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Newspaper Page TextMarch 3, 2017 CapitalPress.com Farm Market Report 13 S PONSORED BY ROP-9-5-4/#7 Hay Market Reports Potato Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • St. Joseph, Mo.-Portland Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service 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 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. Feb. 24 This week FOB Last week Last year 2,100 5,620 2,710 Compared to Feb. 17: Export and domestic Alfalfa steady to firm in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with good demand. Some roads are closed due to weight restrictions in the trade area. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Fair/Good 800 $80 Alfalfa Small Square Fair/Good 200 $130 Timothy Grass Mid Square Utility/Fair 200 $135 Bluegrass Straw Mid Square Good 200 $50 Wheat Straw Mid Square Good 700 $45-50 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Portland, Ore. Feb. 24 This week FOB Last week Last year 2,447 3,900 2,275 Compared to Feb. 17: Prices trended generally steady in a limited test compared to week ago prices. Most demand lies with the retail/ stable hay. According to some producers, horse owners prefer lower sugar, higher protein hay. Many producers are sold out for the year. Tons Price CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES Alfalfa Large Square Premium 40 $125 Small Square Good/Prem. 67 $210-220 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Premium 11 $245 Square Orchard Grass Large Square Fair 120 $160 Small Square Premium 42 $235-250 Good/Prem. 50 $220-230 Meadow Grass Small Square Premium 75 $210 Mixed Grass Five-Way Small Square Premium 10 $250 Oat Small Square EASTERN OREGON Alfalfa Large Square Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square KLAMATH BASIN Alfalfa Mid Square LAKE COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square Good/Prem. 25 $160 Premium 60 Good/Prem. 120 $140 $120 Good/Prem. 17 $160-165 Fair/Good $125 1000 Supreme 225 $170-180 Premium 70 $160 Fair 275 $85-100 Small Square Supreme 60 $185 Good/Prem. 30 $150 Triticale Large Square Good 150 $75 HARNEY COUNTY: No new sales confirmed. IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Feb. 24 This week FOB Last week Last year 300 3,275 2,130 Compared to Feb. 17: Feeder Alfalfa firm in a light test. Trade slow with very good demand as supplies are in firm hands. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Fair/Good 300 $125-145 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Feb. 24 This week FOB Last week Last year 3,050 5,866 5,723 Compared to Feb. 17: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According the U.S. Drought Monitor, as of Feb. 21, the daily Sierra Nevada snowpack was 186 percent of average for the date and 151 percent of the April 1 climatological peak. The North Sierra 8-Station Index for Feb. 1 showed 230 percent of average precipitation for this date, and the Central Sierra San Joaquin 5-Sta- tion Index for Feb. 21 showed 230 percent of average precipitation for this date, both of which are above the 1982-83 record for the date; the Southern Sierra Tulare Basin 6-Station Index for Feb. 21 showed 223 percent of average precipitation for this date, which is very near the 1968-69 record for the date. Over a foot of precipitation was reported for the week at several CoCoRaHS stations, including 16.60 inches at Honeydew in Hum- boldt County, 15.36 inches at Alta Sierra in Nevada County, 14.54 inches at Big Sur in Monterey County, and 13.80 inches at Monte Sereno in Santa Clara County. Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, which have been the epicenter of drought in California in recent weeks, received much-needed rainfall. Over 8 inches of rain was reported at two stations near Santa Barbara and over 6 inches at Ojai (6.97 inches) and Thousand Oaks (6.59 inches) in Ventura County. Streams were running full which helped refill depleted reservoirs in the area. Lake Cachuma rose 24 feet in just one day, which is remarkable and most welcomed. Even though the reservoirs were responding quite favorably, they still have a long way to go before we can classify this area as drought-free. As of Feb. 22, Lake Cachuma was at 82,011 acre-feet, or 42.4 percent of capacity, Jameson Reservoir was at 52.5 percent capacity, Lake Casitas at 42.3 percent, and Lake Piru at 31.7 per- cent. These values still represent a significant hydrological drought. Tons Price REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. Alfalfa Premium 175 $160 150 $200 175 $225 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento. Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 25 $300 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu- olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Alfalfa Premium 175 $210-240 25 $185 Good 25 $215 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 100 $195 Wheat Good 25 $115 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 25 $110 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. No new sales confirmed. REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and West- ern San Bernardino. Alfalfa Premium 325 $200 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 $200 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Alfalfa Supreme 775 $180-192 450 $175 50 $150 200 $195 Premium 100 $175-180 Good 200 $115 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 Feb. 24 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for February delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, Feb. 23, were mixed, mostly lower compared to Feb. 17 noon bids for February delivery. March wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, Feb. 23, lower as follows compared to Feb. 17 closes: Chicago wheat futures were $4.38 cents lower at $4.38, Kansas City wheat futures were .25 of cent lower at $4.5775 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 6.25 cents lower at $5.44. Chicago March corn futures trended eight cents lower at $3.6550 and March soybean futures closed 32.25 cents lower at $10.1150. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during February for ordinary protein trended mixed, from 9.75 cents lower to two cents higher compared to week ago prices for the same delivery period at $4.73-4.87. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White club wheat premi- ums were zero to 15 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 February 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: March $4.69-4.87, April $4.6850-4.87, May $4.6850-4.85 and August New Crop $4.77-4.82. One year ago, for- ward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: March through August New Crop not available. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein during February trended 9.75 cents lower compared to week ago price for the same delivery period at $4.73-4.83. 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 10 cents per bushel over soft white wheat bids this week and last week. One year ago bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed max- imum 10.5 percent protein for February delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $5.87-5.90 and bids for White Club Wheat were $5.88-6.87. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaran- teed 10.5 percent proteins were as follows: March $4.69-4.80, April and May $4.6850-4.77 and August New Crop $4.77-4.82. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: March $5.63-5.92, April $5.7075-5.97, May $5.6075-5.97 and August New Crop $5.25-5.45. Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for February delivery were .25 of a cent per bushel lower compared to Feb. 17 noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids were as follows: Feb- ruary $5.3775-5.7275, March $5.4775-5.7275, April $5.5150-5.6150 and May $5.5150-5.5650. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during February were 3.25 to 6.25 cents per bushel lower than last week’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: February and March $6.59-6.88, April $6.5825-6.8825 and May $6.5325-6.8325. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for February delivery trended three to eight cents lower from $4.8050-4.9550. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month corn bids were as follows: March $4.6550-4.8050, April $4.5450-4.6250, May $4.5050-4.5350, June and July $4.5375-4.5475. Bids for U.S. 1 Yellow Soybeans deliv- ered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for February delivery trended 25.25 to 32.25 cents lower from $10.9650-11.1150. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: March $10.7650-10.8950, April $10.8450, October $10.9650-1150 and November $10.9450- 10.9850. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for February delivery trended steady at $3.2650 per bushel. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were 42 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, Feb. 23, with six docked compared to 39 last week with six docked. There were no new confirmed export sales this week from the Com- modity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Portland Feb. 23 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 Kern County NA Rail Los Angeles NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Colusa County $9.45 CORN-U.S. No. 2 Yellow FOB Turlock-Tulare $8.78 Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno $7.95 Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Chino Valley-Los Angeles $8.71 Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $9.08 Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $9.08 Glenn County $8.45 SORGHUM-U.S. No. 2 Yellow Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF Single $8.42 OATS-U.S. No. 2 White Truck Petaluma NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock 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 Los Angeles 12 percent Protein NA Los Angeles 13 percent Protein NA Los Angeles 14 percent Protein NA FOB Kern 8.80 WHEAT-U.S. Durum Wheat Truck Kern County NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA WHEAT-Any Class for Feed FOB Tulare NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $9.40 Kern County NA Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $8.75 King-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Fresno NA Merced County NA Colusa County NA Kern County NA Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period end- ing Feb. 23: No new sales confirmed. 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. Feb. 24 Current week Last week 407 708 Compared to Feb. 17: Good run of cull cows, mostly steady. Too few feeder cattle for good test. Slaughter cows: High yielding $63-73; Med yielding $52-62; Low yielding $40-50. Feeder steers: 300-400 lbs. $157; 550-600 lbs. $135-143; 700-750 lbs. $128; 750-800 lbs. $124; 800-900 lbs. $110-120. Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $130-157; 450- 500 lbs. $126-137.50. Calvy cows: Smaller bunches of various types $900-1275. Pairs: No test. TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Turlock, Calif. Feb. 21 Total receipts: 780 head. Very light test on feeders with the continued wet weather. Weigh cows and bulls 2-3 cents better than a week ago. Many thanks to all our Custom- ers for your quality consignments throughout the year and a big thanks to all the buyers for your continued support. No. 2 medium and large frame steers: 300-400 lbs. $100-135; 400-500 lbs. $100-130; 500-600 lbs. $100-120; 600-700 lbs. $95-118; 700-800 lbs. $90-117; 800-900 lbs. $75-115. No. 2 medium and large frame heifers: 300-400 lbs. $90-134; 400-500 lbs. $85-135; 500-600 lbs. $80-127; 600-700 lbs. $80-123; 700-800 lbs. $75- 120; 800-900 lbs. $75-104. No. 1 Holstein steers: 400-500 lbs. $60-78; 500-600 lbs. $60-76; 600-700 lbs. $60-75; 700- 800 lbs. $60-74; 800-900 lbs. $60-74. Holstein barren heifers: $60-78. Weigh beef cows: High yielding $59-67.50; Med yielding $51-58; Low yielding $40-50. Weigh dairy cows: High yielding $58-64.50; Med yielding $48-57; Low yielding $35-47. Weigh bulls: High yielding $78-90.50; Med yielding $70-77; Low yielding $58-69. Washington EVERSON (Everson Livestock Market) Everson, Wash. Feb. 11 Total receipts: 175. Heifers (hd.): 900-1000 lbs. $770-850; 1000- 1100 lbs. $910. Steers (cwt.): 300-400 $128; 400-500 lbs. $60- 139; 500-600 lbs. $64-143; 600-700 lbs. $66-136; 800-900 lbs. $96; 1100-1300 $119; Bulls (cwt.): 500-600 $118; 600-700 lbs. $110; 700-800 lbs. $126; 800-900 lbs. $52; 1000-1100 lbs. $137; 2000-2500 lbs. $65. Slaughter cows: $44-61.50. Heifers (cwt.): 300- 400 lbs. $72-116; 400-500 lbs. $93-116; 500-600 lbs. $80-126; 600-700 lbs. $56-116; 800-900 lbs. $96; 1100-1300 lbs. $92. Bred Cows: (hd.) 1100-1300 lbs. $775-$850; 1300-1500 lbs. $1225. Pairs (hd.): 1300-1500 lbs. $1375; 1500-2000 lbs. $1475-1500. TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Feb. 24 This week Last week Last year 1,540 2,100 1,550 Compared to Feb. 17 at the same market: Stocker and feeder cattle steady in a light test. Trade active with good demand. Slaughter cows $1-2 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to firm. Trade active with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 60 percent, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 39 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 91 percent steers and 9 percent heifers. Near 63 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replace- ment Cows: Pre-tested for pregnancy, and age. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 500-600 lbs. $140; 600-700 lbs. $135.50-140; 600-700 lbs. $128, Full; 700-800 lbs. $109.50-115.50; 800-900 lbs. $110.50-111.50. Medium and Large 2-3: 400- 500 lbs. $137.50; 600-700 lbs. $111. Small and Medium 1-2: 400-500 lbs. $130. Small and Me- dium 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $130; 400-500 lbs. $120. Small 4: 500-600 lbs. $60; 600-700 lbs. $65. Feeder Holstein Steers: Medium and Large 2-3: 500-600 lbs. $91; 700-800 lbs. $94-95; 800-900 lbs. $88. Medium and Large 3-4: 400-500 lbs. $84-88. Feeder Steers: Large 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $90; 500-600 lbs. $81; 600-700 lbs. $83-91.75; 700-800 lbs. $81.50; 800-900 lbs. $82. Feeder Bulls: Large 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $95; 400- 500 lbs. $89.50; 500-600 lbs. $80.50-85; 600-700 lbs. $81; 800-900 lbs. $74. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 500- 600 lbs. $128.50; 600-700 lbs. $120-129.50; 700- 800 lbs. $109. Medium and Large 2-3: 400-500 lbs. $119. Large 2-3: 300-400 lbs. $79. Slaughter Steers: Few Select 2-3: 1758 lbs. 67. Slaughter Holstein Heifers: Few Select and Choice 2-3: 1562 lbs. 66.75. Slaughter Cows: Boners 80-85 percent lean 1500-2000 lbs. $57-62; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1 1200-1700 lbs. $56-62; Lean Light 90 percent lean 1 900-1400 lbs. $45-51. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 few 1800-2300 lbs. $69-75. Bred Cows (Per Head): Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Mid-Aged (4-8 yrs. old) 1050-1400 lbs. $1160-1275 6-9 mos.; Aged to Broken Mouth 1350-1450 lbs. $850-960 6-9 mos. Bred. Idaho CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) Feb. 24 Steers (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $61.25; 600-700 lbs. $73.50; 700-800 lbs. $74; 800 lbs. and up $71.50. Steers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $140; 300-400 lbs. $260; 400-500 lbs. $340. Heifers (wt.): 1000-1100 lbs. $68.75; 1100-1200 lbs. $62; 1200 lbs. And up $57. Heifers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $110. Bull Calf (wt.): lbs. $500-600 lbs. $57. Cows (wt.): 1000-1100 lbs. $34.25; 1100-1200 lbs. $58; 1200-1300 lbs. $48.75; 1300-1400 lbs. $53.25; 1400-1500 lbs. $54.25; 1500-1600 lbs. $56.50; 1600-1700 lbs. $57.25; 1700-1800 lbs. $58.50; 1800-1900 lbs. $56.50; 2000 lbs. and up $62.50. Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Feb. 25 Head count: 273 Market conditions compared to last week: Cows and bulls up $3-5. Light feeders up $3-5. Yearlings steady. Top cows high dressers: $60-69.50. Top 10 cows: $57.70. Low dressers: $50-59. Top bulls high dressers: $78-83.50. Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs. $131-132.50, 500- 700 lbs. $80-131, 700-900 lbs. no test. Choice steers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2s: 400-500 lbs. $125-147, 500-600 lbs. $120-145.50, 600-700 lbs. $120-141, 700-800 lbs. $100-127.50. Choice heifers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2s: 300-400 lbs. $120-132.50, 400-500 lbs. $112-128, 500-600 lbs. $112-123.50, 600- 700 lbs. $111-117.50, 700-800 lbs. $94-105 800 lbs. up $86-95. Bred Cows: $530-885 hd Pairs no test. Head calves (up to 250 lbs.) Beef $280-370 hd. Dairy $30-200 hd Feeder lambs: 50-90 lbs: $140-197.50, 90-130 lbs. $120-169 LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Feb. 16 Total Receipts: 228. Top conventional cow $67.50, Top 10 avg. $64.86, avg. all $48.72. Top conventional bull: $88. Top organic cow: $85; avg all $65.39. Feeder steers: 400-500 lbs. : $121-$128; 500- 600 lbs. $112-$124; 600-700 lbs. $114-$122. Feeder Heifers: 400-500 lbs. $112-$124; 500- 600 lbs. $110-$122.50. Bred cows: $200-$680 per head. Cow/calf pairs: $675-$1175 per pair. Lambs: $152.50. MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Feb. 6 Total head count: 311. Baby calves: NA. Steers: 300-400 lbs. $145-160; 400-500 lbs. $140-155; 500-600 lbs. $130-140; 600-700 lbs. $120-135; 700-800 lbs. $112-120; 800-900 lbs. $105-112. Bulls: High yield. $78-83.50; Thinner $65-85. Pairs: Full Mouth Vacc: NA. Heifers:300-400 lbs. $140-150; 400-500 lbs. $130-145; 500-600 lbs. $120-130; 600-700 lbs. $110-120; 700-800 lbs. $105-110; 800-900 lbs. $100-108. Heiferettes: NA. Cows: High-yield $65-72; fleshy cows $60-65; feeder cows $60-70; medium flesh $60-65; thin- ner older $50-60. VALE (Producers Livestock Market) Feb. 22 Total receipts: 1311 head. Comments: $3-8 higher than last week in spots on the steer side, $2-5 higher in spots on the heifer side. Steer calves: 300-400 lbs. $153-181; 400-500 lbs. $149-177; 500-600 lbs. $139-156. Heifer calves: 300-400 lbs. $133-145; 400-500 lbs. $123-152; 500-600 lbs. $119-136. Yearling steers: 600-700 lbs. $124-135; 700- 800 lbs. $121-129; 800-900 lbs. $117-124; 900- 1000 lbs. $109-116. Yearling heifers: 600-700 lbs. $118-129; 700- 800 lbs. $114-122; 800-900 lbs. $101-109 Light Holstein steers, 600 lbs. and under: NA. Light Holstein steers, 700 lbs. and over: NA. Stock cows: $880-990 young; $1175-1475 B.M. Butcher cows: $53-61. Thin shelly cows: $44-52. Butcher bulls: $56-71. WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Auction) Woodburn, Ore. Feb. 21 Total receipts: 312. Top 10 slaughter cows $67.92; top 50 slaughter cows $62.78; top 100 slaughter cows $56.42. Top certified organic cattle: $70. All certified organic cattle average price: $50. Cow/calf pairs: NT. Bred cows: $850-990. Day- old beef cross calves: NT. Day-old dairy calves: $2-30. Hogs: Block hogs $70-78; feeder pigs $37.50- 170 per head; sows $4-40. Sheep: Lambs 40-70 lbs. $165-215, 75-150 lbs. $150-175; thin ewes $50-100; fleshy ewes $45- 117.50; ewe/lamb pairs $40-90 head. Goats: 10-40 lbs. $10-70; 40-70 lbs. $50-150; 70-150 lbs. $152-270. 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 SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $9.95 -$0.82 IDAHO NORKOTAHS $8.91 -$0.45 SAN LUIS VALLEY $12.66 $0 COLUMBIA BASIN $11.28 $0 WISCONSIN $14.56 $0 GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg $3.72 -$0.49 $14 $0 $7 -$1.50 $2.74 -$0.34 $11.50 $1 $7 -$1.50 $6.16 $0 $15 $0 $11.50 $0 $4.52 $0 $14.50 $0 $8.50 $0 $7.73 $0 $17 $0 $13.50 $0 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.-San Angelo, Texas Wool prices in cents per pound and foreign currency per kilogram, sheep prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals on per head basis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. Feb. 24 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at a standstill this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill this week. There were no confirmed trades 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 Feb. 24 Compared to Feb. 17: Slaughter lambs were steady. Slaughter ewes were steady to $10 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San An- gelo, Texas, 4,476 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4,000 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to $1 lower. 8,600 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,440 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs. down $10.14 higher; 45-65 lbs. no trend due to confi- dentiality; 65-85 lbs. $6.14-7 lower and 85 lbs. up no trend due to confidentiality. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 110-180 lbs. $120-137, few $144-146. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $240-262; 60-70 lbs. $230-248, few $253; 70-80 lbs. $220-238; 80-90 lbs. $202-226, few $234; 90-110 lbs. $184-216, few $222. DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): 4,000 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 140- 185 lbs. $127.14-163.26 (wtd avg $140.48). SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) $76-88; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $90-98; Utility 1-2 (thin) $74-88; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) $62- 67; Cull 1 (extremely thin) $38-56. FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 90-95 lbs. $172. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 45-55 lbs. $252- 260 cwt, 80-85 lbs. $234-242 cwt; baby tooth hair ewes 80-110 lbs. $150-154 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 90-140 lbs. $100-120 cwt. NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Wtd. avg. 45 lbs. and down $504.47 45-55 lbs. Price not reported due to confidentiality 55-65 lbs. Price not reported due to confidentiality 65-75 lbs. $277.89 75-85 lbs. $267.55 85 lbs. and up $261.08 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 37,000 com- pared with 37,000 last week and 39,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. DAILY CALIFORNIA SHELL EGGS (USDA Market News) Des Moines, Iowa Feb. 24 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 10 cents lower for Jumbo and Extra Large, 11 cents lower for Large and 8 cents lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is cautiously steady. Offerings are moderate to fully adequate. Demand into retail and food service accounts is mostly moderate. Warehouse demand is light to occasionally moderate. Supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark price 76 cents. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 144 Extra large 125 Large 119 Medium 96 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 118-130 Extra large 118-122 Large 104-113 Medium 77-88 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 FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. Feb. 24 This week Last week Last year 294,300 318,200 284,500 Compared to Feb. 17: Steers and heifers trad- ed mostly steady to $4 higher with instances $6 to $10 higher in areas where the calves are headed south for grazing. Active trading this week in the major market- ing areas as the feeder cattle market continues to rally and following the fed cattle trading arena. Demand remains good for calves and stocker cat- tle weighing 500-700 lbs. with the best demand for those that are long time weaned and good weighing conditions. Packers did spend more money this week on procurement as live sales sold $4 to $5 higher at $124-125 and dressed sales were $6 higher at $196 in Nebraska. Feb. 17 in Ft. Pierre, S.D., a load of 695 lb. top notch heifers sold at $171 while two loads weighing 707 lb. heifers rang the bell at $167 and last but certainly not least, a load of 769 lb. heifers sold at $169/cwt or nearly $1300 per head. Cattle on Feed Report was released Feb. 24 with Feb. 1 at 101 percent; Placements at 111 percent and Marketings at 110 percent all coming in close to industry analyst estimates. On Feb. 23, the Cold Storage Report was re- leased with the largest January cold storage inven- tory on record for total beef supplies. Total red meat and poultry supplies reported at 2.222 billion lbs. or 5 percent lower than last year, with pork attributing the most decline. Beef stocks in cold storage was estimated at 537.5 million lbs., 1 percent higher than last year. Pork stocks came in at 526.7 million lbs., 11 percent lower than a year ago while chick- en inventories for January came in at 774.9 million lbs., 6 percent less than last year. Cold storage is generally not a market mover but can give analysts another segment to refer to. Auction volume this week included 61 percent weighing over 600 lbs. and 42 percent heifers. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 235,200 257,000 232,300 Washington 2,500. 76 pct over 600 lbs. 28 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 600-650 lbs. $130.73; 650-700 lbs. $127.68; 700-750 lbs. $119.69; 850-900 lbs. $114.38. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 550-600 lbs. $135.11; 600-650 lbs. $119.25; 700-750 lbs. $110.36. DIRECT This week Last week Last year 57,700 35200 51,500 SOUTHWEST (Arizona-California-Nevada) 2,400. No cattle over 600 lbs. No heifers. Hol- steins: Large 3 325 lbs. $116 Current Del; 300 lbs. $116-117.50 March-April Del; 300 lbs. $112 June Del; 325 lbs. March Del $113. NORTHWEST (Washington-Oregon-Idaho) 4,700. 90 pct over 600 lbs. 33 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 Current FOB Price 450-500 lbs. $160 Idaho; 750 lbs. $126-127 value added Washington-Oregon. Large 1 Current Delivered Price 800-900 lbs. $120-128 Idaho. Future Deliv- ery FOB Price: Medium and Large 1 550-600 lbs. $144-145 Idaho-Oregon for September-Novem- ber; 600-650 lbs. $137-142 calves Idaho-Oregon for September-October. Future Delivery Delivered Price: Large 1 900-950 lbs. $121-122 for May-Oc- tober Idaho. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Current FOB Price 450-500 lbs. $133.50 Idaho; 700 lbs. $119-120 value added Oregon-Washing- ton. Current Delivered Price 600 lbs. $128 Idaho; 750-800 lbs. $118 Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $115-115.50 Idaho. Future Delivery FOB Price 600-650 lbs. $127-130 Idaho-Oregon calves for September-Oc- tober. Future Delivery Delivered Price: Large 1 850 lbs. $116 for May-June Idaho. NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Feb. 24 This week Last week Last year 4,650 1,650 3,800 Compared to Feb. 17: Feeder cattle steady. Trade moderate with good demand as interests show willingness to forward contract supplies for summer and early fall delivery. The feeder supply included 67 percent steers and 33 percent heifers. Near 90 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices are FOB weighing point with a 1-4 per- cent shrink or equivalent and with a 5-12 cent slide on calves and a 3-8 cent slide on yearlings. Deliv- ered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Current sales are up to 14 days delivery. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: Current FOB Price: 450-500 lbs. $160 Idaho; 750 lbs. $126-127 value added Washington-Oregon. Large 1: Current Delivered Price: 800-900 lbs. $120-128 Idaho. Future Delivery FOB Price: Medium and Large 1: 550-600 lbs. $144-145 Idaho-Oregon for September-November; 600-650 lbs. $137-142 calves Idaho-Oregon for September-October. Fu- ture Delivery Delivered Price: Large 1: 900-950 lbs. $121-122 for May-October Idaho. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Current FOB Price: 450-500 lbs. $133.50 Idaho; 700 lbs. $119-120 value added Oregon-Washington. Cur- rent Delivered Price: 600 lbs. $128 Idaho; 750-800 lbs. $118 Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $115-115.50 Idaho. Future Delivery FOB Price: 600-650 lbs. $127- 130 Idaho-Oregon calves for September-October. Future Delivery Delivered Price: Large 1: 850 lbs. $116 for May-June Idaho. NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE (USDA Market News) Oklahoma City, Okla. Feb. 24 Slaughter cattle trading $4-5 higher. Dressed trade in Nebraska $5-6 higher. Demand is good from both sides of the fence. Cattle feeders fi- nally in the black and continue to pull cattle on a timely basis if not early. Demand for beef remains strong, thus encouraging packers to buy. Warmer than normal weather has to help by sending some outside to grill. Boxed Beef prices as of Feb. 24 averaged $198.96 up $9.10 from Feb. 17. The Choice/Se- lect spread is $3.48. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Feb. 24 totaled about 96,759 head. The previous week’s total head count was 125,932 head. Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: $124-125. Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers $195-196. Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls $1-4 higher. Cutter Cow Carcass Cut-Out Value Feb. 24 was $165.20 up $.49 from Feb. 17.