracting on the stump, slow otherwise. Demand moderate. Retail/feed store/horse not tested this week. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 1000 $170 1000 $195 Good/Prem. 2400 $160 200 $160 Fair/Good 100 $60 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. May 22 This week FOB Last week Last year 15,722 14,309 19,001 Compared to May 15: All classes traded active on good demand. Region 6 was hit with a rain this week with a lot of hay on the ground. Milk prices in the mid-teens are shifting the demand from dairies to the export market. According to U.S. Drought Monitor, storage in California’s 154 reservoirs stood at 18.0 million acre-feet (64 per- cent of average) on May 1, about 1.6 million acre-feet lower than a year ago. With little snow in the mountains above California’s lakes, further inflow will be negligible, meaning that the reservoir recharge season has ended early. REGION 1: Northern Intermountain Tons Price Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 75 $300 Oat Good 50 $125 Forage Mix-Two Way Good 50 $140 REGION 2: Sacramento Valley Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento. Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 165 $240-250 400 $190-200 Rye Grass Good/Prem. 1500 $115 Oat Good/Prem. 2500 $110 Good 2500 $90 REGION 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu- olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 155 $265 1050 $265-267 175 $288 Good 250 $240-245 394 $200-210 Wheat Good 400 $115 Triticale Good 500 $118 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 225 $190 REGION 4: Central San Joaquin Valley Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 1000 $295 Good 600 $227 REGION 5: Southern California Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and West- ern San Bernardino. Tons Price Alfalfa Premium 225 $240 325 $280 Good/Prem. 175 $240 Good 300 $230 125 $230 Fair 225 $190 Forage Mix-Three Way Good/Prem. 50 $280 Good 275 $220 REGION 6: Southeast California Tons Price Alfalfa Premium 125 $220 651 $220 Good/Prem. 957 $200-210 50 $240 200 $220-230 Good Bermuda Grass Premium 50 $200 Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Grains are stated in dollars per bushel or hundredweight (cwt.) except feed grains traded in dollars per ton. National grain report bids are for rail delivery unless truck indicated. PORTLAND GRAIN (USDA Market News) Portland May 22 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for May delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, May 21 were higher compared to May 13 noon bids. Hard red winter wheat and dark northern spring wheat were higher. Soft white wheat bids were not available for May delivery. July wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, May 21, higher as follows compared to May 13 closes: Chicago wheat futures were 7.75 cents higher at $5.22, Kansas City wheat futures were 14.50 cents higher at $5.5775 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 11.75 cents higher at $5.7825. Chicago July corn futures trended 3 cents lower at $3.65 while July soybean futures closed 18.50 cents lower at $9.3850. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during May for ordinary protein were not available today as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. The previous week’s bids were not available last week as most exporters were not issuing bids for May delivery. There were no white club wheat premiums for this week or last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for May delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $7.2925-7.50, mostly $7.3775 and bids for White Club Wheat were $7.5925-8, mostly $8.2450. Nearby bids for US 1 Soft White wheat ordinary protein were not available Friday through Thursday as most exporters were not issu- ing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as follows: June and July were not available, August New Crop and September $5.85-6.2950. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: June $7.2925-7.50, July $7.1425-7.3525, August New Corp $7.2225-7.3525 and September $7.2725-7.3525. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein during May were not available this week as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Last week bids ranged from $6.45 to 6.7425, mostly $6.5925. There were no white club wheat premiums for guaranteed 10.5 percent protein this or last week. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent protein were as follows: June and July $6.33-6.42, August New Crop and September $6.22-6.35. Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for May delivery were 4.50 to 9.50 cents per bushel higher compared to May 14 for May noon bids. The higher Kansas City July wheat fu- tures supported bids during the week. On May 21, bids were as fol- lows: May $6.4275-6.5275, mostly $6.4775; June $6.4275-6.6275; July $6.4275-6.4775 and August New Crop $6.4275-6.5775. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery for May delivery were 11.75 cents per bushel higher. Higher Minneapolis July wheat futures for the week were supportive to bids. On May 21, bids for non-guar- anteed 14 percent protein were as follows: May $7.5325-7.9825, mostly $7.7625; June $7.5325-7.9825; July $7.1825-7.6825; August New Crop $6.9925-7.3925 and September $6.8925-7.1925. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific North- west - BN shuttle trains for May delivery were 8 cents lower from $4.55-4.56 per bushel. Forward month corn bids for June $4.55- 4.57, July $4.5750-4.5850, August and September $4.6825-4.7025 and October and November were $4.6825-4.7025. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shut- tle trains for May delivery were 18.50 to 20.50 cents lower from $10.1850-10.3150 per bushel. Forward month soybean bids for June $10.1850-10.3050, October $10.3450-10.3650, November $10.3550-10.3650 and December $10.3550-10.3950. Bids for US 2 Heavy Wheat Oats for May delivery held steady at $3.8475 per bushel. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were six grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thurs- day, May 21, with three docked compared to four May 14 with two docked. There were no confirmed export sales this week from the Commodity Credit Corporation of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Portland May 22 Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated. GRAIN DELIVERED Mode Destination Price per cwt. BARLEY - U.S. No. 2 (46-lbs. per bushel) Rail Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA Tulare County NA Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa $9.65 Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Madera County Kern County Glenn County Colusa County Solano County CORN - U.S. No. 2 Yellow FOB Turlock/Tulare Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Chino Valley-Los Angeles Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock Los Angeles-Chino Valley Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties SORGHUM - U.S. No. 2 Yellow Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF Single Truck Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock OATS - U.S. No. 1 White Truck Los Angeles-Chino Valley OATS - U.S. No. 2 White Truck Petaluma Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock Rail Petaluma WHEAT - U.S. No. 2 or better - Hard Red Winter (Domestic Values for Flour Milling) Los Angeles 12 percent Protein Los Angeles 13 percent Protein Los Angeles 14 percent Protein Truck/Rail Los Angeles 11-12 percent Protein Los Angeles 12 percent Protein Los Angeles 13 percent Protein Los Angeles 14 percent Protein WHEAT - U.S. Durum Wheat Truck Imperial County WHEAT - Any Class for Feed FOB Tulare Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock King-Tulare-Fresno Counties Merced County Kern County Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day ending May 21: No new sales confirmed. NA $8.35 NA NA NA $8.40 $8.75 NA $9.05 $9.05 NA $11.05 NA NA NA NA NA $12.76 $12.96 $13.16 $12.46 NA NA NA NA $13.05 NA NA $10.90 NA NA reporting period Livestock Auctions Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated. California SHASTA (Shasta Livestock Auction) Cottonwood, Calif. May 22 Current week Last week 2,389 1,508 Compared to May 15: Slaughter cows $3-4 higher. Top bulls $5-12 higher. Very few cattle un- der 500 lbs. Steers steady to $15 higher. Heifers $10-25 higher. Off lots and singles $30-60 below top. Slaughter cows: Breakers $103-110, $110-123 high dress; Boning $95-102. Bulls 1 and 2: $110-134; $135-156 high dress. Feeder steers: 500-550 lbs. $250.00-291.00; 550-600 lbs. $240.00-279.00; 600-650 lbs. $230.00-266.00; 650-700 lbs. $229.00-244.00; 700-750 lbs. $215.00-234.50; 750-800 lbs. $210.00-233.00; 800-900 lbs. $185.00-212.00. Feeder heifers: 450-500 lbs. $245.00-284.00; 500-550 lbs. $222.00-262.00; 550-600 lbs. $220.00-258.50; 600-650 lbs. $210.00-233.50; 650-700 lbs. $205.00-236.00; 700-750 lbs. $195.00-223.00; 800-900 lbs. $175.00-196.00. Pairs: Few running age pairs $2500-2800; Bro- ken-mouth $1900-2400. Calvy cows: No market test. Idaho CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) May 15 Steers: 300-400 lbs. $295; 400-500 lbs. $209.50; 500-600 lbs. $208.25; 600-700 lbs. $185; 700-800 lbs. $197.50; 800-900 lbs. $161; 900-1000 lbs. $181.25; 1000 lbs. and up $130. Heifers: 300-400 lbs. $203.75; 400-500 lbs. $218.25; 500-600 lbs. $208.25; 600-700 lbs. $161.25; 700-800 lbs. $148.50; 800-900 lbs. $144.25; 900-1000 lbs. $131.75; 1000 lbs. and up $117.75. Cows (wt.): 700-800 lbs. $102; 800-900 lbs. $51.50; 900-1000 lbs. $106.25; 1000-1100 lbs. $82; 1100-1200 lbs. $98.50; 1200-1300 lbs. $98.75; 1300-1400 lbs. $99; 1400-1500 lbs. $97.25; 1500-1600 lbs. $105.75; 1600-1700 lbs. $95.50; 1700-1800 lbs. $107.25; 1800-1900 lbs. $105.50; 1900-2000 lbs. $104.75. Bull calves (wt.): 300-400 lbs. $180; 400-500 lbs. $248.75; 500-600 lbs. $235.50; 600-700 lbs. $173.75; 700-800 lbs. $178; 800-900 lbs. $168; 900-1000 lbs. $127. Bulls (wt.): 1900-2000 lbs. $130. Pairs (hd.): 1000 lbs. and up $1325. Bred heifers (hd.): 800 lbs. and up $2100. Stock cows (hd.): 800 lbs. and up $1815. Bull calves (hd.): 200-300 lbs. $315. Heifer calves (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $370; 200-300 lbs. $460; 300-400 lbs. $535. Steer calves (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $450; 200-300 lbs. $475; 300-400 lbs. $560; 400-500 lbs. $450; 500-600 lbs. $410. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. May 22 This week Last week Last year 1,300 1,900 1,240 Compared to May 15 at the same market: Stocker cattle less than 600 lbs. firm to $10 high- er in a light test. Feeder cattle more than 600 lbs. weak in a light test. Trade active with very good demand. Slaughter cows $1-2 lower, except guar grass fed cows $1-3 higher. Slaughter bulls $1-2 higher. Trade active with good demand. Slaugh- ter cows 64 percent, Slaughter bulls 5 percent, and feeders 31 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 51 percent steers and 49 percent heifers. Near 52 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for preg- nancy, and age. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300- 400 lbs. $1100, Per Head; 400-500 lbs. $273- 300; 500-600 lbs. $265-270; 600-700 lbs. $247; 600-700 lbs. $231, Full; 700-800 lbs. $205-217; 700-800 lbs. $198, Full. Medium and Large 2-3: 600-700 lbs. $220. Small and Medium 1-2: 500- 600 lbs. $220. Small and Medium 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $300. Small 4: 200-300 lbs. $205; 200-300 lbs. $155, Full. Feeder Holstein Steers: Large 2-3: 200-300 lbs. $277.50. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 800-900 lbs. $150. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400- 500 lbs. $250; 500-600 lbs. $250; 600-700 lbs. $229; 700-800 lbs. $197-200; 800-900 lbs. $190. Medium and Large 2-3: 600-700 lbs. $210; 700- 800 lbs. $190. Large 2-3: 1000-1100 lbs. $147; 1200-1300 lbs. $133.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 600-700 lbs. $200. Small and Medium 2-3: 400- 500 lbs. $220-250. Small 4: 500-600 lbs. $187.50; 500-600 lbs. $132.50, Full; 600-700 lbs. $182.50. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85 percent lean 1400-1900 lbs. $102-108; Boning 80-85 percent lean 1250-1600 lbs. $113.50-120.50; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1100-1400 lbs. $101-107; Lean Light 90 percent lean 900-1200 lbs. $93-96. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1600-2200 lbs. $140-150.50. Feeder Cows: Large 2-3: 1000-1100 lbs. $109, Young; 1100-1200 lbs. $108.50, Young; 1300- 1400 lbs. $115, Young. Cow/Calf (Per Pair): Medium and Large 1-2: Heifers 1050-1400 lbs. with 100-150 lbs. calves $2500-2600; Mid-Aged to Aged 1350-1400 lbs. $2000-2250 with 100-150 lbs. calves; Broken Mouth 1400 lbs. with 100-150 lbs. calves $1800. Oregon VALE (Producers Livestock Market) May 20 Total receipts: 908 head. Comments: Good offering of mostly “running age” pairs with a few young heifer pairs this week. Steer calves: 400-500 lbs. $251-368; 500-600 lbs. $236-264. Heifer calves: 400-500 lbs. $242-261; 500-600 lbs. $209-229. Yearling steers : 600-700 lbs. $226-236; 700- 800 lbs. $207-217; 900-1000 lbs. $172-181. Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $211-228; 700- 800 lbs. $194-210. Pairs: (young) $2400-2925; (B.M.) $1625-2375. Butcher cows: $101-109. Thin shelly cows: $83-97. Younger heiferettes: $119-147. Butcher bulls: $122-143. MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) May 18 Steers: 400-500 lbs. $240-260; 500-600 lbs. $235-255; 600-700 lbs. $220-240; 700-800 lbs. $200-220; 800-900 lbs. $180-200. Bulls: High yield. $138-144; mostly $132; thin- ner $120-130. Heifers: 300-400 lbs. $260-280; 400-500 lbs. $240-260; 500-600 lbs. $225-240; 600-700 lbs. $210-225; 700-800 lbs. $190-210. Heiferettes: 850-1000 lbs. $170-190. Cows: Heiferettes $115; Feeder cows $115; high-yield $110; medium-yield $110; low-yield $100. Deere boosts guidance as construction offsets ag swoon MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Solid sales of its construction equipment offset a global agricultural slowdown for Deere, the company said Fri- day. It also raised its outlook for the year and its shares rose nearly 4 percent Friday. Deere’s most profitable business is making and sell- ing its green tractors and other farming equipment, but with less demand for large farm equipment, Deere is re- lying more on its backhoes, excavators and other con- struction equipment to grow sales. A surge in home con- struction in the U.S. is like- ly helping. In April, builders broke ground on homes at the fastest pace in more than seven years, according to the Commerce Department. Deere said sales of farm- ing equipment fell 25 percent from a year ago to $5.77 bil- lion in the second quarter, due to lower shipment of farm machines and the effects of the stronger U.S. dollar. For the full year, Deere expects farming equipment sales to fall 24 percent from the year before. Meanwhile, sales of construction and forestry equipment rose 2 percent to $1.63 billion and it expects them to also rise about 2 per- cent for the year. Deere’s financing unit, which gives loans to customers to buy equipment, also improved, with revenue rising 14 per- cent to $653 million. The company said its sec- ond-quarter earnings fell 30 percent to $690.5 million, compared with $981 million last year, but it was still better than Wall Street had expect- ed. The Moline, Illinois, com- pany posted net income of $2.03 per share, which easily beat the per-share earnings of $1.57 that analysts were looking for, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research. Revenue fell 18 percent to $8.2 billion in the period, beating analyst expectations for revenue of $7.6 billion, according to Zacks . Profit for 2015 is now expected to be around $1.9 billion, the company said, up slightly from the $1.8 billion it had projected earlier this year. Shares of Deere & Co. rose $3.49, or 3.9 percent, to $92.95 in midmorning trad- ing Friday. Its shares are up 3.7 percent over the past year. Prices are weekly averages of daily prices. All prices are in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.). FWA is a weighted average of shipping point prices or common packs in each area. Weights differ by area. GRI is the Grower Returns Index for each individual area. FRESH RUSSET POTATO MARKET REPORT (North American Potato Market News) (USDA Market News) May 23 Market Commentary: Russet table potato prices came under additional pressure during the week leading up to Memorial Day. SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10 lb. Film Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $12.44 -$0.06 $5.37 -$0.04 $29 -$1 $4.50 $0 COLUMBIA BASIN $13.55 -$0.19 $5.90 -$0.12 $25 $0 $6 -$0.50 KLAMATH BASIN $15.46 -$0.16 $6.88 -$0.11 $29 $0 $7 $0 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.-San Angelo, Texas Wool prices in cents per pound and foreign currency per kilogram, sheep prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals on per head basis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. May 22 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was slow this week. There were 236,000 lbs. of confirmed trades. Demand was good. Interest in selling wool has still been high. Rainstorms have slowed many of the shearing crews still out in the field and they are working as hard as they can between storms to finish shearing. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was slow this week. There were 75,000 lbs. of confirmed trades. Territory States Ewe Wool: 67mm 19 micron $1.87; 70mm 21 micron $1.74. Bellies: 24 micron $1.10. Domestic wool tags No. 1 $.60-.70 No. 2 $.50-.60 No. 3 $.40-.50 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas May 22 Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were mostly steady to $20 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to $10 lower. Feeder lambs were steady to $15 higher. At San Angelo, Texas, 4,175 head sold in a one-day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feed- er lambs were not tested. 2,500 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to $3 higher. 9,200 head of formula sales under 65 lbs. were not well tested; 65-75 lbs. were sharply lower; 75-85 lbs. were $4-5 lower; 85-95 lbs. were steady to $1 lower and over 95 lbs. were steady to $1 higher. 6,278 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs. and down $2.60 higher; 45-55 lbs. $10.76 higher; 55-65 lbs. $5.18 lower; 65-75 lbs. $1.02 higher and 75 lbs. and up $.57-1.75 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 100-135 lbs. $122-140. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $220-234, few $238; 60-70 lbs. $202-228; 70-80 lbs. $200-212, few $218; 80-90 lbs. $180-196, few $200; 90-100 lbs. $170-184. DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): 2,500 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 129- 166 lbs. $127-164 (wtd avg $150.05); 180-199 lbs. $125-131 (wtd avg $128.05). SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) $60-70, few $74; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $70-82; Utility 1-2 (thin) $61-72; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) $54-60; Cull 1 (extremely thin) $46-50. FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: new crop 40-60 lbs. $200-210; 60-70 lbs. $184-190; 70-90 lbs. $170-187; 97 lbs. $175. old crop 70-80 lbs. $160-162; 98 lbs. $152; 110-120 lbs. $125-142. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Wtd. avg. 45 lbs. down $493.91 45-55 lbs. $417.16 55-65 lbs. $342.34 65-75 lbs. $322.07 75-85 lbs. $302.22 85 lbs. and up $284.18 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspec- tion for the week to date totaled 36,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 43,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. DAILY CALIFORNIA SHELL EGGS (USDA Market News) Des Moines, Iowa May 22 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 46 cents higher for Jumbo and 58 cents higher on all other sizes. The undertone is higher to sharply higher. Retail demand is light to moderate with food service movement mostly moderate. Offerings and supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price $1.70. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 258 Extra large 227 Large 219 Medium 190 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA and Grade AA, white eggs in cartons, delivered store door. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 250-262 Extra large 208-220 Large 204-213 Medium 170-179 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated. NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) Oklahoma City-Des Moines May 22 Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle trade remained mostly steady on a live basis but sold $2-4 lower on a dressed basis. Boxed beef pric- es struggled late in the week. Heavy rains con- tinue to fall across much of the feeding country, leaving one to wonder if feedlot performances has dropped off due to muddy pens. Boxed beef prices May 22 averaged $253.93 and is $2.58 lower than May 15. The Choice/ Select spread is $12.63. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through May 22 afternoon totaled about 81,740 head. The previous week’s total head count was 64,375 head. Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers 35-80 Percent Choice, 1200-1400 lbs. $159-160 Dressed Basis: Steers and Heif- ers: 251-253 South Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers 35-65 percent Choice, 1100- 1400 lbs. $160-161. Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to $2 higher. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut-out value Fri- day afternoon was $232.31 up .21 from May 15. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. May 22 This week Last week Last year 204,700 231,900 250,100 Compared to May 15: Yearlings sold fully steady to $3 higher with instances $5 higher as advance continues to be on heavy year- lings over 800 lbs. Demand remains very good on yearlings as the draw of steady fed cattle prices on light trade Wednesday in Kansas at $161 continues to bring additional interest back to feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves traded steady to instances $5 higher where tested (mostly throughout the Midwest) as a number of auctions simply do not have enough calves to test the market. Production areas farther north and west simply don’t do enough fall calving to test the market this time of the year, and the old crop calves are long gone. In the Southeast steer and heifer calves trad- ed uneven from steady to $5 lower to $5 higher. Demand for calves continues to improve with excellent grazing conditions around the country. Northern Plains buyers aided higher feeder prices as last Friday at the Herried, S.D., Live- stock Market sold over 9000 head with over 400 head of steers weighing between 600-650 lbs. averaging 627 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $270.16 and over 530 head of yearling steers averaging 881 lbs. sold with an weighted average price of $217.13. In Valentine, Neb., on May 21 sold nearly 3000 head with a light test of 500-550 lb. steers averaging 520 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $312.64, 131 head of fancy steers averaging 815 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $228.12 and near 200 head of their bigger brothers averaging 924 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $216.33. The next six weeks will be a good test to see if beef demand will hold up as we start the be- ginning of the grilling season. One of the key factors going forward is when retail promotions disappear how will the overall cutout values hold up. It will take strong buying clearance and the need to replenish and own inventory over the next six weeks to help hold values. Friday’s Cattle on Feed Report had May 1 inventory at 101 percent; placements at 95 percent and marketings at 92 percent. Inventory was close to expectations, with placements sig- nificantly smaller than expected and marketings close to expectations. Corn and soybean plant- ing have had one of the nicest planting starts in several seasons, as corn planting is now 85 percent complete ahead of the 5-year average of 75 percent. Soybeans are 45 percent planted ahead of the 5-year average of 36 percent. Auc- tion volume included 54 percent over 600 lbs. and 39 percent heifers. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 168,000 147,500 172,200 WASHINGTON 2,000. 50 pct over 600 lbs. 41 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 400-450 lbs. $295.91; 450-500 lbs. $276.79; 500-550 lbs. $268.47. DIRECT This week Last week Last year 29,900 54,800 39,900 SOUTHWEST (Arizona-California-Nevada) 1300. No cattle over 600 lbs. No heifers. Hol- steins: Large 3 300 lbs. $290 September del; 700 lbs. $164 Current del. B (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) 2500. 71 pct over 600 lbs. 25 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 850-900 lbs. $191-197 Idaho. Future Delivery FOB Price 550-600 lbs. $250-257 for October-December Idaho-Oregon; 650 lbs. $240 calves for No- vember-December Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $208 for December-Jan Idaho; Future Delivery Deliv- ered Price 850-900 lbs. $203-209 for July-Au- gust Idaho. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 Future Delivery FOB Price 550-600 lbs. $232 for November-December Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price 750 lbs. $205 for October-No- vember Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $198.50-204 for July-August Idaho. NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. May 22 This week Last week Last year 2,500 1,600 2,600 Compared to May 15: Feeder cattle steady to $4 higher in a light test. Trade slow on con- tracting calves for fall delivery as most interests never even received a bid this week. Demand light on calves for fall delivery good demand for yearlings. The World Trade Organization has ruled against U.S. labels on packaged steaks and other cuts of meat that say where the an- imals were born, raised and slaughtered. The feeder supply included 75 percent steers and 25 percent heifers. Near 71 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices are FOB weighing point with a 1-4 percent shrink or equivalent and with a 5-10 cent slide on calves and a 3-8 cent slide on yearlings. Delivered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Cur- rent sales are up to 14 days delivery. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current FOB Price: 850-900 lbs. $191-197 Idaho. Future De- livery FOB Price: 550-600 lbs. $250-257 for Oc- tober-December Idaho-Oregon; 650 lbs. $240 calves for November-December Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $208 for December-Jan Idaho; Future De- livery Delivered Price: 850-900 lbs. $203-209 for July-Aug Idaho. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: Future Deliv- ery FOB Price: 550-600 lbs. $232 for Novem- ber-December Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price: 750 lbs. $205 for October-November Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $198.50-204 for July-Au- gust Idaho.