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July 28, 2017 CapitalPress.com Farm Market Report 13 S PONSORED BY ROP-27-4-3/#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) July 21 This week FOB Last week Last year 26,825 25,400 20,860 Compared to July 14: New crop export Alfalfa and Timothy steady. Trade active with very good demand especially for Timothy. Retail/ Feedstore steady. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 3500 150.00 Export 1700 171.47 Good/Premium 1150 140.00 Good 1900 140.00 Export 6000 162.17 Fair 600 100.00 Utility/Fair Bottom Bales 1000 100.00 750 150 198.33 210.00 200 260.00 650 475 200 50 266.15 224.21 145.00 190.00 250 250 260.00 195.00 5000 65.00 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Timothy Grass Timothy Grass Bluegrass Straw Wheat Straw Small Square Premium Mid Square Prem. Export Good Export Fair Export Rain Damage Small Square Good Export Fair Export Mid Square Fair Export Mid Square Rain Damage 450 105.00 Orchard Grass Prem 50 300.00 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacra- mento. Alfalfa Prem/Supr 100 225.00 Prem 70 210.00 Retail/Stable 100 200.00 Good Del 100 182.00 Fair 280 150.00 Clippings 100 100.00 Wheat Straw Good 100 70.00 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Alfalfa Supr 250 240.00 Del Contr 725 260.00 Prem Grassy 140 205.00 Good 500 186.00 Grassy 70 175.00 Fair 400 140.00 Wheat Good 375 88.33 Wheat Straw Good 2750 87.45 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties Of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. Alfalfa Good 250 165.00 Del 4900 184.76 Corn Silage Good Contr 45.00 Wheat Straw Good Del 2000 90.00 REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino. Alfalfa Supr 125 200.00 Retail/Stable 250 220.00 Good 1150 157.17 Forage Mix Three Way Premium 225 180.00 Retail/Stable 25 200.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Alfalfa Good 2700 125.37 Bleached 325 120.00 Fair/Good 1100 117.73 Fair 2800 107.50 Export 1500 122.00 Bermuda Grass Prem Export 350 157.00 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 July 21 Note: The weekly grain report was unavailable from the USDA. Bids as of July 21 noon Pacific time; subject to change. September wheat futures trended from 6.50 to 12.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s closes. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for delivery ordinary protein trended mixed, from 6.50 lower to 5.00 cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein trended mixed, from 6.50 lower to 8.00 cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters are not is- suing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 11.5 percent US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for July de- livery trended 7.75 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for July delivery trended 12.50 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for July delivery trended 11.25 cents per bushel lower com- pared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for July delivery was not available per bushel. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) July 20 Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated. GRAIN DELIVERED 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: BARLEY US No 2 (46 lbs. per bushel) Mode Destination Price per cwt. Truck Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.50-8.60 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Kings-Tulare- Fresno 8.35 Turlock/Tulare 8.68 Rail Los Angeles- Truck Stockton-Modesto- Oakdale-Turlock 8.98 Chino Valley 9.02 Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.98 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail Los Angeles- Chino Valley 8.62 WHEAT US Durum Wheat Truck Imperial County 14.00 WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 9.70 flowing to Arizona for processing. Manufacturers have enough milk supplies for processing needs. Bottling milk demand is steady. In New Mexico, milk production is diminishing. Most handling plants that reduced their intakes last week for repair/maintenance are back to nor- mal activities. As a result, holdovers are lower this week and easier to manage. Class I and II intakes are steady to up. Ice cream manufacturers continue to take more milk loads. Requests for Class III are steady to slightly down. Pacific Northwest milk production is generally steady. A few industry contacts say weather that is favorable to cow comfort has made up for the miserable winter the region had this year and has given a boost to milk production in some locations. Milk intakes are in good balance with processing needs. Bottling demand is in typical summertime patterns. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado is steady to slightly lower. Al- though the region has experienced some heat this summer, cooler nights are keeping the impacts of the heat on milk production to a minimum. Manufacturers report plenty of milk available for processing. Many processors are running at or near full capacity. Contacts report that western condensed skim prices are mixed in the spot market. Most sales are made on contracts. Condensed skim sales are flat to higher. A number of cheese plants in California are pull- ing in more condensed skim. In the West, the mar- ket tone for cream is balanced or strong depending on the state. Some cream buyers report not having any trouble finding the volume of cream needed. They say that cream is more available than it usu- ally is for this time of the year. Cream sales in California are slowing a little bit. Some cream loads from Arizona are moving to the Midwest. This week cream multiples for all usages are 1.12-1.27. According to the DMN National Retail Re- port-Dairy for the week of July 14-20, the national weighted average advertised price for one gallon of milk is $2.26, down $0.13 from last week, and $0.46 lower from a year ago. The weighted average regional price in the Southwest is $2.08, with a price range of $1.89- $2.39. The weighted average regional price in the Northwest is $1.92, with a price range of $1.69-1.99. No. 1 Med. and Large Frame Heifers: 400-499 lbs. NT; 500-599 lbs. $125.00-150.00; 600-699 lbs. $120.00-151.00; 700-799 lbs. $120.00- 135.50; 800-899 lbs. $115.00-130.50 No. 2 Med. and Large Frame Heifers: 300- 399 lbs. $110.00-147.00; 400-499 lbs. $107.00- 140.00; 500-599 lbs. $105.00-124.00; 600-699 lbs. $100.00-119.00; 700-799 lbs. $95.00-119.00; 800-899 lbs. $92.00-114.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-399 lbs. NT; 400- 499 lbs. $70.00-98.00; 500-599 lbs. $70.00- 108.00; 600-699 lbs. $75.00-99.00; 700-799 lbs. $65.00-92.00; 800-899 lbs. $60.00-90.00; 900- 999 lbs. $60.00-85.50 Holstein Barren Heifers: $65.00-92.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding $70.00-84.75; Med Yielding $55.00-69.00; Low Yielding $40.00- 54.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding $70.00-78.00; Med Yielding $58.00-69.00; Low Yielding $35.00- 57.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding $85.00-98.00; Med Yielding $75.00-84.00; Low Yielding $58.00- 74.00 Turlock (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) July 21 Receipts of 777 HD Dairy Replacements steady with a week ago. Weigh cows and bull market 1-2 lower than a week ago. Good Luck to the 4-H and FFA mem- bers who sell their projects to tomorrow at the Stanislaus County Fair. Thanks to all the TLAY Auctioneers who donate their talents for this event. Springers: No. 1 Hol Spr. 1500.00-1800.00; No. 2 Hol Spr. 1300.00-1475.00; No. 1 Jer Spr. 1250.00 - 1500.00; No. 1 Jer X Spr. 1400.00- 1600.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 70.00-80.00; Med Yielding 59.00-69.00; Low Yielding 40.00- 58.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 72.00-80.00; Med Yielding 54.00-71.00; Low Yielding 35.00- 53.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 85.00-94.50; Med Yielding 75.00-84.00; Low Yielding 50.00-74.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 65.00-96.00 active with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00- 5.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Slaugh- ter bulls steady. Trade active with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows 57 percent, slaughter bulls 10 percent, and feeders 33 per- cent of the supply. The feeder supply included 41 percent steers and 59 percent heifers. Near 94 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for pregnan- cy, and age. Please Note: The below USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs 160.00; 600-700 lbs 141.00- 147.50; 700-800 lbs 140.75-148.60; 800- 900 lbs 130.00-140.00. Medium and Large 2-3: 600-700 lbs 135.00; 700-800 lbs 126.00-137.50. Medium and Large 3-4: 700-800 lbs 97.50. Large 1: 900-1000 lbs 132.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 500-600 lbs 140.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 800- 900 lbs 135.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 500- 600 lbs 137.00; 600-700 lbs 135.50-140.00; 700-800 lbs 130.00-135.75; 800-900 lbs 127.50-129.00. Medium and Large 2-3: 400- 500 lbs 135.00; 700-800 lbs 125.00; 800-900 lbs 115.00. Medium and Large 4: 800-900 lbs 79.00; 900-1000 lbs 81.50; 1100-1200 lbs 85.00. Large 2-3: 700-800 lbs 99.00; 800-900 lbs 99.75; 1100-1200 lbs 97.00; 1200-1300 lbs 95.50-98.00. Small and Medium 1-2: 500-600 lbs 130.00. Livestock Auctions LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard Market Report) July 20 Total receipts: 349 Butcher cows: Conventional: Top Cow, $79.00; Top 10 Cows, $75.17; Top 50 Cows, $70.80; Top 100 Cows, $67.00; Organic: Top Cow, $82.50; Top 10, $75.77. Bulls: Conventional: Top Bull, $100.50; Avg. All Bulls, $88.84. Feeders: Steers:700-800 lbs, $77.50-$122.00; 800-900 lbs, $120.00; Heifers: 600-700 lbs, $100.00-$117.50; 800-900 lbs, $100.00-$118.00. Lambs: $102.50-$155.00 cwt. Ewes: $70.00-$95.00 cwt. Goats: $95.00-$140.00 HD EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) July 22 Total head count: 414 Compared to last week: Cows and bulls steady. Cattle steady from previous week. Cows: Top cows high dressers: 65.00-75.00 Top 10 cows: 70.25 Low dressers: 55.00-64.75 Top bulls high dressers: 85.50-98.00 Feeder Bulls: 300 to 500 lbs 62.50-134.00; 500 to 700 lbs 80.00-124.00; 700 to 900 lbs NT Choice steers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2s: 300 to 400 lbs NT; 400 to 500 lbs 120.00-130.00; 500 to 600 lbs 110.00-126.00; 600 to 700 lbs 110.00-124.00; 700 to 800 lbs 107.00-126.50; 800 to 900 lbs 105.00-122.00 Choice heifers: medium to large frame No. 1 and No. 2s: 300 to 400 lbs 120.00-130.00; 400 to 500 lbs 110.00-128.00; 500 to 600 lbs 110.00- 126.00; 600 to 700 lbs 100.00-116.00; 700 to 800 lbs 100.00-118.00; 800-up lbs 109.00-114.50 Bred Cows: 640-850 hd Pairs 1000-1140 pair Head calves (up to 250 lbs): Beef 225-340 HD; Dairy 37.50-65.00 HD Feeder lambs: 50-90 lbs 150.00-197.50; 90 to 130 lbs 120.00-151.00 WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) July 17-18 Total Receipts: 1155, 403 Cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows A/P: 79.67 cwt Top 50 Slaughter Cows A/P: 70.32 cwt Top 100 Slaughter Cows A/P: 61.95 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: 70.00-90.00 cwt All Slaughter Bulls: 52.00-85.00 cwt Top Beef Steers: 200-300 lbs. 100.00-130.00 GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg $7.13 $0.48 $35.00 $0.00 $8.00 $1.50 $9.44 $0.52 $34.00 $0.00 $11.00 $1.00 $12.04 $0.00 $39.00 $0.00 $14.75 $0.00 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.-San Angelo, Texas Wool prices in cents per pound and foreign curren- cy per kilogram, sheep prices in dollars per hundred- weight (cwt.) except some replacement animals on per head basis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News) Greeley, Colo. July 21 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 July 21 Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were mostly steady, instances 3.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady. Feeder lambs were steady to sharply lower. At San Angelo, Texas, 7402 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 4800 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 4.00-5.00 lower. 2,641 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3 90- 160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-145 lbs 140.00- 150.00, few 154.00. Slaughter Lambs Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 188.00-210.00, few 216.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-198.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-182.00; 80-90 lbs 168.00-180.00; 90-110 lbs 160.00-178.00. Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 225.00-255.00; 50-60 lbs 215.00-235.00, few 255.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-235.00, few 255.00-275.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 195.00-237.00; 90-110 lbs 225.00-240.00. Kalona, IA: 35-50 lbs 190.00-200.00; 50-60 lbs 182.50-222.50; 60-70 lbs 180.00-187.50; 70-80 lbs 175.00-185.00; 80-90 lbs 167.50-183.00; 90-105 lbs 161.00-170.50. Ft. Collins: 45 lbs 210.00; 50-60 lbs 192.50-205.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-205.00; 70-80 lbs 182.50-197.50, few 205.00-207.50; 80-90 lbs 165.00-182.50, few 202.50; 90-110 lbs 170.00-180.00. SLAUGHTER EWES San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-62.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medi- um flesh) 65.00-78.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 56.00-64.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-55.00; Cull 1 (ex- tremely thin) 30.00-48.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 68.00-85.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-125.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-91.00; Cull 1 55.00-60.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-77.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-52.50; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test. Billings, Mont.: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. FEEDER LAMBS Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 168.00-186.00; 60-95 lbs 160.00-180.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 58 lbs 197.50; 60-70 lbs 182.50- 185.00; 70-80 lbs 175.00-187.50; 80-100 lbs 170.00- 182.50; 120-125 lbs 152.50-162.50. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 60-70 lbs 195.00-202.00; 78 lbs 177.00; 80-90 lbs 137.00-178.00; 90-100 lbs 173.50- 175.00; 100-110 lbs 151.00-175.00; 110-115 lbs 165.00-170.00. Missouri: no test. REPLACEMENT EWES Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 65-80 lbs 185.00- 240.00 cwt, 80-100 lbs 188.00-196.00 cwt; yearling hair ewes 150.00-225.00 per head; baby tooth hair ewes 145.00-195.00 per head; solid mouth hair ewes 107.00-170.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-140 lbs 80.00-136.00 cwt. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Report: Weight Wtd. Avg. 45 lbs. 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. Price not reported due to confidentiality 75-85 lbs. Price not reported due to confidentiality 85 lbs. up Price not reported due to confidentiality Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 38,000 compared with 37,000 last week and 37,000 last year. Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. Oregon SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg IDAHO BURBANKS $15.64 $0.80 SAN LUIS VALLEY $16.43 $0.60 WISCONSIN $19.96 $0.00 California Egg Reports Dairy Report FLUID MILK AND CREAM REVIEW – WEST (USDA Market News) July 20 California farm milk output is mixed. Some con- tacts report that the cool nights have helped pro- duction to bounce back a little between the heat waves. Others say that production is dropping. With schools being closed for the summer, Class 1 sales are steady to lower. A few industry contacts report looking to buy bottled milk and not finding the volume needed. They also suggest that milk prices are increasing in the spot market. In Arizona, milk production is dropping, affect- ed by hot and humid weather. Recent storms brought in more humidity that created discomfort for the cows. Due to repair/maintenance work at some plants, milk from the South Central region is 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) July 22 cwt; 300-400 lbs. 125.00-135.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs. 126.00-136.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs. 125.00- 132.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs. 110.00-121.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs. 100.00-115.50 cwt; 800-900 lbs. 95.00-112.00 cwt Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs. 120.00-135.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs. 110.00-120.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs. 109.00-119.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs. 100.00-114.50 cwt; 700-800 lbs. 90.00-95.50 cwt; 800-900 lbs. 85.00-92.50 cwt Cow/Calf Pairs: 1000.00-1300.00 HD Day Old Dairy Calves: 10.00-90.00 HD Block Hogs: 69.00-90.00 cwt Feeder Pigs: 35.00-105.00 HD Lambs: 40-70 lbs. 160.00-180.00 cwt; 75-150 lbs. 145.00-173.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 50.00-120.00 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 55.00-76.00 cwt Goats: 10-39 lbs. 20.00-57.50 HD; 40-69 lbs. 42.50-162.50 HD; 70-79 lbs. 65.00-165.00 HD; 80-89 lbs. 60.00-172.50 HD; 90-99 lbs. 102.50- 200.00 HD; 100-199 lbs. 150.00-250.00 HD; 200- 300 lbs. 225.00-260.00 HD California Turlock (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) July 18 Receipts: 3003 HD Comments: Market stronger with good quality and volume. Last week’s advance in the futures market carried over for this sale. Buyer atten- dance was very good with strong activity. Calves and yearlings were 5-10 cents better than a week ago. Weigh cows and bulls 2-3 cents softer than a week ago Representative Steer Penlots: 5 HD 475 lbs. $162.00; 5 HD 606 lbs. $162.00; 7 HD 626 lbs. $160.50; 5 HD 662 lbs. $148.00; 19 HD 687 lbs. $144.00; 75 HD 748 lbs. $142.50; 45 HD 780 lbs. $140.50; 12 HD 830 lbs. $137.75 No. 1 Med. & Large Frame Steers: 400-499 lbs. $150.00-162.00; 500-599 lbs. $148.00-160.00; 600-699 lbs. $145.00-162.00; 700-799 lbs. $130.00-144.50; 800-899 lbs. $122.00-140.00 No. 2 Med. and Large Frame Steers: 300-399 lbs. $100.00-152.00; 400-499 lbs. $105.00- 149.00; 500-599 lbs. $100.00-147.00; 600-699 lbs. $95.00-144.00; 700-799 lbs. $90.00-129.00; 800-899 lbs. $75.00-121.00 Representative Heifer Penlots: 14 HD 611 lbs. $151.00; 8 HD 533 lbs. $150.00; 12 HD 591 lbs. $148.00; 20 HD 658 lbs. $141.00; 34 hd. 664 lbs. $137.50; 20 HD 673 lbs. $135.75; 8 HD 710 lbs. $135.50; 41 HD 726 lbs. $134.25; 18 HD 769 lbs. $128.00; 12 HD 903 lbs. $127.00 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) July 21 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 1 cent higher for Jumbo, 4 cents higher for Extra Large and Large and unchanged for Medium and Small. Trade sentiment is steady. Demand is moderate to good. Offerings are light to moderate. Supplies are in close balance to moderate. Market activity is slow to mostly moderate. Small benchmark price 67 cents. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 147 Extra large 137 Large 135 Medium 87 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 134-147 Extra large 128-132 Large 120-129 Medium 68-79 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. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. July 14 This week Last week Last year 423,300 370,100 421,400 Compared to July 14: Steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with some instances 8.00 to 10.00 higher. In many ways, this week was one long waiting game; waiting for the futures market to move in a clear direction, waiting for fat cattle trade to be established, and waiting for Friday’s release of both the USDA Cattle Inventory and the Cattle on Feed reports. Several days of up and down, triple-digit moves this week at the CME; big, volatile moves in the futures markets have become commonplace again and while that often takes confidence out of the market, order buyers were able to shake off the uncertainty and still pay up some high prices, especially for yearling type cattle. In the north, farmer feeders are driving the market, particularly for big strings of big yearlings, and especially for those of one raising. One didn’t have to look too hard to find some impressive prices this week as yearlings sold with excellent demand all over cattle country, regardless of whether the Board was sharply higher or signifi- cantly lower that particular day. On Wednesday at Green City Livestock in Green City, MO, a load of 866 lb steers sold at 158.00 and on Thursday at Farmers and Ranch- ers Livestock Commission in Salina, Kan., a load of 1006 lb steers sold at 146.10. Also on Thursday at Valentine Livestock in Valentine, NE, a load of NHTC steers weighing 734 lbs rang the bell at 184.00. A high pressure system, quickly nicknamed the “Ring of Fire”, moved into the Midwest early to midweek, causing temperatures and humidity to skyrocket, and brought some extreme weather to the areas on the perimeter of the system. With the temperature and the heat index climb- ing daily, it would not be unusual or unexpected to see lower markets this time of year. The heat is hard on all sectors of the beef market, from han- dling and shipping cattle to feedlots trying to keep pounds on market ready animals. Feeder cattle buyers are often hesitant to take ownership of cattle during extreme heat and humidity as anything that isn’t already straightened out will sure have a hard time ad- justing to a new home even under the best of circumstances. Multiple reports trickled in through the week that any cattle carrying extra hair were subject to discount, but otherwise, demand remained very good despite the high heat. The temperatures did contribute to a little run- up in the grain markets this week, certainly some- thing all market participants will keep an eye on, especially if the hot, dry weather stretches out for an extended period of time. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) July 20 Receipts: 1840 Compared to July 13: Not enough stocker or feeder cattle last week for accurate trends. Trade 30-2/#4x Small Square Prem. Export Retail/Stable Alfalfa Good Contracted 3000 50.00 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) July 21 Due to the absence of a reporter no current report is available. Next week’s report will include sales for this week. IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) July 21 This week FOB Last week Last year 13,623 42,900 500 Compared to July 14: Domestic and export Alfalfa and Timothy steady. Trade very active again this week with good demand. Alfalfa Mid Square Prem Export 2200 130.00 Good Export 4000 128.75 Fair/Good 500 119.00 Util Rain Damage 350 65.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Prem Export 3000 260.00 Good Export 1573 222.07 Fair Export 1000 189.00 Rain Damage 1000 210.00 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) July 21 This week FOB Last week Last year 26,761 16,027 16,900 Compared to July 14: All classes traded steady with moderate de- mand. According to the NASS crop progress report July 16 another hot and dry week prevailed across the state, with the only precipita- tion being a few sprinkles in parts of the central Sierras on Saturday. Patchy snow fields still exist in the Stanislaus National Forest area at elevations above 10,500 feet, along with patchy snow on the top of Mt. Whitney. Mt. Shasta remains snow-capped with broken snow cover. Alfalfa fields were being irrigated, cut and baled. Planting of corn and sorghum for silage was complete, but still being cultivated and irrigated. The corn silage crop was in various stages, from new- ly planted to already producing tassels, and the earliest planted corn was developing ears. Wheat harvest for grain was in its last stage, and straw was being baled. REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 1125 194.89 Organic 50 310.00 Prem Retail 600 160.00 Retail/Stable 400 202.50 Good 325 120.00
