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September 1, 2017 CapitalPress.com For the latest market reports from around the region, go to www.capitalpress.com/markets. Farm Market Report 13 S PONSORED BY 35-2/#7 Hay Market Reports Potato Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • St. Joseph, Mo.-Portland Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to 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) Aug. 25 This week FOB Last week Last year 6860 11,017 18,375 Compared to Aug. 18: Good Alfalfa and premium Timothy for ex- port steady. Trade slow to moderate with good demand especially for Timothy. Retail/Feedstore steady. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 300 168.33 Export 550 170.00 Good 400 146.25 Fair Rain Dam 2000 120.00 Alfalfa Small Square Premium 275 188.64 Cert Weed Free 50 250.00 Orchard Grass Mid Square Fair 150 145.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Premium 175 245.00 Good 225 215.00 Timothy Grass Small Square Fair Export 500 180.00 Alfalfa Straw Mid Square Utility 235 60.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Good 2000 55.00 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Aug. 25 Compared to Aug. 18 : Prices trended generally steady. All prices reported are 2017 crop, unless otherwise noted. Most producers are done with first and second cutting and out in the field working on third cutting. Preparations for the eclipse through the state of Oregon has slowed hay sales this week. Some hay producers even welcomed visitors into their hay fields to watch this once-in-a-lifetime event. Retail/Stable type hay remains the largest demanded hay. This week FOB Last week Last year 7123 2729 12,090 CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Premium 200 170.00 Orchard Grass Meadow Grass EASTERN OREGON Alfalfa KLAMATH BASIN Alfalfa Orchard Grass Small Square Prem Retail/Stable Small Square Prem Retail/Stable Good/Premium Small Square Premium Good/Premium Retail/Stable Large Square Premium Export Fair/Good Small Square Premium Small Square Premium 55 210.00 53 200 231.13 220.00 50 3 4 205.00 175.00 175.00 200 1000 400 150.00 170.00 125.00 75 170.00 200 220.00 LAKE COUNTY Alfalfa Large Square Premium 70 190.00 Export 4500 190.00 Fair Rain Dam 31 140.00 Small Square Prem Organic 32 250.00 Oat/Barley Mix Large Square Good 50 110.00 HARNEY COUNTY: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED. IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Aug. 25 This week FOB Last week Last year 22,050 17,857 11,300 Compared to Aug. 18: Domestic and export Alfalfa and Timothy steady. Trade active this week with good demand especially for feeder hay. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 6200 130.56 Export 2500 128.00 Good 4700 110.00 Fair Export 200 120.00 Utility 5200 105.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Fair Export 250 215.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Fair 3000 60.00 CALIFORNIA hay (USDA Market News) Aug. 25 This week FOB Last week Last year 8841 8858 10,370 Compared to Aug. 18: All classes traded steady with moderate demand, according to the NASS crop progress report. Alfalfa con- tinued to be cut and baled. Safflower was drying in the field. Sor- ghum for silage was cultivated and irrigated. Cotton was blooming and forming bolls, and continued to be irrigated. Corn for silage was harvested. Black-eyed beans were maturing and nearing har- vest. Rice was heading ahead of schedule. REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas. Tons Price Alfalfa Supreme 250 200.00 Premium 400 177.50 125 170.00 Wheat Straw Good 1000 50.00 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano and Sac- ramento. Alfalfa Good 50 150.00 Grassy 100 170.00 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Alfalfa Supr Del 650 253.08 Premium 50 220.00 Retail/Stable 25 190.00 Del 300 240.00 Del Retail/Stable 200 230.00 Good 150 170.00 Fair/Good Del Organic 150 218.00 Fair Grassy 100 140.00 Orchard Grass Premium 25 220.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 115.00 Del 100 118.00 Wheat Straw Good Del 1000 125.00 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Inyo. Barley Good Old Crop 500 75.00 REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and West- ern San Bernardino. Alfalfa Premium 225 196.67 Good Grassy 700 157.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 25 185.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial. Alfalfa Premium 700 150.00 Retail/Stable 250 173.00 Good 140 135.00 Fair 550 110.91 Export 400 120.00 Grassy 500 100.00 Bermuda Grass Premium 50 190.00 Retail/Stable 75 190.00 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 Aug. 24 PACIFIC NORTHWEST MARKET SUMMARY Cash wheat bids for August delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, Aug. 24, were steady to lower compared to week ago noon bids for August delivery. September wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thurs- day, Aug. 24, lower as follows compared to week ago closes: Chicago wheat futures were five cents lower at 4.09, Kansas City wheat futures were 8.75 cents lower at 4.0550 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 19.75 cents lower at 6.5050. Chicago Sep- tember corn futures trended 8.25 cents lower at 3.42 and Septem- ber soybean futures closed 11 cents higher at 9.4125. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during August for ordinary protein trended steady to five cents per bushel lower compared to week ago prices for the same delivery period at 4.84-5.25. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White club wheat premiums were zero to five cents per bushel over soft white wheat bids this week compared to last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat any protein for August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 4.84- 4.95 and bids for White Club Wheat were 4.84-4.95. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as follows: September 4.89-5.25, October, November and Decem- ber 5.00-5.35. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: September 4.84-5.02, October 4.9625- 5.07, November 4.9625-5.12 and December 4.9625-5.17. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein during August trended steady to five cents per bushel lower than week ago prices for the same delivery period from 4.84- 5.25. 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 cents per bushel over soft white wheat bids this week and last week. One year ago bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed max- imum 10.5 percent protein for August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 4.79-4.95 and bids for White Club Wheat were 4.79-4.95. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 per- cent proteins were as follows: September 4.89-5.25, October, November and December 5.00-5.35. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: September 4.89-5.25, October, Novem- ber, and December 5.00-5.35. Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for August delivery were 8.75 cents per bushel lower compared to week ago noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids were as follows: August 4.7050-5.0550, September 4.9050-5.1050, Oc- tober 5.1825-5.3325, November and December 5.2325-5.3325. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark North- ern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during August were 19.75 cents per bushel lower than week ago noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as fol- lows: August 7.3050-7.6050, September 7.4050-7.6050, October 7.7875-7.8375, November 7.7875-7.8875 and December 7.7875- 7.9375. Coarse feeding grains: Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for August deliv- ery were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Forward month corn bids were as follows: October 4.2225-4.2425, November 4.2125-4.2425 and December 4.2425-4.2625. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific North- west - BN shuttle trains for August delivery were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. For- ward month soybean bids were as follows: September 10.2450- 10.2850, October 10.2650-10.3050 and November 10.2450- 10.3050. Bids for US 2 Heavy White Oats for August delivery trended steady at 3.1200 per bushel. Pacific Northwest Export News: There were six grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, Aug. 24, with three docked compared to 11 last week with four docked. There were no new confirmed export sales this week from the Commodity Credit Cor- poration (CCC) of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAINS (USDA Market News) Aug. 24 Prices in dollars per cwt., bulk Inc.= including; Nom.= nominal; Ltd.= limited; Ind.= indicated; NYE=Not fully estimated. GRAIN DELIVERED BARLEY US No 2 (46 lbs. per bushel) Truck Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.25 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB Kings-Tulare- Fresno 6.65 Aug-Sep 7.75 Turlock/Tulare 7.95 Rail Single Car Units via BNSF Los Angeles- Chino Valley 8.12 Truck Stockton-Modesto- Oakdale-Turlock 8.25 Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.25 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail Los Angeles- Chino Valley via BNSF 8.43 WHEAT US Durum Wheat Truck Imperial County 12.75 WHEAT Any Class for Feed Truck Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.70 Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. are up as some grocery stores are restocking shelves. Demand for Class II is steady. In New Mexico, farm milk output is even from last week as the climate in the main dairy zones has been stable. Bottled milk sales into educa- tional institutions are up. Class I milk demands from retailers and food service are mostly steady. Class II sales are slightly up as interest for ice cream remains active. Manufacturing milk vol- umes moving into cheese processing facilities are lower as some plants have repair/mainte- nance works. Pacific Northwest milk production is steady to lower, following typical seasonal patterns. Several days of warm weather have issued into the region, but the temperature swings are not enough to alter milk output much. Milk intakes are generally meeting expectations and are in balance with processing needs. However, dry weather is impacting pastures. Pasture and range conditions are good or excel- lent in 31 percent of Washington and 37 percent of Oregon. Bottling demand is increasing as some schools have begun fall terms and more will start in the next two weeks. In the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado, milk production is still heavy and manufacturers are having no trouble getting milk to meet processing needs. Some of the issues at several processing facilities have straightened out, but a few manufacturers have scheduled down days this week. Most milk is able to find a home within the region, but it may take a little juggling by handlers. Pasture and range conditions are good or ex- cellent in 66 percent of Idaho and Colorado and 41 percent of Utah. In the West, demands for condensed skim from NDM/ice cream processors are fair to good. Regional butter production is generally steady as cream is readily available. However, a few churn operators continue to slow production rates, opting to sell off cream in lieu of making butter. Meanwhile, cream sales to ice cream manu- facturers are active, but are less intense com- pared to the previous month. This week, cream multiples for all classes are unchanged, ranging from 1.07 to 1.27. According to the DMN National Retail Re- port-Dairy for the week of Aug. 18-24, the na- tional weighted average advertised price for one gallon of milk is $2.24, down $0.98 from last week, and $0.34 lower from a year ago. The weighted average regional prices in the Southwest and Northwest are $2.67 and $1.83, respectively. The NASS Milk Production report noted July 2017 milk production in the 23 selected states was 17.2 billion pounds, 1.9 percent above a year ago. Milk cows in the 23 selected states totaled 8.73 million head, 72,000 head more than a year ago. Sows: 5.00-42.00 cwt Weaner Pigs: 12.00-55.00 HD Lambs 40-70 lbs: 160.00-187.50 cwt Lambs 75-150 lbs: 155.00-185.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 43.00-152.50 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 42.00-100.00 cwt Ewe/Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs. 10.00-67.50 HD; 40-69 lbs. 17.50-142.50 HD; 70-79 lbs. 92.50-185.00 HD; 80-89 lbs. 90.00-220.00 HD; 90-99 lbs. 90.00- 220.00 HD; 100-199 lbs. 130.00-282.50 HD; 200- 300 lbs. 200.00-220.00 HD $100.00-165.00; 400-499 lbs. $105.00-149.00; 500-599 lbs. $100.00-149.00; 600-699 lbs. $95.00- 137.00; 700-799 lbs. $90.00-121.00; 800-899 lbs. $75.00-119.00 Heifer Penlots: 7 HD 519 lbs. @ $149.00; 69 HD 669 lbs. @ $138.50; 36 HD 685 lbs. @ $132.50; 52 HD 752 lbs. @ $142.50; 18 HD 799 lbs. @ $125.00 No. 1 Med. & Large Frame Heifers: 400-499 lbs. $130.00-150.00; 500-599 lbs.$128.00-149.00; 600-699 lbs. $125.00-140.50; 700-799 lbs. $118.00-142.50; 800-899 lbs. $113.00-127.00 No. 2 Med. & Large Frame Heifers: 300-399 lbs. $110.00-153.00; 400-499 lbs. $107.00-129.00; 500-599 lbs. $105.00-127.00; 600-699 lbs. $100.00-124.00; 700-799 lbs. $95.00-117.00; 800- 899 lbs. $92.00-112.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-399 lbs. NT; 400-499 lbs. $70.00-95.00; 500-599 lbs. $80.00-95.00; 600-699 lbs. $80.00-92.00; 700-799 lbs. $80.00- 91.00; 800-899 lbs. $75.00-90.00; 900-999 lbs. $75.00-90.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: $65.00-88.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding $73.00-82.50; Med Yielding $55.00-72.00; Low Yielding $40.00- 54.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding $72.00-79.00; Med Yielding $62.00-71.00; Low Yielding $35.00- 61.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding $85.00-107.50; Med Yielding $75.00-84.00; Low Yielding $58.00-74.00 Livestock Auctions Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Aug. 26 Receipts: 416 Market conditions compared to last week: Cows and bulls off $5-10. Feeder cattle steady. Cows: Top Cows High Dressers 68.00-78.00; Top 10 69.50; Low Dressers 55.00-68.00 Bulls: Top Bulls High Dressers:74.00-83.50 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs: 88.00-128.50; 500-700 lbs: 80.00-128.00; 700-900 lbs: 80.00- 110.00 Choice Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 124.00-130.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00-131.00; 600-700 lbs 100.00.00-122.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-113.00; 800-900 lbs 100.00-117.00 Choice Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 110.00-120.00; 400-500 lbs 110.00-127.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00- 126.50; 600-700 lbs 105.00-113.50; 700-800 lbs 100.00-114.00; 800 and up 95.00-113.00 Bred Cows: 825-925 HD; Pairs: NT Head Calves (up to 250 lbs) Beef: 160.00-330 HD; Dairy: NT Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 140.00-187.00; 90- 130 lbs 110.00-162.50 Prices are weekly averages of daily prices. All prices are in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.). FWA is a weighted average of shipping point prices or common packs in each area. Weights differ by area. GRI is the Grower Returns Index for each individual area. FRESH RUSSET POTATO MARKET REPORT (North American Potato Market News) (USDA Market News) Aug. 26 SHIPPING AREA FWA Chg IDAHO NORKOTAHS $24.16 $0.06 COLUMBIA BASIN $23.25 -$0.34 WISCONSIN $21.46 $0.00 GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg $14.09 $0.05 $42.00 $0.00 $13.00 $0.00 $11.86 -$0.21 $36.00 $1.00 $13.00 -$1.00 $13.15 $0.00 $40.00 $0.00 $16.50 $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. Aug. 25 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was very slow this week. There were 69,741 pounds of confirmed trades reported. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill this week. There were no con- firmed trades reported. Domestic wool tags No. 1 $.60-.70 No. 2 $.50-.60 No. 3 $.40-.50 In Australia this week, the Eastern Market In- dicator was down 42 at 1572 cents per kg clean from the sale a week ago. A total of 37,598 bales were offered with sales of 86.0 percent. NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas Aug. 25 Compared to Aug. 18: Slaughter lambs were steady to as much as 20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady. Feeder lambs were steady to 10.00 lower. At San Angelo, Texas, 8687 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auc- tion. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4500 head of negoti- ated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00 lower. 2,343 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundredweight (cwt) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs San Angelo: Shorn and wooled 100-150 lbs 140.00-156.00. Ft. Collins, Colo.: Wooled 130-160 lbs 145.00-157.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2 San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 179.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 178.00-194.00; 70-80 lbs 176.00-190.00, few buck lambs 196.00-218.00; 80-90 lbs 175.00-188.00, few buck lambs 192.00-200.00; 90-110 lbs 170.00-184.00, few buck lambs 188.00-200.00. Ft. Collins: 80-105 lbs 197.00-222.50. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 4500: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 90-194 lbs 154.84-195.00 (wtd avg 166.77). SLAUGHTER EWES San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-88.00, few 90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-74.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 520.00-60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-50.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-77.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-48.00; 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; Utility and Cull 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: 50-70 lbs 160.00-174.00; 70-90 lbs 160.00-166.00. Ft. Collins: 82 lbs 181.00; 118 lbs 170.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 San Angelo: Baby tooth wool ewes 122.00 per head; hair ewe lambs 70-80 lbs 184.00- 210.00 cwt, 90-100 lbs 140.00-170.00 per head; yearling hair ewes 150.00-175.00 per head; baby tooth hair ewes 135.00-180.00 per head; solid mouth hair ewes 130.00-140.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-140 lbs 85.00- 142.00 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 37,000 compared with 36,000 last week and 38,000 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) Aug. 25 Benchmark prices are unchanged. Asking prices for next week are 8 cents higher for Jumbo, Extra Large and Large and 12 cents higher for Medium and Small. The undertone is higher. Offerings are light to moderate for the larger sizes and light to short of immediate needs for Medium. Demand is moderate to fairly good into all channels. Floor stocks are light. Market activity is active. Small benchmark price 71 cents. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 133 Extra large 122 Large 117 Medium 91 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 120-133 Extra large 108-112 Large 102-111 Medium 72-83 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Dairy Report FLUID MILK AND CREAM REVIEW – WEST (USDA Market News) AUG. 24 Several dairy operators in California are seeing a slight uptick on farm milk output. With many schools reopening, manufacturing milk volumes are less available, but are sufficient to meet Class 1 processing needs. Consequently, demand for bottled milk is higher. At this point of the year, milk butterfat levels remain low, which is supporting higher cream premiums. Milk requests from retailers and food service are steady while demand from Class 3 (ice cream) makers remains strong. In Arizona, milk production is steady as the monsoon season has been less active this week. Compared to the last year, several pro- cessors report having more than adequate milk supplies to cover several manufacturing needs. Class I orders from educational institutions are even as pipelines have been filled. However, requests from the retail sector Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Aug. 24 Total receipts: 426 Butcher Cows: Conventional: Top Cow, $80.00; Top 10 Cows, $78.05; Top 50 Cows, $74.89; Top 100 Cows, $72.79 Organic: Top Cow, $74.00; Top 10, $66.76; Avg. All Organic: $61.92. Bulls: Conventional: Top Bull, $92.00; Avg. All Bulls, $80.90. Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs: $105.00-$127.00. Feeder Heifers: 400-500 lbs: $78.00-$120.00. Goats: $55.00-$140.00 head. WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Auction) Aug. 22 Receipts: 294, 265 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows A/P: 70.74 cwt Top 50 Slaughter Cows A/P: 64.98 cwt Top 100 Slaughter Cows A/P: 58.61 cwt Back to the Country Cows: 70.00 cwt Certified Cows: 80.00-140.00 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: NT All Slaughter Bulls: 64.00-93.00 cwt Cow/Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Day Old Beef Cross Calves: 200.00-295.00 HD Day Old Dairy Calves: 10.00-75.00 HD Block Hogs: 68.00-74.00 cwt Feeder Pigs: 65.00-80.00 HD California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Aug. 22 Receipts: 2359 HD Comments: Strong test on feeder cattle weigh- ing from 650 to 850 lbs. Weigh cows and bulls 1-2 cents softer compared to a week ago. Steer Penlots: 5 HD 561 lbs. @ $160.00; 12 HD 577 lbs. @ $159.00; 19 HD 663 lbs. @ $151.50; 7 HD 715 lbs. @ $142.50; 8 HD 752 lbs. @ $140.25; 66 HD 765 lbs. @ $138.00; 51 HD 799 lbs. @ $136.25; 63 HD 857 lbs. @ $134.00 No. 1 Med. & Large Frame Steers: 400-499 lbs. $150.00-165.00; 500-599 lbs. $150.00-160.00; 600-699 lbs. $138.00-157.50; 700-799 lbs. $122.00-142.50; 800-899 lbs. $120.00-136.25 No. 2 Med. & Large Frame Steers: 300-399 lbs. 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. Aug. 25 This week Last week Last year 218,700 190,400 249,200 Compared to Aug. 18: Steers and heifers began the week mostly steady to 5.00 higher. However, mid-week livestock markets were uneven; from firm to 4.00 lower only to rebound later in the week with steer and heifer calves trending up to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good, with moderate to active trading. Feeder cattle prices continue to follow the Board as the CME live and feeder cattle futures have been mixed throughout the week, with feeder cattle seeing significant gains on Tuesday. There is a lack of support in the futures market due to technical and fundamental pressure; how- ever, for the week most futures contracts closed higher. Compared to last Friday, CME live cattle futures for August closed 42 points lower at 105.95 and October closed 1.03 higher at 106.93. CME feeder cattle futures for August closed at 141.38, up 88 points for the week and September closed 2.91 higher at 142.93. With the recent rain showers and improving pasture conditions across the Southern Plains, many producers are able to hold out for a stronger market. On a positive note, Wednesday in Bassett, Neb., 2 loads of steers weighing 1020 pounds sold at 143.85 cwt. There is a large number of market-ready slaughter cattle available; however, cash prices are now at, or below, breakeven levels. This may encourage cattle feeders to extend their cattle’s time on feed in hopes that the end of the downward spiral is near. Fed cattle trade occurred on Wednesday and Thursday, with live prices in Nebraska 2.00 to 3.00 lower at 107.00. Dressed trades were 5.00 lower at 170.00. In Kansas, live trades were 3.00 lower at 107.00. In the Texas Panhandle, trade has been inac- tive on light demand with not enough trades for a market trend. Last week, live trades in the Texas Panhandle were at 110.00. NASS’s Livestock Slaughter Report was re- leased on Thursday, with the average weight of a dressed steer in July at 869 pounds. This weight is 16 pounds heavier than the previous month and 10 pounds lighter than the previous July. The av- erage weight of a dressed heifer in July was 793 pounds, up 11 pounds from the previous month and down 9 pounds from the previous July. Cattle on Feed was released this afternoon with numbers that were slightly lower than the estimates. Cattle on feed August 1 totaled 104 percent, placed on feed during July totaled 103 percent, and fed cat- tle marketed in July totaled 104 percent. On Tuesday, the NASS Cold Storage Report for July was released. This report stated that total red meat supplies in freezers were up 1 percent from June and down 8 percent from last year. Total pound of beef in freezers is up 4 percent from last month and down 8 percent from last year. For pork, frozen supplies are down 1 percent from last month and down 7 percent from last year, with the stock of pork bellies down 21 percent from last month and 65 percent from last year. Compared to last Friday, Choice boxed-beef closed 2.97 lower at 191.32 and Select boxed-beef closed at 188.30, down 4.20. Today’s Choice-Select spread is 3.02. Auction volume this week included 55 percent weighting over 600 lbs and 41 percent heifers. National Slaughter Cattle Summary (USDA Market News) Aug 25 Slaughter cattle on a live basis sold 2.00-3.00 lower, dressed sales mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Boxed Beef prices as of Friday afternoon averaged 189.81 down 3.59 from last Friday. The Choice/Select spread is 3.02. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Friday afternoon totaled about 108,184 head. Last week’s total head count was 125,565 head. MIDWEST DIRECT MARKETS Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: 107.00. Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers 170.00-173.00. SOUTH PLAINS DIRECT MARKETS Live Basis: Steers and Heifers 107.00. Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices) Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00-6.00 lower this week. Cutter Cow Carcass Cut-Out Value Friday was 181.32 down 0.16 from last Friday. NORTHWEST DIRECT CATTLE (USDA Market News) Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 25 This Week Last Week Last Year 3700 180 7350 Compared to Aug. 18: Not enough feeder cattle reported last week for accurate trends. Trade slow with light to moderate demand as most interest is from eastern buyers local feedlots remain cautious or off the market completely relying on auction cattle to fill short term needs. The feeder supply included 84 percent steers and 16 percent heifers. Near 55 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Prices are FOB weighing point with a 1-4 percent shrink or equivalent and with a 3-8 cent slide on yearlings. Current sales are up to 14 days delivery.