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Hay Market Reports
Livestock Auctions
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • St. Joseph, Mo.-Portland
Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to
retail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or deliv-
ered customer as indicated. Grade guidelines used in this report
have the following relationship to Relative Feed Value (RFV), Acid
Detergent Fiber (ADF), TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), or Crude
Protein (CP) test numbers:
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.
Dec. 2
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
1,000
Holiday
2,501
Compared to Nov. 18: All grades of export Alfalfa steady in a light
test. Trade slow with light to moderate demand. Retail/Feedstore not
tested this week. Demand remains good.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Mid Square
Good
950
$100-110
Sudan Mid Square
Good
50
$115
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Portland, Ore.
Dec. 3
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
4,554
No report
2,349
Compared to Nov. 18: Prices trended generally steady. Most de-
mand lays with the retail/stable hay. According to some producers,
horse owners are starting to prefer lower sugar, higher protein hay.
Many hay producers are looking forward to upcoming snow in the
forecast as hay sales tend to increase as the snow comes. Recent
dry weather in some areas throughout the state has increased
movement.
Tons Price
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES
Alfalfa Small Square
Premium
8
$230-240
Good/Prem. 25
$220
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium
17
$235-250
Good
25
$220
Meadow Grass Small Square Premium
50
$210
EASTERN OREGON
Alfalfa Large Square
Fair
500
$100
Timothy Grass Large Square Good/Prem. 85
$120
Barley Straw Large Square
Utility
30
$35
KLAMATH BASIN
Alfalfa Large Square
Alfalfa Small Square
Oat Small Square
LAKE COUNTY
Alfalfa Large Square
Supreme
Fair
Supreme
Premium
Fair/Good
Good
Supreme
550
350
100
100
150
50
100
$175-180
$80
$175
$160
$160-240
$100-125
$85
275
1100
$180
$170
Export
Premium
Supreme
Premium
600
$150
30
$185
54
$250
90
$185
Alfalfa/Oat Mix Small Square Premium
60
$120
Oat Large Square
Good/Prem. 205
$80
HARNEY COUNTY: No new sales confirmed.
IDAHO HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Dec. 2
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
2,900
Holiday
600
Compared to Nov. 18: All grades of Alfalfa steady in a light test.
Trade remains slow with very light demand. Retail/feed store/horse
not tested this week.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Mid Square
Premium
200
$95
Fair/Good 600
$80-85
Fair
100
$65
600
$75
Utility
500
$75
Utility/Fair 300
$60
500
$50
Oat Mid Square
Good
100
$45
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Dec. 3
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
3,015
0
6,275
All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to the
U.S. Drought Monitor, 2 or more inches of precipitation fell from the
Northern California coast to the Cascades of Washington, and along
upslope areas of the Sierra Nevada in California. Nov. 28 SNOTEL
data reflected a good start to the snow season for Northern Cali-
fornia mountain snowpack, with some basins 130-140 percent of
Small Square
median. But this is early in the snow season, so median values are
easy to exceed. And basins to the south, including the San Joaquin,
are still lagging, below 70 percent of median in more southerly loca-
tions. In California, 65 percent of the topsoil was rated short to very
short, an increase of 5 percent from last week, and 65 percent of the
subsoil was short to very short, according to the USDA.
Tons Price
REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN
Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and
Plumas.
Alfalfa
Supreme
180
$170
100
$310
Premium
25
$260
Fair
100
$110
REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter,
Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento.
Alfalfa
Supreme
200
$220
Prem./Sup. 200
$220
Premium
80
$200
Orchard Grass
Premium
25
$200
Oat
Good
100
$45
Rye Grass Straw
Good
50
$50
Rice Straw
Good
175
$62.50
REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu-
olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Alfalfa
Supreme
180
$235
Premium
75
$200
100
$200
Good/Prem. 25
$185
Fair
100
$155
50
$145
25
$120
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
Premium
50
$180
Oat
Good
150
$105
REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
Alfalfa
Fair
125
$140
REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and West-
ern San Bernardino.
Alfalfa
Premium
100
$160-180
REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and
Imperial.
Alfalfa
Premium
25
$180
Good/Prem. 700
$120
Bermuda Grass
Premium
75
$180
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.
CALIFORNIA GRAINS
(USDA Market News)
Portland
Dec. 1
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)
Truck
Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties
NA
Glenn County
$8.10
CORN-U.S. No. 2 Yellow
FOB
Turlock-Tulare
$7.67
Kings-Tulare-Fresno
$7.15
Rail
Single Car Units via BNSF
Chino Valley-Los Angeles
$8.05-8.08
Truck
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $7.80
Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties
$7.80
SORGHUM-U.S. No. 2 Yellow
Rail
Los Angeles-Chino Valley
via BNSF Single
$7.85
OATS-U.S. No. 2 White
Truck
Petaluma
$11.25-11.50
Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $11.25-11.50
WHEAT-U.S. Durum Wheat
Truck
Imperial County
$12.08
WHEAT-Any Class for Feed
FOB
Tulare
NA
Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period end-
ing Dec. 1: No new sales confirmed.
PORTLAND GRAIN
(USDA Market News)
Portland
Dec. 2
PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY
Cash wheat bids for December delivery ended the reporting week
on Thursday, Dec. 1, were mixed compared to Nov. 24 noon bids for
December delivery.
Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains
or barges during December for ordinary protein trended steady to 11
cents per bushel lower compared to Nov. 24 prices for the same deliv-
ery period at $4.4050-4.75. Some exporters were not issuing bids for
nearby delivery.
White club wheat premiums were 22 to 25 cents per bushel over soft
white wheat bids this week and last week.
One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for De-
cember delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were not available
and bids for White Club Wheat were also not available.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as
follows: January and February $4.4050-4.80 and March $4.4550-4.805.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein
were as follows: January, February and March $4.7150-5.30 and April
not available.
Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent
protein during December trended steady to 6 cents per bushel lower
than week ago prices for the same delivery period at $4.4550-4.7500.
Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum
10.5 percent protein for December delivery by unit trains and barges
to Portland were $6.2650-6.73 and bids for White Club Wheat were
$7.5150-8.46.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent
proteins were as follows: January $4.5050-4.80, February $4.5550-
4.80 and March $4.4550-4.80. One year ago, forward month bids for
soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: January, February and
March $6.2650-6.73 and April not available.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for De-
cember delivery were 17.50 to 22.50 cents per bushel lower compared
to Nov. 24 noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were
not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids were as follows: December
$4.73-4.93, January $4.88-4.93, February and March $4.88-4.93.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark Northern
Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during December were 11.25 to
16.25 cents per bushel higher than Nov. 24 noon bids for the same
delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby de-
livery. Bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: De-
cember $6.4350-6.5350, January $6.3350-6.5350, February and March
$6.4350-6.5350.
COARSE FEEDING GRAINS
Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN
shuttle trains for December delivery trended 12.25 to 14.25 cents lower
from $4.1050-4.1850. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby
delivery. Forward month corn bids were as follows: January $4.1550-
4.1950, February $4.1850-4.1950, March $4.1750-4.1950 and April
$4.20. Bids for U.S. 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific
Northwest - BN shuttle trains for December delivery trended $4.50
to 9.50 cents lower at $10.9475-1175. Some exporters were not is-
suing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month soybean bids were
as follows: January $10.9475-11.0275, February $11.03 and March
$10.97. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for November delivery
trended steady at $3.2650 per bushel.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS
There were 27 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday,
Dec. 1, with six docked compared to 25 on Nov. 24 with six docked.
There were no new confirmed export sales this week from the Com-
modity Credit Corporation of the USDA.
Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.)
except some replacement animals per pair or
head as indicated.
California
SHASTA
(Shasta Livestock Auction)
Cottonwood, Calif.
Dec. 2
Current week Last week
4,204
2,652
Compared to Nov. 18: A good winter kick-off
special today. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Steers under 600 lbs. $5-7 higher. Heifers gen-
erally $5-10 higher. Small, offlots and singles
$30-60 lower.
Slaughter cows: High yielding $55-60; $61-67
high dress; Boning $50-54; Cutters $35-50.
Bulls 1 and 2: $55-73, $74-79 high dress.
Feeder steers: 300-400 lbs. $140-168.50; 400-
450 lbs. $140-177; 450-500 lbs. $135-169; 500-
550 lbs. $135-157; 550-600 lbs. $130-152.50;
600-650 lbs. $120-138.50; 650-700 lbs. $120-
135; 700-750 lbs. $116-133; 750-800 lbs. $115-
132; 800-900 lbs. $115-126.
Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $120-159.50; 400-
450 lbs. $120-147; 450-500 lbs. $120-142; 500-
550 lbs. $113-131; 550-600 lbs. $110-127; 600-
650 lbs. $106-123.50; 650-700 lbs. $106-122.50;
700-750 lbs. $105-119; 800-900 lbs. $108-115.
Calvy cows: Broken mouth cows $700-$960,
Young cows $1300-1450
Pairs: Young pairs with 200 lb calves $1700-
1950.
$130.
Cows (wt.): 900-1000 lbs. $42.75; 1000-1100
lbs. $45.25; 1100-1200 lbs. $47.50; 1200-1300
lbs. $51.75; 1300-1400 lbs. $53.75; 1400-1500
lbs. $56.75; 1500-1600 lbs. $54.50; 1600-1700
lbs. $60; 1700-1800 lbs. $62; 1800-1900 lbs. $61;
1900-2000 lbs. $59.
Oregon
CALDWELL
(Treasure Valley Livestock)
Nov. 11
Steers (wt.): 400-500 lbs. $61.25; 500-600 lbs.
$53.50; 600-700 lbs. $51; 700-800 lbs. $61.25;
800 lbs. And $56.25.
Heifers (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $70; 800-900 lbs.
$47; 1000-1100 lbs. $64.75; 1100-1200 lbs.
$67.25; 1200 lbs and up $61.25.
Heifers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $95; 300-400 lbs.
LEBANON
(Lebanon Auction Yard)
Lebanon, Ore.
Dec. 1
Total receipts: 290.
Top organic cow: $76.00, avg. all: $55.54.
Top conventional cow: $64, Top 10 avg.:
$55.14, avg. all: $40.71.
Top conventional bull: $61, avg. all: $53.30.
Feeder steers: 400-500 lbs. $57.50-143; 600-
700 lbs. $110.
Feeder Heifers: 400-500 lbs. $112-142; 500-
600 lbs. $112-117.
Bred cows: $325-825.
Goats (hd.): $55-155.
MADRAS
(Central Oregon Livestock Auction)
Nov. 28
Total head count: 329.
Baby calves: NA.
Steers: 400-500 lbs. $145-170; 500-600 lbs.
$130-145; 600-700 lbs. $120-130; 700-800 lbs.
$112-120; 800-900 lbs. $108-115.
Bulls: High yield. $73-78; Mostly $70-73; Thin-
ner $65-70.
Pairs: NA.
Bred cows: Full Mouth Vac $1300-1625; Bro-
ken Mouth Vac $800-1000.
Heifers: 400-500 lbs. $128-140; 500-600 lbs.
$116-128; 600-700 lbs. $110-116; 700-800 lbs.
$108-112.
Heiferettes: 850-1000 lbs. $100-108.
Cows: High-yield $60; fleshy cows $55; medi-
um-yield $50; low-yield $45.
VALE
(Producers Livestock Market)
Nov. 30
Total receipts: 2,879 head.
Comments: The market was steady to $2-4 cwt
stronger on 300 to 525 weight calves.
Steer calves: 300-400 lbs. $153-191; 400-500
lbs. $139-182; 500-600 lbs. $125-142.
Heifer calves: 300-400 lbs. $119-144; 400-500
lbs. $123-139.50; 500-600 lbs. $114-127.
Yearling steers: 600-700 lbs. $117-129; 700-
800 lbs. $122-128; 800-900 lbs. $113-121; 900-
1000 lbs. $101-120.
Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $111-119.50;
700-800 lbs. $105-115; 800-900 lbs. $101-111.
Light Holstein steers, 600 lbs. and under: NA.
Light Holstein steers, 700 lbs. and over: $63-73.
Stock cows: NA young; $700-900 older.
Pairs, young: $900-1000.
Butcher cows: $51-58.
Thin shelly cows: $39-49.
Butcher bulls: $52-65.
Heiferettes: $67-83.
WOODBURN
(Woodburn Livestock Exchange)
Nov. 28
Total receipts: 772; 398 cattle.
Top 10 slaughter cows: $58.65.
Top 50 slaughter cows: $52.27.
Top 100 slaughter cows: $47.70.
Top certified organic cattle: $84.
All slaughter bulls: $67-72.50.
Top beef steers: 300-400 lbs. $130-136; 400-
500 lbs. $125-140; 500-600 lbs. $115-133; 600-
700 lbs. $100-120; 700-800 lbs. $95-107.
Top beef heifers: 300-400 lbs. $110-122; 400-
500 lbs. $110-124; 500-600 lbs. $10-120; 600-
700 lbs. $90-101; 700-800 lbs. $80-90.
Bred cows: $760-900. Day-old dairy calves:
$10-50.
Hogs: Block hogs $55-67; feeder pigs $20-105;
sows $21-32.
Sheep: Lambs 40-70 lbs. $170-180, 75-150
$140-177.50; thin ewes $30-100; fleshy ewes
$50-92; ewe/lamb pairs $60-70 head.
Goats (hd): Small 10-40 lbs. $37.50-65; medi-
um 40-70 lbs. $50-130; Large 70-50 lbs. $140-
240.
Futures prices are now lagging cash by quite
a few dollars, as the market moves in a more
fundamental direction with cash cattle leading the
board and not the other way around.
Cash trade has tacked on $10 in just three
weeks and fats are as close to break-evens as
they’ve been in quite some time. Big kills over
an extended period have cleaned up the front
end, giving cattle feeders a little leverage they’d
needed.
Packers will push to keep kills large and are
clearly willing to pay up a bit, giving up a bit of
margin even, as they have fewer formula cattle
available in the short term.
Optimism is bountiful as the entire cattle
complex has recovered remarkably from early
November lows. Cattlemen are fully aware of
the fickle nature of their market and while there’s
no assurance this six-week rally will hold it has
brought a little relief to an industry that badly
needed it.
AUCTIONS
This week
Last week
Last year
275,900
95,900
227,900
WASHINGTON 2,600. 64 pct over 600 lbs. 42
pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 450-
500 lbs. $133.73; 550-600 lbs. $131.02; 600-650
lbs. $127.75; 650-700 lbs. $131.31; 700-750 lbs.
$125.64. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 550-600
lbs. $119.48; 600-650 lbs. $119.50; 650-700 lbs.
$117.39; 750-800 lbs. $108.30.
DIRECT
This week
Last week
Last year
40,100
27,500
16,000
SOUTHWEST
(Arizona-California-Nevada)
There were no direct sales reported.
NORTHWEST
(Washington-Oregon-Idaho)
2,300. 73 pct over 600 lbs. 28 pct heifers. Steers:
Medium and Large 1-2 Current FOB Price 450-
500 lbs. $141.50 Idaho; 600-650 lbs. $130 calves
Idaho; 750-800 lbs. $121-125 Washington. Medi-
um and Large 1: Current Delivery Delivered Price:
600-650 lbs. $130 calves Idaho; 750-800 lbs.
$124-125 Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $115-130 Idaho for
February-March. Large 1: 900 lbs. $122 Idaho.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Current
FOB Price: 400-450 lbs. $128.70 Idaho; 550-600
lbs. $125 Idaho. Medium and Large 1: Current
Delivery Delivered Price: 700-750 lbs. $117-121
Idaho; 800-900 lbs. $118-125 Idaho.
Washington
TOPPENISH
(Toppenish Livestock Auction)
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Dec. 2
This week Last week
Last year
1,900
Holiday 1,260
Compared to Nov. 16: Stocker and feeder cattle
$2-7 higher. Trade active with good demand from
both local and internet buyers. Slaughter cows
and bulls $2-4 higher. Trade active with good
demand.
Slaughter cows 54 percent, slaughter bulls 10
percent, and feeders 36 percent of the supply.
The feeder supply included 54 percent steers and
46 percent heifers.
Near 58 percent of the run weighed over 600
lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for pregnan-
cy, and age.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-
500 lbs. $141-147; 500-600 lbs. $132-140.50;
600-700 lbs. $124-132, Calves; 600-700 lbs.
$116, Full; 700-800 lbs. $126-127.50; 800-900
lbs. $118-120. Large 1: 900-1000 lbs. $118; 1000-
1100 lbs. $105.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 300-
400 lbs. $140; 400-500 lbs. $127.50; 500-600 lbs.
$115. Small and Medium 2-3: 200-300 lbs. $137.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-
400 lbs. $127.50; 400-500 lbs. $122; 500-600
lbs. $119-121.75; 600-700 lbs. $118-122, Calves;
700-800 lbs. $106-111; 800-900 lbs. $109. Small
and Medium 1-2: 400-500 lbs. $115. Small and
Medium 2-3: 200-300 lbs. $140; 400-500 lbs.
$96.
Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85 percent lean
1400-2000 lbs. $61-66; Lean 85-90 percent lean
1300-1900 lbs. $61-65; Lean Light 90 percent
lean 900-1350 lbs. $52-56.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2450
lbs. $69-75.
Bred Cows (Per Head): Medium and Large 1-2:
Few Aged (9-11 yrs. old) 1136 lbs. $835 3-6 mos.
bred; Few Broken Mouth 1100-1250 lbs. $625-
710 3-6 mos. bred.
Idaho
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 Ore-
gon head as indicated.
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
(USDA Market News)
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dec. 2
Trades in Texas and Kansas selling $5-6 high-
er. Live trades in Nebraska $5-6 higher, dressed
trades $3-5 higher. Boxed Beef prices as of Dec.
2 averaged $181.21 up $6.23 from Nov. 18. The
Choice/Select spread is $17.02. Slaughter cattle
on a national basis for negotiated cash trades
through Dec. 2 totaled about 74,161 head. The
previous week’s total head count was 120,381
head.
Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and
Heifers: $114-115.50. Dressed Basis: Steers and
Heifers 173-175.
South Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers
and Heifers $112-115.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding
Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls $1-3 higher.
Cutter Cow Carcass Cut-Out Value Dec. 2 was
$154.04 down $4.01 from Nov. 18.
NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Dec. 2
This week
Last week
Last year
2,300
Holiday
3,750
Compared to Nov. 18: Stocker and feeder cattle
were firm in a light test. Trade slow with good de-
mand especially as local feedlots decided to own
some inventory.
The feeder supply included 72 percent steers
and 28 percent heifers. Near 73 percent of the
supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices are FOB
weighing point with a 1-4 percent shrink or equiv-
alent and with a 5-12 cent slide on calves and a
3-8 cent slide on yearlings. Delivered prices in-
clude freight, commissions and other expenses.
Current sales are up to 14 days delivery.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: Current
FOB Price: 450-500 lbs. $141.50 Idaho; 600-650
lbs. $130 calves Idaho; 750-800 lbs. $121-125
Washington. Medium and Large 1: Current De-
livery Delivered Price: 600-650 lbs. $130 calves
Idaho; 750-800 lbs. $124-125 Idaho; 800-850 lbs.
$115-130 Idaho for February-March. Large 1: 900
lbs. $122 Idaho.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Current
FOB Price: 400-450 lbs. $128.70 Idaho; 550-600
lbs. $125 Idaho. Medium and Large 1: Current
Delivery Delivered Price: 700-750 lbs. $117-121
Idaho; 800-900 lbs. $118-125 Idaho.
NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE
(Federal-State Market News)
St. Joseph, Mo.
Nov. 25
This week
Last week
Last year
338,400
146,100
266,900
Compared to last week: Steers and heifers
traded $2 to $6 higher with most steer calves
under 600 lbs. up to $10 higher.
Several mid and late week auctions were called
sharply higher and while they were in fact much
higher, many were looking back two weeks due
to the Thanksgiving holiday. Those sale barns
had some catching up to do with last week’s early
auctions, many of which had held specials before
the holiday break.
Demand was very good for all classes of cat-
tle this week, but still exceptionally good for light
cattle suitable for wheat. Winter weather curtailed
receipts in parts of the Dakotas but elsewhere
across the country the supply was heavy. The
volume that was lagging in the early fall is being
caught up now.
The cash feeder market has re-energized, with
several weeks of steady gains being convincing
enough for owners to finally bring their stock to
town.
In some parts of the country, the supply was so
heavy that by mid-week competition for available
trucks was just as intense as the rivalry ringside.
Weaned calves continue to make up a larger
percentage of the offering each week and in most
places, the competition to own anything that could
be placed in an extended winter grazing program
is fierce.
Buyers seem to have a renewed confidence in
the market, evident by their willingness to chase
some cattle to prices that haven’t been seen in
months.
Colder weather moved into the Midwest mid-
week which will help harden and “green up” flesh-
ier cattle. Fed cattle traded as much as $3 higher
Nov. 30, $114-115.50 live and northern dressed
sales at $175.
SPONSORED BY:
SAGE Fact #136
The Coyote Springs cogeneration plant, operated
by Portland General Electric, burns natural gas to
generate both electricity and steam. Food
processors and other businesses in the Port of
Morrow purchase steam for use in their facilities
reducing electricity and natural gas costs.
An Event Of
TRAC Center, Pasco, WA • Visit us at: www.easternwaagexpo.com
JANUARY 3RD
• Family Legacies Grown Locally, Baker Boyer Bank
• Wheat Rust Seminar - Dr. Timothy D. Murray WSU
• Ag Policy Update - Washington Policy Center
• Hydropower Update
JANUARY 4TH
Sponsored by Irrigation Specialists, Simplot Grower
Solutions and Washington State University
• Irrigation, Drones, Data Management,
Mechanical Weed Control - Industry experts
share how Precision Ag works for you.
• Herd Handling and Horsemanship Demonstrations
• Pesticide Recertification
(English and Spanish Sessions)
JOIN US!
We look forward to seeing you.
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• Local food and drink sampling event ongoing
during the show.
Help Les Schwab and Second Harvest
fill the food bank! Bring a can of food to the
Expo and receive $1 00 off admission.
• BNSF Railway
• AgriNorthwest
• Basin Business
Journal
• Capital Press
• C&E Trenching
• Co-Energy
• Franklin PUD
• Irrigation
Specialists
• MyPlace Motel
• Signs by Sue
• Simplot Grower
Solutions
• Sloan Leavitt
Insurance
• WSDA
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