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16 CapitalPress.com January 22, 2016 Farm Market Report Sheep/Wool Market Reports 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. Jan. 15 Current week Last week 1,333 4,679 Compared to Jan. 8: Slaughter cows steady. Feeder cows $80-110. Heavy on feeder heifers this week. Steers under 600 lbs. and heifers under 500 lbs., mostly steady. Heavier cattle $7-15 lower on poor week in the futures market. Small lots and singles, $35-70 lower than top offerings. Slaughter cows: Breakers $60-65, $65-72 high dress; Boning $52-59; Cutters $40-55. Bulls 1 and 2: $55-85. Feeder steers: 450-500 lbs. $190-227; 500- 550 lbs. $182-208.50; 550-600 lbs. $165-190; 600-650 lbs. $160-185; 650-700 lbs. $147-169; 700-750 lbs. $140-164; 750-800 lbs. $134-151; 800-900 lbs. $130-140. Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $180-215; 400- 450 lbs. $185-229; 450-500 lbs. $170-214; 500-550 lbs. $145-171; 550-600 lbs. $135-153; 600-650 lbs. $133-154; 650-700 lbs. $130-149; 700-750 lbs. $134-135; 750-800 lbs. $121-133. Pairs: No test. Calvy cows: No test. Idaho CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) Jan. 15 Steers (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $80; 600-700 lbs. $106.25; 700-800 lbs. $108; 800 lbs and up $65. Steers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $70; 300-400 lbs. $350; 400-500 lbs. $400; 500-600 lbs. $300. Heifers (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $103.25; 600-700 lbs. $100; 700-800 lbs. $90.25; 800-900 lbs. $97.50; 900-1000 lbs. $101.25; 1000-1100 $99; 1100-1200 lbs. $95.25; 1200 lbs and up $70. Heifers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $165; 200-300 lbs. $210; 300-400 lbs. $225; 400-500 lbs. $380; 500- 600 lbs. $300. Bull calves (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $90. Cows (wt.): 900-1000 lbs. $55.75; 1000-1100 lbs. $62.50; 1100-1200 lbs. $59.25; 1200-1300 lbs. $64.50; 1300-1400 lbs. $58; 1400-1500 lbs. $60; 1500-1600 lbs. $64; 1600-1700 lbs. $65.25; 1700-1800 lbs. $97.25; 1800-1900 lbs. $68.25; 1900-2000 lbs. $68.50; 2000 lbs and up $71.50. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Jan. 15 This week Last week Last year 1,650 1,200 3,250 Compared to Jan. 8 at the same market: Not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for ac- curate price trends. Trade slow with light demand for small lots and singles. Buyer attendance was light. Slaughter cows $2-3 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for accurate market test. Trade active with good demand. Slaughter cows 56 percent, slaughter bulls 2 percent, 30 percent replacement cows, and feeders 12 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 67 percent steers and 33 percent heifers. Near 41 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for pregnancy, and age. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300- 400 lbs. $227; 400-500 lbs. $191-197.50; 600- 700 lbs. $150; 700-800 lbs. $134.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 500-600 lbs. $140. Small and Me- dium 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $135; 500-600 lbs. $126, Brahman X. Small and Medium 3-4: 300-400 lbs. $125. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400- 500 lbs. $191; 800-900 lbs. $125. Large 2-3: 900-1000 lbs. $109, Heiferettes. Small and Me- dium 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $180; 400-500 lbs. $175. Small and Medium 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $135. Premium White 65-70 Percent Lean: 1550- 1800 lbs. $77-89 Heiferettes. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85 percent lean 1400-2000 lbs. $65-70; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1400-1900 lbs. $63-70; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1200-1600 lbs. $68-74; Lean Light 90 percent lean 900-1500 lbs. $57-62. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 Few 1600- 2300 lbs. $81-90. Bred Heifers (Per Head): Medium and Large 1-2: 900-1200 lbs. 6-9 mos. $1600-1700: 950- 1000 lbs. 3-6 mos. $1300. Bred Cows (Per Head): Medium and Large 1-2: Young (3-5 yrs. old) 1200-1300 lbs. 6-9 mos. $1710-1735; Mid-Aged (5-8 yrs. old) 1550-1600 lbs. 6-9 mos $1350-1500; few 1200-1400 lbs. 6-9 mos. $1125; Broken Mouth 6-9 mos. 1100-1350 lbs. $1000-1225; 1150-1200 lbs. 3-6 mos. $900. Cow/Calf Pairs (Per Pair): Medium and Large 1-2: Mid-Aged (9-11 yrs. old) 1350-1500 lbs. with 100-250 lbs. calves $1400-1510. EVERSON (Everson Livestock Auction) Jan. 9 Total receipts: 72. Feeder steers: 400-500 $84-173; 500-600 $90- 168; 600-700 $76; 700-800 $128. Bulls: Under 300 lbs. $225; 300-400 lbs. $69- 206; 400-500 lbs. $125-179; 500-600 lbs. $150- 153; 600-700 lbs. $122-135; 700-800 lbs. $110; 900-1000 lbs. $89-91; 1100-1500 lbs. $30-93. Slaughter cows: $47-95. Slaughter heifers: 300-400 lbs. $86-162; 400- 500 lbs. $80-161; 500-600 lbs. $90-159; 600-700 lbs. $121-150; 700-800 lbs. $110-140; 900-1000 lbs. $90-107; 1100-1500 lbs. $55-92. Bred Cows (hd.): $1025. Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Junction City, Ore. Jan. 16 Total head count: 227. Market conditions compared to last week: DAVIS, Calif. — Solano County’s 4-H program had a very good year in 2015. At an end-of-the-year awards celebration, all 11 county clubs received gold seal charter awards for achieving goals they set out at the beginning of the year, said Valerie Williams, Solano County 4-H Youth Development Program Representative, based at the Cooperative Extension office, Fairfield. The clubs are: Dixon Ridge 4-H Club, Roving Clovers 4-H Club, Maine Prairie 4-H Club and Tremont 4-H Club, all of Dixon; Elmira 4-H Club, Vaca Valley 4-H Club and Pleasants Valley 4-H Club, all of Vacaville; Suisun Valley 4-H Club and Westwind 4-H Club, both of Fairfield-Suisun; Rio Vista 4-H Club; and the Sherwood Forest 4-H Club, Vallejo. Julianna Payne of the Sherwood Forest 4-H Club received the California Diamond Clover Award, the highest 4-H achievement award, It recognizes exemplary effort, learning and growth of 4-H members. “You can be very proud of your achievements to become a competent, confident, caring leader of character who is connected to others, and contributes to your community,” Shannon Horrillo, associate director of the 4-H Program and Policy, told Payne during the ceremony. Three 4-H’ers received the 11th annual Lynne Burns Memorial Scholarship to help finance their college educations: Emma Vogliano of Suisun Valley; and Kristina Judy and Lyle Glass of Vaca Valley. Burns (1948-1995), a resident of Rio Vista, was the longtime Solano County 4-H Club Program Representative in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. In her memory, the county’s 4-H Leaders’ Council developed a scholarship for outstanding high school seniors. Dozens of other 4-H members received awards during the evening, including 4-H’ers Makenna Caulfield of Roving Clovers, Sam Forbes of Suisun Valley and Amanda Kant of Sherwood Forest, who received the Emerald Star, an advanced leadership opportunity for 4-H members at least 12 years old who already hold a silver, gold or platinum rank. This award helps members develop leadership skills, extends knowledge of 4-H and introduces new or expanded programs or projects into the Solano County 4-H program. Julianna Payne (left) of the Sherwood Forest 4-H Club receives the Diamond Clover Award, the highest rank in 4-H, from Solano County 4-H Program Representative Valerie Williams of Vacaville. Williams also received her 25-year 4-H tenure pin. Butcher cows stronger, bulls steady; light feeders stronger. Top cows: High dressers $60-68.50, low dress- ers $50-59; top 10 $61.70. Top bulls: High dressers $75-86.50. Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs. $154-162.50; 500- 700 lbs. $130-159; 700-900 lbs. $100-119. Choice steers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $170; 400-500 lbs. $160- 191; 500-600 lbs. $150-170. Choice heifers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2: 300-400 lbs. $165; 400-500 lbs. $150-164; 500-600 lbs. $120-162; 600-700 lbs. $121-138; 700-800 lbs. $90-110; 800 lbs. and up $97-104. Bred Cows: $800-1360 head. Head calves (up to 250 lbs.): Beef 225-650 head, dairy $85-105 head. Feeder lambs: 50-90 lbs. $170-205; 130 lbs. $100-178. Goats: Goats continue to be strong with 60 lbs goats pushing $3 a pound. VALE (Producers Livestock Market) Dec. 13 Total receipts: 1,528 head. Comments: Calf and yearling market stead, staying $6-14 cwt higher on the steer side; $8-18 higher on the heifer side than before the Decem- ber holidays. Steer calves: 300-400 lbs. $179-213; 400-500 lbs. $161-209.50; 500-600 lbs. $159-186. Heifer calves: 300-400 lbs. $158-189; 400-500 lbs. $153-188; 500-600 lbs. $149-172. Yearling steers: 600-700 lbs. $152-169.75; 700-800 lbs. $146-165; 800-900 lbs. $135-150; 900-1000 lbs. $121-131. Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $139-154; 700- 800 lbs. $1131-151; 800-900 lbs. $121-129; 900- 1000 lbs. $109-126. Stock cows (young): NA. Stock cows (B.M.): $875-1080. Butcher cows: $54-64. Thin shelly cows: $38-51. Heiferettes: $84-102. 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 replace- ment animals on per head basis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. Jan. 15 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at a standstill this week. There were no confirmed trades. Some spring shearing is starting to take place, and most of the wool will be marketed later in the spring. Currently there is resistance due to the strong U.S. dollar, though prices remained relatively steady over the fall and winter months. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill this week. There were no con- firmed trades. Domestic wool tags No. 1 $.60-.70 No. 2 $.50-.60 No. 3 $.40-.50 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas Jan. 15 Compared to last week: Heavy slaughter lambs were $8-10 higher; light slaughter lambs were steady to $15 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to $10 higher, except at Ft. Collins, where they were $7 lower. Feeder lambs were steady to sharply higher. At San Angelo, Texas, 3,131 head sold in a one-day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not test- ed. 5,400 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to $2 lower. 10,500 head of formula sales under 65 lbs. were not well tested; 65-75 lbs. were steady; 75- 95 lbs. were $3-5 lower and over 95 lbs. were not tested. 4,637 carcasses sold with 45 lbs. and down $.16 lower; 45-55 lbs. $5.24 higher; 55-65 lbs. $.65 lower and 65 lbs. and up $.99- 1.67 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 105-155 lbs. $130-140, few $146. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $250-270; 60-70 lbs. $236-256, few $258-260; 70-80 lbs. $222-240, few $246- 254; 80-90 lbs. $204-220; 90-105 lbs. $178- 196. DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): 5,400 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 133-170 lbs. $123.07- 155 (wtd avg $133.79). SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $90-99, high-yielding $100-106; Utility 1-2 (thin) $86-88; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) $64; Cull 1 (ex- tremely thin) no test. FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 70-80 lbs. $186-192; 80-90 lbs. $180-185; 90-105 lbs. $160-174. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Mixed age hair ewes 70-165 lbs. $106-130 cwt. NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Wtd. avg. 45 lbs. Down $485.69 45-55 lbs. $404.21 55-65 lbs. $344.57 65-75 lbs. $313.86 75-85 lbs. $301.59 85 lbs. and up $287.88 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 39,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 38,000 last year. Emerald Star recipient and co-emcee Makenna Caulfield (left) of the Roving Clovers’ 4-H Club, Dixon, presents the Alan Hamel Memorial Citizenship Award to Jordan Burkett of the Sherwood Forest 4-H Club, Vallejo. Among adults, Heidi Hall of the Suisun Valley 4-H Club earned the county’s 4-H Leader of the Year award. Highly regarded for her teaching skills, she exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding leader – someone who draws out the best in 4-H members through her patience, and project preparedness, the judges said. Ellen Lull of the Elmira 4-H Club, Vacaville, was the recipient of the 4-H Alumni Award, which honors a former 4-H member who returns to the program to serve in adulthood. In addition, numerous adult leaders received tenure awards. Similar awards programs were held in other counties throughout California. In other state 4-H developments: *The first South Section Healthy Living Summit was held Oct. 11 at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut. It was a fun and educational event that included interactive sessions on body image, dance, cyber security, yoga, snacks and nutrition. The event was planned for South Section leaders and members. Los Angeles County senior member Ru Ekanayake proposed, organized and ran this sectional event. She is a member of the state 4-H Healthy Living Leadership Team and the National 4- H Healthy Living Management Team. *Several California teams fared well in 4-H’s national contests in Louisville, Ky. The state’s Plant Sciences Team consisting of Mikaela Jensen (San Luis Obispo County), Nicole Luna (Orange County), Erick Garcia (Yolo County) and Joel Berke (Yolo County) took second place in the plant sciences contest. Luna was the highest point-getter overall in the contest. The California delegation also claimed the title of National Avian Bowl Champions at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference held in Louisville. The team consisted of Te’a Rice (Orange County), Keaton Kehn (Orange County), and Ellie Milanesa (Monterey County). 4-1/#13