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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 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)
May 11
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
900
24,650
2310 tons
Compared to May 4: Feeder Alfalfa steady in a light test. Feeder
hay supplies remain tight. Rain storms throughout the trade area
delayed harvest of new crop. Early forecasts also call for rain next
week. Trade active with good demand especially for retail Timothy.
Retail/Feedstore not tested.
Tons
Price
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Good/Tarped
300
152.50
Alfalfa
Standing
Prem/Supr/Haylage 600
145.00
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
May 11
Compared to May 4: Prices trended generally steady in an
extremely limited test. Retail/Stable type hay remains the most
demanded hay. Most hay producers are sold out for the growing
year.
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
1083
191
797 tons
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES
Tons
Price
Alfalfa
Large Square
Prem/Supr/Exp
800
170.00
Small Square
Prem/Ret/Stab
30
220.17
Orchard Grass
Small Square
Prem/Ret/Stab
7
225.00
KLAMATH BASIN:
Alfalfa
Fescue Grass
Small Square
Prem/Ret/Stab
Small Square
Prem/Ret/Stab
25
175.00
3
180.00
LAKE COUNTY:
Alfalfa
Large Square
Supreme
68
210.00
Small Square
Prem/Ret/Stab
60
185.00
Good
30
150.00
Oat
Small Square
Good
60
125.00
EASTERN OREGON: No New Sales Confirmed.
HARNEY COUNTY: No New Sales Confirmed.
IDAHO HAY
(USDA Market News)
May 11
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
1200
500
600 tons
Compared to May 4: Alfalfa feeder hay steady in a light test. No
new contracts for new crop reported this week. Trade very slow
with good demand. A new exporter out of Salt Lake is looking to
buy in Idaho. Some exporters are offering 135.00 for a min RFV
test of 145 and then 98 cents per point over 145 RFV test for new
crop. Old crop feeder hay is getting cleaned up in the trade area.
Retail/Feedstore not tested this week. Prices are dollars per ton
and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated.
Tons
Price
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Prem/Tarped
200
140.00
Util/Fair/Exp
1000 110.00
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
May 11
Compared to May 4: All classes traded steady with very good
demand. According to the NASS Crop Production Report May 10,
hay stocks on farm in California for 2017 was 330,000 tons and for
2018 it is 140,000 tons.
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
15,105
7985
5525 tons
REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN
Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and
Plumas:
No New Sales Confirmed
REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba,
Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano and Sacramento.
Alfalfa
Supreme
150
245.00
Premium
600
240.00
Fair/Good
40
212.50
Orchard Grass
Good/Prem
50
250.00
Rye Grass
Good/Prem/Org
25
170.00
Mixed Grass
Good/Prem/Org
25
170.00
Oat
Good
500
140.00
REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu-
olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Alfalfa
Supreme
2175 262.18
Excess Moist
50
240.00
Very High Test
900
280.00
Premium/Supreme 1890 254.47
Premium
2050 244.63
Retail/Stable
100
246.25
Fair/Good
75
206.67
Fair
25
180.00
Alfalfa/Oat Mix
Prem/Ret/Stab
25
270.00
Wheat
Good
2500 160.00
Retail/Stable
150
175.00
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 Western
San Bernardino.
Alfalfa
Supreme
Very High Test
225
265.00
Fair/Good
25
200.00
REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial.
Alfalfa
Premium
1500 227.67
Export
1800 226.67
Retail/Stable
225
239.44
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
May 10
Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for May deliv-
ery ended the Reporting week on Thursday, May 10, lower compared
to week ago noon bids for May delivery.
July wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday, May 10,
lower as follows compared to week ago closes: Chicago wheat futures
were 31.50 cents lower at 5.0650, Kansas City wheat futures were
40.75 cents lower at 5.27 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 21
cents lower at 6.09. Chicago July corn futures trended 6 cents lower
at 4.02 and July soybean futures closed 32 cents lower at 10.2125.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains
or barges during May for ordinary protein trended 8.25 to 16 cents
per bushel lower compared to week ago prices for the same delivery
period from 5.75-6.00.
Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. White
club wheat premiums 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 any protein for May
delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 4.70-4.8675 and
bids for White Club Wheat were 4.70-4.95.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as
follows: June 5.75-6.00, July 5.75-5.95, August New Crop 5.72-5.85
and September 5.75-5.88.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro-
tein were as follows: June 4.70-4.8675, July 4.7675-4.8675, August
New Crop and September 4.85-4.9175.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent
protein during May trended 8.75 to 16 cents per bushel lower than
week ago prices for the same delivery period from 5.75-5.9150. Some
exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
White club wheat premiums for guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent
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 maxi-
mum 10.5 percent protein for May delivery by unit trains and barges
to Portland were 4.5175-4.9175 and bids for White Club Wheat were
4.6175-4.9675.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent
proteins were as follows: June 5.75-5.95, July 5.75-5.95 and August
New Crop 5.75-5.85.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro-
tein were as follows: June 4.6675-4.9175, July 4.70-4.9175, August
New Crop and September 4.7175-4.8675.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for May
delivery trended 41.75 to 46.75 cents per bushel lower than week ago
bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing
bids for nearby delivery.
This week, bids were as follows: May 6.52-6.62, June 6.52-6.77,
July 6.37-6.72 and August New Crop 6.3550-6.5550.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern
Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during May trended 7 to 17 cents
per bushel lower than week ago 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: May 7.59-7.79, June 7.54-7.59, July 7.49-7.54 and August New
Crop 7.3575-7.4075.
Coarse feed grains: Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast
Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for May delivery trended mixed,
four cents lower to one cent per bushel higher than week ago bids for
the same delivery period from 5.09-5.17. Some exporters were not
issuing bids for nearby delivery.
Forward month corn bids were as follows: June 5.09-5.12, July
5.07-5.08, August 5.0825-5.1025 and October 4.9950.
Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast Pacific North-
west - BN shuttle trains for May delivery were not available as most
exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
Forward month soybean bids were as follows: October 11.09-11.16
and November 11.06. Bids for US 2 Heavy White Oats for May deliv-
ery trended steady at 3.63 per bushel.
Outstanding Export Sales: Outstanding U.S. white wheat export
sales can be found at the following link: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/
export-sales/wheat.htm.
Outstanding U.S. barley export sales can be found at the following
link: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/export-sales/barley.htm.
Pacific Northwest Export News: There were 28 grain vessels in Co-
lumbia River ports on Thursday, May 10, with five docked compared
to 30 last week with six docked. There were no new confirmed export
sales this week from the Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) of the USDA.
CALIFORNIA GRAIN
(USDA Market News)
May 10
Paid by feed manufacturers and other users, delivered plant or
receiving station. All prices are offers for prompt shipment unless
otherwise stated.
Dollars Per Cwt. -Bulk-
BARLEY US No 2 (46-lbs. per bushel)
Truck:
Stockton-Modesto-
Oakdale-Turlock
NC 11.00
Del
CORN US No 2 Yellow
FOB:
Modesto-Oakdale-
Turlock
1.39+N
Kings-Tulare-
Fresno
1.39+N
Turlock/Tulare
1.14+N
Rail: Single Car Units via BNSF
Los Angeles-
Chino Valley
1.20+N
SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo)
Rail
Los Angeles-
Chino Valley
1.31+N
AH = As Harvested, N = Nominal, NC = New Crop, Del = Delivered
Chicago and Kansas City Board of Trade’s month symbols: F =
January, H = March, K = May, N = July, Q = August, U = September, V
= October, X = November, Z = December
Dairy Report
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis.
FLUID MILK AND CREAM
REVIEW – WEST
(USDA Market News)
May 10
California farm milk is being orderly pro-
cessed. Milk output is steady to slightly down.
Manufacturing capacities are adequate to
handle all milk supplies. Processing duties are
running as scheduled. No major issues were re-
ported this week. Bottling demand is flat.
In Arizona, weather conditions are getting hot-
ter and impacting cows’ well-being. As so, milk
production is progressively dropping.
Milk loads available to manufacturers are
high, but remain manageable. Some milk con-
tinues to be shipped to California for processing.
Milk intakes into bottling plants are flat.
New Mexico milk production is slightly down
this week. Farm milk processing is going well.
Holdovers are back to normal levels. Milk sup-
plies are in line with buyers’ demands.
Class I demand from grocery stores and
schools is steady to slightly down. Class II in-
takes are increasing as ice cream manufactur-
ers start requesting more. Class III sales are
generally steady.
Pacific Northwest milk production is steady to
higher. Some industry contacts suggest intakes
are increasing due to pleasant weather in the re-
gion. Others add that limited hot weather, plenty
of water and generally good quality feedstocks
have yielded strong milk components as well.
Manufacturers report plenty of milk for most
processing needs. Bottling demand is steady
and some Class II processors, that is ice cream,
are commencing summer processing sched-
ules.
Milk production in the mountain states of Ida-
ho, Utah and Colorado is strong and growing.
Northern reaches of this region typically do not
reach flush until late June or early July.
Manufacturers report they have been able to
keep pace with milk intakes for the most part,
making space for some additional milk. Contacts
say only a few loads of milk are getting pushed
into surrounding states.
Western condensed skim is clearing well into
the dryers. Processors hope that ice cream mak-
ers will be taking more loads as the summer gets
close. Western cream is tightening slowly. Inven-
tories are plentiful to meet all processing needs.
Cream demand is higher, mostly for ice cream
manufacturers. Cream churning is still active.
However, some processors hope to stop run-
ning the churns soon.
According to the DMN National Retail Re-
port-Dairy for the week of May 4-10, the national
weighted average advertised price for one gal-
lon of milk is $2.51, up $0.37 from last week,
but down $0.11 from a year ago. The weighted
average regional price in the Southwest is $2.41
with a price range of $1.99-$2.79. The weighted
average regional price in the Northwest is $1.99
with no price range.
According to the NASS Dairy Products report,
hard ice cream production in the West region for
March 2018 is 12.4 million gallons, 24.8 percent
higher than a month ago, but 29.7 percent below
the previous year.
500-700 lbs 91.00-145.00; 700-900 lbs. 65.00-
128.50
Choice Steers Medium to Large Frame No.
1&2s: 300-400 lbs 120.00-176.00; 400-500 lbs
130.00-173.00; 500-600 lbs 135.00-170.00;
600-700 lbs 130.00-148.50; 700-800 lbs 124.00-
137.00 lbs; 800-900 lbs NT
Choice Heifers Medium to Large Frame No.
1&2s: 300-400 lbs 174.00; 400-500 lbs 135.00-
164.00; 500-600 lbs 140.00-161.00; 600-700 lbs
120.00-140.00; 700-800 lbs 107.00-121.00 lbs;
800-900 lbs NT
Bred Cows: 1000-1025 Hd
Pairs: 875-1125 Pr
Head Calves (Up to 250 lbs) Beef: 250-510
Hd; Dairy: 30-150 Hd
Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 180.00-235.00; 130
lbs 110.00-220.00
KLAMATH FALLS
(Klamath Falls Livestock Auction)
May 8
Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 170.00-185.00;
400-500 lbs 154.00-171.00; 500-600 lbs 152.00-
169.00; 600-700 lbs 121.00-132.00; 700-800 lbs
104.00-120.00 lbs; 800-900 lbs NT
Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-169.00;
400-500 lbs 135.00-140.00; 500-600 lbs 120.00-
138.50; 600-700 lbs 110.00-120.00; 700-800 lbs
105.00-119.00 lbs; 800-900 lbs NT
Top Cow: 69.50
Top Bull: 91.50
Slaughter Bulls” High Yield 69.00-91.50
Slaughter Cows: High Yield 62.00-69.50; Med
Yield 58.00-61.00; Low Yield 39.00-57.00
Feeder Heiferettes: NT
Cow Calf Pairs: 1260.00-1590.00
Bred Cows: 870.00-1090.00
WOODBURN
(Woodburn Livestock Exchange)
May 7-8
Receipts: 932, 404 cattle
Top 10 Slaughter Cows: A/P: 71.40
Top 50 Slaughter Cows A/P: 66.54
Top 100 Slaughter Cows A/P: 63.16
Top Certified Organic Cattle: 45.50-85.00
All Slaughter Bulls: 77.00-98.50
Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs 147.00-162.50;
400-500 lbs 145.00-175.00; 500-600 lbs 134.00-
167.50; 600-700 lbs 130.00-165.00; 700-800 lbs
125.00-138.00 lbs; 800-900 lbs 120.00-132.50
Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 128.00-157.50;
400-500 lbs 121.00-148.00; 500-600 lbs 120.00-
147.00; 600-700 lbs 116.00-140.00; 700-800 lbs
105.00-124.00 lbs; 800-900 lbs NT
Cow Calf Pairs: 675.00-1220.00 Hd
Bred Cows: 700.00-975.00 Hd
Day Old Beef Cross Calves: 7.50-110.00 Hd
Day Old Dairy Calves: 7.50-37.50 Hd
Block Hogs: NT
Feeder Pigs: 115.00-285.00 Hd
Sows: 10.00-67.00 cwt
Weaner Pigs: 50.00 Hd
Lambs 40-70 lbs 170.00-190.00 cwt; 75-150
lbs 130.00-190.00 cwt
Thin Ewes: 30.00-85.00 cwt
Fleshy Ewes: 62.50-72.50 cwt
Ewe/Lamb Pairs: 42.50-72.50 Hd
Goats: 10-39 lbs 12.50-95.00 Hd; 40-69 lbs
50.00-167.50 Hd; 70-79 lbs 115.00-180.00 Hd;
80-89 lbs 115.00-207.50 Hd; 90-99 lbs 95.00-
210.00 Hd; 100-199 lbs 130.00-270.00 Hd; 200-
300 lbs 260.00-270.00 Hd
Livestock Auctions
Washington
TOPPENISH
(Toppenish Livestock Auction)
May 10
Receipts: 1285
Compared to May 3: Stocker and feeder cattle
firm in a light test. Trade active with good de-
mand. Quality of feeder cattle offered this week
mostly were small lots and singles. Slaughter
cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Trade active with good demand. Slaugh-
ter cows 71 percent, slaughter bulls 10 percent,
and feeders 19 percent of the supply. The feeder
supply included 73 percent steers and 27 per-
cent heifers. Near 86 percent of the run weighed
over 600 lbs. Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for
pregnancy, bangs, and age.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 500-
600 lbs 180.00; 600-700 lbs 161.00; 700-800
lbs 148.00; 800-900 lbs 135.00-138.75 Large 1:
900-1000 lbs 123.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-500
lbs 180.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 700-
800 lbs 141.00. Large 1: 1100-1200 lbs 78.00,
Heiferettes; 1400-1500 lbs 86.50, Heiferettes.
Small and Medium 1-2: 500-600 lbs 137.00;
600-700 lbs 134.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Boners: Pct. Lean 80-85; 1300-1900 lbs; Avg
Dressing 67.00-72.00; High Dressing 73.00-
73.75; Low Dressing 62.00-67.00
Lean: Pct. Lean 85-90; 1200-1800 lbs; Avg
Dressing 66.00-71.00; Low Dressing 61.00-
66.00
Lean: Pct. Lean 90; 900-1400 lbs; Avg Dress-
ing 58.00-61.00; Low Dressing 51.00-58.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Yield Grade 1-2: 1600-2100 lbs; Avg Dress-
ing 98.00-107.00; High Dressing 107.75; Low
Dressing 90.00-98.00
Feeder Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 1200-
1300 lbs 76.00, Young.
Bred Cows (Per Head): Medium and Large
1-2: Few Mid-Aged 1398 lbs. 1385.00 6-9 mos.
Please Note: The USDA LPGMN price re-
port 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 in-
cluded in the report. Prices are reported on a per
cwt basis, unless otherwise noted.
Oregon
LEBANON
(Lebanon Auction Yard)
May 10
Total receipts: 282
Butcher Cows: Conventional: Top Cow,
$74.50; Top 10 Cows, $72.24; Top 50 Cows,
$69.18; Top 100 Cows, $66.41; Organic: Top
Cow, $92.50; Top 10 Organic, $89.41; Avg. All
Organic, $70.00.
Bulls: Conventional: Top Bull, $95.00; Avg. All
Bulls, $81.61.
Cow/Calf Pairs: $1025.00-$1575.00.
Feeder Steers: 300-399 lbs $103.00-$182.50;
400-499 lbs $100.00-$161.00; 500-599 lbs
$136.00-165.00; 600-699 lbs $157.00; 800-899
lbs $125.00; 1000-1099 lbs $112.00; 1100-1199
lbs $161.00.
Feeder Heifers: 300-399 lbs $170.00; 500-
600 lbs $127.00-148.00; 600-699 lbs $95.00-
$147.00; 1300-1399 lbs $71.00.
MADRAS
(Central Oregon Livestock Auction)
May 14
Receipts: 383
Steers (92 Hd): 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs
175-190; 500-600 lbs 160-174; 600-700 lbs
140-160; 700-800 lbs 125-140 lbs; 800-900 lbs
120-130
Heifers (37 Hd): 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500
lbs 150-170; 500-600 lbs 140-150; 600-700 lbs
125-140; 700-800 lbs 120-125 lbs; 800-900 lbs
115-120
Butcher Cows (189 Hd): Fleshy cow 70-73:
Lean Cow 70-76; Low Yield 65-70; Feeder
Cows: 75-80; Heiferettes 85-110
Bulls (48 Hd): High Yield 88-92; Med Yield 85-
88; Feeder 80-85
EUGENE
(Eugene Livestock Auction)
May 12
Receipts: 247
Market Conditions Compared to Last Week:
Cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady.
High Dressers 66.00-74.00
Low Dressers: 58.00-66.00
Top 10 Cows: 69/20
Top Bulls: High Dressers 75.00-88.00
Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 70.00-172.50;
California
COTTONWOOD
(Shasta Livestock Auction Yard)
May 11
Receipts: 947
Compared to Last Sale: Slaughter cows
steady. Feeder steer yearlings $5 to $7 lower.
Under 650 lbs, steady to slightly lower. Heifers
$5 to $7 lower.
Slaughter Cows: High Yield 62.00-69.50; Med
Yield 52.00-61.00; Low Yield 40.00-51.00
Bulls 1&2: 60.00-85.00
Feeder Steers: (Top offerings and pen lots):
300-450 lbs NT; 450-500 lbs 189.00 (1 set);
500-550 lbs 160.00-181.00; 550-600 lbs 145.00-
177.00; 600-650 lbs 145.00-160.00 (few); 650-
700 lbs 140.00-163.50; 700-750 lbs 125.00-
132.00; 750-800 lbs 125.00-132.00; 800-900
lbs 125.00-132.50; 900-1000 lbs 114.00-134.00
Feeder Heifers: (Top offerings and pen lots):
300-450 lbs NT; 450-500 lbs NT; 500-550 lbs
120.00-153.00; 550-600 lbs 120.00-151.00;
600-650 lbs 130.00-137.00; 650-700 lbs 123.00-
140.00; 700-750 lbs 120.00-136.00; 750-800 lbs
115.00-125.00; 800-900 lbs 115.00-123.00; 900-
1000 lbs NT
Pairs: NT
Calvy Cows: NT
Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA
Agricultural Market Service
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)
Mat 12
Shipping Area
FWA
Chg
IDAHO BURBANKS
$15.74
$0.07
SAN LUIS VALLEY
$19.31
$0.00
COLUMBIA BASIN
$17.28
-$0.10
GRI
Chg
70 ct
Chg
10# Film
Chg
$7.12
$0.04
$27.00
$0.50
$9.00
$0.00
$11.94
$0.00
$28.00
$0.00
$16.00
$0.00
$8.16
-$0.06
$25.00
-$1.00
$12.00
$0.00
Sheep/Wool Market Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.-San Angelo, Texas
Sheep prices in dollars per hundredweight (cwt.)
except some replacement animals on per head basis
as indicated.
NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW
(USDA Market News
May 11
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was slow
this week. There were 80,500 lbs of confirmed
trades. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis
was at a standstill this week. There were no con-
firmed trades reported.
NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY
(USDA Market News)
San Angelo, Texas
May 11
Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were
uneven; at New Holland, Pa., steady to 10.00
higher and at San Angelo, Texas, 5.00-10.00
lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 lower.
Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo, 6679
head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction.
In direct trading no comparison on slaughter
ewes and feeder lambs were steady. 2300 head
of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were
steady to 2.00 higher. 2,486 lamb carcasses sold
with all weights no trend due to confidentiality.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-
160 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-145 lbs
130.00-140.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 161.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 232.00-270.00;
110-130 lbs 225.00-240.00; 150-200 lbs 175.00-
200.00.
Ft. Collins, CO: wooled 130-145 lbs 150.00-
177.50; 165-185 lbs 142.50-150.00.
South Dakota: shorn 97 lbs 215.00; shorn and
wooled 125-150 lbs 150.00-158.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 182.00-198.00, few
200.00-210.00; 60-70 lbs 176.00-188.50, few
192.00-200.00; 70-80 lbs 175.00-188.00; 80-90
lbs 170.00-177.00; 90-110 lbs 160.00-172.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 210.00-255.00, few
275.00-290.00; 50-60 lbs 207.00-255.00, few
260.00-265.00; 60-70 lbs 217.00-265.00, few
280.00; 70-80 lbs 212.00-255.00, few 260.00-
265.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-250.00, few 265.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins:60-70 lbs 212.50-215.00; 80-90 lbs
207.50-222.50; 90-100 lbs 205.00-210.00.
Missouri: 50-80 lbs 197.50-210.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 180.00-222.50; 60-90 lbs
185.00-223.00.
South Dakota: 90-105 lbs 180.00-195.00.
Billings, MT: 65-80 lbs 192.00-196.00; 80-90 lbs
180.00-188.00; 90-105 lbs 179.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent
shrink or equivalent)
2300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 119-
181 lbs 130.30-164.00 (wtd avg 154.43).
CA: 1600: Feeder Lambs 95-105 lbs new crop
190.00.
UT: 700: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3
60.00; Utility 1-2 45.00.
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) 72.00-84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-
76.00, few 79.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
55.00-65.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 30.00-50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 50.00-
85.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-115.00; Utility 1-2
(thin) 65.00-117.00; Cull 1 no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 77.50-90.00;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) 75.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
35.00-45.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 42.00-55.00;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) 54.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
43.50-57.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 45.00-
49.00; Cull 1 30.00-38.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 42.00-57.00;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) 46.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 48.00-
59.00; Cull 1 41.00-49.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
50.00-67.50.
Virginia: Good 2-4 78.00-83.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3
(fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh)
no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-90 lbs 196.00-218.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: 55 lbs 182.50; 65 lbs 175.00; 70-80 lbs
170.00-176.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 40-50 lbs 240.00-260.00; 50-60 lbs
222.50-225.00; 60-70 lbs 215.00-220.00; 79 lbs
215.00; 88 lbs 205.00; 95-100 lbs 202.50-207.50.
Missouri: 25-45 lbs 175.00-190.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 50-70 lbs 188.50-
200.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 85.00-
126.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: yearlings 85-90 lbs 145.00-156.00
cwt; baby tooth 100-165 lbs 85.00-95.00 cwt; solid
mouth 115-165 lbs 75.00-81.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: no test.
California Egg Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines
Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade A 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)
May 11
Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged on all sizes. The under-
tone is lower. Offerings are moderate to readily available. Demand is light. Supplies are moderate.
Market activity is slow. Small benchmark price $1.16.
Size
Range
Size
Range
Jumbo
212
Extra large
167
Large
161
Medium
136
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA and Grade AA, white eggs in cartons,
delivered to store door.
Size
Range
Size
Range
Jumbo
198-210
Extra large
154-161
Large
148-155
Medium
124-131
Cattle Market Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des
Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash.
NATIONAL FEEDER
AND STOCKER CATTLE
(Federal-State Market News)
St. Joseph, Mo.
May 11
This week
Last week
2017
216,400
376,300
328,900
Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold
steady to 2.00 lower. Fundamentally speaking,
feeder cattle demand can only be moderate at
this time on all weights of feeders as farmers have
turned their attention to the GPS monitors that are
making sure the corn rows are straight.
With that segment of buyers on the sidelines for
a week or two, that leaves the order buyers from
feedyards to come in and gobble up the available
supplies of feeders this week.
The cash fed cattle market has been strong and
the volume purchased by packers the past couple
of weeks is not by any means record breaking,
however, it is notable in the fact that they were
willing to take on inventory.
Due to that increased volume, packers are not
aggressively chasing the market this week and are
content to set back, kick their heels up and wait
to buy cattle cheaper. How much cheaper and if
any significant volume has yet to be determined as
sellers have dug in for a late Friday trade.
Thursday was a nice up day for the CME Cattle
complex, however it has not been friendliest this
week with the front month June Live Cattle was
only 1.65 higher on the week, despite the near
$20.00 difference between cash and futures.
The next three months of Live Cattle contracts
were 0.60 to 0.85 lower on the week.
Feeder cattle futures had nice upticks as well on
Thursday, however all of the listed 2018 contracts
still closed the week 1.98 to 2.68 lower.
Last Friday at Fort Pierre Livestock in Sort
Pierre, S.D., a package of 719 lb steers sold at
172.00 and two loads per lot of 816 and 822 lb
steers sold at 152.00 and 153.00 respectively.
On Monday at Callaway Livestock Auction in
Kingdom City, Mo., a load of 707 lbs steers sold
at 160.50.
On Tuesday in the hills of North Central, Mo., at
Unionville Livestock, a load of 819 lb steers sold
at 146.50, before a load of 917 lb steers sold at
140.10.
On Tuesday at Imperial Livestock Market in
Imperial, Neb., a load of 723 lbs steers sold at
165.00, while a load of bigger brothers sold at
145.00.
Analysts were encouraged with last week’s
slaughter rate of 647K and were anticipating a
larger rate this week as large boxed-beef move-
ment is helping to keep the supply chain moving to
meet seasonal peak beef demand.
However, industry had other plans and the Es-
timated Slaughter was reported at 645K for this
week. Packer margins continue to be positive in a
large way as the Choice boxed beef cutout closed
this week at 230.97, 2.67 higher than a week ago,
while Select cutouts closed at 208.69, 0.80 lower
than last Friday.
Overall, the positive fundamentals of good beef
demand and export sales are encouraging, how-
ever packers and retailers will pay close attention
to beef sales this weekend with Mother’s Day in
the windshield and the Memorial Day weekend
coming up soon.
Planters in the fields were very prevalent last
week in the Corn Belt as Indiana posted a 34
percent increase in acreage planted in one week;
Illinois - 42 percent increase; Iowa - 23 percent
increase and Nebraska - 25 percent increase.
Indiana and Illinois are now ahead of their 5 year
average in corn planted, while Nebraska and Iowa
are getting closer to normal plantings as warmer
weather has pushed into the regions.
Drought still persists in the Southwest as Excep-
tional Drought classification now is in 7 states, and
ranchers in Moderate to Severe Drought areas are
very concerned about the limited livestock water.
Auction volume this week included 52 percent
weighing over 600 lbs and 45 percent heifers.
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER
CATTLE SUMMARY
May 11
Slaughter cattle not well established in all feed-
ing regions, few however are trading within last
week’s range.
Boxed Beef prices as of Friday afternoon aver-
aged 219.83 up 0.93 from last Friday. The Choice/
Select spread is 22.28. Slaughter cattle on a
national basis for negotiated cash trades through
Friday afternoon totaled 56,975 head. Last week’s
total head count was 156,110.
Midwest Direct Markets:
Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: 120.00-124.00.
Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: 191.00-
195.00.
South Plains Direct Markets:
Live Basis: Steers and Heifers 120.00-122.00.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding
Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-5.00
lower. Packer demand remains moderate. Cutter
Cow Carcass Cut-Out Value on Friday 174.31.
NORTHWEST WEIGHTED
DIRECT FEEDER CATTLE
May 11
Last week
2017
This week
949
1,610
1,000
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady
to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. The
feeder supply included 100 percent over 600 lbs
and 35 percent heifers.
Unless otherwise stated prices are FOB weight-
ing points with 2-3 percent shrink or equivalent and
a 5-10 cent slide on calves and a 4-12 cent slide on
yearlings from base weights. Current sales are up
to 14 days delivery.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1:
81 Head: Avg Wt 700 lbs; Price Range 158.50;
Current Del
90 Head: Avg Wt 830 lbs; Price Range 138.00;
Current Del
450 Head: Avg Wt 868 lbs; Price Range 135.00-
137.00; Current Del
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1:
40 Head: Avg Wt 630 lbs; Price Range 142.00;
Current Del
78 Head: Avg Wt 650 lbs; Price Range 153.50;
Current Del
140 Head: Avg Wt 825 lbs; Price Range 132.00;
Current Del
70 Head: Avg Wt 900 lbs; Price Range 124.00;
Current Del