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16 CapitalPress.com June 12, 2015 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. June 4 This week FOB Last week Last year 8,100 4,900 2,909 Compared to May 29: New crop Premium/Supreme Alfalfa steady. Trade slow to moderate on new crop Alfalfa, active on new crop first cutting Timothy. Most interests this week were busy with second cut- ting Alfalfa. Demand good for new crop high testing Alfalfa and Dairy and Horse Timothy for export, light to moderate on other grades. Retail/Feedstore steady on new crop first cutting Alfalfa in a light test. Demand remains good. Tons Price $230 Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 2000 Premium 100 $220 Good/Prem. 500 $215 Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 350 $205 Good 450 $185 Export 1100 $155 Alfalfa Small Square Premium 100 $260 Timothy Grass Large Square Premium 2000 $240 Timothy Grass Small Square Good 1000 $210 Timothy Grass Standing Premium 500 $175 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Portland, Ore. June 4 This week FOB Last week Last year 2,486 999 472 Compared to May 4: Prices trended generally steady compared to the same quality last week. Trade activity and demand picked up a little this week. Most producers are sold out for the season. Tons Price CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES Premium 375 $160-170 Alfalfa Large Square Good 300 $150 KLAMATH BASIN Premium 24 $230 Alfalfa Small Square LAKE COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square Small Square Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service Supreme Good/Prem. Good Fair/Good Fair Prem./Sup. Premium Fair 100 66 851 32 164 30 30 30 $275 $200 $170-200 $165 $135-145 $240 $240 $150 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Large Square Premium 100 $250 Triticale Large Square Good 200 $125 Forage Mix-Three Way Large Square Premium 184 $145 EASTERN OREGON: No new sales confirmed. HARNEY COUNTY: No new sales confirmed. IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. June 4 This week FOB Last week Last year 2,260 3,600 150 Compared to May 29: New crop Premium high moisture Alfalfa steady, other grades steady. Trade slow this week as recent rains make putting up high quality hay difficult. Demand moderate to good. Retail/feed store/horse not tested this week. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Premium 1025 $150-160 Fair 1000 $80 Oat Large Square Good 235 $80 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. June 4 This week FOB Last week Last year 18,963 7,430 24,272 Compared to May 4: All classes traded active on good demand. Milk prices in the mid-teens are shifting the demand from dair- ies to the export market. According to the U.S. Drought Mon- itor, dry conditions and increasing temperatures returned to the Southwest after an unseasonably cool and wet May that led to unexpected green-up of ranges and pastures in parts of southern and eastern California, Nevada, and western Arizona but did nothing to ease the long-term drought, and most-likely added extra fuel for late summer and early fall wildfires once the vegetation dies off. Rain in region 1 has put a hold on this year’s first cutting with a lot of growers going to try to knock it down this weekend. Sudan is being put up in region 6 and the heat has set in this week making it hard to bale will little dew early in the morning. REGION 1: North Intermountain Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. No new sales confirmed. 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 680 $245-250 250 $245 Prem./Sup. 375 $235 Premium 75 $220 Good 1000 $260 1000 $200 Brome Grass Premium 60 $140 90 $290 Good/Prem. 90 $270 Oat Good 350 $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 385 $265-270 55 $220 100 $275 Premium 260 $245-255 310 $235 200 $240 Good/Prem. 705 $220-240 Good 1625 $200-220 1000 $190 Fair 55 $210 Oat Good 220 $160 Wheat Good 3000 $85 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 1200 $115 REGION 4: Central San Joaquin Valley Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 400 $265 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 25 $300 REGION 5: Southern California Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and West- ern San Bernardino. Tons Price Alfalfa Prem./Sup. 300 $280 Premium 90 $220 Good/Prem. 148 $205 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 $270 REGION 6: Southeast California Tons Price Alfalfa Premium 100 $200 1080 $200-215 50 $240 Good/Prem. 2050 $190-195 $160 175 500 $210-230 Good 230 $130 680 $190-205 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 June 4 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for June delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, June 4 higher, compared to May 28 noon bids for June delivery. July wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, June 4, higher as follows compared to May 28 closes: Chicago wheat futures were 35 cents higher at $5.2375, Kansas City wheat futures were 31 cents higher at $5.4125 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 28.75 cents higher at $5.7575. Chicago July corn futures trended 10 cents higher at $3.6350 while July soybean futures closed 20.50 cents higher at $9.4650. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during June for ordinary protein were not available today or last week as most exporters were not issuing bids for near- by delivery. There were no white club wheat premiums for this week or last week. One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for June delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $6.9450- 7.2950, mostly $7.1625 and bids for White Club Wheat were $7.2450-7.7950, mostly $7.6125. Nearby bids for U.S. 1 Soft White wheat ordinary protein were not available, as most exporters were not issuing bids for June delivery. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as follows: July not available, August New Crop and September $5.85-6.3925 and October $5.85-6.38. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro- tein were as follows: July $6.8450-7.2950, August New Corp $6.88- 7.20, September $6.91-7.20 and October $7.1650. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein during June were $6.3375-6.3875, mostly $6.3675, 30.75 to 35 cents per bushel higher compared to $5.9875-6.08 last week. There were no white club wheat premiums for guaranteed 10.5 percent protein this week or last week. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent protein were as follows: July $6.34-6.4475, August New Crop $6.39-6.5425 and September $6.39-6.4425. Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for June delivery were 31 to 36 cents per bushel higher compared to May 28 noon bids for June delivery. The higher Kansas City July wheat futures supported bids during the week. On Thursday, bids were as follows: June $6.2625-6.5125, mostly $6.3925; July $6.2625-6.3625, August New Crop $6.27-6.42 and September $6.37-6.47. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery for June delivery were 28.75 cents per bushel higher compared to May 28 noon bids for June de- livery. On June 4, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: June $7.5075-7.9575, mostly $7.7375; July $7.1575- 7.6575; August New Crop $6.95-7.35 and September $6.85-7.25. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for June delivery were 10 to 11 cents higher from $4.5250-4.5750 per bushel. Forward month corn bids for July $4.5525-4.6125, August, September, October, November and De- cember were $4.67-4.71. Bids for U.S. 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for June delivery were 20.50 cents higher from $10.2650-10.3850 per bushel. For- ward month soybean bids for September, October and November $10.36-10.42, December $10.41-10.46, and January $10.41-10.47. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy Wheat Oats for June delivery held steady at $3.8475 per bushel. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were eight grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thurs- day, June 4, with three docked compared to seven May 28 with three docked. There were no confirmed export sales this week from the Commodity Credit Corporation of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Portland June 4 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-Oak dale-Turlock NA Tulane County NA Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa $9.65 Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Madera County NA Kern County NA Glenn County NA Colusa County $9.50 Solano County NA CORN - U.S. No. 2 Yellow FOB Turlock/Tulane $8.67 Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Chino Valley-Los Angeles $9.21-9.26 Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $8.97 Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $8.97 SORGHUM - U.S. No. 2 Yellow Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF Single $10.99-11.04 Truck Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA OATS - U.S. No. 1 White Truck Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA OATS - U.S. No. 2 White Truck Petaluma NA Rail Petaluma NA WHEAT - U.S. No. 2 or better - Hard Red Winter (Domestic Values for Flour Milling) Los Angeles 12 percent Protein $12.65 Los Angeles 13 percent Protein $12.85 Los Angeles 14 percent Protein $13.05 Truck/Rail Los Angeles 11-12 percent Protein Los Angeles 12 percent Protein NA Los Angeles 13 percent Protein $12.35-12.52 Los Angeles 14 percent Protein NA WHEAT - U.S. Durum Wheat Truck Imperial County NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA WHEAT - Any Class for Feed FOB Tulane NA Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley $12.69 Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA King-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Merced County NA Colusa County NA Kern County NA Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period ending June 4: WHEAT, U.S. No. 1, Hard Amber Durum for Flour Milling Imperial $14.50 OC Del Locally YELLOW CORN, U.S. No 2 or better Glenn $8.25 OC Del Locally 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. June 5 Current week Last week 724 898 Compared to May 29: Slaughter cows steady, good bulls higher. Stocker/Feeder market mostly steady with good groups of light cattle $10 high- er. Off lots and singles $30 to $60 lower than top offerings. Slaughter cows: Breakers $104-109, $110- 120 high dress; Boning $97-103. Bulls 1 and 2: $115-139; $140-159 high dress. Feeder steers: 500-550 lbs. $250-294; 550- 600 lbs. $240-271; 600-650 lbs. $211-246; 650-700 lbs. $211-236; 700-750 lbs. $204-219; 750-800 lbs. $200-215; 800-900 lbs. $190-201. Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $260-305; 450- 500 lbs. $247-250; 500-550 lbs. $220-249; 550- 600 lbs. $216-232.50; 600-650 lbs. $211-220; 650-700 lbs. $202-213; 750-800 lbs. $191. Pairs: No market test. Calvy cows: No market test Idaho CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) April 24 Steers: 300-400 lbs. $180.75; 400-500 lbs. $221.50; 500-600 lbs. $217.50; 600-700 lbs. $203.50; 700-800 lbs. $181.25; 800-900 lbs. $181; 900-1000 lbs. $165.75; 1000 lbs. and up $114.50. Heifers: 400-500 lbs. $165; 500-600 lbs. $193; 600-700 lbs. $171.25; 700-800 lbs. $158; 800- 900 lbs. $150; 900-1000 lbs. $146.25; 1000 lbs. and up $118. Cows (wt.): 700-800 lbs. $70; 800-900 lbs. $98.25; 900-1000 lbs. $106; 1000-1100 lbs. $97.25; 1100-1200 lbs. $94.75; 1200-1300 lbs. $98.50; 1300-1400 lbs. $98.25; 1400-1500 lbs. $105.75; 1500-1600 lbs. $100.25; 1600-1700 lbs. $99.50; 1700-1800 lbs. $103; 1800-1900 lbs. $95. Bull calves (wt.): 300-400 lbs. $250; 400-500 lbs. $205; 500-600 lbs. $180; 600-700 lbs. $195. Bulls (wt.): 1600-1700 lbs. $127.75; 1700- 1800 lbs. $126.50; 1800-1900 lbs. $136. Pairs (hd.): 1000 lbs. and up $2100. Bred heifers (hd.): 800 lbs. and up $1725. Stock cows (hd.): 800 lbs. and up $1725. Bull calves (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $420; 200-300 lbs. $760; 300-400 lbs. $600. Heifer calves (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $490; 200- 300 lbs. $540; 300-400 lbs. $560. Steer calves (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $650; 200- 300 lbs. $650; 300-400 lbs. $635; 400-500 lbs. $500; 500-600 lbs. $725. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. June 4 This week Last week Last year 1,300 1,250 NA Compared to last May 29 at the same market: not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate price trends. Trade active with very good demand. Slaughter cows steady to $3 low- er. Slaughter bulls $6-7 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand with an interest or so off the market on Holstein cows. Slaughter cows 80 percent, Slaughter bulls 5 percent, and feeders 15 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 38 percent steers and 62 percent heifers. Near 53 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for pregnancy, and age. Feeder Holstein Steers: Large 2-3: 200-300 lbs. $280; 200-300 lbs. $700, Per Head; 300- 400 lbs. $260; 700-800 lbs. $179; 800-900 lbs. $170. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400- 500 lbs. $245; 500-600 lbs. $230; 600-700 lbs. $211-221; 700-800 lbs. $202.50. Large 2-3: 300- 400 lbs. $260; 1000-1100 lbs. $150-153. Slaughter Holstein Heifers: Mostly Choice 2-3 1600-1650 lbs. 129-130. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85 percent lean 1500-2100 lbs. $99-105; Boning 80-85 percent lean 1300-1600 lbs. $107-113.50; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1100-1500 lbs. $101-107; Lean Light 90 percent lean 900-1300 lbs. $93-96; Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2700 lbs. $139-147.50. Cow/Calf (Per Pair): Medium and Large 1-2: Mid-Aged 1200 lbs. 2175 with 150-200 lbs. calves. Feeder Cows: Large 1-2: 1300-1400 lbs. $125, Mid-Aged. Oregon VALE (Producers Livestock Market) June 3 Total receipts: 390 head. Comments: Smaller run this week with a small test on most classes. Butcher cow and bull mar- ket steady to strong. Steer calves: 300-400 lbs. $267-289; 400-500 lbs. $258-302; 500-600 lbs. $239-266. Heifer calves: 300-400 lbs. $249-266; 400-500 lbs. $231-247; 500-600 lbs. $226-244. Yearling steers : 600-700 lbs. $214-228; 700- 800 lbs. $208-218; 900-1000 lbs. $179-187. Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $209-236; 800- 900 lbs. $189-214. Butcher cows: $97-112. Thin shelly cows: $82-96. Younger heiferettes: $121-147. Butcher bulls: $117-137. EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Junction City, Ore. June 8 Total head count: 257. Market conditions compared to May 31: Cows and bulls steady; light feeders off slightly; year- lings steady. Top cows: Low dressers $90-105, high dress- ers $106-120; Top 10 $112.90. Top bulls: High dressers $144.50. Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs. $130-240; 500-700 lbs. $150-200. Choice steers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $229; 400-500 lbs. $180-241; 500-600 lbs. $180-218; 600-700 lbs. $193; 700-800 lbs. $180-200; 800-900 lbs. $180-196. Choice heifers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $150-177.50; 400-500 lbs. $180-232; 500-600 lbs. $180-220; 600-700 lbs. $160-190; 700-800 lbs. $160-187; 800 up lbs. $174. Bred Cows: $1500-1700 head. Pairs: $1925-2350 pair. Head calves (up to 250 lbs.): Beef $485-690 head; Dairy: 525 head. Feeder lambs: 50-90 lbs. $120-169; 90-130 lbs. $100-140. Goats: owing to he diversity of goats breeds and sizes assume $1.50 per lb. and be pleas- antly surprisedwhen you get $2-2.50 a pound. Campbell Soup buying Garden Fresh for $231M CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup is buying re- frigerated salsa maker Garden Fresh Gourmet for $231 mil- lion as it continues to make a push into hot categories such as refrigerated fresh and or- ganic foods. This is the latest acquisi- tion by Campbell Soup Co. that looks to keep pace with consumers’ increasing in- terest in fresh and organic products as they lose their taste for its trademark canned soups. The Camden, New Jersey-based company pur- chased food company Bolt- house Farms in 2012 and organic baby food company Plum in 2013. Campbell Soup has seen sales of its canned soups and vegetable juice decline as Americans shift toward foods they feel are fresher or more wholesome. Campbell’s brands include V8 Juice, Pepperidge Farm cookies, Prego pasta sauces and its namesake soups. The consumer migration has dented the popularity of Campbell’s canned soups in particular, and prompted the company to try and appeal to people in their 20s and 30s with updated products. About two years ago, for instance, it rolled out a line of “Camp- bell’s Go” soups that come in microwavable pouches and flavors like Spicy Chorizo and Golden Lentil with Ma- dras Curry. Garden Fresh Gourmet, which also makes hummus, dips and tortilla chips, will become part of the Campbell Fresh unit. The division also includes Bolthouse Farms fresh carrots, refrigerated juices, salad dressings and kids snacks, the 1915 brand of cold-pressed organic juices and Campbell’s retail refriger- ated soups. Garden Fresh Gourmet had $100 million in sales in 2014. The company will continue to run out of its headquarters in Ferndale, Michigan. The deal is expected to close in fiscal 2015’s fourth quarter. Campbell Soup said that it expects the addition to add to its financial results slightly starting in fiscal 2016. 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) June 6 Market Commentary: The Russet table potato market is relatively flat, with some upward pressure on count cartons, and downward pressure on consumer bags. SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $12.54 $0.03 $5.43 $0.02 $29.50 $0 $4.50 $0 COLUMBIA BASIN $13.42 -$0.13 $5.81 -$0.08 $25 $0 $6 $0 KLAMATH BASIN $14.90 -$0.56 $6.49 -$0.39 $28.50 -$0.50 $6 -$1.0 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. June 4 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at a standstill this week. There were no confirmed trades. Demand is still good. Interest in selling wool has still been high. Another rally has really peaked interest at this time and has been con- ducive to an active market, making growers more willing to sell wool. Rainstorms have slowed many of the shearing crews still out in the field, espe- cially with the heavy rain that Texas has been seeing and they are working as hard as they can between storms to finish shearing. Currency and is the only real struggle point at this time as the U.S. dollar remains high. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was slow this week. There were 7,412 lbs. of confirmed trades. All trades reported on a weighted average. Territory States Yearling Wool: 23 micron $1.50. Domestic wool tags No. 1 $.60-.70 No. 2 $.50-.60 No. 3 $.40-.50 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas June 4 Compared to May 29: Slaughter lambs were steady to $8 higher, instances $10-20 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady, instanc- es $15 lower. Feeder lambs were steady to $5 higher. At San Angelo, Texas, 5,892 head sold in a one-day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested; feeder lambs were $5-10 higher. 2,200 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 9,400 head of formula sales under 65 lbs. were not well tested; 65-75 lbs. were $8-9 high- er; 75-85 lbs. were $4-5 lower; 85-95 lbs. were weak and over 95 lbs. were $6-7 lower. 5,795 carcasses sold with 45 lbs. and down $17.49 higher; 45-55 lbs. $9.93 lower; 55-65 lbs. $3.79 higher; 65-75 lbs. $.34 higher and 75 lbs. and up $.22-.87 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 110-150 lbs. $140-164. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $228-246, few 248- 250; 60-70 lbs. $ 210-228, few 232-240; 70-80 lbs. $200-210, few $216; 80-90 lbs. $156-206; 90-115 lbs. $ 180-194. DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): 2,200 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 125- 167 lbs. $127-164 (wtd avg $154.65); 174-204 lbs. $121.50-150 (wtd avg $133.78). California: 4,800 Feeder Lambs new crop 90- 110 lbs. $150; 120-130 lbs. $ 155. SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) $65-68; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $71-84; Utility 1-2 (thin) $61-70; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) $56- 58; Cull 1 (extremely thin) $50. FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: New crop 50-60 lbs. $205-214; 60-90 lbs. $184-197; 92 lbs. $182. old crop 95- 100 lbs. $152-162. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Hair ewe lambs 80-95 lbs. $210- 218 cwt; yearling hair ewes 99 lbs. $158 cwt. NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Wtd. avg. 45 lbs. Down $491.66 45-55 lbs. $399.07 55-65 lbs. $345.55 65-75 lbs. $321.55 75-85 lbs. $301.08 85 lbs. and up $283.38 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 36,000 com- pared with 30,000 last week and 41,000 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 June 4 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 3 cents higher for Extra Large with the balance of prices unchanged. The undertone is steady. Retail demand ranges light to moderate, better into limited ads. Food service movement is moderate to fairly good as some restaurants switch over to shell eggs as liquid and frozen egg products are hard to acquire. Offerings are moderate and reported as more readily available than earlier in the week. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price $2.63. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 337 Extra large 324 Large 314 Medium 283 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 329-341 Extra large 305-317 Large 299-308 Medium 263-272 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 June 4 Compared to March 29: Slaughter cattle trade is mostly inactive through June 4. Boxed beef prices June 4 averaged $241.11 and is $8.30 lower than March 29. The Choice/Select spread is $7.08. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through June 4 totaled about 1,000 head. The previous week’s total head count was 69,424 head. Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices): Slaughter cows $5-8 lower. Slaughter bulls sold $2-4 lower in Oklahoma and the South- east; and $9-10 lower in Montana. USDA’s Cutter cow carcass cut-out value June 4 was $230.85 down $1.28 from May 29. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. June 4 This week Last week Last year 232,000 162,400 246,300 Compared to last week, calves in a light test and yearlings sold firm to $5 higher, with many auctions that were closed during Memorial Day quoted a full $10 higher than two weeks ago. Receipts continue to be dominated by heavy yearlings which is fortunate since that is exactly where the best demand exists. Buyer interest still remains good for calves, best on calves under 550 lbs. as in many cases localized de- mand is readily absorbing lightweight calves. In the Southeast calves traded mostly $2-5 higher. There remain plenty of bearish attitudes lurking about as Boxed-beef values have moved sharply lower and cries of weak beef demand remains in circulation. Boxed-beef values have come back down to earth since Memorial Day, as seasonal prices are trending lower but seasonally on target. Boxed beef values will have to soften to stimulate buying interest from retailers. After topping out at $265.59 on May 19, Choice product has since steadily declined and closed June 4 $3.83 lower for the day at $244.65. A seasonal decline in fed cattle prices so far has not been accompanying the boxed-beef trade, with most trade still hovering around the $158-160 level that still continues to capture trade as of May 29. Bids and asking prices on May 4 remain far apart as neither packer or seller are willing to meet in the middle. Some good news for the livestock sector came from the foodservice business as the latest data from the Restaurant Performance Index released May 29 posted moderate growth in April. The RPI stood at 102.7 up 0.5 percent from March which indicates a continued optimistic out- look among restaurant operators. April represent- ed the 26th consecutive month in which the RPI stood above 100; a good indication of expansion as values under 100 indicate contraction. There was no contraction for yearling prices the week as at the Kingsville Livestock Auction in Kings- ville, Mo., on June 2 sold 177 head of 800-850 lb. steers averaging 832 lbs. sold for a weighted average price of $236.85, topping out at $240.60. At the Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington, Ky., on June 2 sold a part load of yearlings weighing 851 lbs. for $218.50 and a pot load weighing 887 lbs. traded for $214.25. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures are finding some choppy trade but keep doing better than boxed-beef values and limited to lower cash bids. The nation’s corn crop is within 5 percent of being completely planted as 95 percent is in the ground with 84 percent emerged and 74 percent rated good to excellent. Auction volume included 52 percent weighing over 600 lbs. and 39 percent heifers. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 153,900 104,000 170700 WASHINGTON 1,900. 50 pct over 600 lbs. 53 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 650- 700 lbs. $221.33. DIRECT This week Last week Last year 59,400 36,700 42500 (Arizona-California-Nevada) SOUTHWEST 15,900. No cattle over 600 lbs. No heifers. Hol- steins: Large 3 275 lbs. $347-349 October Del; 300 lbs. $326 October del; 325 lbs. $305-313.95 September-October Del; 325 lbs. $317.76 Novem- ber Del. (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) NORTHWEST 5,600. 87 pct over 600 lbs. 30 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 850-900 lbs. $194 Washington. Current Delivery Delivered Price 800-900 lbs. $205-214 Idaho-Washington; 900-950 lbs. $195-208.50 Idaho-Washington. Fu- ture Delivery FOB Price 600-650 lbs. $240 calves for October-November Idaho. Future Delivery De- livered Price 850-900 lbs. $215 for August-Sep- tember Idaho. Holsteins: Large 2-3 Current FOB Price 350 lbs. $268-269 Washington. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 Future Delivery FOB Price 550-600 lbs. $230 for October-November Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price 800-900 lbs. $205-212 for August-September Idaho. NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. June 4 This week Last week Last year 5,600 2,100 5,612 Compared to May 29: feeder cattle steady to firm. Trade moderate this week. Demand good as California supplies are getting tighter. The feeder supply included 70 percent steers and 30 percent heifers. Near 87 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. Current sales are up to 14 days delivery. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current FOB Price: 850-900 lbs. $194 Washington. Current Delivery Delivered Price: 800-900 lbs. $205-214 Idaho-Washington; 900-950 lbs. $195-208.50 Idaho-Washington. Future Delivery FOB Price: 600-650 lbs. $240 calves for October-November Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price: 850-900 lbs. $215 for August-September Idaho. Holstein Steers: Large 2-3: Current FOB Price: 350 lbs. $268-269 Washington. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: Future Delivery FOB Price: 550-600 lbs. $230 for October-Novem- ber Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price: 800- 900 lbs. $205-212 for August-September Idaho.