12 CapitalPress.com Friday, March 1, 2019 Farm Market Report For the latest market reports from around the region, go to CapitalPress.com/markets. Hay Market Reports Potato Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • St. Joseph, Mo.-Portland Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to retail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or delivered customer as indicated. Grade guide- lines 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+ under 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 under 130 36+ under 50.5 under 16 Washington-Oregon (Columbia Basin) Weekly Hay Report Feb. 22 This Week Last Week Last Year 1800 275 1740 Compared to last Friday: Domestic Alfalfa firm in a light test. Trade slow. Demand excellent as remaining supplies are in firm hands. Retail/Feed store steady. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Supreme 300 223.33 Alfalfa Small Square Premium 150 250.00 Fair/Good 50 200.00 Timothy Grass Small Square Fair/Good 1000 220.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Fair/Good 300 70.00 Oregon Weekly Hay Report Feb. 22 Compared to Feb 15: Prices trended generally steady compared to last report prices. Retail/Stable type hay remains the most de- manded hay. Contacts were difficult to get ahold of this week. Recent weather has slowed sales. All sales in this report are 2018 crop year hay. Many growers are sold out for this crop year. This Week Last Week Last Year 647 1442 661 CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Tons Price Alfalfa Small Square Premium 8 230.00 Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 29 243.45 Mixed Grass Five-Way Small Square Premium 15 275.00 Eastern Oregon: Alfalfa Large Square Good 50 140.00 Klamath Basin: Alfalfa Large Square Good/Premium 175 170.00 Alfalfa Small Square Premium 53 170.00 Lake County: Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 102 210.00 Premium/Supr 35 200.00 Alfalfa Small Square Premium/Supr 30 200.00 Oat/Barley Mix Large Square Good 60 135.00 Triticale Large Square Good 90 135.00 HARNEY COUNTY: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED. Idaho Weekly Hay Report Feb. 22 This Week Last Week Last Year 7700 435 3030 Compared to last Friday, Domestic Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade moderate as most supplies have been already sold. De- mand remains good especially for feeder and higher testing dairy hay. Retail/Feed store not tested this week. Prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Good/Prem 6000 175.00 Fair/Good 1600 150.00 Mid Square Fair/Good 100 110.00 California Hay Report Feb. 22 Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to report contacts, rain has been affecting ear- ly cuttings. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. This Week Last Week Last Year 1801 2225 1345 REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY: Tons Price Alfalfa Premium 250 240.00 Orchard Grass Premium 25 240.00 Oat Good 150 110.00 Rice Straw Good 250 87.50 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Alfalfa Supreme 450 263.89 Good/Prem 200 252.50 Bermuda Straw Good 50 165.00 Rice Straw Good 50 130.00 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Premium 175 280.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 275.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Premium 150 260.00 Alfalfa Green Chop Prem/Supr 1 180.00 The following are the counties included in each region: REGION 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. REGION 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine. REGION 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa. REGION 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. REGION 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Ber- nardino. REGION 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Oat Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Portland Daily Grain Report Feb. 22 Bids as of noon Pacific time; Subject to change March wheat futures trended 0.25 of a cent to nine cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon closes. May wheat futures trended 0.75 of a cent to 6.75 cents per bushel higher. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for February delivery ordinary protein trended steady compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein trended steady compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters are not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 11.5 percent US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat for Febru- ary delivery trended 2.75 cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some export- ers were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for February delivery trended 6.75 cents per bushel higher com- pared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for February delivery were not available as most exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for February delivery trended 6.25 to 24.25 cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. According to the Portland Merchant’s Exchange, there were 29 grain vessels in Columbia River ports today, with five docked. All bids in dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein Feb: 6.2000-6.3500 unch Mar: 6.2000-6.3500 unch Apr: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 May: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 Jun: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Feb: 6.3000-6.3500 unch Mar: 6.2000-6.3500 unch Apr: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 May: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 Jun: 6.2000-6.3500 unch-up 5.00 US 1 White Club Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein Feb: 6.2000-6.3500 unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Feb: 6.3000-6.3500 unch US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat — (Exporter bids-falling num- bers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein: 6.0300-6.2500 up 2.75 11 pct protein: 6.0900-6.3900 up 2.75 11.5 pct protein Feb: 6.1600-6.4600 up 2.75 Mar: 6.1600-6.4100 up 2.75 Apr: 6.1600-6.4100 up 2.75 May: 6.1600-6.4100 up 2.75 Jun: 6.2425-6.3425 up 0.75 12 pct protein: 6.1600-6.4600 up 2.75 13 pct protein: 6.1600-6.4600 up 2.75 US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 fall- ing numbers, a maximum of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage) 13 pct protein: 6.4450-6.7650 up 6.75 14 pct protein Feb: 6.6450-6.8450 up 6.75 Mar: 6.6450-6.8450 up 6.75 Apr: 6.6450-6.7950 up 6.75 May: 6.6450-6.7950 up 6.75 Jun: 6.6800-6.7800 up 7.00 15 pct protein: 6.6450-6.8450 up 6.75 16 pct protein: 6.6450-6.8450 up 6.75 US 2 Yellow Corn Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Feb: NA Mar: 4.9225-5.0525 dn 0.25-up 6.75 Apr: 4.8650-4.8750 up 2.25-1.25 May: 4.8050-4.8250 up 1.25-0.25 Jun: 4.8250 up 5.25-0.25 Jul: 4.8250 up 5.25-0.25 US 1 Yellow Soybeans Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Feb: 9.8525-10.1025 up 6.25-24.25 Mar: 9.7925-9.8025 up 3.25-0.25 Apr: 9.6375-9.6575 dn 0.50-up 1.50 May: 9.6375-9.6875 dn 0.50-up 4.50 Jun: 9.8925-9.9225 dn 0.25-up 2.75 Jul: 9.9225-9.9725 dn 0.25-up 4.75 US 2 Heavy White Oats ** 3.7750 unch ** Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Jan 2019 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges: 6.2900 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein) 6.4100 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein): 6.5900 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein): 6.6700 California Weekly Grain Report Feb. 28 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 exception of the following categories: Dollars Per Cwt., Bulk BARLEY US No 2 (46-lbs. per bushel) Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 10.65 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.50-9.75 Truck: Colusa County, 10.65 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Turlock/Tulare, 9.06 Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 9.03-9.04 Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 9.37 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.37 Truck: Glenn County, 8.65 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 8.99 WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.50 Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. In California, milk output is following season- ally strong tendency. However, with the recent heavy and consistent rains, some industry par- ticipants are suggesting that milk output might curve as weeks go by if weather conditions don’t change. Meanwhile, balancing schedules remain full. Fluid milk demand has been steady for several weeks. Arizona fluid milk demand is stable along cy- clical lines. Class IV sales are stable, compared to the previous week. Some producers are opting to churn their cream in lieu of selling it. Milk production is within expectations and handlers are managing their milk supplies within the state. Processing facilities are running at or close to full capac- ities. In New Mexico, more milk is moving into cheese vats. Class I orders have improved this week, but Class II requests have come down a bit. Minor repair and maintenance work contin- ues to derail milk processing schedules. However, handlers have set up back up hauling capacities to move the excess of milk to facilities that can take on extra loads. This week, milk production is mostly stable. Milk production and hauling in the Pacific Northwest are slowly getting back to normal fol- lowing the large winter storms last week. Indus- try contacts say irregular load deliveries are still creating challenges for some manufacturing. Milk handlers are trying to best resume nor- malcy in order to balance out the milk intakes. Some road conditions in the Cascades are slowing shipments of milk. Bottling demand has returned to seasonal levels, but milk pro- cessors are working to catch up and refill the bottled milk pipelines. A large dairy farm held a liquidation sale this week. Dairy contacts say favorable replacement cow prices were not always enough to entice dairy farmers, cautious from years of low milk prices, to make purchases. Significant portions of the liquidated herd were sent to slaughter or sold at beef market prices. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado is seasonally steady. Industry contacts suggest that because cull cow prices are not attractive, some dairy farmers are choosing to hang onto cows and not moving them out. However, industry contacts also report that a few farmers purchased cattle at a recent herd dispersal sale in order to clean up their own herd or cycle cows through the end of their lactations. Manufacturers report plenty of milk available for processing and many facilities are running at or near full capacity. Milk intakes are in relatively good balance with only a few loads being discounted and looking for processing homes. The snowpack is building and dairy farmers are growing more confident that water for irriga- tion will be readily available come spring. Con- densed skim is still actively flowing into Class III and ice cream production. Influx of condensed skim from other states to California continues. Cream usage for Class II production needs has started to increase in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Nonetheless, many loads of cream continue to find their way to the churns. EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Feb. 23 Receipts: 259 Comments: Strong demand for sheep and goats, with prices higher than last week. Slaughter cows steady. Top cows: High Dressers: 55.00-62.50; Low Dressers: 38.00-45.00 Top 10 Cows: 56.25 Top Bulls High Dressers: 66.00-81.50 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 115.00-117.50; 500-700 lbs 116.00-121.00; 700-900 lbs NT Choice Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs 120.00- 135.00; 400-500 lbs 135.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 130.00-149.50; 600-700 lbs 139.50- 148.00; 700-800 lbs 115.00-127.50; 800-900 lbs NT Choice Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 125.00- 136.00; 400-500 lbs 128.00-141.50; 500-600 lbs 128.00-135.00; 600-700 lbs 120.00- 130.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Bred Cows: 600.00-1060.00 HD Pairs: NT Head Calves (Up-250 lbs) Beef: 100.00- 160.00 HD LT; Dairy: $75.00 HD Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 1.80-2.12 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.33-1.78 lb Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 2.00-2.22 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.20-2.15 lb WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) Feb. 19 Total Receipts: 253, 251 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows a/p: 61.23 cwt 50 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 53.06 cwt 100 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 47.36 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: NT All Slaughter Bulls: 60.00-70.00 cwt Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 140.00-152.50; 500-600 lbs 135.00- 152.50; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 130.00-140.00; 500-600 lbs 125.00- 135.00; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Cow-Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: 700.00-825.00 Day-old Beef Cross Calves: NT Day-old Dairy Calves: 5.00-20.00 HD Block Hogs: 73.00-76.00 cwt Feeder Pigs: 45.00-100.00 HD Sows: 20.00-40.00 cwt Weaner Pigs: NT Lambs: 40-100 lbs 160.00-187.00 cwt; 100-150 lbs 146.00-174.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 45.00-75.00 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 30.00-53.00 cwt Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs 50.00-55.00; 40-69 lbs 82.50-152.50 HD; 70-79 lbs 160.00-185.00 HD; 80-89 lbs 100.00-167.50 HD; 90-99 lbs 137.50-192.50 HD; 100-199 lbs 115.00- 180.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Feb. 4 Receipts: 968 HD Shipp ing Area FWA Chg Idaho Burbanks $15.81 $0.00 Idaho Norkotahs $14.24 $0.00 San Luis Valley $19.97 $0.00 Columbia Basin $17.48 $0.00 Wisconsin $0.00 $21.06 GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg $6.97 $0.00 $26.00 $0.00 $9.50 $0.00 $6.47 $0.00 $22.00 $0.00 $9.50 $0.00 $12.21 $0.00 $25.50 $0.00 $17.00 $0.00 $8.19 $0.00 $25.00 $0.00 $10.50 $0.00 $12.73 $0.00 $30.00 $0.00 $18.50 $0.00 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.-San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review Feb. 22 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was inactive this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. National Sheep Summary Feb. 22 Compared to last week slaughter lambs were firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were uneven, fleshier ewes 5.00-10.00 higher and thin ewes weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, Texas, 3523 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 5100 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 1.00 higher. 2,327 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 135-160 lbs 126.00-130.00. VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 125.00-155.00. PA: shorn and wooled no report. Ft. Collins, Colo.: wooled 150-190 lbs 127.50- 140.00. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 143.00-164.00; 130-145 lbs 144.00-146.00. Kalona, IA: no test. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 246.00-260.00, few 264.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-249.00; 70-80 lbs 230.00-239.50; 80-90 lbs 206.00-230.00, few 233.00; 90-110 lbs 190.00-218.00. Pennsylvania: no report. Kalona, IA: no test. Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 230.00-235.00; 60-70 lbs 227.50-242.50; 70-80 lbs 207.50-215.00; 80-85 lbs 200.00-207.50; 90 lbs 215.00. Missouri: 40-70 lbs 265.00-287.50. Virginia: 60-80 lbs 197.50-270.00; 80-110 lbs 200.00. South Dakota: 60-70 lbs 220.00-249.00; 70-80 lbs 218.00-235.00; 100-110 lbs 172.50-185.00. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 5100: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 143- 185 lbs 126.00-153.03 (wtd avg 134.24). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-76.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-88.00, high-yielding 90.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-68.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 55.00-62.00; Cull 1 (ex- tremely thin) 30.00-50.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 72.50- 80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-82.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-50.00; 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) 49.00- 60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 51.00-59.00; Cull 1 41.00-46.00. Missouri: Good 2-3 47.50-58.00; Utility and good 1-3 65.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 30.00-45.00. Virginia: Good 2-4 92.00-120.00. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 67 lbs 206.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 50-60 lbs 216.00-219.00, 68 lbs 208.00, 70-80 lbs 185.00-194.00, 83 lbs 186.00, 93 lbs 174.00, 109 lbs 157.00, 110-115 lbs 160.00-162.00, 121 lbs 160.00; new crop 72 lbs 220.00, 89 lbs 191.00, 95-100 lbs 184.00-185.00, 111 lbs 170.00. Missouri: 25-40 lbs 238.00-255.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 90.00-140.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 165.00-230.00 per head; bred solid mouth 155.00-185.00 per head; bred aged 120.00- 145.00 per head. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: mixed age 85-90 lbs 100.00-132.00 cwt, 90-105 lbs 75.00-90.00 cwt. Virginia: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 39,000 com- pared with 38,000 last week and 39,000 last year. California Egg Reports Daily California Eggs Feb. 22 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are unchanged for Jumbo, 11 cents lower for Extra Large, 13 cents lower for Large, and 1 cent lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is lower. Retail demand is light to moderate. Loose egg sales are light to at times moderate. Warehouse buying interest is light. Supplies are mixed, mostly moderate. Offerings are light for Jumbo and moderate to instances heavy on the balance of sizes. Market activity is slow. Small benchmark price $1.28. CALIFORNIA: Shell egg marketer’s benchmark price for negotiated egg sales of USDA Grade AA and Grade AA in cartons, cents per dozen. This price does not reflect discounts or other contract terms. Jumbo 206 Large 185 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Extra Large Medium 190 148 Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA white eggs in cartoons, delivered store door, cents per dozen. Jumbo Large 192-204 172-179 Extra Large Medium 177-184 136-145 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Livestock Auctions Oregon 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) Feb. 23 Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Dairy Report Fluid Milk and Cream — Western U.S. Feb. 21 Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service Steers: 300-400 lbs 175.00-197.50; 400- 500 lbs 170.00-190.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 160.00-177.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 154.00- 166.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 139.00-142.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 133.00-138.00 Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 155.00-167.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 140.00- 154.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 130.00-140.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 120.00-130.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 110.00-120.00 Bred Cows: NT Full Mouth Vacc: NT Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 53.00- 57.00; High Yield Fleshy 47.00-52.00; Med Yield 42.00-46.00; Low Yield 38.00-42.00 Feeder Cows: 55.00-65.00 Heiferettes: 80.00-100.00 Bulls: High Yield 60.00-66.00; Med Yield 55.00-60.00; Feeder 60.00-65.00 Started Hfr Cfs: 85.00-315.00 Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 57.00-69.00 HD Cut/Bon Cows: 52.00-59.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 40.00-50.00 Slaughter Bulls: NT Heiferettes: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 82.00-87.00; 500-600 lbs 84.00-86.00; 600-700 lbs 86.00-90.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 84.00-88.00; 1000 lbs 80.00-86.00 Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 137.00- 147.50; 700-800 lbs 126.00-133.00; 800- 1000 lbs NT Choice Hfrs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Pairs, Broken Mouth: NT LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Feb. 21 California Total Receipts: 304 Feeder Steers, Bulls: 300-400 lbs NT; 400- 600 lbs 136.50-151.00 top; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs 124.00-132.00 Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-600 lbs 138.00-140.00 top; 600-700 lbs NT; 700- 800 lbs NT Bred Cows: Full Mouth/Small Calves: 1285.00-1375.50; Older/Small Calves: 1075.00-1200.00. Butcher Cows: Top Cow 60.00; Top 10 Cows 55.54; Top 50 Cows 51.33 Top Organic Cow: 62.00 Cow/Calf Pairs: Full Mouth/Bred 7-8mo.: 1100.00-1225.00; Mid-Aged/Bred 6-8 mo.: 800.00-1100.00 Butcher Bulls: NT Goats: NT Lambs: 75-100 lbs NT KLAMATH FALLS (Klamath Falls Livestock Auction) Feb. 19 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 149.00-160.00; 400-500 lbs 129.00-141.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 130.00-150.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 121.00- 130.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 106.00-125.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT; 900 lbs and up NT Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 128.00- 139.00; 400-500 lbs 115.00-138.50 cwt; 500-600 lbs 116.00-131.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 120.00-125.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 107.00- 121.50 cwt; 800-900 lbs 100.00-105.50 Top Cow: 58.00 Top Bull: 68.50 Slaughter Bulls: High Yield 62.50-65.50 Slaughter Cows: High Yield 50.00-58.00; Med Yield 37.00-49.00; Low Yield 27.00- 37.00 Feeder Heiferettes: NT Cow Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) Feb. 19 Head Count: 1042 Hol Bull Cfs: NT Hol Hfr Cfs: NT Started Bull & Str Cfs: NT TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Feb. 19 Receipts: 787 HD Comments: Light test on feeders due to current wet conditions. Weigh cows and bulls steady with average volume. No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300- 400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300- 400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 120.00-165.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 115.00-135.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 110.00-128.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300- 400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300- 400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT cwt; 500-600 lbs 118.00-135.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 115.00- 126.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 105.00-119.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT cwt No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs NT cwt; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 70.00-83.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 70.00-89.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 70.00-87.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 70.00- 84.00 cwt Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 54.00- 62.00; Med Yielding 44.00-53.00; Low Yield- ing 40.00-47.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 52.00- 63.00; Med Yielding 47.00-51.00; Low Yield- ing 38.00-46.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 65.00-72.00; Med Yielding 60.00-64.00; Low Yielding 54.00-59.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 70.00-85.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) Feb. 8 Receipts: 681 Comments: Cull cows and bulls higher again. Feeder cows good. Another good week on grass type cattle; lots of demand. Off and small lots $25-50 below top lots. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 5.00-63.00; Med Yielding 48.00-67.00; Low Yielding NT Bulls 1 & 2: 55.00-80.50 Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs 200.00-204.00 2 sets; 400-450 lbs 180.00-211.00; 450-500 lbs 171.00-209.50; 500-550 lbs 170.00- 190.00; 550-600 lbs 160.00-174.00; 600-650 lbs 150.00-164.50; 650-700 lbs 144.00 1 set; 700-750 lbs 140.00-149.50; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs NT Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 158.00- 181.00 few; 400-450 lbs 166.00 1 set; 450- 500 lbs 150.00-171.00; 500-550 lbs 130.00- 150.00; 550-600 lbs 140.00-151.50 few; 600-650 lbs 135.00-146.50; 650-700 lbs NT; 700-750 lbs 125.00-131.50; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs NT Pairs: NT Calvy Cows: Too few for test. Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Commission) Feb. 21 This Week 1250 Last Week 820 Last Year 925 Compared to last Thursday at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cat- tle offered this week for accurate trends. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls firm. Trade active with good demand for all classes. Slaughter cows 83 percent, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 16 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 38 percent steers and 62 percent heifers. Near 74 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 600-700 lbs 151.50. Feeder Holstein Steers: Medium and Large 2: 400-500 lbs 140.00. Large 2-3: 200-300 lbs 200.00, Per Head; 300-400 lbs 245.00, Per Head; 700-800 lbs 92.00. Feeder Bulls: Large 2-3: 900-1000 lbs 70.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-500 lbs 139.00; 600-700 lbs 132.50; 700-800 lbs 129.00. Large 2-3: 700-800 lbs 92.00; 800-900 lbs 91.00; 900-1000 lbs 87.50; 1000-1100 lbs 80.00; 1100-1200 lbs 86.75-88.00. Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80 Pct. Lean; Weight 1400- 1800 lbs; Avg Dressing 60.00-65.00; Low Dressing 55.00-60.00 Boners: 80-85 Pct. Lean; Weight 1300- 1900 lbs; Avg Dressing 63.00-68.00; High Dressing 68.50-71.50; Low Dressing 58.00- 63.00 Lean: 85-90 Pct. Lean; Weight 1200-1700 lbs; Avg Dressing 61.00-66.00; Low Dress- ing 56.00-61.00 Lean: 90 Pct. Lean; Weight 900-1500 lbs; Avg Dressing 50.00-56.00; Low Dressing 44.00-50.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: Weight 1500-2200 lbs; Avg Dressing 82.00-85.00; Low Dressing 77.00-82.00 Please Note: The USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of class- es 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. Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted. NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. Feb. 22 This Week 314,500 Last Week 305,600 Last Year 306,000 Compared to last week, steers and heif- ers sold uneven; 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher in the North and South Central areas while the demand for steers and heifers waned in the Southeast for a steady to 4.00 lower price trend. Even though auction receipts just bare- ly topped the 200K mark for this report, feedlots and grazers were ready to pro- cure cattle this week if producers could get them to town. Many auction locations are still reeling from a winter storm last Friday and earlier this week as many locations re- ceived more snow than anticipated, making feeding stock the main priority when day- break comes. Calving season has started in many areas now and producers are somewhat concerned with the abundance of moisture received in recent weeks. Some early born calves are coming into this world seeing snow and anecdotes of rancher neighbors having either bad or good luck this year is abundant. One issue that some are happy about is the above normal snowfall. After last year’s drought that encompassed much of the grassland regions, ranchers like to see the snow as previous generations remind the newer stewards of the land that “snow makes grass.” In Nebraska, our USDA Market Reporter Thomas Walthers notes that hay “buyer in- quiry and demand picked up this week from local and out of state buyers. This year has been a typical Nebraska winter with Febru- ary dealing us the most snow we have had in several years. This cold, snowy weather is giving ranchers many sleepless nights while calving first calf heifers and aiding in burning through hay piles faster than one would like. A lot of hay has been fed in the last 30 plus days.” After winter held on last year into the middle of April, hay supplies in large cow states are getting low and inventories have not been replenished yet after lower yields in 2018. Last Friday at Lexington, Neb., Livestock Market, two loads of 812 lb steers sold at 156.50. On Monday at Russell Iowa Live- stock Auction a short half load of 600 lbs steers sold at 177.00, while on Wednesday at Kist Livestock Auction in Mandan, N.D., a load of 600 lb steers sold at 177.00 and a package of 606 lb steers sold at 178.50. On Wednesday at Hub City Livestock Auction in Aberdeen, S.D., a load of 721 and 736 lb steers sold at 161.25 and 160.50 respectively. On Thursday at Ogallala, Neb., Livestock Auction, a load of 601 lb steer calves sold at 179.00. Also on Thurs- day at Appanoose County Livestock in Cen- terville, Iowa, a package of 707 lb steers sold at 163.50 and another package of 719 lb steers at New Cambria, Mo., Livestock sold at 161.00. Today at Burwell, Neb., Livestock Mar- ket, two loads of 619 lb steers headed to the feedyard at 174.25. Outselling many 7 weight steers nationwide on Wednesday at Sheridan Livestock Auction in Rushville, Neb., a load of 712 lb replacement quality heifers sold at 160.25. Today, the February Live Cattle contract has been trading at its highest level since the contract came on the Board in Sep- tember 2017. The steady rise in the Feb contract is evident with a few corrections since November 2018. The April and June contracts have all followed that trendline as well. The Cattle-on-Feed for Jan. 1 released today were mostly within industry guesses and would be viewed as a neutral report for On feed and Marketings, while Placements would be somewhat bullish. On Feed reported at 102 percent of a year ago; Placements at 98 percent and Mar- ketings at 99 percent. Auction volume this week included 62 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 44 percent heifers. Auctions Receipts: 208,200 Last Week 223,800 Last Year 222,100 Northwest Weighted Average Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary WA-OR-ID-UT Feb. 22 This Week 1,938 Last Week 3,700 Last Year 1,500 Compared to last week: Feeder cattle prices mostly steady. Trade slowed some for the week as winter weather moved across the Northwest dumping heavy snows. Feedlots supply included 100 per- cent over 600 lbs and 34 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 1 423 Head: Wt 705 lbs; Avg Price 149.54; Current Del 130 Head: Wt 825 lbs; Avg Price 139.00; Current Del 45 Head: Wt 825 lbs; 140.00; Current Del Split Loads 260 Head: Wt 860 lbs; Avg Price 141.00; Current Del 365 Head: Wt 840 lbs; Avg Price 142.00; Mar Del 60 Head: Wt 900 lbs; Avg Price 138.00; Mar Del Split Loads Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 535 Head: Wt 689 lbs; Avg Price 140.53; Current FOB 75 Head: Wt 700 lbs; Avg Price 139.00; Current Del 25 Head: Wt 725 lbs; Avg Price 138.00; Current Del Split Loads 20 Head: Wt 850 lbs; Avg Price 132.00; Mar Del Split Loads