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August 19, 2016 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. Aug. 12 This week FOB Last week Last year 11,393 9,660 11,240 Compared to Aug. 5: All grades of export Alfalfa steady. Domes- tic Alfalfa not well tested this week. Export buyers are looking for negative GMO, 160 or better RFV test and 1,000 or less on the nitrate levels. Trade moderate with light to moderate to good demand. Retail/ Feedstore steady in a light test. Demand remains good. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Premium 700 $150 Export 720 $145 Good/Prem. 250 $125 Good 1460 $135 2005 $155 Fair 2600 $100 Alfalfa Small Square Premium 24 $170 Retail/Stable Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 72 $190 Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 500 $135 Timothy Grass Large Square Premium 160 $180 Small Square Premium 862 $195 Good 640 $140 Oat Large Square Good 1000 $95 Wheat Straw Large Square Utility 400 $65 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Portland, Ore. Aug. 12 This week FOB Last week Last year 13,539 18,228 8,947 Compared to Aug. 5: Prices trended generally steady compared to week ago prices. Most demand lies with the retail/stable hay. Many hay producers are selling or have already sold most of their irst and second cutting hay and are working on later cutting(s) re- sulting in higher volumes of hay moving. All prices are in dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise stat- ed. Tons Price CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES $215-240.00 Alfalfa Small Square Prem. 137 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Orchard Grass Small Square Timothy Grass Large Square Meadow Grass Small Square Orchard/Bluegrass Small Square Grass Mix Five-Way Small Square EASTERN OREGON Alfalfa Large Square Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square HARNEY COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square KLAMATH BASIN Alfalfa Large Square Alfalfa Small Square Orchard Grass Small Square Meadow Grass Large Square Small Square Oat Large Square Wheat Large Square LAKE COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square Good/Prem. 3 Good 25 $220 $205 Premium 28 $245 Premium Good 111 50 $230-240 $220 Good 250 $140 Good 25 $215 Premium 50 $240 Premium 15 $250 Supreme 280 $135 Premium 5 $185 Premium 500 $160 Premium Premium Good/Prem. Fair Premium Good Good Premium Fair 350 175 260 25 250 300 50 300 75 $170 $170 $150 $100 $273 $90.00 $100 $75 $75 Supreme 135 $180-225 5450 $185-195 Prem./Supr. 800 $170 Premium 2000 $170 Good 150 $150 Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 550 $180 30 $200 Premium/Supreme 100 $175 Premium Organic 28 $265 Premium 100 $200 Good 60 $150. Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 200 $180 Alfalfa/Grass Mix Small Square Organic Premium 20 $245 Alfalfa/Oat Mix Large Square Good 60 $110 Timothy Grass Large Square Premium 150 $190 Meadow Grass Small Square Organic Good 12 $150 Triticale Large Square Good 80 $80 350 $100 IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 12 This week FOB Last week Last year 1,235 10,400 7,400 Compared to Aug. 5: All grades of Alfalfa steady. Trade near standstill on Alfalfa with light demand as exporters and dairies quit buying. Retail/feed store/horse not tested this week. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 735 $125 Premium 500 $105 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. Aug. 12 This week FOB Last week Last year 26,962 0 18,245 Compared to Aug. 5: All classes traded steady. Demand moder- ate. This is the dry season for the West Coast, so changes to the Drought Monitor are very rare this time of year. Large amount of export hay has been moving the past month. Region 1 still having test hay being put up at third cutting. REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas counties. Alfalfa Supreme 1100 $160 175 $168 Prem./Sup. 725 $155 800 $160 Premium 550 $150 250 $125 Good/Prem. 600 $140 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY: Sacramento Valley: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador and Alpine counties. Alfalfa Supreme 75 $175. Premium 50 $175 220 $135 Good 67 165 Fair/Good 75 $100 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Northern San Joaquin Valley: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa counties. Alfalfa Premium/Supreme 1225 $213 Premium 175 $140 250 $200 Good 200 $137 200 $155 Fair 925 $103 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Central San Joaquin Valley: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Inyo counties. Alfalfa Fair 5000 $140 REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Southern California: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and Western San Bernardino counties. No conirmed sales. REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: Southeast Cali- fornia: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial counties. Alfalfa Fair/Good 4200 $134.29 Fair 400 $90 Bermuda Grass Premium 1000 $150 Klein Grass Premium 2400 $130 Alfalfa Straw Good 300 $32 Bermuda Straw Good 6000 $22.50 August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $6.2725- 6.4425 and bids for White Club Wheat were $7.0225-7.6725. For- ward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent pro- teins were as follows: September $4.9125-5.05, October $4.97-5.10 and November $4.97-5.07. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro- tein were as follows: September $6.3725-6.4925, October $6.3725- 6.4925, November $6.3725-6.6325 and December $6.3725-6.5725. Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for Au- gust delivery were 6.50 to 16.50 cents per bushel higher compared to last week’s noon bids for August delivery. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids were as follows: August $4.9225-5.2225, September $4.9225-5.2725, October, November and December $5.13-5.48. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during August were 14.75 to 19.75 cents per bushel higher than last week’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids for non-guaranteed 14 per- cent protein were as follows: August $5.8850-6.0350, September $5.8850-6.1850, October, November and December $5.9450- 6.2950. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Paciic Northwest - BN shuttle trains for August delivery were 0.25 of a cent per bushel higher from $4.41-4.51 per bushel. Forward month corn bids were as follows: September $4.44-4.51, October $4.4975, November $4.4375-4.4475, December $4.4175-4.4375 and January $4.42- 4.46. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Paciic Northwest - BN shuttle trains for August delivery were 3.50 cents higher at $11.04 per bushel. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: September and October $11.19-11.21, November $11.19, December $11.1350 and January $11.0550-11.0850. Bids for US 2 Heavy White Oats for August delivery trended steady at $3.2650 per bushel. OUTSTANDING EXPORT SALES Outstanding U.S. white wheat export sales as of Aug. 4, 2016 for the marketing year beginning June 1, 2016 and ending May 31, 2017, in 1000 MT, totaled 1098.2 thousand MT compared to 1143.0 thousand MT one year ago. Outstanding white wheat export sales for the 2016-2017 marketing year were to the following countries in 1000 MT: Philippines 188.3, South Korea 163.0, Japan 115.2, Indo- nesia 83.3, Thailand 54.1, Guatemala 33.8, Burma 6.3, El Salvador 5.6, Nigeria 4.2, Mexico 2.7, Vietnam 1.9, Canada 1.1, Hong Kong 0.8 and total unknown 437.9. Accumulated white wheat export shipments as of Aug. 4, 2016, in 1000 MT for the 2016-2017 marketing year, totaled 740.9 compared to 426.7 one year ago. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were 17 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, Aug. 11, with ive docked compared to 18 last week with ive docked. There were no new conirmed export sales this week from the Com- modity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Portland Aug. 11 Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated. Paid by feed manufacturers and other users, delivered plant or receiving station. All prices are offers for prompt shipment unless otherwise stated. Due to limited availability, prices were not available with the ex- ception of the following categories: GRAIN DELIVERED Mode Destination Price per cwt. BARLEY US No 2 (46 lbs. per bushel) Truck Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $8.25 Colusa County $9.75 Bid $9.00 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB Kings-Tulare-Fresno $6.75-7.00 Turlock/Tulare $7.87 Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Los Angeles-Chino Valley $8.05 Truck Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $8.18 Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $8.18 Glenn County $7.50-9.40 SORGHUM-US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF $7.86-7.87 Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period ending Aug. 11: YELLOW CORN, US No 2 or better Glenn $7.50-9.40 Spot 2015 Old Crop Livestock Auctions California SHASTA (Shasta Livestock Auction) Cottonwood, Calif. Aug. 12 Current week Last week 703 1272 Compared to Aug. 5: Slaughter cows steady to $2 lower. Quite a few think cows today. Bulls stronger. Feeder market steady to $2 lower. Off lots and singles $30-50 below top offerings. Slaughter cows: High yielding $71-75; $76-81 high dress; Boning $65-70; Cutters $40-65. Bulls 1 and 2: $75-95; high dress $96-104. Feeder steers: 600-650 lbs. $130-145; 650-700 lbs. (few) $127-134; 700-750 lbs. $137.50; 750-800 lbs. $125-137.50. Feeder heifers: 550-600 lbs. $127-137; 600-650 lbs. $120-130; 650-700 lbs. $120-131.50; 700-750 lbs. $125; 800-900 lbs. $113-120. Calvy cows: No test. MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Aug. 8 Total head count: 204 Steers: 300-400 lbs. $150-160; 400-500 lbs. $140- 150; 500-600 lbs. $138-150; 600-700 lbs. $135-145; 700-800 lbs. $130-135; 800-900 lbs. 125-130. Bulls: High yield. $90-95; Mostly $88-92; Thinner $85-88. Cows: Heiferettes NA; Fleshy cows $75; high-yield $75; medium-yield $71; low-yield $65. CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) Aug. 12 Steers (wt.): 400-500 lbs. $96; 500-600 lbs. $92; 600-700 lbs. $43; 700-800 lbs. $71-75; 800 lbs. and up $92-98.50. Steers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $200; 200-300 lbs. $325; 300-400 lbs. $130 ($280 top). Heifers (wt.): 300-400 lbs. $106; 400-500 lbs. $60; 500-600 lbs. $64.74 ($80 top); 700-800 lbs. $59.50; 800-900 lbs. $52; 900-1000 lbs. $89.50; 1000-1100 lbs. $85; 1100-1200 lbs. $86.75; 1200 & UP lbs. $86.50 (top $95) Heifers (hd.): 400-500 lbs. $200. Bull Calf (hd.): 500-600 lbs. $61. Cows (wt.): 900-1000 lbs. $52.75; 1000-1100 lbs. $70.75; 1200-1300 lbs. $68.75; 1300-1400 lbs. $71.25; 1400-1500 lbs. $70.50; 1500-1600 lbs. $75.25; 1600-1700 lbs. $73.75; 1700-1800 lbs. $74.75; 1800-1900 lbs. $76. Holstein Bulls (wt.): n/a. 3 years into nation’s hemp experiment, crop’s future is hazy By KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Three years into the nation’s hemp experiment, a 20-acre farm in southern Colorado exempliies the crop’s hazy potential. Hemp could be enormously proitable, but right now there are just as many questions as an- swers for Will and Ally Cabaniss, two Florida natives who moved to southern Colorado to embark on the hemp business. “Every day brings something new and different,” said Will Cabaniss, holding up a red plas- tic cup containing a hemp seed- ling awaiting planting. “Right now we’re just building data for the industry, seeing what works and what doesn’t.” Authorized for research and experimental growth in the 2014 Farm Bill, hemp is being grown this year on only about 6,900 acres nationwide, according to industry tallies based on state reports. Capital Press File Hemp grows on a farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 2015. Less than 6,900 acres of the crop are grown nationwide. The crop is still too new to be tracked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has no re- cent estimate of market prices or commercial uses for marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin. The Cabaniss farm is typical of many nascent hemp farms, where optimism overcomes the many challenges of growing a crop that was illegal for decades. Growing hemp was illegal from 1937 until 2014 because 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 replace- ment animals on per head basis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. Aug. 12 Compared to Aug. 5: Domestic wool trading on a clean basis has been at a standstill this week. No confirmed trades were reported. Domestic wool tags No. 1 $.60-.70 No. 2 $.50-.60 No. 3 $.40-.50 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas Aug. 12 Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were mostly steady to $5 higher, except steady to $10 lower at Ft. Collins, Colo. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady, instances $6-10 higher. Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo, Texas, 5,125 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 7,500 head of negotiated sales of slaugh- ter lambs were steady. 8,900 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,189 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs. and down $7.61 lower; 45-75 lbs. no trend due to confidentiality; 75-85 lbs. $2.69 higher and 85 lbs and up $3.75 higher. All sheep sold per hun- dred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 100-140 lbs. $130-148. Virginia: Wooled 110-125 lbs. $159-160; 130-160 lbs. $122.50. Pennsylvania: Shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs. $180-200; 130-150 lbs. $167-184. Ft. Collins: Shorn 130-140 lbs. $154-163; 150-185 lbs. $142.50-159. South Dakota: Shorn and wooled 110-165 lbs. $161-167.50. Billings, Mont.: No test. Kalona, Iowa: Shorn 110-130 lbs. $160- 160.50; wooled 110-155 lbs, $158-165. Missouri: 90-160 lbs. $150-157.50. Equity Elec: No sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $220-242; 60-70 lbs. $190-220, few $220-234; 70-80 lbs. $166-190, few $190- 198; 80-90 lbs. $160-180, few $188- 194; 90-110 lbs. $152-172. Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs. $250-257; 60-70 lbs. $220-225; 80-90 lbs. $217-218; 90-110 lbs. $193-215. Kalona, Iowa: 75-80 lbs. $172.50-173; 95- 110 lbs. $158-165. Ft. Collins: 80-90 lbs. $178-183; 90-100 lbs. $175-183. Missouri: 50-60 lbs. $163-180; 60-70 lbs. $165-190; 70-80 lbs. $160-165; 80-90 lbs. $155. Virginia: 30-60 lbs. $145-150; 60-80 lbs. $185; 80- 110 lbs. $161-166. South Dakota: No test. Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated. 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) Aug. 13 Market Commentary: Federal-State Market News has discontinued reporting prices for the 2015 crop, with storage shipments winding down. SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10 lb. Film Chg IDAHO NORKOTAHS $16.64 -$0.47 $8.54 -$0.35 $24.00 $0.00 $12.00 -$1.00 COLUMBIA BASIN $14.33 -$0.72 $6.41 -$0.45 $20.00 -$2.00 $9.50 $0.00 California Egg Reports Grain Market Reports 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 Aug. 11 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for July delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, Aug. 11, were higher compared to last week’s noon bids for August delivery. September wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, Aug. 11, higher as follows compared to last week’s closes: Chicago wheat futures were 13 cents higher at $4.1625, Kansas City wheat futures were 6.50 cents higher at $4.1225 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 14.75 cents higher at $5.0350. Chicago September corn futures trended 0.25 of a cent higher at $3.21 and August soy- bean futures closed 31.75 cents higher at $10.2225. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during August for ordinary protein trended ive to 18.00 cents per bushel higher compared to week ago prices for the same delivery period at $4.8625-4.95. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White club wheat premiums were zero to 5 cents per bushel over soft white wheat bids this week and last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $5.4725- 5.6225 and bids for White Club Wheat were also $5.4725-5.6225. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as follows: September $4.9125-5.00, October $5.02-5.10, November $5.02-5.09 and December $5.02-5.12. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: September $5.4725-5.6225, October and November $5.2225-5.6225 and December $5.5225-5.6725. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein during August trended 10.00 to 18.00 cents per bushel higher than week ago prices for the same delivery period at $4.9125-5.00. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White club wheat premiums for guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein soft white wheat this week were zero to ive cents per bushel over soft white wheat bids this week and last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service the plant can be manipulated to enhance a psychoactive chemi- cal in the plant’s lowers, called THC, to produce the drug in marijuana. The U.S. Drug En- forcement Administration said this week that it still considers the plant an illicit drug with no medical use, limiting its produc- tion to state-authorized research and experimental uses. So even though hemp produc- tion is legal, it’s still challenging. First, farmers have to live in one of the 29 states that have authorized hemp research. The hemp they grow can be sold for proit, but only if authorized by their state’s agriculture authori- ties. Next they have to ind seed, a daunting prospect. Farmers can now legally import hemp seeds, but the seeds are pricey, running to $5 to $10 per seed. That’s a steep investment, es- pecially considering that seeds developed to thrive in Canada or another country may struggle in the U.S. Then farmers have to make sure their seeds grow into hemp plants with a very low content of THC. “It’s been a challenge,” said Duane Sinning of the Colora- do Department of Agriculture, which regulates hemp growers. The agency is at least a year away from certifying hemp seed — meaning the seed is guaran- teed to produce hemp under the legal THC threshold. 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 relect discounts or other contract terms. DAILY CALIFORNIA SHELL EGGS (USDA Market News) Des Moines, Iowa Aug. 12 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 18 cents higher for Jumbo, Extra Large, and Large and 5 cents higher for Medium and Small. The undertone is steady to higher. Offer- ings continue light for Jumbo and Extra Large, light to moderate for Large and moderate for Medium. Demand into all sectors is reported as moderate to fairly good. Supplies are light to moderate for the larger sizes and moderate for Medium. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price 52 cents. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 138 Extra large 115 Large 102 Medium 72 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 113-125 Extra large 64-75 Large 56-65 Medium 20-29 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. Aug. 12 This week Last week Last year 466,100 275,700 229,700 Compared to last week: Calves and year- lings traded mostly steady to $5 higher. Sig- nals from last week’s higher fed cattle trade, cattle futures staying in mostly positive terri- tory along with a large corn crop looming on the horizon have helped to keep the uptrend intact. Over the last couple of weeks CME cattle futures have been driven by good support after a long winding and rocky road has con- tinued to make headway without giving too much back. The cattle market has consistently been one of disappointment on rallies higher and caution should be approached as cattle fu- tures sold off on Thursday taking a pause on their push higher. Market fundamentals seem to have im- proved and hopefully some equilibrium has been established in this market. Demand for feeders, especially yearlings remains very good, given gains in fed cattle values and lower corn prices. Yearling market in Kearney, Neb., on Wednesday was pretty optimistic as 566 head of steers sold weighing between 950 and 1000 lbs. averaging 978 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $145.22 and 232 head of their bigger brothers averaging 1012 lbs. sold with a weighted average price of $143.07. Corn prices could be looking at a very neg- ative basis that could get worse in the fall and a further growth of farmer-feeders has pro- ducers looking to walk a lot of corn to town. It’s hard to convince anyone right now that we will have any corn production problems when ratings remain so high and trade thinking the size of the corn crop will overshadow any demand. Friday’s Supply and Demand Report fore- cast corn production a record high 15.2 bb, up 613 mb from July’s report with corn yields projected at a record high of 175.1 bpa, up 7.1 bpa from last month. Continuing good pasture conditions across the country also have given good support to the feeder cattle market. Beef at the re- tail level has also started to reappear more regularly in ads. The record high beef prices over the last several years pushed a lot of consumers away from the meat counter. The trend is beginning to reverse as falling beef prices have brought consumers back and started to build per capita meat consumption. Boxed-beef values seem to have hit a bot- tom and are starting to work slowly higher this week with packer margins still in the black as packers will be sure to exercise buying dis- cipline. Continued good clearance at the consum- er level is still critical and having beef retail features competing better in grocery space alongside pork and poultry as Labor Day busi- ness lies ahead. Auction volume this week in- cluded 62 percent weighing over 600 lbs. and 37 percent heifers. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 162,800 122,000 129,900 TEXAS 4,100. 68 pct over 600 lbs. 39 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs. (423) $177.16; 450-500 lbs. (472) 166.94; 550-600 lbs. (560) $155.75; 600-650 lbs. (636) $151.28; 650-700 lbs. (681) $149.27; 700-750 lbs. (721) $151.03; 750-800 lbs. (763) $148.26; 800-850 lbs. (807) $146.09; 850-900 lbs. (879) $140.48; 900-950 lbs. (921) $133.87; load 960 lbs. $134. Medium and Large 1-2 500-550 lbs. (522) $150.12; 650-700 lbs. (690) $142.52; 750- 800 lbs. (772) $142.72; 800-850 lbs. (839) $134.83. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs. (375) $166.50; 400-450 lbs. (433) $158.98; 500-550 lbs. (536) $146.14; 550-600 lbs. (575) $142.06; 600-650 lbs. (605) 151.25; 650-700 lbs. (678) $135.99; 700-750 lbs. (724) $133.84; 750-800 lbs. (778) $133.18. Medium and Large 1-2 450-500 lbs. (474) $147.19; 550-600 lbs. (564) $133.33; 650- 700 lbs. (673) $131.52; 750-800 lbs. (764) $134.05. MONTANA 1,500. 83 pct over 600 lbs. 73 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 string 548 lbs. $161.50; 700-750 lbs. (714) $154.58; 800-850 lbs. (828) $145.34. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 600-650 lbs. (638) $144.95; 700-750 lbs. (704) $140.29; 750-800 lbs. (764) $139.19; 800-850 lbs. (836) $136.03; 900-950 lbs. (943) $132.28. Medium and Large 1-2 600-650 lbs. (642) $140.27. WASHINGTON - There were not enough feeder cattle sales to report. DIRECT This week Last week Last year 93,500 105,100 53,100 (92 pct over 600 lbs., 26 pct heifers) SOUTHWEST (Arizona-California-Nevada) There were no direct sales reported. NORTHWEST (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) 6000. 96 pct over 600 lbs. 36 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 Current deliv- ery: Delivered: 875 lbs. $147; 900-960 lbs. $139.50-140; 1010 lbs. $139.75; September 775 lbs. $151.75; 825 lbs. $149; 900-975 lbs. $142.40-147.90; October delivery 625-650 lbs. $149-152; 875 lbs. $135; 650 lbs. $143- 144.50. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 Current de- livery: Delivered: 860-885 lbs. $136; 925 lbs. $131; September 800 lbs. $145; Septem- ber-October 850 lbs. $137; October 580-600 lbs. $139-142; 850 lbs. $137; November 625- 635 lbs. $133-134.50. NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 12 This week Last week Last year 5,950 14,000 5,900 Compared to last Friday: Feeder cattle mostly steady. Cattle futures declined some- what mid-week but demand for feeder cattle remained good. The feeder supply included 64 percent steers and 34 percent heifers. Near 96 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. Delivered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Current delivery: Delivered: 875 lbs. $147; 900-960 lbs. $139.50-140; 1010 lbs. $139.75; Septem- ber 775 lbs. $151.75; 825 lbs. $149; 900-975 lbs. $142.40-147.90; October delivery 625- 650 lbs. $149-152; 875 lbs. $135; 650 lbs. $143-144.50. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Current delivery: Delivered: 860-885 lbs. $136; 925 lbs. $131; September 800 lbs. $145; Septem- ber-October 850 lbs. $137; October 580-600 lbs. $139-142; 850 lbs. $137; November 625- 635 lbs. $133-134.50.