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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 re-
tail 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)
Sept. 14
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
4650 tons
11,250
6300
Compared to Sept. 7: Domestic fourth cutting Alfalfa steady in a
light test. Other grades not reported this week. Timothy for export
steady to weak with a lot of product showing defects. Trade slow with
light demand for mid-square bales, good demand for 2-3 tie bales.
High testing Alfalfa is in short supply. Retail/Feed store steady. Most
producers are paying for the tarping included in the FOB price, which
costs them 15.00/ton.
Tons
Price
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Good
1300 170.38
Alfalfa
Small Square
Premium
200
200.00
Orchard Grass
Small Square
Premium
100
200.00
Timothy Grass
Mid Square
Fair
750
200.00
Timothy Grass
Small Square
Premium
1000 240.00
Fair
300
185.00
Utility
1000 170.00
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Sept. 14
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
1492 tons
6904
8358
Compared to Sept. 7: Prices trended mostly steady in a thinly tested
market. Trading was very light. All sales in this report are 2018 crop.
Tons
Price
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES:
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Orchard Grass
Orchard Grass
Prairie Grass
Triticale
HARNEY COUNTY:
Alfalfa
KLAMATH BASIN:
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Oat
Premium
Mid Square
Premium
Small Square
Premium
Good
Mid Square
Premium
Mid Square
Premium
Large Square
Premium
Large Square
Premium
Mid Square
Good/Premium
Large Square
Good
50
225.00
170
224.09
20
8
250.00
200.00
100
215.00
25
175.00
500
170.00
250
200.00
50
170.00
150
90.00
LAKE COUNTY:
Alfalfa
Large Square
Supreme
105
220.00
Triticale
Large Square
Premium
64
120.00
EASTERN OREGON: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED.
IDAHO HAY
(USDA Market News)
Sept. 14
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
10,000 tons
21,200
11,750
Compared to Sept. 7: Alfalfa for domestic use steady. Trade mod-
erate to active with moderate to good demand for pellet Alfalfa and
Wheat Straw. Retail/Feed store not tested this week..
Tons
Price
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Good
1800 153.33
1000 140.00
Fair
600
130.00
Utility
1000 110.00
Organic
1000 130.00
200
100.00
Timothy Grass
Mid Square
Good
2300 227.17
Oat
Mid Square
Good
600
100.00
Wheat Straw
Mid Square
Good
1500 60.00
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Sept. 14
This week FOB
Last week
Last year
6140 tons
7045
9645
Compared to Sept. 7: All classes traded steady with moderate de-
mand. In Tulare County cotton bloomed and bolls were set, alfalfa was
cut and baled, and corn and sorghum were harvested for silage. In the
Sacramento Valley, rice progressed well and was near harvest, alfalfa
was cut and baled, and corn was harvested for silage. Sunflower har-
vest continued in Sutter County.
Tons
Price
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 Sacra-
mento.
Alfalfa
Supreme
75
220.00
Premium
180
225.00
Good/Premium
200
200.00
Fair
250
180.00
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
Premium
75
270.00
REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tu-
olumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Alfalfa
Supreme
275
237.27
Very High Test
625
263.00
Good/Premium
1300 222.31
Good
300
200.00
Fair/Good
1425 182.89
Fair
200
160.00
Alfalfa/Grain Mix
Good
425
142.94
Wheat Straw
Good
210
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
175
265.00
Forage Mix-Three Way Good
25
260.00
REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and
Imperial.
Alfalfa
Premium
400
218.75
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
Sept. 13
Pacific Northwest Market Summary: Cash wheat bids for Septem-
ber delivery ended the reporting week on Thursday, Sept. 13, steady
to higher compared to week ago noon bids for September delivery.
December wheat futures ended the reporting week on Thursday,
Sept. 13, lower as follows compared to week ago closes: Chicago
wheat futures were 11 cents higher at 4.97, Kansas City wheat futures
were 11.25 cents higher at 5.0175 and Minneapolis wheat futures
trended 6.25 cents higher at 5.62. Chicago December corn futures
trended 15.75 cents lower at 3.5050 and November soybean futures
closed 4.00 cents lower at 8.2275.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains
or barges during September for ordinary protein trended 5 to 10 cents
per bushel lower compared to week ago prices for the same deliv-
ery period from 5.80-5.95. 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 Sep-
tember delivery by unit trains and barges to Portland were 5.10-5.35
and bids for White Club Wheat were 5.10-5.35.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat ordinary protein were as
follows: October 5.83-6.04, November 5.86-6.10, December 5.89-
6.10 and January 5.92-6.14.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro-
tein were as follows: October and November 5.18-5.35, December
5.20-5.35 and January 5.20-5.38.
Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent
protein during September trended 10 cents per bushel lower com-
pared to week ago prices for the same delivery period from 5.80-5.90.
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 September delivery by unit trains and
barges to Portland were 5.10-5.35 and bids for White Club Wheat
were 5.10-5.35.
Forward month bids for soft white wheat guaranteed 10.5 percent
proteins were as follows: October 5.83-6.00, November 5.86-6.0. and
December 5.89-6.05.
One year ago, forward month bids for soft white wheat for any pro-
tein were as follows: October and November 5.18-5.35, December
5.20-5.35 and January 5.20-5.38.
Bids for 11.5 percent protein US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for
September delivery trended 11.25 cents per bushel higher compared
to week ago prices for the same delivery period from 6.0175-6.1175.
Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. This week,
bids were as follows: October 6.1175-6.1675, November 6.1675-
6.2175, December 6.2175 and January 6.2775-6.3275.
Bids for non-guaranteed 14.0 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern
Spring Wheat for Portland delivery during September trended mixed,
3.75 cents lower to 1.25 cents per bushel higher compared to week
ago prices for the same delivery period from 6.47-6.52. Some export-
ers were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
This week, bids for non-guaranteed 14 percent protein were as fol-
lows: October 6.42-6.62, November 6.57-6.72, December 6.62-6.72
and January 6.68-6.83.
Coarse feeding grains: Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full
coast Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for September delivery
trended 26.75 to 29.75 cents per bushel lower compared to week
ago prices for the same delivery period from 4.1450-4.2050. Some
exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
Forward month corn bids were as follows: October 4.1550-4.2450,
November 4.2550-4.3450, December 4.3450-4.4350, January and
February 4.5275. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast
Pacific Northwest - BN shuttle trains for September delivery were not
available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery.
Forward month soybean bids were as follows: September not avail-
able. Bids for US 2 Heavy White Oats for September 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 following
link: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/export-sales/barley.htm
Pacific Northwest Export News: There were seven grain vessels
in Columbia River ports on Thursday, Sept. 13, with eight docked
compared to four last week with four docked. There were no new con-
firmed export sales this week from the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) of the USDA.
CALIFORNIA GRAIN
(USDA Market News)
Sept. 13
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 excep-
tion of the following categories:
Dollars Per Cwt. Bulk
CORN US No 2 Yellow
FOB
Turlock/Tulare
8.10
Rail: Single Car Units via BNSF
LA-Chino Valley
8.58
Truck
Stockton-Modesto-
Oakdale-Turlock
8.40
Kings-Tulare-
Fresno Counties
8.40
SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo)
Rail
Los Angeles-
Chino Valley via BNSF
8.76
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. 15
Shipping Area
FWA
Chg
Idaho Norkotahs
$13.40
-$0.86
San Luis Valley
$19.75
-$0.01
Columbia Basin
$14.92
-$1.15
Wisconsin
$18.55
-$2.39
GRI
Chg
70 ct
Chg
10# Film
Chg
$5.84
-$0.65
$15.00
-$4.00
$12.50
$2.00
$12.02
-$0.01
$25.00
$0.00
$17.50
$0.00
$6.61
-$0.71
$19.50
-$2.00
$10.25
-$0.25
$10.72
-$1.91
$26.00
-$5.00
$16.50
-$1.50
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
Sept. 14
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at
a standstill this week. There were no confirmed
trades reported. Domestic wool trading on a
greasy basis was also at a standstill this week.
There were no confirmed trades reported.
NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY
(USDA Market News)
San Angelo, Texas
Sept. 14
Compared to Sept. 7: Slaughter lambs were
steady to 6.00 higher, except at Ft. Collins, Colo.,
sharply lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to
10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were very uneven in
light test.
At San Angelo, TX 1755 head sold in a rain
shortened sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold
330 slaughter lambs in Nebraska. In direct trading
slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested.
1900 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs
were sharply higher. 925 lamb carcasses sold with
all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep
sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise
specified.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-
160 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-120 lbs
110.00-120.00.
VA: no test.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no test.
Ft. Collins: wooled 100-185 lbs 120.00-131.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 105-145 lbs
128.00-136.50.
Kalona, IA: shorn 140-145 lbs 125.00; wooled
105-150 lbs 122.50-128.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: 100-175 lbs 105.00-120.00.
Equity Elec: 110-130 lbs hair lambs 130.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 150.00-176.00; 60-70
lbs 150.00-159.00; 70-80 lbs 140.00-142.00; 80-
90 lbs 130.00-135.00; 90-110 lbs 126.00-136.00.
Pennsylvania: no test.
Kalona, IA: 50-70 lbs 147.00-153.00; 70-80 lbs
139.00-142.00; 80-90 lbs 127.50-133.00; 90-110
lbs 121.00-131.00.
Ft. Collins: 50-55 lbs 140.00-142.50; 68 lbs
130.00; 70-80 lbs 125.00-135.00.
Missouri: 50-60 lbs 200.00-205.00; 60-95 lbs
125.00-145.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 140.00-185.00; 60-90 lbs
128.00-185.00; 90-110 lbs 170.00.
South Dakota: 69 lbs 152.50; 79 lbs 156.00;
90-100 lbs 136.00-137.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent
shrink or equivalent) 1900: Slaughter Lambs
shorn and wooled 135-158 lbs 125.00-172.00
(wtd avg 150.61).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 50.00-56.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
40.00-50.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 15.00-30.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test;
Cull 1 no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 57.00-69.00;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
30.00-36.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test;
Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 45.00-64.00;
Good 2-3 (fleshy) 49.00-60.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
44.00-47.50; Cull 1 31.00-40.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 70.00-78.00; Utility 1-2
50.00; Cull 1 35.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good
2-3 (fleshy) 57.00-64.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (me-
dium flesh) 56.00-65.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 47.00;
Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 65 lbs 135.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 73 lbs 119.00; 90-100 lbs 115.00-
122.00; 110-120 lbs 107.00-117.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 38 lbs 192.50; 50-60 lbs 168.00-
193.00; 60-70 lbs 160.00-172.00; 70-80 lbs
144.00-156.50; 80-90 lbs 134.00-144.00; 90-100
lbs 137.00-141.00; 100-110 lbs 129.00-136.00;
110-115 lbs 126.00; 121 lbs 123.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs
62.00-86.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test..
So Dakota: solid mouth 115-165 lbs 60.00-
68.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: wool ewes 145-175 lbs 45.00-80.00
cwt; hair ewes 65-130 lbs 55.00-110.00 cwt.
Virginia: no test.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal
inspection for the week to date totaled 31,000
compared with 35,000 last week and 32,000
last year.
California Egg Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines
Dairy Report
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis.
FLUID MILK AND CREAM
REVIEW – WEST
(USDA Market News)
Sept. 13
In California, farm milk production is steady to
slightly increasing. The lack of adequate haulers
and truckers is disrupting the handling of milk
loads. Milk volumes moving to Class 1 continue to
be significant as schools intakes remain high.
As the activities of one plant ceased this week, a
few more spot loads of milk are available for sales.
Milk handlers are managing the extra loads to other
balancing facilities within the state.
Some Arizona condensed skim is moving to Cali-
fornia and Texas to find additional processing room
as a few plants in Arizona reduce their daily activi-
ties to take care of repair and maintenance issues.
In addition, manufacturing variations at another
plant are adding handling stress as milk shippers
look for ways to temporarily redistribute milk loads.
However, no fluid milk is moving out of state at
the moment.
In general, Arizona milk output is bouncing back
up slowly. Daytime temperatures remain in the up-
per 100s while nights are progressively getting
cooler. Hence, milk output is expected to keep
increasing in the forthcoming months. Bottling
milk sales are steady this week. Cream demand
for butter churning hasn’t changed much despite
higher cream availability.
New Mexico farm milk production is dwindling
by a few loads daily. In despite of that, milk vol-
umes are in good balance with current demand.
Class I orders are curtailing whereas Class II
and III sales are trending higher.
Pacific Northwest milk production is down
slightly. Dairy contacts report cows are doing
well with the comfortable temperatures and
good forage supplies. Milk sales are off slightly,
but that is more a result of the school milk pipe-
line getting filled.
Stronger retail milk sales have helped clear
some of the extra milk available in the region.
Industry contacts say milk intakes are in bal-
ance with processing needs.
Milk production in the mountain states of
Idaho, Utah and Colorado remains strong.
Manufacturers are not having any trouble
getting the milk needed. Industry contacts say
intakes are in fairly good balance with pro-
cessing needs and the number of distressed
loads has seemed to diminish.
Most milk is finding a home within the imme-
diate state or area, with only the occasional hic-
cup at a few processing facilities forcing a shift of
milk loads. Western condensed skim market is
stable. Not many changes in stocks and demand
were noted this week.
According to industry connections, the cream
market seems significantly lower in the West.
However, in some areas plant managers report
that demand for cream is still good. Cream stock
offerings are growing. Certain processing plants
have increased butter manufacturing while oth-
ers are taking extra loads of cream for the man-
ufacturing of the upcoming holiday dairy goods.
Cream multiples for all Classes are 1.10-1.27.
HD; Dairy: 50.00-145.00 HD
Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 125.00-155.00; 90 to
130 lbs 120.00-150.00
Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 120.00-150.00 HD;
90-150 lbs NT
LEBANON
(Lebanon Auction Yard)
Sept. 13
Total receipts: 772
Goats: Kids 20.00-60.00 HD; 40-60 lbs 85.00-
110.00 HD; 60-80 lbs 75.00-150.00 HD; 80-100 lbs
130.00-180.00 HD; 100-125 lbs 80.00-200.00 HD
Sheep: Lambs 82.50-135.00 cwt; Ewes 50.00-
70.00 cwt; Ewes 35.00-67.50 HD; Rams 40.00-
107.50 HD
Feeder Heifers: 300-399 lbs NT; 400-499 lbs
$132.00-$140.00; 500-599 lbs 123.00-146.00; 600-
699 lbs $113.00-$129.50; 700-799 lbs NT; 1000-
1099 lbs NT; 1100-1199 lbs NT; 1500-1599 lbsNT
Feeder Steers: 300-399 lbs NT; 400-499 lbs
151.00-155.00; 500-599 lbs $137.00-$152.00; 600-
699 lbs $131.00-$138.50; 700-799 lbs NT; 800-899
lbs NT; 900-999 lbs NT; 1000-1099 lbs NT; 1300-
1399 lbs NT; 1400-1499 lbs NT.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Up to $1200.00
Bred Cows: 625.00-1225.00 HD
WOODBURN
(Woodburn Livestock Exchange)
Sept. 11
Comment: Light test of feeder cattle due to hol-
iday.
Total Receipts: 1559, 718 cattle
Top 10 Slaughter Cows A/P: 61.80 cwt
Top 50 Slaughter Cows A/P: 58.41 cwt
Top 100 Slaughter Cows A/P: 55.39 cwt
Top Certified Organic Cattle: 46.00-69.00
All Slaughter Bulls: 51.00-68.00 cwt
Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs 150.00-171.00;
400-500 lbs 147.50-167.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 145.00-
157.50 cwt; 600-700 lbs 138.00-148.00; 700-800 lbs
120.00-129.00; 800-900 lbs NT
Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 140.00-151.00;
400-500 lbs 140.00-156.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 135.00-
150.50 cwt; 600-700 lbs 125.00-132.50; 700-800 lbs
110.00-120.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT
Cow-Calf Pairs: NT
Block Hogs: 70.00-101.00
Feeder Pigs: 67.85-110.00
Sows: 9.00-51.00
Weaner Pigs: 20.00-27.50
Day Old Beef Cross Calves: 180.00-225.00
Day Old Dairy Calves: 20.00-30.00 HD
Lambs: 40-70 lbs 125.00-137.50 cwt; 75-150 lbs
125.00-157.50 cwt
Thin Ewes: 52.50-77.50 cwt
Fleshy Ewes: 40.00-67.50 cwt
Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT
Goats: 10-39 lbs 6.00-80.00 HD; 40-69 lbs 10.50-
120.00 HD; 70-79 lbs 12.50-140.00 HD; 80-89 lbs
30.00-165.00 HD; 90-99 lbs 62.50-175.00; 100-199
lbs 10.00-225.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT
MADRAS
(Central Oregon Livestock Auction)
Sept. 17
Head: 255
Steers: 300-400 lbs 170.00-180.00; 400-500 lbs
160.00-170.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 150.00-165.00 cwt;
600-700 lbs 148.00-160.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 138.00-
146.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 134.00-138.00
Heifers: 300-400 lbs 150.00-160.00; 400-500 lbs
143.00-153.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 137.00-150.00 cwt;
600-700 lbs 127.00-137.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 118.00-
130.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 117.00-129.00
Bulls: High Yield 70.00-75.00; Med Yield 65.00-
70.00; Feeder 80.00-85.00
Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 57.00-62.00; High
Yield Fleshy 55.00-60.00; Med Yield 50.00-55.00;
Low Yield 45.00-50.00; Feeder 70.00-75.00; Hiefer-
ettes 85.00-110.00
KLAMATH FALLS
(Klamath Falls Livestock Auction)
Sept. 11
Receipts: 217 HD
Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 141.00-150.00; 400-
500 lbs 150.00-160.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 120.00-
144.25 cwt; 600-700 lbs 118.00-125.00 cwt; 700-
800 lbs 120.00-134.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT
Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-140.00;
400-500 lbs 119.00-137.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 109.00-
130.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 108.00-131.50 cwt; 700-
800 lbs 116.00-127.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT
Top Cow: 63.00
Top Bull: 78.00
Slaughter Bulls: High Yield 63.50-78.00
Slaughter Cows: High Yield 51.50-63.00; Med
Yield 40.00-50.00; Low Yield 31.00-39.00
Feeder Heiferettes: NT
Cow Calf Pairs: NT
Bred Cows: NT
Livestock Auctions
Washington
TOPPENISH
(Toppenish Livestock Auction)
Sept. 13
Receipts: 1870
Compared to last Thursday at the same mar-
ket: Stocker and feeder cattle steady to firm on
improved offerings from recent weeks. Slaughter
cows and bulls steady. Trade active with good
demand and good buyer attendance. Slaughter
cows 63 percent, slaughter bulls 10 percent, and
feeders 27 percent of the supply. The feeder supply
included 58 percent steers and 42 percent heifers.
Near 51 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-
400 lbs 170.00; 400-500 lbs 156.00; 500-600 lbs
155.50-165.00; 600-700 lbs 162.00; 600-700 lbs
155.00, Full; 700-800 lbs 146.00-154.50; 700-800
lbs 162.50-163.00, Thin Fleshed; 800-900 lbs
140.00-149.00; 800-900 lbs 137.00, Fleshy; 800-
900 lbs 151.00, Thin Fleshed. Large 1: 900-1000
lbs 130.00-135.50.
Feeder Holstein Steers: Medium and Large 2:
400-500 lbs 137.50.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400
lbs 560.00, Per Head; 400-500 lbs 145.00; 500-
600 lbs 133.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-500
lbs 140.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 138.00-145.00;
600-700 lbs 143.50-153.00; 600-700 lbs 137.00,
Fleshy; 700-800
lbs 142.00-146.00; 700-800 lbs 125.00, Fleshy;
800-900 lbs 143.50-144.00. Medium and Large 2:
400-500 lbs 137.50. Small and Medium 1-2: 400-
500 lbs 130.00.
Small and Medium 2-3: 300-400 lbs 142.50.
Small 2-3: 400-500 lbs 90.00, Fleshy.
Slaughter Cows:
Boners: 80-85 Pct. Lean; 1200-1700 lbs; Avg
Dressing 58.00-63.00; High Dressing 66.75-69.00;
Low Dressing 53.00-58.00
Lean: 85-90 Pct. Lean; 1200-1600 lbs; Avg
Dressing 58.00-63.00; High Dressing 63.50-65.00;
Low Dressing 53.00-58.00
Lean: 85-90 Pct. Lean; 1100-1500 lbs; Avg
Dressing 55.00-60.00; Low Dressing 50.00-55.00
Lean: 90 Pct. Lean; 900-1500 lbs; Avg Dressing
45.00-50.00; Low Dressing 40.00-45.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Yield Grade 1-2: 1600-2500 lbs; Avg Dressing
79.00-83.50; High Dressing 79.00-83.50; Low
Dressing 68.00-79.00
Please Note:
The USDA LPGMN price report is reflective
of the majority of classes and grades of livestock
offered for sale. There may be instances where
some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines
and therefore will not be included in the report.
California
TURLOCK
(Turlock Livestock Auction Yard)
Sept. 11
Receipts: 992 HD
Comments: Receipts of mostly smaller lots and
singles. Weigh cows and bulls 2-3 cents better.
No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs
175.00-196.50; 400-500 lbs 170.00-183.50; 500-
600 lbs 154.00-164.80 cwt; 600-700 lbs 144.00-
160.50 cwt; 700-800 lbs 130.00-140.00; 800-900
lbs NT
No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400
lbs 130.00-174.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs 125.00-169.00
cwt; 500-600 lbs 120.00-153.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs
110.00-143.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 105.00-129.00
cwt; 800-900 lbs 100.00-120.00 cwt
No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400
lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 150.00-168.00 cwt; 500-600
lbs 140.00-152.50 cwt; 600-700 lbs 134.00-145.00
cwt; 700-800 lbs 118.00-130.00; 800-900 lbs NT
No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400
lbs 130.00-170.00 cwt; 400-500 lbs 125.00-149.00
cwt; 500-600 lbs 120.00-139.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs
115.00-133.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 105.00-117.00
cwt; 800-900 lbs 100.00-110.00 cwt
No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500
lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 75.00-84.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs
74.00-85.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 72.00-87.00 cwt;
800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs NT
Holstein Barren Heifers: 70.00-87.25
Weigh Beef Cows: High Yield 65.00-75.00; Med
Yield 56.00-64.00; Low Yield 40.00-55.00
Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yield 56.00-61.00; Med
Yield 51.00-55.00; Low Yield 35.00-50.00
Weigh Bulls: High Yield 77.00-85.00; Med Yield
70.00-76.00; Low Yield 64.00-69.00
COTTONWOOD
(Shasta Livestock Auction Yard)
Sept. 14
Receipts: 484 HD
Compared to Last Sale: Lighter test on all
classes of cattle this week after a very good run
and the 52nd anniversary sale. Cull cows steady
to $2 lower.
Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 50.00-58.00; Med
Yielding 40.00-49.00; Low Yielding 30.00-39.00
Bulls 1 & 2: Too few to test.
Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-450 lbs NT;
450-500 lbs NT; 500-550 lbs 135.00-142.00; 550-
600 lbs NT; 600-650 lbs 120.00-133.50; 650-700
lbs NT; 700-750 lbs NT; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900
lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs 110.00-129.00
Pairs: Too few to test.
Calvy Cows: Too few to test.
Oregon
EUGENE
(Eugene Livestock Auction)
Sept. 15
Head Count: 1033 (387 cattle, 629 sheep and
goats
Comments: Butcher cows and bulls off slightly,
feeder cattle steady, feeder lambs up sharply.
High Dressers: 54.00-64.00
Low Dressers: 45.00-55.00
Top 10 Cows: 60.00
Top Bulls High Dressers: 60.00-74.00
Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 70.00-159.50; 500-
700 lbs 84.00-120.00; 700-900 lbs 91.00-105.00
Choice Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s:
Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs 145.00-160.00;
400-500 lbs 145.00-156.00; 500-600 lbs 135.00-
158.00; 600-700 lbs 125.00-145.00; 700-800 lbs
115.00-126.00; 800-900 lbs 110.00-127.00
Choice Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s:
Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-142.00;
400-500 lbs 120.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 120.00-
140.00; 600-700 lbs 115.00-133.00; 700-800 lbs
100.00-111.00; 800 and Up 90.00-104.00
Bred Cows: 610.00-860.00 HD
Pairs: 725.00-1300.00 PR
Head Calves (Up-250 lbs) Beef: 125.00-350.00
Idaho
JEROME
(Producers Livestock Marketing Association)
Sept. 11
Head Count: 1242
Hol Bull Cfs: 30.00-60.00
Started Bull & Str Cfs: 105.00-325.00 HD
Started Hfr Cfs: 105.00-220.00
Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 55.00-62.00
Cut/Bon Cows: 48.00-56.00
Shelly/Lite Cows: 35.00-45.00
Slaughter Bulls: 77.00-83.00
Beef Cows: NT
Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT;
500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 83.00-96.50; 700-800
lbs 76.00-84.00; 800-1000 lbs 74.00-81.00
Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 70.00-79.75; 1000 lbs
$77.50-86.50
Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT;
500-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs $133.00-142.75
Choice Hfrs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT;
500-600 lbs 131.00-146.50; 600-700 lbs 131.00-
146.50; 700-1000 lbs NT
COTTONWOOD
(Cottonwood Livestock Auction)
Sept. 14
Head Sold: 671
Steers: 200-400 lbs 160.00-180.00; 400-500 lbs
150.00-165.00; 500-600 lbs 145.00-158.00; 600-
700 140.00-155.00; 700-800 lbs 138.00-148.00;
800-950 lbs 128.00-142.25; 950 up lbs 110.00-
130.00
Heifers: 200-400 lbs 160.00-178.00; 400-500 lbs
150.00-165.00; 500-600 lbs 141.00-155.00; 600-
700 138.00-151.00; 700-800 lbs 130.00-138.50;
800-950 lbs 120.00-133.50; 950 up lbs 110.00-
120.00
Cows: Boning 48.00-58.00; Feeder 55.00-65.00;
Breaker 45.00-55.00; Canner/Cutter 38.00-51.00;
Heiferettes 90.00-110.00
Bulls 65.00-73.50
Baby Calves: 175.00-350.00 HD
Stock Cows: 800.00-1200.00 HD
Pairs: 1250.00-1500.00 PR
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)
Sept. 14
Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 10 cents lower for Jumbo, unchanged
for Extra Large, 2 cents lower for Large and unchanged for Medium and Small. The undertone is
steady to higher for Extra Large and steady on the balance of sizes. Retail demand continues mod-
erate to fairly good with warehouse buying interest somewhat cautious. Food service movement is
moderate at best. Supplies are light to moderate. Offerings are light for Jumbo and Extra Large, mod-
erate to mostly heavy for Large and light to moderate for Medium. Market activity is slow to moderate.
Small benchmark price 93 cents.
Size
Range
Size
Range
Jumbo
198
Extra large
159
Large
145
Medium
113
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
184-196
Extra Large 146-153
Large
132-139
Medium
101-108
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.
Sept. 14
This week
Last week
2017 (Hd)
289,600
227,200
272,000
Compared to Sept. 7: Calves and yearlings
sold fully steady to 5.00 higher with many ma-
jor markets compared to two weeks ago com-
ing back from last week’s Labor Day Holiday.
Continued good demand remains for calves and
yearlings with active bidding have helped to keep
the uptrend intact.
We are entering the time of year where every
week we are starting to see more calves coming
to market. An abundant feed supply of corn and
winter wheat grazing around the corner will help
to keep the cost of gains low and demand very
good for feeders.
Big Crops usually get bigger and corn and
soybean yields will be no exception this year as
Wednesday’s USDA crop report was released
with corn production forecast at 14.8 billion
bushels, up 2 percent from August and 2 percent
higher from last year.
Corn acres for harvest are forecast at 81.8 mil-
lion acres unchanged from August and down 1
percent from last year.
Corn yields are expected to average 181.3
bpa, up 2.9 bushels from August forecast and
up 4.7 bushels from 2017. If realized will be the
highest yield on record for the U.S.
Soybean production is forecast at a record
4.69 billion bushels, up 2 percent from August
and 7 percent from last year. Soybean yields are
expected to average a record high 52.8 bpa, up
1.2 bushels from August and 3.7 bushels from
last year.
CME cattle futures responded with sharp tri-
ple-digit gains on Wednesday following aggres-
sive losses in corn trade and again made sharp
triple-digit gains on Friday which should benefit
the fed cattle market.
The market continues to be active on loads of
yearlings as in Imperial, Neb., on Tuesday sold
near 450 hd of 800-850 lb yearling steers averag-
ing 825 lbs sold with a weighted average price of
158.65, with an offering of 248 hd weighing 833
lbs at 159.50.
Cattle Country Video out of Torrington, Wyo.,
held their video auction on Tuesday selling near
18,000 head with active bidding including 240
hd of value added steers out of Wyoming for
November delivery weighing 420 lbs at 224.00
and 240 head of the heifer mates averaging 410
lbs at 198.00.
The tone of the fed cattle market seems to be
on a gradual improvement with very good beef
demand from the consumer and exports. No
doubt, this year packers and retailers have ben-
efited far more than the cattle feeder has, as we
work through plentiful summer supplies.
Slaughter levels continue to clip along with
near 650,000 expected for this week. The box-
beef cut-out continues to slip seasonally lower
as it dropped sharply last week and continues to
decline this week.
Looking at the post Labor Day retail landscape
usually undergoes a transition from summer to
cooler weather. While heat still lingers in many
parts of the country beef items continues to hold
onto their spot in the meat case and retail ads.
Hurricane
Choice boxed-beef on Friday closed .23 cents
higher at 204.27 with Select .77 cents lower at
196.47 compared to last Friday’s close with
Choice at 206.56 and Select at 197.09. Auction
volume included 51 percent weighing over 600
lbs and 41 percent heifers.
NATIONAL SLAUGHTER
CATTLE SUMMARY
Sept. 14
Slaughter cattle trade not established late Fri-
day afternoon in all major feeding regions. Boxed
beef prices declined on the week but movement
was good.
Boxed Beef prices as of Friday afternoon av-
eraged 200.37 down 1.45 from last Friday. The
Choice/Select spread is 7.80. Slaughter cattle
on a national basis for negotiated cash trades
through Friday afternoon totaled 25,536. Last
week’s total head count was 127,667.
Midwest Direct Markets:
Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: N/A
Dressed Basis: Steers and Heifers: N/A
South Plains Direct Markets:
Live Basis: Steers and Heifers: N/A
Slaughter Cows and Bulls (Average Yielding
Prices):
Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to
3.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Cutter
Cow Carcass Cut-out Value on Friday was
164.45 down 2.12 from last Friday.
NORTHWEST WEIGHTED
DIRECT FEEDER CATTLE
Sept. 14
This week
Last week
Last year
146
90
3,850
Compared to Sept. 7: A very light test this
week again. Supply included 100 percent over
600 lbs and 21 percent heifers. Yards appear
to be full most places putting some weight on
lighter feeders.
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
81 Head: 825 lbs; Avg Price 155.88; Current
Del
35 Head: 670 lbs; Avg Price 162.00; Oct Del
Split Loads
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
30 Head: 640 lbs; Avg Price 152.00; Oct Del
Split Loads