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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 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