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September 7, 2018 CapitalPress.com Farm Market Report S PONSORED BY 36-4-1/106 For the latest market reports from around the region, go to www.capitalpress.com/markets. 13 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 custom- er 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. 31 This week FOB Last week Last year 2100 tons 17,200 8350 Compared to Aug. 24: There were too few sales to make a price comparison. Most growers were busy cutting hay in the fields. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Good 2000 150.00 Orchard Grass Mid Square Premium 100 250.00 OREGON AREA HAY (USDA Market News) Aug. 31 This week FOB Last week Last year 9446 tons 10,744 7471 Compared to Aug. 24: Prices trended generally steady com- pared to last week prices. Retail/Stable type hay remains the most demanded hay. Demand for export hay has increased since last report. Rains in the growing areas created a large supply rain damaged hay. All sales in this report are 2018 crop year hay, unless noted by Old Crop. Tons Price CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Alfalfa Small Square Premium 111 223.51 Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 112 230.94 Meadow Grass Small Square Premium 50 215.00 Grass Mix-5 Way Small Square Premium 25 260.00 EASTERN OREGON: Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 200 200.00 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Orchard Grass Timothy Grass Wheat Straw HARNEY COUNTY: Alfalfa KLAMATH BASIN: Alfalfa Premium Small Square Premium Small Square Good Large Square Utility Large Square Premium Good/Premium Small Square Premium 150 175.00 20 175.00 100 180.00 80 55.00 150 800 185.00 165.00 1000 200.00 LAKE COUNTY: Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 1598 207.82 Premium 3500 200.00 Rain Damage 1000 195.00 Small Square Premium 120 200.00 Good 30 175.00 Triticale Straw Large Square Utility 400 60.00 IDAHO HAY (USDA Market News) Aug. 31 This week FOB Last week Last year 35,450 tons 25,300 5470 Compared to Aug. 24: Alfalfa for export and domestic use was mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Good 600 140.00 Fair 2000 110.00 Mid Square Supreme 550 160.00 Premium 500 158.00 Good 23,000 145.22 Export 1300 145.00 Org/Export 200 170.00 Tarped 1400 150.00 Fair/Good 400 130.00 Fair 300 110.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Premium 2000 225.00 Oat Mid Square Good 450 80.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Utility 2750 60.00 CALIFORNIA HAY (USDA Market News) Aug. 31 This week FOB Last week Last year 6885 tons 4075 6295 Compared to Aug. 24: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. In the Sacramento Valley, rice progressed well, alfalfa was cut and baled, corn was harvested for silage, and sunflower harvest continued. In Tulare County, cotton and black-eyed beans continued to be irrigated and cultivated, corn and sorghum were harvested for silage, and alfalfa was cut and baled. Tons Price REGION 1: NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas. Alfalfa Premium 400 200.00 Fair/Good 100 140.00 Oat Good 500 120.00 Wheat Good 300 110.00 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sier- ra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano and Sacramento. Alfalfa Fair/Good 1900 177.11 Fair 1000 175.00 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa. Alfalfa Supreme 100 240.00 Premium 400 197.50 Good/Premium 200 210.00 Good 50 190.00 250 245.00 50 220.00 Fair/Good 150 170.00 Sudan Premium 120 162.50 Good 315 90.00 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 Premium 250 265.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 265.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial. Alfalfa Premium 400 202.50 50 210.00 Mixed Grass Good 300 150.00 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. 30 Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for August delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, August 30, lower compared to week ago noon bids for August delivery. September wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thurs- day, Aug. 30, lower as follows compared to week ago closes: Chicago wheat futures were 14 cents lower at 5.08, Kansas City wheat futures were 15 cents lower at 5.1225 and Minneapolis wheat futures trended 19.50 cents lower at 5.6225. Chicago Sep- tember corn futures trended 5.75 cents lower at 3.41 and Septem- ber soybean futures closed 22.50 cents lower at 8.1950. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains or barges during August for ordinary protein trended three to eight cents per bushel lower compared to week ago prices for the same delivery period from 6.00-6.08. 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 August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 4.8975- 5.25 and bids for White Club Wheat were 4.8975-5.25. Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as follows: September 6.00-6.12, October 6.07-6.15, November 6.10-6.18 and December 6.13-6.21. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: September 4.90-5.25, October, November and December 5.00-5.35. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 per- cent protein during August were not available as most 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 maximum 10.5 percent protein for August delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 4.8975-5.25 and bids for White Club Wheat were 4.8975-5.25. Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 per- cent proteins were as follows: September 6.00, October 6.05-6.07, November 6.10-6.18 and December 6.13-6.21. One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any protein were as follows: September 4.90-5.25, October, November and December 5.00-5.35. Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for August delivery were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids were as follows: August not available, Septem- ber 6.1225-6.2225, October 6.51-6.56, November 6.54-6.56 and December 6.56-6.61. Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during August were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as follows: August not available, September 6.4725-6.6225, October 6.6375-6.8375, November 6.7375-6.9375 and December 6.8375- 6.9375. 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: September 4.3150-4.3350, October 4.3250-4.3650, November 4.4150-4.4750, December 4.4950-4.5550 and January 4.6725- 4.6925. 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. Forward month soybean bids were as follows: August not available. Bids for US 2 Heavy White Oats for August delivery trended steady at 3.4825 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 follow- ing link: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/export-sales/barley.htm Pacific Northwest Export News: There were 11 grain vessels in Columbia River ports on Thursday, Aug. 30, with four docked compared to 13 last week with five docked. There were no new confirmed export sales this week from the Commodity Credit Cor- poration (CCC) of the USDA. CALIFORNIA GRAIN (USDA Market News) Aug. 30 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: Dollars Per Cwt. -Bulk-BARLEY US No 2 (46-lbs. per bushel) Truck Colusa County 10.65 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB Turlock 8.14 Rail: Single Car Units via BNSF Los Angeles-Chino Valley 8.66 Truck Stockton-Modesto- Oakdale-Turlock 8.45 Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 8.45 Glenn County 8.35 Non GMO 8.80 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail Los Angeles- Chino Valley 8.87 WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB Kings-Tulare- Fresno Counties 10.60 Sheep/Wool Market Reports 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) Sept. 1 Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg $7.33 -$0.77 $21.00 -$2.00 $11.00 -$1.00 -$0.76 $7.89 -$0.47 $23.00 -$2.50 $10.50 $0.00 -$0.34 $12.63 -$0.27 $31.00 $0.00 $18.00 -$0.50 Idaho Norkotahs $15.38 -$1.02 Columbia Basin $16.98 Wisconsin $20.94 Dairy Report Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. FLUID MILK AND CREAM REVIEW – WEST (USDA Market News) Aug. 30 California milk production is mostly steady this week. Some milk volumes will be mov- ing to find new processing homes as many small plants take additional days off around the Labor Day weekend and reduce their milk intakes. Still, the holiday is unlikely to disrupt much milk processing capacities. Class 1 orders are stable to up. The need of public schools across the state are met. Retail orders are steady to increasing as purchasers adjust to the school year ordering habits. Arizona milk production has a stable trend. Daytime temperatures are prevalently higher and continue to somewhat stress milk cows. However, the stress level hasn’t changed much in the last few weeks. Manufacturing plants are running at reduced schedules to match milk intake levels. However, the Labor Day holiday will affect how milk is handled toward the end of this week and at the beginning of next week. Class I sales have remained level. Milk supplies are enough to meet all customers’ requests. New Mexico farm milk output is steady to trending lower. Milk per cow has stayed at the same lower level due to climatic conditions. Many processing plants are actively running. Some are expected to be busier during the Labor Day weekend because some others are planning to close and will need their milk redi- rected to different processing facilities. Class II demand slightly declined to match current ice cream processing needs. Class I requests are steady. Milk output in the Pacific Northwest is fol- lowing expected volumes. As students have returned to school and bottling demand has increased, local milk supplies are more man- ageable. However, the forthcoming holiday will create more manufacturing milk volumes, but produc- ers report being prepared for the temporary additional milk volumes. In the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado, milk loads available to processors are abundant, but manageable. The holiday weekend will result in more milk loads going to processing plants. Milk production is un- changed from a week ago. Class I demand is steady. Condensed skim is available to satisfy all buyers’ requests in the West this week. It is expected that more condensed skim will be accessible during the holiday weekend. As the holiday weekend approaches, cream demand has slowed down. Buyers’ interests have de- clined, and more cream is projected to clear into butter churns. Demand from ice cream and other frozen dessert makers has declined seasonally. Cream is trading at multiples ranging from 1.10-1.27 depending on usages and basing points. According to California Department of Food and Agriculture, July 2018 pool receipts of milk in the state total 3.09 billion pounds. This is 2.9 percent lower compared to the same month a year ago. From January through July 2018, receipts are 0.2 percent higher from the com- parable period in 2017. The Value at Test price is $14.94, $.47 lower than the previous month, and $1.42 below a year ago. The percentage of receipts used in Class 1 products is 12.41 percent. The July quota price is $15.57, and the over quota price is $13.87. These prices are $.37 below last month, and $1.55 lower from a year ago. 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) Aug. 31 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged for Jumbo, 13 cents lower for Extra Large, 12 cents lower for Large and 16 cents lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is unsettled. Retail demand is in a full range of light to fairly good while loose egg movement is mostly light. Warehouse buying interest is light and selective as many distributors take a wait and see approach for late next week’s needs. Offerings remain moderate to fully adequate on all sizes except Jumbo. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is mostly slow. Small benchmark price $1.13. Size Range Size Range Jumbo 211 Extra large 181 Large 166 Medium 133 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 197-209 Extra Large 168-175 Large 153-160 Medium 121-128 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 ba- sis as indicated. NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW (USDA Market News Aug. 31 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at a standstill this week. Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY (USDA Market News) San Angelo, Texas Aug. 31 Compared to Aug. 24: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were firm to 20.00 high- er. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were mostly steady to 10.00 higher in a light test. At San Angelo, Texas, 5167 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not tested. 3700 head of nego- tiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 8.00 lower. 2,497 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 100-130 lbs 110.00-128.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 207.00- 225.00; 110-130 lbs 182.00-222.00; 130-150 lbs 150.00-185.00. Ft.Collins, CO: shorn 135-140 lbs 142.50- 149.00; wooled 100-155 lbs 136.00-145.00. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 100-150 lbs 123.00-130.25. Kalona, IA: shorn 115-130 lbs 119.00- 123.00; wooled 110-130 lbs 121.50-127.00. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: 105-120 lbs 125.00-126.00. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 150.00-178.00, few 180.00-184.00; 60-70 lbs 146.00-158.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-150.00; 80-90 lbs 130.00- 148.00; 90-110 lbs 128.00-134.00. Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 180.00-210.00; 50-60 lbs 185.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00- 225.00; 70-80 lbs 171.00-205.00, few 205.00- 220.00; 80-90 lbs 167.00-210.00, few 210.00- 220.00; 90-110 lbs 177.00-190.00. Kalona, IA: 50-60 lbs 142.50-148.00; 60-70 lbs 135.00-147.00; 70-80 lbs 130.00-145.00; 80-90 lbs 132.00-138.00; 90-110 lbs 110.00- 131.00. Ft. Collins: 61 lbs 152.00; 72 lbs 149.00; 85-90 lbs 141.00-142.00; 90-105 lbs 130.00- 138.00. Missouri: 60-75 lbs 150.00-161.00; 75-100 lbs 130.00-139.00. Virginia: 30-60 lbs 155.00-167.50; 60-90 lbs 155.00-172.50; 90-110 lbs 145.00-162.50. South Dakota: 80-90 lbs 149.00-150.00; 90-110 lbs 110.00-120.00. Billings, MT: 65-90 lbs 115.00-120.50. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 3700: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 125-159 lbs 112.00-172.00 (wtd avg 134.10). TX: 300: Slaughter Lambs 85 lbs hair lambs 120.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 45.00-56.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 50.00-63.00; Utili- ty 1-2 (thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 38.00-42.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00-35.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-67.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 49.00- 60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 30.00-40.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 39.00- 47.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 40.00-50.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 36.00-45.00; Cull 1 32.00-40.50. So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 47.00- 84.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 53.00-69.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-50.00; Cull 1 31.00-42.50. Missouri: Good 2-3 60.00-66.00; Utility and Good 1-3 40.00. Virginia: Good 2-4 75.00-97.50. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 62.00-65.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 48.00-57.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.50-45.00; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 60-85 lbs 125.00-135.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 140.00-149.00; 69 lbs 140.00; 77 lbs 133.00; 80-90 lbs 130.00- 131.00; 113 lbs 120.00. Billings: 60-70 lbs 153.00-158.00; 70-80 lbs 147.00-159.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00-153.00; 90- 100 lbs 132.00-139.00; 100-110 lbs 127.00- 135.50; 110-120 lbs 124.00-132.00, few 138.00-139.00; 121 lbs 126.50; 130-135 lbs 124.50-127.00; 146 lbs 118.00. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 50 lbs 180.00; 60-70 lbs 154.00- 169.00; 70-80 lbs 143.00-148.00; 80-90 lbs 135.00-155.00; 90-100 lbs 134.00-139.50; 100-110 lbs 132.50-133.00; 110-115 lbs 127.00-139.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 60.00-118.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: baby tooth 160.00-175.00 per head; solid mouth 120.00-145.00 per head; solid to broken mouth 95.00-115.00 per head. Billings: baby tooth 150-230 lbs 57.00- 72.00 cwt; solid to broken mouth 44.00-50.00 cwt. So Dakota: baby tooth to solid mouth 180.00 per head. Kalona, IA: bred solid mouth 145.00-210.00 per head. Missouri: hair ewes 45-120 lbs 97.50- 117.50 cwt. Virginia: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 35,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 43,000 last year. Livestock Auctions Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Auction) Note: Due to scheduling conflicts this report will not be released again until Sept. 7. Oregon LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Aug. 30 Total receipts: 294 Butcher Cows: Conventional: Top Cow, $70.00; Top 10 Cows, $68.14; Top 50 Cows, $64.75; Top 100 Cows, $61.50; Organic: Top Cow, $90.00; Top 10 Cows, $73.88. Bulls: Conventional: Top Bull, $84.50. Feeder Heifers: 400-499 lbs $120.00- $133.00; 600-699 lbs $122.00-$125.00; 700- 799 lbs $105.00; 1000-1099 lbs $70.00; 1100- 1199 lbs $77.00 Feeder Steers: 300-399 lbs NT; 400-499 lbs NT; 500-599 lbs $70.00; 600-699 lbs $77.50; 700-799 lbs $137.50; 800-899 lbs NT; 900-999 lbs NT; 1000-1099 lbs NT; 1300-1399 lbs NT; 1400-1499 lbs NT. Cow/Calf Pairs: $725.00-$1000.00 Ewes: $60.00 HD Goats: 75.00-217.50 HD KLAMATH FALLS (Klamath Falls Livestock Auction) Aug. 28 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 142.00-152.00; 400- 500 lbs 121.00-142.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 111.00- 131.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 111.00-129.00 cwt; 700- 800 lbs 110.00-121.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 110.00-127.00; 400- 500 lbs 108.00-119.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 110.00- 129.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 105.00-121.00 cwt; 700- 800 lbs 105.00-125.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Top Cow: 59.00 Top Bull: 80.00 Slaughter Bulls: High Yield 50.00-80.00 Slaughter Cows: High Yields 50.00-59.00; Med Yield 41.00-49.00; Low Yield 32.00-40.00 Feeder Heiferettes: NT Cow Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) Aug. 27-28 Total Receipts: 965, 413 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows A/P: 63.40 cwt Top 50 Slaughter Cows A/P: 59.44 cwt Top 100 Slaughter Cows A/P: 56.19 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: 50.00-65.00 cwt All Slaughter Bulls: 48.50-79.00 cwt Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 130.00-140.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 135.00-145.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 120.00-130.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-120.00; 800-900 lbs NT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 130.00-140.00; 400-500 lbs 130.00-140.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 130.00-141.50 cwt; 600-700 lbs 110.00-120.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-110.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Cow-Calf Pairs: NT Block Hogs: 87.00 Feeder Pigs: 42.50-165.00 Sows: 20.00-26.00 Weaner Pigs: 32.50-55.00 Day Old Beef Cross Calves: 115.00-117.50 Day Old Dairy Calves: 2.00-30.00 HD Lambs: 40-70 lbs 120.00-145.00 cwt; 75-150 lbs 128.00-148.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 42.00-120.00 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 40.00-87.50 cwt Goats: 10-39 lbs 30.00-135.00 HD; 40-69 lbs 30.00-180.00 HD; 70-79 lbs 77.50-177.50 HD; 80- 89 lbs 105.00-195.00 HD; 90-99 lbs 85.00-217.50; 100-199 lbs 102.50-275.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) No sale Sept. 1 because of the Labor Day holiday weekend. MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) No sale Sept. 3 because of the Labor Day holiday weekend. California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) July 28 Receipts: 1058 HD Comments: Volume lighter this week with no test for heavy feeders. Stocker calves saw a fair test. No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 155.00-167.50; 500-600 lbs 152.00-168.25 cwt; 600-700 lbs 144.00-158.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 140.00-170.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs 135.00-154.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 130.00-151.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 120.00-143.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 110.00-134.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 105.00-128.00 cwt No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 145.00-165.00; 400-500 lbs 140.00-158.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 137.00-153.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 124.00-138.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 115.00-123.50; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-144.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs 115.00-139.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 110.00-136.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 105.00-123.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 100.00-114.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 95.00-112.00 cwt No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 65.00-75.00; 500-600 lbs 70.00-80.00 cwt; 600- 700 lbs 70.00-82.50 cwt; 700-800 lbs 70.00-85.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 70.00-85.00 cwt Holstein Barren Heifers: 65.00-85.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yield 65.00-72.50; Med Yield 55.00-64.00; Low Yield 42.00-54.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yield 58.00-67.00; Med Yield 53.00-57.00; Low Yield 40.00-52.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yield 78.00-85.00; Med Yield 73.00-77.00; Low Yield 62.00-72.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) Aug. 31 Receipts: 487 HD Compared to Last Sale: Lighter test this week. Butcher cows $3-5 lower. Steers and heifers steady to mixed. Off lots and singles $20-40 be- low top. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 58.00-64.00; Med Yielding 45.00-57.00; Low Yielding NT Bulls 1 & 2: 60.00-80.00 Feeder Steers: 300-450 lbs NT; 450-500 lbs NT; 500-550 lbs 140.00-152.00; 550-600 lbs 138.00- 148.00; 600-650 lbs 132.00-145.00; 650-700 lbs NT; 700-750 lbs 130.00-145.00; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs NT Feeder Heifers: 300-500 lbs NT; 500-550 lbs 125.00-134.00; 550-600 lbs NT; 600-650 lbs 120.00-132.00; 650-700 lbs 115.00-129.00; 700- 750 lbs NT; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Pairs: Too few to test Calvy Cows: Too few to test Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) Aug. 28 Head Count: 1170 Hol Bull Cfs: 20.00-50.00 Started Bull & Str Cfs: 100.00-200.00 HD Started Hfr Cfs: 100.00-155.00 HD Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 56.00-63.00 Cut/Bon Cows: 50.00-57.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 4.00-50.00 Slaughter Bulls: 65.00-80.00 Beef Cows: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs 77.00-84.00; 400-500 lbs 77.00-84.00; 500-600 lbs 79.00-89.00; 600-700 lbs 86.00-90.00; 700-800 lbs 80.00-84.50; 800- 1000 lbs 86.00-89.50 Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 72.00-81.00; 1000 lbs $74.00-81.50 Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-1000 lbs NT Choice Hfrs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-1000 lbs NT 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. Aug. 31 This week Last week 2017 (Hd) 206,200 473,700 351,300 Compared to Aug. 24: Steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Ahead of the Labor Day holiday, feeder supply was light to mod- erate making loads of cattle difficult to put together. Feedyard managers are content to let their employees have a long three day weekend and let them regenerate their batteries ahead of what appears to be an earlier fall run of feeder cattle in some areas of the country. In Missouri, the supply of auction feeder cattle was the smallest non holiday week volume since the week ending Sept 15, 2017. Some auctions will be holding special Labor Day or Customer Appreciation Day sales next week or soon thereafter, so auc- tion receipts should pick up in the coming weeks. One such auction will be held at Torrington Livestock where they are expecting 7-8K head of mostly yearlings coming off grass. The CME Cattle Complex came out of the gate running on Monday with most Feeder Cattle contracts closing the day 3.00 or more higher and Live Cattle closed 1.95 to 2.60 higher. After a ho-hum few days mid- week, Friday excitement really didn’t come to fruition, except for the August Live Cattle contract expiring and closing limit lower on the day at 106.80. Even though there were some ups and downs this week, the CME Cattle still showed positive for the week. October through June Live Cattle was 1.70 to 2.32 higher on the week, while September through March Feeders were 0.62 through 2.28 higher respectively. As of this writing, negotiated cash fed cattle trading has not occurred yet and it appears that packers may be willing to pull inventory cattle next week. Packers are not quite ready to give up their triple-digit mar- gins just yet and they were expecting anoth- er drop in fed cattle prices moving forward into fall. The boxed beef cut-out value appears to have found a top and has found resistance from retailers that have been content to buy hand-to-mouth recently. For the week, Choice cutout closed 3.63 lower at 209.69, while Select was 2.55 lower at 201.27. Beef exports have been a bright spot in the marketing year so far. Net beef export sales last week was reported at 20,600 metric tons (MT), un- changed from the previous week, and up 13 percent from the previous four-week average. During the same time period, actual beef exports totaled 17,800 MT, up 5 percent from the previous week, but unchanged from the prior four-week average. No doubt a lot of factors locally and glob- ally affect the markets nowadays but in the past much of this would be attributed to the official end of the grilling season as Labor Day beef is already in the hands of most consumers. Auction volume this week included 46 per- cent weighing over 600 lbs and 41 percent heifers. NATIONAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE SUMMARY Aug. 31 Slaughter cattle trade not established in Texas and was very light in Kansas as of 3:00 Friday afternoon. Limited trade in Nebraska was 2.00 lower live and 3.00-4.00 lower on a dressed basis. Cattle futures continued to trade in the red af- ter Monday’s sharp increase. Boxed beef prices turned lower late in the week, thus packers not wanting to bid even at steady money. Boxed Beef prices as of Friday afternoon av- eraged $205.48 down $3.09 from last Friday. The Choice/Select spread is $8.42. Slaugh- ter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Friday afternoon totaled 32,430. Last week’s total head count was 110,074. Midwest Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: few 107.00- 107.50. Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: few 169.00-170.00. South Plains Direct Markets: Live Basis: Steers and Heifers few in Kansas 105.00-107.00. Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding Prices): Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 low- er, except the southeast sold steady to 1.00 higher. Packer demand moderate. Cutter Cow Carcass Cut-out Value on Friday was $169.95 up $2.18 from last Friday. NORTHWEST WEIGHTED DIRECT FEEDER CATTLE Aug. 31 This week Last week Last year 2700 965 4250 Compared to Aug. 24: Few comparable weight ranges to compare to but a higher undertone noted, especially on heifers. Fat cattle trade on the downhill this week with the packers having the upper hand again with the bearish Cattle on Feed Report but CME Futures have been slightly higher this week overall. Supply included 100 percent over 600 lbs and 32 percent heifers. Unless otherwise stated prices are FOB weighting 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: 1560 Head: Avg Wt 850 lbs; Avg Price 152.30; Current Del 270 Head: Avg Wt 825 lbs; Avg Price 155.30; Sep Del Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: 800 Head: Avg Wt 825 lbs; Avg Price 151.75; Sep-Oct FOB 70 Head: Avg Wt 800 lbs; Avg Price 142.00; Current Del
