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November 13, 2015
Farm Market Report
Hay 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
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Portland, Ore.
Nov. 6
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
2,160
6,646
6,889
Compared to Oct. 30: Prices trended generally steady compared
to week ago prices. Export sales have picked up slightly. Retail/Sta-
ble demand for all types of hay from Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson,
Wasco counties continues to be good. Many producers have decid-
ed to hold on to their hay for now, in hopes for higher prices. Snow
has hit some of the hay producing areas.
Tons Price
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES
Alfalfa Large Square
Premium
66
200
Fair
60
$150
Small Square
Supreme
45
$240-250
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Small Square Premium
25
$240
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium
50
$230
Meadow Grass Small Square Good
1
$175
Wheat Large Square
Good
68
$135
EASTERN OREGON
Alfalfa Large Square
Supreme
100
$235
Small Square
Premium
50
$215
Good
40
$200
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
Premium
385
$215-230
Small Square
Good
175
$200-205
HARNEY COUNTY
Good
250
$140
Alfalfa Large Square
Oat Large Square
Good./Prem. 30
$135
KLAMATH BASIN
Premium
100
$210
Alfalfa Large Square
Small Square
Premium
50
200
Good
53
$180
Fair
25
110
Wheat Large Square
Fair
60
$70
LAKE COUNTY
33
$255
125
$310
Prem./Sup. 75
$290
Premium
200
$195
24
$270-270
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Small Square Good
20
$220
Triticale Large Square
Premium
50
$225
IDAHO HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Nov. 6
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
6,100
12,600
4,850
Compared to Oct. 29: Supreme, Premium and Good Alfal-
fa steady in a light test. Trade slow to moderate this week with
continued light demand. Exporters continue to look for covered
hay with producers sorting out bottom bales. Snow and rain were
reported in the trade area this week. Retail/feed store/horse not
tested this week.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Mid Square
Supreme
600
$145
Prem./Sup. 500
$250
Good./Prem. 1500 $250
Fair/Good 1000 $80
2500 $90-110
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Nov. 6
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
6,615
5,915
10,745
Compared to Oct. 29: All classes traded very slow on very light
demand. Regions 1-4 are all but finished up for the year. Regions
5-6 working on their last cuttings. Exporters are out of the market as
their lots are full. Dairies are not willing to participate at the current
hay prices.
Tons Price
REGION 1: NORTH INTERMOUNTAIN
Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and
Plumas.
Alfalfa
Supreme
25
$225
Premium
300
$240
Good
500
$160
Orchard Grass
Premium
125
$320
Good
25
$230
Meadow Grass
Premium
25
$230
REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter,
Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacra-
mento.
Alfalfa
Supreme
50
$185
Alfalfa Large Square
Supreme
Good
160
$265
Fair
500
$125
Orchard Grass
Premium
200
$300
Timothy Grass
Premium
200
$250
Oat Hay
Premium
50
$140
Sudan
Utility
570
$70
Corn Stover/Stalks
Utility
1000 $45
REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu-
olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Alfalfa
Premium
100
$230
700
$235
Good
50
$175
Corn Stover/Stalks
Utility
250
$60
REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
Alfalfa
Supreme
300
$275
450
$290-293
Prem./Sup. 50
$230
Good
50
$150
Utility
75
$80
REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and West-
ern San Bernardino.
Alfalfa
Premium
125
$240
Good
310
$174-185
REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
Alfalfa
Premium
150
$150
Good
75
$130
Fair
200
$95
WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY
(Columbia Basin)
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Nov. 6
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
4,840
5,775
6985
Compared to Oct. 30: Supreme dairy fourth and fifth cuttings Al-
falfa steady to weak in a light test. Export hay not tested this week.
Exporters are basically out of the market as their lots are full and are
cutting hours at their presses. Trade remains slow. Demand remains
light. Retail/Feedstore steady. Demand remains good.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Mid Square
Supreme
2200 $190
Good./Prem. 500
$140
Fair/Good 900
$120
Alfalfa Small Square
Premium
110
$260-265
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium
130
$260-275
Forage Mix-Two Way
Mid Square
Good
300
$40
Wheat Straw Mid Square
Good
700
$50
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
Nov. 6
Cash wheat bids for October delivery ended the reporting
week on Thursday, Nov. 5, mixed compared to Oct. 28 noon bids
for November delivery.
December wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thurs-
day, Nov. 5, mixed as follows compared to Oct. 28 closes: Chi-
cago wheat futures were 11.25 cents higher at $5.2625, Kansas
City wheat futures were 2.25 cents lower at $4.86 and Minneap-
olis wheat futures trended 3.75 cents lower at $5.1625. Chicago
December corn futures trended 5.50 cents lower at $3.7450 and
November soybean futures closed 11 cents lower at $8.6775.
Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit
trains or barges during November for ordinary protein were five
to 21.25 cents higher than week ago prices at $5.6625-5.70,
compared to $5.55-5.65 last week for November delivery. Some
exporters were not issuing bids for nearby 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
November delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were
$6.6975-6.8975 and bids for White Club Wheat were $8.6975-
9.6475.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were
as follows: December $5.70-5.7625; January, February and
March $5.70-5.77.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any
protein were as follows: December $6.7975-6.8975, January,
February and March $6.8125-6.93.
Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5
percent protein during November were $6.9125-7.1125, 4.25 to
16.25 cents per bushel higher compared to $6.80-7.07 last week
for November delivery.
White club wheat premiums for guaranteed maximum 10.5
percent protein soft white wheat were $1.25 to $1.75 per bushel
over soft white wheat bids compared to $1.50 to $1.75 Oct. 28.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5
percent proteins were as follows: December $6.9125-7.1625,
January $6.82-7.12, February and March $6.82-7.10.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat
for November delivery were 2.75 to 7.25 cents per bushel lower
compared to Oct. 28 noon bids for November delivery. On Nov.
6, bids were as follows: November $5.91-5.96, December $5.91-
6.01, January, February and March $6.06-6.11.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark
Northern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during November
were 3.75 to 13.75 cents per bushel lower than Oct. 28 noon bids
for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing
bids for nearby delivery. On Nov. 6, bids for non-guaranteed 14
percent protein were as follows: November $6.2125-6.6625, De-
cember $6.3125-6.6625, January, February and March $6.2550-
6.6550.
COARSE FEEDING GRAINS
Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific North-
west-BN shuttle trains for November delivery were 3.50 to 8.50
cents lower from $4.4650-4.5550 per bushel. Forward month
corn bids were as follows: December $4.5150-4.5750, January
$4.6175-4.6575, February $4.6375-4.6575, March $4.6375-
4.6875 and April $4.71-4.73. Bids for U.S. 1 Yellow Soybeans
delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN shuttle trains for No-
vember delivery were 15 to 17 cents lower from $9.6375-9.6675
per bushel. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: De-
cember $9.60-9.63, January $9.56-9.62 and February $9.5125-
9.5425. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for November delivery
trended steady at $3.8475 per bushel.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS
There were 8 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thurs-
day, Nov. 5, with five docked compared to 11 Oct. 28 with four
docked. There were no new confirmed export sales this week
from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the USDA.
CALIFORNIA GRAINS
(USDA Market News)
Portland
Oct. 29
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)
FOB
Solano County
NA
Rail
Los Angeles
NA
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA
Tulare County
NA
Truck
Petaluma-Santa Rosa
NA
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $10.75
Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties
NA
Madera County
NA
Kern County
NA
Glenn County
NA
Colusa County
$11
Solano County
NA
CORN-U.S. No. 2 Yellow
FOB
Turlock-Tulare
$8.69
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA
Kings-Tulare-Fresno
NA
Rail
Single Car Units via BNSF
Chino Valley-Los Angeles
$9.24
Truck
Petaluma-Santa Rosa
NA
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $8.99
Los Angeles-Chino Valley
NA
Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties
$8.99
SORGHUM-U.S. No. 2 Yellow
Rail
Los Angeles-Chino Valley
via BNSF Single
$10.35
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
$12.75-13.25
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $12.75-13.25
Rail
Petaluma
NA
WHEAT-U.S. No. 2 or better-Hard Red Winter
(Domestic Values for Flour Milling)
Los Angeles 12 percent Protein
NA
Los Angeles 13 percent Protein
NA
Los Angeles 14 percent Protein
NA
Truck/Rail Los Angeles 11-12 percent Protein NA
Los Angeles 12 percent Protein
NA
Los Angeles 13 percent Protein
NA
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
Tulare
NA
Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties
NA
Colusa County
NA
Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley
NA
Truck
Petaluma-Santa Rosa
NA
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA
King-Tulare-Fresno Counties
NA
Kern County
NA
Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period
ending Nov. 6:
WHEAT, U.S. No. 1, Hard Amber Durum for Flour Milling
Imperial
$11
Spot
Del Locally
Livestock Auctions
Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.)
except some replacement animals per pair or
head as indicated.
Washington
TOPPENISH
(Toppenish Livestock Auction)
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Nov. 6
This week
Last week
Last year
1925
2050
1,750
Compared to Oct. 30 at the same market:
Feeder cattle steady to mostly $2-9 lower.
Trade slow with light to moderate demand.
Slaughter cows steady to firm. Slaughter bulls
$4-5 lower. Trade moderate to active with mod-
erate to good demand. Slaughter cows 56 per-
cent, Slaughter bulls 10 percent, and feeders
34 percent of the supply.
The feeder supply included 52 percent steers
and 48 percent heifers. Near 56 percent of the
run weighed over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows,
Pre-Tested for Age, Bangs, and pregnancy.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 400-
500 lbs. $225, Thin Fleshed; 500-600 lbs.
$187, Thin Fleshed; 600-700 lbs. $186, Thin
Fleshed; 700-800 lbs. $175-180, Thin Fleshed.
Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $240;
400-500 lbs. $202.50-212.50; 400-500 lbs.
$187.50-190, Full; 500-600 lbs. $179-185; 600-
700 lbs. $177-185, Calves; 600-700 lbs. $172,
Full; 700-800 lbs. $163-171.75; 700-800 lbs.
$155, Full; 800-900 lbs. $159. Large 1: 900-
1000 lbs. $147.50. Large 2-3: 900-1000 lbs.
$155; 1000-1100 lbs. $131. Small and Medium
1-2: 500-600 lbs. $160-174. Small and Medium
3-4: 600-700 lbs. $99.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 800-
900 lbs. $108.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2:
300-400 lbs. $196; 400-500 lbs. $179.75-187;
500-600 lbs. $169-177; 500-600 lbs. $160-165,
Full; 600-700 lbs. $165-172, Calves; 600-700
lbs. $161, Full; 700-800 lbs. $160-165; 800-
900 lbs. $145-154. Large 2-3: 700-800 lbs.
$157; 900-1000 lbs. $136-144.50; 1000-1100
lbs. $130. Small and Medium 1-2: 400-500 lbs.
$165; 400-500 lbs. $150, Full; 500-600 lbs.
$165; 600-700 lbs. $160. Small and Medium
2-3: 500-600 lbs. $132.50.
Slaughter Cows:
Boning 80-85 percent lean 1400-2050 lbs.
$71-76; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1100-1600
lbs. $68-75; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1300-
1600 lbs. $76-78.50; Lean Light 90 percent
lean 900-1200 lbs. $57-61.
Oregon
MADRAS
(Central Oregon Livestock Auction)
Nov. 2
Total head: 375.
Baby calves: NA.
Steers: 300-400 lbs. $230-250; 400-500 lbs.
$217-240; 500-600 lbs. $205-216; 600-700 lbs.
$180-204; 700-800 lbs. $165-180; 800-900 lbs.
$160-170.
Bulls: High yield. $100-105; mostly $95-100;
thinner $85-95.
Heifers: 300-400 lbs. $230-240; 400-500 lbs.
$205-230; 500-600 lbs. $185-205; 600-700 lbs.
$168-184; 700-800 lbs. $155-167.
Heiferettes: 850-1000 lbs. $140-155.
Cows: Heiferettes $125; Feeder cows $75;
high-yield $78; medium-yield $70; low-yield
$65.
VALE
(Producers Livestock Market)
Nov. 5
Total receipts: 1642 head.
Comments: Steady market to a bit higher on the
500 weight heifers; butcher cow and bull market
steady.
Steer calves: 300-400 lbs. $274-306; 400-500
lbs. $203-258; 500-600 lbs. $188-217.
Heifer calves: 300-400 lbs. $221-254; 400-500
lbs. $173-196; 500-600 lbs. $171-194.
Yearling steers: 600-700 lbs. $161-190; 700-
800 lbs. $151-179; 800-900 lbs. $151-163; 900-
1000 lbs. $143-150.
Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $159-179; 700-
800 lbs. $1536-172; 800-900 lbs. $141-150; 900-
1000 lbs. $129-147.
Stock cows (young): $1375-1625. Stock cows
(B.M.): $980-1375.
Butcher cows: $66-75. Thin shelly cows: $40-
64. Butcher bulls: $78-94.
EUGENE
(Eugene Livestock Auction)
Junction City, Ore.
Nov. 8
Total head count: 519.
Market conditions compared to Nov. 1: Cows
and bulls up $3-5; light feeders $5-10 stronger;
yearlings off slightly.
Top cows: High dressers $70-78, low dressers
$60-69.50; top 10 $75.45.
Top bulls: High dressers $78-103.
Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs. $112-248; 500-700
lbs. $150-197; 700-900 lbs. $136-147.
Choice steers, medium to large frame No. 1
and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $200-244; 400-500 lbs.
$190-221; 500-600 lbs. $180-213;600-700 lbs.
$149-169; 700-800 lbs. $140-161; 800-900 lbs.
$133.50-144.50.
Choice heifers, medium to large frame No. 1
and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $175-214; 400-500 lbs.
$180-211; 500-600 lbs. $170-202.50; 600-700
lbs. $140-170.50; 700-800 lbs. $130-157. Bred
Cows: $660-1275 head; Pairs $1435 pair.
Head calves (up to 250 lbs.) $275-730 head;
Dairy $50-160 head.
Feeder lambs: 50-90 lbs. $120-165; 130 lbs.
$100-205.
Feds: Forest towns
should become more
resistant to wildfires
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — For-
est-dwelling communities in
the West must do a better job
at making their homes resis-
tant to wildfires so that wild-
land firefighters can better
defend those homes and sur-
rounding forests, federal, state
and local officials said.
The officials meeting on
Nov. 5 in Boise said that’s one
lesson learned following one
of Idaho’s worst fire seasons
with more than 1,300 fires
and about 1,200 square miles
burned. About 30 officials
also considered other aspects
of the National Cohesive
Wildland Fire Management
Strategy approved in April
2014, and that includes fire-
fighter response and making
landscapes resilient to fire.
“We will always prioritize
life and property as a very high
priority,” said Intermountain
Region Forester Nora Rasure
of the U.S. Forest Service.
“But when you draw resourc-
es into the community to pro-
tect life and property, you’re
drawing them away from the
larger landscape. That larger
landscape has some critical
values. It’s the watershed for
communities. It’s the eco-
nomic livelihood for some
communities.”
The meeting was part ana-
lyzing the past fire season and
part brainstorming for ways
to face expected challenges in
the next fire season.
Sue Stewart, intermoun-
tain region fire director for
the Forest Service, said
1,000-person crews that battle
gigantic blazes could be used
in the offseason to descend on
communities to remove brush
or trees and help make those
communities more defensible
for when fire does arrive.
“Maybe we need big, long-
term thinking,” said Mark
Larson, a former Idaho fire
marshal who served as facil-
itator at the meeting.
Some local officials said a
problem during the recent fire
season was that some smaller
areas were reluctant to share
firefighting resources because
their communities could have
been left vulnerable if a local
fire broke out.
Idaho taxpayers will have
to pay at least $60 million in
firefighting costs this year. The
state is also offering 15 salvage
logging sales. Those sales will
produce only about 50 to 60
percent of the revenue expect-
ed had the trees not burned.
Idaho State Forester Da-
vid Groeschl said part of the
state’s job was “helping peo-
ple recognize that they have
a shared responsibility if
they’re going to build in the
forest. We can’t park an en-
gine at every home. We can’t
protect every home.”
Overall, though, he said
the main problem during the
fires season wasn’t homes
built in the forest, but the
number of wildfires in the
West that ultimately led to a
national shortage of firefight-
ers and resources.
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.
Nov. 6
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at
a standstill this week. There were no confirmed
trades. Wool is still being collected from fall shorn
lambs to try to market further down the road.
There are some attempts to trade small amounts
of wool at this time, but there is still some resis-
tance due to the strong U.S. dollar. Domestic
wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill.
There were no confirmed trades this week.
Domestic wool tags
No. 1
$.60-.70
No. 2
$.50-.60
No. 3
$.40-.50
NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY
(USDA Market News)
San Angelo, Texas
Nov. 6
Compared to Oct. 30: Compared to last
week slaughter lambs were steady to $10 low-
er. Slaughter ewes were steady to $10 higher.
Feeder lambs were steady to $5 lower. At San
Angelo, Texas, 2,904 head sold in a one-day
sale.
Equity Electronic Auction sold 196 slaughter
lambs in Iowa. In direct trading slaughter ewes
and feeder lambs were not tested. 6,100 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were $1-2
lower. 13,300 head of formula sales under 85
lbs. were steady to $2 lower and over 85 lbs.
were not well tested. 6,753 carcasses sold with
45 lbs. and down $32.19 higher; 45-55 lbs.
$5.81 higher and 55 lbs. and up $.47-1.70 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 105-160 lbs.
$144-156.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $238-258, few $262-
278; 60-70 lbs. $218-230, few $238-240; 70-80
lbs. $191-216; 80-90 lbs. $190-202; 91 lbs. $172.
DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent
shrink or equivalent):
6,100 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 128-
157 lbs. $144.50-165 (wtd avg $152.97).
SLAUGHTER EWES:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility
and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $68-72, high-yield-
ing $72-80; Utility 1-2 (thin) $52-56; Cull and
Utility 1-2 (very thin) $40-52; Cull 1 (extremely
thin) no test.
FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 48 lbs. $218; 67 lbs. $190; 70-80
lbs. $170-174; 80-90 lbs. $165-172.
REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large
1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60 lbs. $232-250
cwt, 71 lbs. $204 cwt.
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice
and Prime 1-4:
Weight
Wtd. avg.
45 lbs. Down
$454.04
45-55 lbs.
$387.40
55-65 lbs.
$344.38
65-75 lbs.
$324.96
75-85 lbs.
$316.11
85 lbs. and up
$306.89
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in-
spection for the week to date totaled 42,000 com-
pared with 39,000 last week and 40,000 last year.
California
SHASTA
(Shasta Livestock Auction)
Cottonwood, Calif.
Nov. 6
Current week Last week
1,368
4,040
Compared to Oct. 29: Slaughter cows and
bulls $2-3 higher. $12 drop in feeders futures re-
sulted in stockers and feeders $10-25 lower than
the previous week’s hot market. Singles and off
lots $30-70 below top offerings.
Slaughter cows: Breakers $81-85, $86-90
high dress; Boning $70-80; Cutters $60-70.
Bulls 1 and 2: $80-100; 101-108 high dress.
Feeder steers: 300-400 lbs. $200-227.50;
400-450 lbs. $197-222; 450-500 lbs. $182-215;
500-550 lbs. $184-218; 550-600 lbs. $180-
210.50; 600-650 lbs. $183-192.50; 650-700 lbs.
$169-178; 700-750 lbs. $160-178; 750-800 lbs.
$155-168; 800-900 lbs. $151-168;
Feeder heifers: 400-450 lbs. $190-232.50;
450-500 lbs. $170-185; 500-550 lbs. $162-187;
550-600 lbs. $161-173; 600-650 lbs. $161-
173; 650-700 lbs. $155-165.50; 700-750 lbs.
$165.50.
California Egg Reports
curred with dressed sales $4-6 lower from $205-
206. Nov. 6 on light trade in the Southern Plains
live sales ranged from $132-134, mostly $4-6 lower
with a few live sales in Nebraska at $135.
Boxed-beef values started the week feeling pres-
sure to see if higher values could be a challenge
before finding some footing on Nov. 4. Footing
slipped on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6 as Choice cut-out
scrambled to get a foot hold closing $3.20 lower
on Nov. 6 at $215.66 compared to Oct. 29 close at
$220.04. We are getting ready to enter the time of
year when white meat and ham dominates sales
and retail features.
The Restaurant Performance Index was re-
leased on Oct. 30 showing same-store sales and
customer traffic remained positive in September,
but the RPI did register a modest decline. The
RPI stood at 101.4, down 0.1 percent from August.
August represented the 31st consecutive month in
which the RPI stood above 100.
With food service a key driver in beef demand,
going forward it will be important to keep levels
above 100. Harvest is winding down with corn
harvest at 85 percent complete and soybeans at
92 percent harvested. Auction volume included
38 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 38 percent
heifers.
AUCTIONS
This week
Last week
Last year
334,500
302,600
276,700
WASHINGTON 3,200. 52 pct over 600 lbs. 45
pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 400-
450 lbs. $208.89; 450-500 lbs. $220.55; 550-600
lbs. $186.26; 600-650 lbs. $184.27; 650-700 lbs.
$181.80; 700-750 lbs. $182.28; 750-800 lbs.
$176.25. Medium and Large 1-2 450-500 lbs.
$189.38; 500-550 lbs. $177.70; 550-600 lbs.
$174.61; 600-650 lbs. $170.67; 650-700 lbs.
$168.36; 700-750 lbs. $163.55.
DIRECT
This week
Last week
Last year
40,200
31,000
54,300
SOUTHWEST
(Arizona-California-Nevada)
3,100. No cattle over 600 lbs. No heifers. Holsteins:
Large 3 300 lbs. $235-240 Mar Del; 325 lbs. $223
Mar Del.
NORTHWEST
(Washington-Oregon-Idaho)
1800. 78 pct over 600 lbs. 50 pct heifers. Steers:
Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 600 lbs.
$189-190 calves Washington-Oregon; 850-900
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
Nov. 6
Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 22 cents higher for Jumbo, 33 cents
higher for Extra Large, 35 cents higher for Large and 11 cents higher for Medium and Small. The under-
tone is higher. Retail demand is moderate to fairly good with food service movement mostly fairly good.
Offerings are moderate. Supplies are light to mostly moderate. Market activity is moderate to active.
Small benchmark price $2.13.
Size
Range
Size
Range
Jumbo
253
Extra large
253
Large
247
Medium
233
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
205-216
Extra large
179-191
Large
179-188
Medium
171-180
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
Nov. 6
Compared to Oct. 29: Slaughter cattle sold $8
lower on few sales.
Few dressed trades sold $4 lower in Nebraska.
Boxed Beef prices Nov. 6 averaged $211.45 and
is down $8.41 from Oct. 29. The Choice/Select
spread is $8.41. Slaughter cattle on a national
basis for negotiated cash trades through Nov. 6 to-
taled about 8,173 head. The previous week’s total
head count was 118,291 head.
Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis Steers and
Heifers, 35-80 Percent Choice, 1200-1400 lbs.
$130; Dressed Basis Steers and Heifers: $204-
206.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding
Prices): Slaughter cows $1-2 lower. Slaughter bulls
mostly steady.
USDA’s Cutter Cow cut-out value Friday after-
noon was $177.63 down $3.83 from Oct. 29.
NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE
(Federal-State Market News)
St. Joseph, Mo.
Nov. 6
This week
Last week
Last year
377,000
356,800
334,000
Compared to Oct. 29: The bulk of the feeder
supply as we start November is now made up of
calves, which again this week sold very unevenly
with the best demand noted for lightweight calves
to turn out on wheat pasture. Native calves in and
around Oklahoma traded mostly steady to $5-10
higher early in the week.
With Southeastern markets, the Midwest and
Northern Plains all trading very unevenly as light-
weight calves under 500 lbs. sold in many areas
steady to $5 higher instances $10 higher early in
the week, but turning lower as cattle futures and
feeder prices declined from mid-week on in many
areas $10-15 lower, instances $20 lower.
Yearlings on light supplies sold steady to $5 low-
er early in the week, then turning $10-15 lower from
midweek on. Many of the major production areas
saw calf price trends hinge directly on the obser-
vation of the buyers at hand and the huge drop in
the cattle futures.
This time of year, feedlots and growing yards are
full of new arrivals with some getting sick for the
first time and others starting to break as their initial
mass treatment of antibiotic wears off. Sticking to
reputation lots and consignments that have per-
formed well in prior years has always been a good
rule of thumb when buying calves late in the fall.
Cattle futures continue their volatile swing at-
tempting to gauge how much more if any upside
potential remains going into the holiday season.
Futures collapsed on Nov. 4 with limit down
moves on Live and Feeder cattle contracts as the
market remains elusive. Anxiety and bearishness
continued into Nov. 5 as heavy losses continued to
grow with strong-armed haste with losses of over
$4 in Feeder Cattle contracts and sharp triple digit
losses in Live Cattle contracts.
Caution seems to be in order with uncertainty
and volatility entering back into the cattle futures
and cash prices. Fed cattle prices the last couple
of weeks have pretty much held the line at $138-
138.50, before the meltdown, which will definitely
upset market behavior.
Nov. 5 in Nebraska light to moderate trade oc-
lbs. $176-183 Washington-Oregon. Heifers: Medi-
um and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 500-550 lbs.
$179-180 Washington-Oregon; 800-850 lbs. $169-
177 Washington-Oregon.
NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Nov. 6
This week
Last week
Last year
1,800
1,900
3,700
Compared to Oct. 29: feeder cattle weak in a
light test. Most trades were done early in the week.
Trade remains slow this week with light demand as
a result of lower futures and Slaughter cattle mar-
kets most of the week. The feeder supply included
50 percent steers and 50 percent heifers. Near 78
percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices
are FOB weighing point with a 1-4 percent shrink or
equivalent and with a 5-12 cent slide on calves and
a 3-8 cent slide on yearlings. Current sales are up
to 14 days delivery.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current FOB
Price: 600 lbs. $189-190 calves Washington-Or-
egon; 850-900 lbs. $176-183 Washington-Ore-
gon.