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Newspaper Page TextMarch 17, 2017 CapitalPress.com Farm Market Report 13 Sponsored 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 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. March 10 This week FOB Last week Last year 4,900 2,700 1,520 Compared to March 3: Export and domestic Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with good demand. Demand remains excellent for feeder hay for immediate shipment and pay- ment. Road conditions have improved this week. Retail/Feedstore not tested this week. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 200 $120 Good/Prem. 1900 $110-115 Good 800 $110 Utility 2000 $75 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Portland, Ore. March 10 This week FOB Last week Last year 1,147 2,034 476 Compared to March 3: Prices trended generally steady in a limited test compared to week ago prices. Most demand lays 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 Fair/Good 500 $125-130 Small Square Premium 37 $220-240 Orchard Grass Small Square Meadow Grass Small Square 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. Premium Good/Prem. Premium Good/Prem. 3 93 30 25 25 $225 $235-250 $220 $210 $160 Good 30 $130 Premium 3 $175 Premium 25 $170 Supreme 168 $180-210 Premium 33 $160 Small Square Prem./Sup. 81 $250 Triticale Large Square Good/Prem. 94 $75-80 IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. March 10 This week FOB Last week Last year 300 2,750 5,500 Compared to March 3: Domestic Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade very slow with very good demand as supplies are in firm hands. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Prem./Sup. 300 $125 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. March 10 This week FOB Last week Last year 5,550 7,575 5,720 Compared to March 3: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, cooler than normal conditions dominated the West, with precipitation over the coastal regions and into the Southwest. Several improvements were made this week in response to not only recent precipitation but also pre- cipitation over the last several months. In Southern California, severe drought was eliminated in the San- ta Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles county region as the response from recent rains has improved long-term impacts to groundwater. Improvements were also made in the Imperial Valley in response to recent rains where abnormally dry, moderate drought and severe drought were all improved. In Arizona, abnormally dry conditions were improved over the eastern portion of the state as well as the central portion of the state. Tons Price REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. Alfalfa Good 50 $125 Fair/Good 100 $110 Orchard Grass Premium 25 $300 Fair/Good 50 $200 Forage Mix-Two Way Good 25 $110 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento. Alfalfa Premium 75 $200 Good 600 $170 Orchard Grass Fair 75 $120 Forage Mix-Four Way Fair 300 $50 Rice Straw Good 125 $62.50 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu- olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Alfalfa Prem./Sup. 125 $225 Premium 50 $210 Oat Good 25 $155 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. No new sales confirmed. REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Alfalfa Supreme 100 $195 Premium 1075 $170-185 300 $175-180 Fair 1000 $90 Bermuda Grass Good 1000 $113 Bermuda Straw Good 450 $45-50 Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Grains are stated in dollars per bushel or hundredweight (cwt.) except feed grains traded in dollars per ton. National grain report bids are for rail delivery unless truck indicated. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Portland March 9 Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated. GRAIN DELIVERED Destination Price per cwt. Mode BARLEY – U.S. No. 2 (46-lbs. per bushel) FOB Kern County NA Rail Los Angeles NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $9.35 CORN-U.S. No. 2 Yellow FOB Turlock-Tulare $8.52 Kings-Tulare-Fresno $7.65 Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Chino Valley-Los Angeles $8.62-8.64 Truck Petaluma-Santa Rosa NA Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock $8.82 Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties $8.82 Glenn County $8.40 SORGHUM-U.S. No. 2 Yellow Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF Single $8.30 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 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 WHEAT-U.S. Durum Wheat Truck Kern County NA Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA WHEAT-Any Class for Feed FOB Tulare NA Truck/Rail Los Angeles-Chino Valley NA King-Tulare-Fresno Counties NA Fresno NA Kern County NA Prices paid to California farmers, seven-day reporting period end- ing March 3: YELLOW CORN, U.S. No. 2 or better Glenn $8.40 Spot Del Locally PORTLAND GRAIN (USDA Market News) Portland March 10 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for March delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, March 9, were lower, compared to March 3 noon bids for March delivery. May wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, March 9, lower as follows compared to last week’s closes: Chicago wheat futures were 8.75 cents lower at $4.44, Kansas City wheat futures were 7.75 cents lower at $4.6250 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 14.25 cents lower at $5.3875. Chicago May corn futures trended 12.50 cents lower at $3.67 and May soybean futures closed 26.25 cents lower at $10.11. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during March for ordinary protein trended 8.75 cents per bushel lower compared to week ago prices for the same delivery period at $4.64-4.79. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White club wheat premiums 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 March 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: April and May $4.64-4.86, June $4.6975-4.82 and August New Crop $4.6975-4.78. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: April through August New Crop not available. Bids for U.S. 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein during March trended 7.75 cents per bushel lower com- pared to week ago price for the same delivery period at $4.64-4.90. 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 March delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were $5.38-5.50 and bids for White Club Wheat were $5.93-6.50. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent proteins were as follows: April and May $4.64-4.90 and August New Crop $4.7475-4.90. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: April $5.4325-5.50, May $5.4825-5.52, June $5.4975-5.55 and August New Crop $4.92-5.3375. Bids for 11.5 percent protein U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for March delivery were 7.75 cents per bushel lower compared to March 3 noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids were as follows: March $5.4250-5.6750, April $5.4250-5.6250, May $5.4250-5.5750, June $5.4925-5.5925 and August New Crop $5.4875-5.6375. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein U.S. 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during March were 14.25 cents per bushel lower than March 3 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: March, April and May $6.3875-6.7375, June $6.4625-6.7125 and August New Crop $6.6775-6.7275. COARSE FEEDING GRAINS Bids for U.S. 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific Northwest – BNSF shuttle trains for March delivery trended 12.50 to 22.50 cents lower from $4.47-4.92. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month corn bids were as follows: April $4.42-4.48, May $4.35-4.42, June and July $4.4450-4.4650. Bids for U.S. 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BNSF shuttle trains for March delivery trended 31.25 to 32.25 cents lower from $10.71-10.81. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: April and May $10.71, October $10.9250-10.9450 and November $10.8850. Bids for U.S. 2 Heavy White Oats for March delivery trended steady at $3.2650 per bushel. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPORT NEWS There were 39 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, March 9, with six docked compared to 42 last week with six docked. There were no new confirmed export sales this week from the Com- modity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the USDA. 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. March 10 Current week Last week 587 1,849 Compared to March 3: Little softer butcher cow market today but great demand for light grass type cattle to feedlot cattle. Slaughter cows: High yielding $58-67; Med yielding $48-57; Low yielding $33-47. Bulls 1 and 2: $52-75. Feeder steers: 300-400 lbs. $165-175; 400-450 lbs. $160-170; 450-500 lbs. $150-164; 500-550 lbs. $140-159; 550-600 lbs. $142-157; 600-650 lbs. $130-149; 650-700 lbs. $125-144; 700-750 lbs. $120-123.50; 750-800 lbs. $115-126; 800- 900 lbs. $112-127. Feeder heifers: 300-400 lbs. $135-154; 400- 450 lbs. $130-149; 450-500 lbs. $130-145; 500-550 lbs. $125-140; 550-600 lbs. $120-135; 600-650 lbs. $115-130; 650-700 lbs. $113-125; 700-750 lbs. $110-117; 750-800 lbs. $107-118.50; 800-900 lbs. $102-116.50. TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Turlock, Calif. March 10 Total receipts: 1,087 head. Good volume with active bidding in the stands and on the phones for the live and video lots. Dairy replacements steady to $75 better than a week ago. Weigh Cows and Bull market 1-2 cents softer than a week ago. Springers: No. 1 Holstein springer $1700-1900; No. 2 Holstein springer $1300-1675; No. 1 Jersey springer $1450-1750; No. 2 Jersey cross springer $1400-1750. Weigh beef cows: High yielding no test; Med yielding $47-61; Low yielding $40-46. Weigh dairy cows: High yielding $62-71; Med yielding $54-61; Low yielding $35-53. Weigh bulls: High yielding $80-94.50; Med yielding $70-79; Low yielding $50-69. Holstein Barren Heifers; $62-78. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. March 10 Current week Last week Last year 2,100 810 2,500 Compared to March 3 same market: Not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate market trends. Trade active with good demand. Slaughter cows $2-4 higher, due in part to a niche market for non-branded non ear-tagged cows. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade active with very good demand. Slaughter cows 56 percent, Slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 43 per- cent of the supply. The feeder supply included 58 percent steers and 42 percent heifers. Near 75 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replace- ment Cows: Pre-tested for pregnancy, and age. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 400- 500 lbs. $144-146; 500-600 lbs. $143.50-150; 500-600 lbs. $165, Thin Fleshed; 600-700 lbs. $130-139; 600-700 lbs. $120-126, Full 700-800 lbs. $$116.50-125. Medium and Large 2-3: 600- 700 lbs. $122.50. Large 1: 800-900 lbs. $112- 125; 800-900 lbs. $105, Full; 900-1000 lbs. $110. Small and Medium 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $141. Holstein Steers Large 2-3: 1100-1200 lbs. $68. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 400- 500 lbs. $133.50-140; 500-600 lbs. $129-138; 500-600 lbs. $125, Full; 600-700 lbs. $118-128; 700-800 lbs. $107.50-115. Large 1: 800-900 lbs. $101. Large 2-3: 900-1000 lbs. $79; 1200-1300 lbs. $71.75. Small and Medium 2-3: 400-500 lbs. $100; 500-600 lbs. $116. Slaughter Cows: Boners 80-85 percent lean 1200-1900 lbs. $59-64; Lean 85-90 percent lean 1300-1800 lbs. $58-63; Lean Light 90 percent lean 900-1400 lbs. $47-53. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 few 1600-2400 lbs. $73-74 Bred Heifers (Per Head): Medium and Large 1-2: Few 943 lbs. $1225 6-9 mos. Idaho CALDWELL (Treasure Valley Livestock) Feb. 24 Steers (wt.): 500-600 lbs. $65; 600-700 lbs. $69.25; 700-800 lbs. $62; 800 lbs. and up $72. Steers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $125; 300-400 lbs. $220; 500-600 lbs. $230. Heifers (wt.): 700-800 lbs. $61; 900-1000 lbs. $51; 1000-1100 lbs. $69; 1200 lbs. and up $69. Heifers (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $220; 300-400 lbs. $300. Bull Calf (hd.): 100-200 lbs. $225; 300-400 lbs. $270. Cows (wt.): 1100-1200 lbs. $59.75; 1200-1300 lbs. $55.25; 1300-1400 lbs. $58.50; 1400-1500 lbs. $51.50; 1500-1600 lbs. $67.25; 1600-1700 lbs. $66.25; 1700-1800 lbs. $66.50; 1800-1900 lbs. $64. Holstein Bulls (wt.): 1200-1300 lbs. $63.75; 1300-1400 lbs. $64.75; 1400-1500 lbs. $64. Oregon LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) March 9 Total Receipts: 230. Top conventional cow $77, Top 10 avg. $73.96, avg. all $56.88.Top conventional bull: $81. Top organic cow: $74; Top 10 avg. $66.52, avg all $53.57. Organic bull: $88. Feeder steers: 500-600 lbs. $110-122. Feeder Heifers: 400-500 lbs. $102.50-124; 500-600 lbs. $90-112.50; 600-700 lbs. $94-106. Day old dairy calves $35 per head. Day old beef calves $85-180 per head. Bred cows: $650-825 per head Cow/calf pairs: $850. WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Auction) Woodburn, Ore. March 7 Total receipts: 357. Top 10 slaughter cows $69.27; top 50 slaughter cows $65.89; top 100 slaughter cows $62.12. Back to the country cows: $70. Certified cows: $80-140. Top certified organic cattle: $63. All certified organic cattle average price: $48.53. All slaughter bulls: $40-72. Top beef steers: 200-300 lbs. $100-130; 500- 600 lbs. $120-139.50. Top beef heifers: 400-500 lbs. $105-118; 500- 600 lbs. $100-115.50. Dairy Report 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. March 10 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was very light this week. There were 47,500 pounds of 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 March 10 Compared to March 3: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to as much as $20 higher, except at Ft. Collins, Colo., $5-10 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to $10 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, Texas, 4,365 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trad- ing slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 5,900 head of negotiated sales of slaugh- ter lambs had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,299 lamb carcasses sold with 65 lbs. down no trend due to confidentiality; 65-85 lbs. $.71-2.62 lower and 85 lbs. up $1.93 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 110-180 lbs. $127-146. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs. $230-242; 60-70 lbs. $226-234, few $237-240; 70-80 lbs. $216-230, few $232-235; 80-90 lbs. $210-224, few $230; 90-110 lbs. $183-208, few $212-219. DIRECT TRADING (Lambs with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): 5,900 Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 127- 178 lbs. $129.93-164 (wtd avg $139.73). SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) $70-77; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) $78-88; Utility 1-2 (thin) $70-80; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) $60- 65; Cull 1 (extremely thin) $40-52. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: baby tooth hair ewes 85-120 lbs. $146-152 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 90-140 lbs. $100-138 cwt. NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Wtd. avg. 45 lbs. and down Price not reported due to confidentiality 45-55 lbs. Price not reported due to confidentiality 55-65 lbs. Price not reported due to confidentiality 65-75 lbs. $278.25 75-85 lbs. $264.77 85 lbs. and up $258.84 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 37,000 com- pared with 37,000 last week and 41,000 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 March 10 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged for Jumbo, 9 cents higher for Extra Large, 11 cents higher for Large and 13 cents higher for Medium and Small. The undertone is steady to higher. Carton egg sales are mostly fairly good with food service movement moderate to instances fairly good. Offerings and supplies are light to moderate with Medium and Extra Large in the tightest position. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price 68 cents. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 134 Extra large 115 Large 108 Medium 88 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 107-119 Extra large 107-111 Large 93-102 Medium 69-80 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Cattle prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.) except some replacement animals per pair or head as indicated. (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. March 10 This week Last week Last year 1,700 1,350 800 Compared to March 3: Feeder cattle steady to $3 higher. Trade very active this week with very good demand. As buyers and sellers decide to forward contract supplies. The feeder supply included 58 percent steers and 42 percent heifers. Near 91 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: Current FOB Price: 600-650 lbs. $138 Washington-Ore- gon; 700-750 lbs. $132.50 value added Oregon; 800-900 lbs. $122-125 Washington-Oregon. Large 1: 900-950 lbs. $120 Washington. Future Delivery FOB Price: 500-600 lbs. $147-155 for October-November Oregon-Idaho; 600-650 lbs. $136-141 Oregon-Washington for May-October. Current Delivered Price: 800-900 lbs. $122- 128.50 Idaho; 900-950 lbs. $118-120 Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price: 850-900 lbs. $124-125 for Jun-September Idaho; 900-950 lbs. $122-123 for Jul-Aug Idaho. Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: Current **FOB** Price: 600-650 lbs. $122 Washing- ton-Oregon. Future Delivery FOB Price: 450- 500 lbs. $138-145 for October-November Ore- gon-Idaho; 500-550 lbs. $130-139 Idaho-Oregon for October-November; 600 lbs. $124 calves for October-November Oregon. Current Delivered Price: 700-800 lbs. $117-121.50 Idaho; 800-850 lbs. $116-119 Idaho. Future Delivery Delivered Price: 800-850 lbs. $116.50-120 for May-Sep- tember Idaho. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. March 10 This week Last week Last year 330,500 332,600 329,500 Compared to March 3: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to $5 higher, with instances $1-2 lower in the north central. AUCTIONS This week Last week Last year 256,300 255,600 272,200 WASHINGTON 2,400. 68 pct over 600 lbs. 41 pct heifers. Steers: Medium and Large 1 900- 950 lbs. $117; 1050-1100 lbs. $115. Medium and Large 1-2 500-550 lbs. $142.42; 550-600 lbs. $139.56; 600-650 lbs. $129.78; 650-700 lbs. $131.57; 700-750 lbs. $119.58; 750-800 lbs. $124.09; 800-850 lbs. $121.84. Heifers: Medium and Large 1 900-950 lbs. $106. Medium and Large 1-2 500-550 lbs. $135.76; 550-600 lbs. $130.14; 600-650 lbs. $125.67; 650-700 lbs. $119.56; 700-750 lbs. $116.30; 750-800 lbs. $116.95; 800-850 lbs. $114.27. SAGE Fact #139 Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison into the region. Condensed skim processing is increasing in the West. However, due to limited capacity, some man- ufacturers cannot afford to dry too much con- densed skim. The sales are flat this week. Due to a higher supply of milk in the western market, the cream supply is abundant this week, and it is expected to further increase in the coming weeks. According to some contacts, more cream has been available this year in the region com- pared to other years. Manufacturers are actively transforming their cream into butter. In addition, cream volumes moving into ice cream and sour cream processing plants are improving. Many processors are finding it difficult to sell their cream. Cream multiples range 0.98- 1.20. According to the DMN National Retail Report-Dairy for the week of March 3-9, the national weighted average advertised price for one gallon of milk is $3.11, up 80 cents from last week and 73 cents higher from a year ago. The weighted average regional price in the South- west is $1.99, with no price range. The weighted average regional price in the Northwest is $2.11, with a price range of $1.69-2.39. According to the NASS Dairy Products report, hard ice cream production in the West region for January 2017 is 14.3 million gallons, 6 percent higher than a year ago, and 28.8 percent higher than the previous month. To prevent the electricity from flowing through the UEC workers when they work on live power lines, UEC workers use insulated fiberglass, “hot sticks.” ROP-40-42-4/#17 FLUID MILK AND CREAM REVIEW – WEST (USDA Market News) Madison, Wis. March 9 According to dairy contacts in California, farm milk production is trending slightly higher this week. Fluid milk pulls from retailers and restau- rants are still up. Contrary to the few years of drought in California, this year, recent rains are helping recharge reservoirs and guarantee wa- ter availability throughout the year. The February 4a price (butter/powder) in Cal- ifornia is $15.40, down 27 cents from the previ- ous month, but $2.12 higher from a year ago. This compares to the Federal Order Class IV price of $15.59 for February. The July 4b price (cheese) is $15.81, down 18 cents from the pre- vious month, but $2.76 above a year ago. This compares to the Federal Order Class III price for July at $16.88. Pacific Northwest dairy contacts say milk is readily available in the area. Farm milk produc- tion is rebounding as higher temperatures build into the region. Some industry contacts suggest the area could have very heavy milk supplies within the next month if the weather patterns hold. Bottling demand is steady and following seasonal patterns. A few contacts report milk handlers are of- fering loads from the Midwest and Southwest 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) March 11 Market commentary: Other Russet shipping areas came under pressure to adjust to Idaho’s consumer bag price reductions. Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10 lb. Film Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $10.35 $0.20 $3.96 $0.12 $15 $0.50 $7 $0 IDAHO NORKOTAHS $9.50 $0.36 $3.19 $0.27 $13.50 $1.50 $7 $0 COLUMBIA BASIN $11.55 $0.07 $4.68 $0.04 $15.50 $0 $8 $0 11-7/#6