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Friday, August 30, 2019 CapitalPress.com 11 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 Compiled by North American Potato Market News and USDA Agricultural Market Service Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to retail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or delivered customer as indicated. Grade guidelines used in this report have the following relationship to Relative Feed Value (RFV), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), or Crude Protein (CP) test numbers: GRADE RFV ADF TDN CP Supreme 185+ 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 Aug. 23 This Week Last Week Last Year 20,850 N/A 17,200 Compared to last test: All grades of Alfalfa and Timothy for domestic and export steady. Trade moderate to active this week as export and domestic buyers remain active. Demand remains good on Alfalfa, very light on Timothy as producers are having a hard time getting any firm offers. Many produc- ers are cutting 4th. Some major exporters in the trade area have old crop still unmoved sitting in producers’ hay barns. Feed store/retail hay not tested this week. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Delivered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Supreme 800 225.00 Prem/Exp 5250 205.71 Del/Exp 3700 228.00 Good/Exp 250 180.00 Fair 1500 170.00 Exp 300 170.00 Utility 1600 150.00- Del 150.00 150.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Good/Del/Exp 650 228.00 Util/Fair/Rai Dam 5000 130.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Good/Del 1800 85.00 Oregon Weekly Hay Report Aug. 23 Compared to Aug. 16: Prices trended generally steady compared to last report’s prices. Retail/Stable type hay remains the most demanded hay. Some hay acreage has been changed over to grow hemp this year. All sales in this report are New Crop 2019 crop year hay. This Week Last Week Last Year 3341 4761 10,744 CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Tons Price Alfalfa Small Square Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Orchard Grass Meadow Grass Mixed Grass Triticale Prem Rey/Stab Mid Square Good Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Weed Free/Ret/Stab Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Small Square Good/Rain Dam Small Square Good/Ret/Stab 2 61 250.00 237.70 12 200.00 1 115 250.00 229.35 100 220.00 12 150.00 25 185.00 Tons Price 450 80 195.00 175.00 5 175.00 EASTERN OREGON: Alfalfa Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Timothy Grass KLAMATH BASIN: Alfalfa Meadow Grass Large Square Prem/Supr Prem/Del Small Square Good/Prem/Ret/Stab Small Square Good/Prem/Ret/Stab Large Square Supr/Exp Prem/Supr/Org Good/Rain Dam Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Fair/Good 4500 153.33 Exp 2900 162.93 Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 50 230.00 Good/Prem/Ret/Stab 100 210.00 California Hay Report Aug. 23 Compared to last week: Trade activity light to moderate on moderate demand. According to the FSA Acres Report Aug. 12, California has 390,299 acres of Alfalfa and Oats was at 52,476 acres and Teff was at 2,050 acres and Triticale was at 79,997 acres and Wheat was at 302,828 acres. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. This Week Last Week Last Year 8170 11,926 4075 REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: Tons Price Alfalfa Supr/Contr 250 200.00 Prem 200 180.00 Contr 225 185.00 Fair/Good 200 150.00 Grain Good 400 110.00 Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 220 200.00 Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Alfalfa Supr/Del 500 275.00 Prem 925 232.16 Del/Contr 250 250.00 Good/Prem/Del 100 250.00 Fair/Good 200 172.50 Del 2350 211.28 Alfalfa/Grain Mix Good/Del 150 190.00 Grain Good/Del 100 170.00 Wheat Good 200 95.00 Del 250 185.00 Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Alfalfa Fair/Good 100 190.00 Region 5: Southern California: Alfalfa PremRet/Stab 200 275.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 25 270.00 Region 6: Southeast California: Alfalfa Prem/ret/Stab 175 209.29 Fair/Good 800 160.00 Exp 350 157.50 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. Alfalfa 10 175.00 350 300 350 210.00 245.00 165.00 100 220.00 LAKE COUNTY: Alfalfa Large Square Supr 238 210.00 Small Square Prem/ret/Stab 130 216.15 Meadow/Orchard/Timothy Mix Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 100 220.00 Barley Large Square Good/Rain Dam 800 125.00 Alfalfa/Triticale Mix Large Square Good/Prem 100 165.00 HARNEY COUNTY: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED. Idaho Weekly Hay Report Aug. 23 Tons: 8050 Last Week: N/A Last Year: 25,300 Compared to last test: All grades of Alfalfa steady. Alfalfa testing over 185 RFV is hard to find due to weather conditions. Producers are asking a 1.00/RFV point for Supreme quality. Demand remains good especially for high testing Alfalfa. Retail/Feed store steady. Best demand is for light retail hay. Prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Alfalfa Large Square Supr 500 193.00 Alfalfa Mid Square Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Portland Daily Grain Report Aug. 23 Bids as of noon. Pacific time; subject to change. September wheat futures trended mixed, from 1.75 cents lower to 8.00 cents per bushel higher compared to Thursday’s noon closes. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for August 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 August delivery trended 1.75 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for 14 percent protein US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for August delivery trended 0.25 of a cent per bushel higher compared 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 August delivery were not available. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. Bids for US 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for August delivery trended 12.25 cents per bushel lower 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 15 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: Aug: 5.5500-5.7500 unch Sep: 5.8000-5.8300 unch Oct: 5.8300-5.8500 unch Nov: 5.8500 unch Dec: 5.8500-5.8700 unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Aug: 5.7500 unch Sep: 5.8000 unch Oct: NA Nov: NA Dec: NA US 1 White Club Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein Aug: 5.5500-5.7500 unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein Aug: 5.7500 unch US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat — (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein: 4.8150-4.9650 dn 1.75 11 pct protein: 5.0150-5.1150 dn 1.75 11.5 pct protein: Aug: 5.1150-5.2150 dn 1.75 Sep: 5.2150-5.3650 dn 1.75 Oct: 5.2975-5.3975 up 0.50 Nov: 5.3475-5.4475 up 0.50 Dec: 5.3975-5.4975 up 0.50 12 pct protein: 5.1650-5.2650 dn 1.75 13 pct protein: 5.2650-5.3650 dn 1.75 US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 falling numbers, a maximum of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage) 13 pct protein: 5.5375-5.5775 up 0.25 14 pct protein: Aug: 5.7375 up 0.25 Sep: 5.7375-5.7875 up 0.25 Oct: 5.8950 up 1.00 Nov: 5.9250-5.9450 up 1.00 Dec: 5.9450-5.9550 up 1.00 15 pct protein: 5.7375-5.8175 up 0.25 16 pct protein: 5.7375-5.8975 up 0.25 US 2 Yellow Corn Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Aug: NA Sep: 4.4975 dn 3.50 Oct: 4.5075-4.5275 dn 3.25 Nov: 4.5275 dn 3.25 Dec: 4.5275-4.5575 dn 3.25 Jan: 4.7300 dn 3.00 US 1 Yellow Soybeans Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Aug: 9.0450-9.0850 dn 12.25 Sep: 8.9850-9.0350 dn 12.25 Oct: 8.9650-8.9850 dn 12.25 Nov: 9.0350-9.0650 dn 12.25 Dec: 9.1925-9.2425 dn 11.25 Jan: 9.2125-9.2825 dn 11.25 US 2 Heavy White Oats ** 3.6300 unch ** Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Jul 2019 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges: 5.9600 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein): 5.4100 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein): 5.6900 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein): 6.0800 California Weekly Grain Report Aug. 22 Paid by feed manufacturers and other users, delivered plant or receiving station. All prices are offers for prompt shipment unless otherwise stated. Dollars Per Cwt. -Bulk- BARLEY US No 2 (46-lbs. per bushel) Truck: Colusa County, 11.25 no comp CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno, 9.04 Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 9.18 Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock 9.34 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.34 Truck: Glenn County sale non GMO, 8.70 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 8.99 Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. Nevertheless, a few plants were still not running at capacities due to the lack of enough milk. Class I sales are steady where- as Class II demand has declined. In New Mexico, milk yield is on the down side. Milk balancing volumes have declined sharply because supplies were insufficient for processing activities. Handlers had to use alternative ways to get additional milk for their customers. Class I requests are sta- ble, but Class II and III demands improved. Milk holdovers are very low. In the Pacific Northwest, milk supplies continue to be in check at most processing plants. Climatic conditions have been con- tributing to strong milk output. Bottled milk requests are unchanged from the previous week, but they are anticipated to pick up in the coming weeks when schools reopen. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado is still solid. While most of the milk produced in Idaho is being processed in state, in Utah, some milk is moving to Arizona to help meet processing requirements. The summer climate has not much affected milk output in the mountain states. Class I intakes are steady to a bit up. Western condensed skim inventories are steady to down. Some loads are moving from Texas to Ar- izona to fill the needs of customers. Cream demand has stepped down somewhat in the West, but cream multiples for all Classes have increased by .0200 at the top of the range. National Retail Report Dairy ± Fluid Milk Summary Advertised Prices at Major Retail Super- market Outlets ending during the period of 8/16/19 to 8/22/2019. Half Gallon, All Fat Tests Weighted Average Price National Conventional: $2.01 Organic: $4.48 Livestock Auctions Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Aug. 24 Total Receipts: 580 Comments: Butcher cows up $1-2. No sale Aug. 31. Top cows: High Dressers: 62.00-70.00; Low Dressers: 48.00-56.00 Top 10 Cows: 64.85 Top Bulls High Dressers: 72.00-78.00 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 110.00-129.00; 500-700 lbs 108.00-124.00; 700-900 lbs NT Choice Feeder Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 135.00-140.00; 400-500 lbs 120.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00- 123.00; 600-700 lbs 100.00-115.00; 700-800 lbs LT; 800-900 lbs NT Choice Feeder Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 123.00-136.00; 400-500 lbs 110.00-134.00; 500-600 lbs 98.00-111.00; 600-700 lbs 95.00-106.00; 700- 800 lbs 95.00-109.00; 800-900 lbs NT Bred Cows: 685.00-1235.00 HD; pairs 620.00-1235.00 PR Head Calves (Up to 250 lbs) Beef: 220.00- 245.00 HD; Dairy: 22.00-40.00 HD Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 1.10-1.47 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 0.90-1.32 lb Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 1.65-2.00 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.10-1.88 lb MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Aug. 26 Receipts: 377 HD 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 Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 120.00-135.00; 700-800 lbs 130.00-135.00; 800-900 lbs 115.00-134.00 Bred Cows: Full Mouth Vacc: 1200.00- 1300.00 Pairs: Full Mouth Vacc: NT Broken Mouth Vacc: 900.00-1025.00 Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 70.00-75.00; High Yield Fleshy 70.00-75.00; Med Yield 65.00-70.00; Low Yield 55.00-64.00 Feeder Cows: 70.00-75.00 Heiferettes: 90.00-110.00 Bulls: High Yield 87.00-94.00; Med Yield 83.00-87.00; Feeder 77.00-83.00 WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) Aug. 20 Total Receipts: 453, 426 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows a/p: 67.71 cwt 50 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 61.07 cwt 100 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 57.14 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: NT All Slaughter Bulls: 50.00-87.50 cwt Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs 120.50; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 95.50-106.00; 700-800 lbs 108.50-110.50; 800-900 lbs NT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 92.50-115.00; Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg Idaho Norkotahs $23.77 $0.27 $13.51 $0.20 $42.00 $0.00 $12.00 $0.00 San Luis Valley $21.65 $0.26 $13.67 $0.23 $36.50 $0.50 $15.00 $0.00 Columbia Basin $22.49 -$2.31 $13.57 -$1.43 $36.00 -$3.00 $12.00 -$2.00 Wisconsin $25.14 $15.89 - NA - $42.00 - NA - $20.00 - NA - - NA - Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo. -San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review Aug. 23 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was inactive this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. National Sheep Summary Aug. 23 Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 10.00 higher, except at New Holland, Pa., and Kalona, Iowa, where they were steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were firm to 10.00 higher in light test. At San Angelo, Texas, 5267 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading no recent comparison on slaughter ewes and feeder lambs. 4100 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00 higher. 2,562 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: 105-130 lbs 134.00. PA: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 195.00- 220.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 140.00-162.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs 147.00-154.50. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 150-170 lbs 140.00-143.00. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: wooled 100-135 lbs 120.00- 130.00. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair lambs 40-60 lbs 182.00- 196.00, few 202.00-210.00; 60-70 lbs 174.00- 198.00, few 200.00-208.00; 70-80 lbs 150.00- 176.00, few 184.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00-170.00; 90-110 lbs 134.00-142.00. wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 186.00; 70-80 lbs 174.00-178.00; 81 lbs 172.00. Pennsylvania: wooled and shorn 48 lbs 215.00; 50-60 lbs 200.00-205.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-205.00; 70-90 lbs 170.00-195.00. hair lambs 48 lbs 205.00; 59 lbs 185.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-195.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-190.00; 80- 90 lbs 160.00-190.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 157.50-167.50; 70-80 lbs 157.50-170.00; 80-90 lbs 145.00-165.00; 90-100 lbs 146.00- 154.00. hair 40-50 lbs 155.00-167.50; 50-60 lbs 173.00-182.50; 60-70 lbs 162.50-163.00; 89 lbs 144.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 80-85 lbs 152.50-165.00; 90-100 lbs 150.00-161.00. hair 85 lbs 159.00. Missouri: hair 50-70 lbs 160.00-175.00; 70- 80 lbs 150.00-166; wooled 40-50 lbs 155.00- 165.00; 60-80 lbs 165.00-167.50. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 58 lbs 155.00; 60-85 lbs 163.00-168.00; 90-100 lbs 156.00-167.00. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 4100: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 117-175 lbs 140.00-173.00 (wtd avg 154.20). ID: 12000: Feeder Lambs 105-120 lbs 145.00-148.00. UT: 700: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 45.00; Utility 1-2 35.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-92.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-75.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 42.00-54.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-85.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 52.50- 75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 57.50-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 27.50-40.00; 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) 51.00- 54.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.50-62.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-51.00; Cull 1 37.00. Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 62.50-95.00. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 52.50-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-65.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 37.50-45.00; Cull 1 22.50-27.50. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 172.00-190.00; 60-70 lbs 174.00-181.00; 70-80 lbs 162.00- 168.00; 85 lbs 159.00. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So. Dakota: 46 lbs 160.00; 60-70 lbs 157.50-165.00; 89 lbs 145.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 80 lbs 180.00 cwt, 115 lbs 126.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 80-150 lbs 90.00-1142.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. So Dakota: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: young to middle age 80-165 lbs 120.00-130.00 cwt. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Sheep and lamb slaughter under feder- al inspection for the week to date totaled 37,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 40,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Dairy Report Fluid Milk and Cream — Western U.S. Aug. 22 California milk production is flat to down, but it is balanced with the needs of buyers. Less milk is going to balancing plants’ accounts as most of it is being used up by lower Classes of milk. With schools being back in session in many parts of the state, bottled milk intakes continue to increase. In Arizona, milk production has declined this week. The weather has been very hot, putting stress on cows and on their ability to produce milk. Milk supplies are not enough to satisfy all processing obligations. Some milk is moving from Utah to Arizona. 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) Aug. 24 400-500 lbs 85.00-110.00; 500-600 lbs 84.00- 107.00; 600-700 lbs 84.00-106.00; 700-800 lbs 82.00-105.00; 800-900 lbs NT Cow-Calf Pairs: 520.00-1110.00 Bred Cows: 130.00-745.00 HD Day-old Beef Cross Calves: 100.00 HD Day-old Dairy Calves: 2.00-25.00 HD Block Hogs: 65.00-81.00 Feeder Pigs: NT Sows: 30.00-45.00 cwt Weaner Pigs: NT Lambs: 40-100 lbs 130.00-170.00 cwt; 100- 150 lbs 125.00-164.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 40.00-112.50 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 50.00-94.00 cwt Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs 19.00-52.50 HD; 40-69 lbs 35.00-140.00 HD; 70-79 lbs 60.00-155.00; 80- 89 lbs 85.00-195.00; 90-99 lbs 77.50-200.00 HD; 100-199 lbs 87.50-260.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Aug. 22 Receipts: 327, 304 cattle Comment: Feeder cattle buyers continue to look for preconditioned cattle. The cow mar- ket was steady this week. We are starting to see a higher percentage of low-yielding cows and bulls. Remember, it’s all about the yield. Top Holstein Cows: 75.00-77.25 Top Beef Cows: 65.00-70.00 Top 10 Cows: 73.45 Top 50 Cows: 69.34 Top 100 Cows: 66.75 Top 150 Cows: 63.93 Top 200 Cows: 60.57 Bulls: No. 1 84.00-89.25; No. 2 65.00-79.50; No. 3 45.00-60.00 Top Organic Cow: 71.50 Best Lite Steers and Bulls: 120.00-125.00 Best Heavy Heifers: NT Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Lambs by the Pound: 60-65 lbs 145.00; 85-90 lbs 140.00 Ewes by the Head: Thin 42.50-47.50 KLAMATH FALLS (Klamath Falls Livestock Auction) Aug. 20 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 128.00-130.00; 400-500 lbs 120.00-130.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00-120.00; 600-700 lbs 105.00-114.00; 700-800 lbs 110.00-119.00; 800-900 lbs NT; 900 lbs and up NT Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 115.00-119.00; 400-500 lbs 105.00-110.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 104.00-119.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 101.00- 113.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 102.00-109.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Top Cow: 73.00 Top Bull: 85.00 Slaughter Bulls: 50.00-85.00 Slaughter Cows: High Yield 63.00-73.00; Med Yield 52.00-60.00; Low Yield 32.00-50.00 Feeder Heiferettes: NT Cow Calf Pairs: 950.00-1000.00 Bred Cows: 810.00-1100.00 Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) Aug. 20 Head Count: 1287 Hol Bull Cfs: 20.00-40.00 HD Hol Hfr Cfs: NT Started Bull & Str Cfs: 70.00-135.00 HD Started Hfr Cfs: 85.00-230.00 HD Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 68.00-79.75 HD Cut/Bon Cows: 58.00-66.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 41.00-57.00 Slaughter Bulls: 75.50-87.00 Heiferettes: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs 74.00-84.00; 800-1000 lbs 74.00-84.00 Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 74.00-83.50; 1000 lbs 74.00-84.00 Jersey Hfrs: 1000 lbs 71.00-80.00 Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Choice Hfrs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 134.00-141.00; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs 117.40- 125.00 Pairs: NT Broken Mouth: NT California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Aug. 20 Receipts: 1610 HD Comments: This sale consisted of 1060 feeders, 540 weigh cows and bulls along with a few pairs and bred cows. The market picked up some of its losses from last week so the cash market was improved. No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 140.00-165.00; 400-500 lbs 150.00- 166.00; 500-600 lbs 140.00-155.00; 600-700 lbs 135.00-145.50; 700-800 lbs 124.00- 131.50; 800-900 lbs 120.00-129.00 No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 115.00-139.00; 400-500 lbs 110.00- 149.00; 500-600 lbs 105.00-139.00; 600-700 lbs 105.00-134.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00- 123.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-119.00 No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 130.00-140.00; 500-600 lbs 125.00-132.00; 600-700 lbs 125.00-132.00; 700-800 lbs 112.00-122.00; 800-900 lbs 108.00-118.00 No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 110.00-130.00; 400-500 lbs 108.00-129.00; 500-600 lbs 105.00-127.00; 600-700 lbs 102.00-124.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-111.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-107.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 65.00-78.00; 700-800 lbs 65.00-80.00; 800- 900 lbs 65.00-80.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 70.00- 85.00; Med Yielding 64.00-69.00; Low Yielding 50.00-64.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 70.00- 82.00; Med Yielding 64.00-69.00; Low Yielding 45.00-63.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 87.00-95.00; Med Yielding 80.00-86.00; Low Yielding 60.00-79.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 60.00-87.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) Aug. 23 Receipts: 1363 Comments: Cull cows $3-$4 higher on shorter supply. Feeder market significantly higher this week, but negative tariff news this morning caused good drop in futures. Off and small lots singles $25-60 below top. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 63.00-73.50; Med Yielding 54.00-64.00; Low Yielding 30.00-53.00 Bulls 1 & 2: 70.00-91.00 Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-450 lbs 140.00-168.00; 450-500 lbs 139.00-148.00; 500-550 lbs NT; 550-600 lbs 125.00-145.00; 600-650 lbs 123.00-143.00; 650-700 lbs NT; 700-750 lbs 120.00-137.50; 750-800 lbs 110.00-132.25; 800-900 lbs 110.00-126.50; 900-1000 lbs NT Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-450 lbs NT; 450-500 lbs 120.00-137.00; 500-550 lbs NT; 550-600 lbs 120.00-134.50; 600-650 lbs 115.00-132.50; 650-700 lbs 115.00-137.50; 700-750 lbs 110.00-126.00; 750-800 lbs 113.00-126.00; 800-900 lbs 104.00-114.00; 900-1000 lbs NT Pairs: Too few for good test. Calvy Cows: NT Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Commission) Aug. 22 This Week: 1,364 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 110.00-170.00; 400-500 lbs 90.00-165.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00- 155.00; 600-700 lbs 90.00-145.00; 700-800 lbs 90.00-145.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-125.00 Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 105.00-155.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00- 140.00; 600-700 lbs 85.00-136.00; 700-800 lbs 85.00-130.00; 800-900 lbs 80.00-126.00; 900-1000 lbs 80.00-115.00 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs 55.00-90.00; 400-600 lbs 55.00-89.00; 600-800 lbs 50.00- 89.00; 800-1000 lbs 50.00-85.00 Feeder Bulls: 400-600 lbs 55.00-120.00; 600-800 lbs 55.00-110.00; 800-1000 lbs 50.00-100.00; 1000-1200 lbs 50.00-90.00 Butcher Cows: Top Cows 65.00-78.00; C&Cs 48.00-64.00; Shells 30.00-45.00 Butcher Bulls: High Yield 90.00-100.00; Low Yield 55.00-85.00 Stock Cows: #1 Pairs 1300-1600; #2 1000- 1250; #1 Bred Cows 1050-1200; #2 Bred Cows 750-1000 Daily California Eggs Aug. 23 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 6 cents higher for Jumbo, 16 cents higher for Extra Large and Large and 14 cents higher for Medium and Small. Trade sentiment is steady to higher. Warehouse buying interest is light to moderate. Retail and food service move- ment is mostly fairly good. Offerings are mostly moderate. Supplies are light to usually moderate. Market activity is moderate. Small benchmark price 72 cents. 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 176 Extra Large 147 Large 143 Medium 92 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA white eggs in cartoons, delivered store door, cents per dozen. Jumbo 168-180 Extra Large 134-141 Large 128-137 Medium 78-87 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. 23 This Week Last Week Last Year 218,200 202,800 473,700 Compared to last week, steers and heif- ers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Not as many calves were seen at auctions this week as yearlings. Typically, backgrounders like to get their stock sold prior to the Labor Day holiday. However, there was a kink thrown into the plans of some just a cou- ple weeks ago, but most areas (exception being the Southern Plains) have plentiful grass around them, so holding on for a couple extra weeks didn’t add much cost to the bottom line. The supply of feeders was light this week with receipts much lower than normal. Coupling this week’s receipts with last week, a new two-week non hol- iday low was set by only having 192,900 head sold at weekly auctions. During the week, the CME Cattle Complex was showing some resilience and moving higher Monday through Thursday. As ne- gotiated fed cattle trading slowly started at a lackluster live price of 106.00 in the Southern Plains, both Live and Feeder Cattle moved sharply lower on Friday. For the week, soon-to-be expiring August Live Cattle was 4.70 higher to close at 104.62. The next four months were 0.60 to 1.35 higher on the week. The August and September Feeder Cattle contracts were 2.78 and 0.88 higher on the week respectively. The October to March contracts were 0.08 to 0.50 lower on the week. With the uptick in early to mid-week futures, Wednesday and Thursday cattle auctions were met with good to very good demand. On Wednesday at Winter Livestock in Pratt, Kansas a load of 961 lb steers sold at 142.75. On Thursday at Valentine (NE) Livestock Auction, a load of 900 lb red white face steers sold at 146.00. For the week, the Choice cutout closed 1.17 lower at 237.52, while Select was 0.55 lower at 212.71. Beef markets reacted sharply higher last week as fears of reduced product availability initially led to the sharp rises in prices for Choice boxed beef, up 12% from the Aug. 9 close to the peak on August 21. Much of this rise was attribut- ed to buying for the coming Labor Day holiday (Sept. 2) as retailers competed to acquire sufficient product to cover planned holiday promotions. Prices have since begun to decline as buyer cover their needs and retreat from the market. Cattle Slaughter under federal inspection estimated at 654K for the week, 3K more than last week and 12K more than a year ago. The August 1 Cattle on Feed released today reported On Feed at 100 percent; Placements at 98 percent and Marketings at 107 percent. This makes the fourth month in a row that the On Feed number is the largest since the data series started in 1996. Cold Storage Report for July was released Thursday with Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 3 percent from the previous month and up 1 percent from last year. Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 12 percent from the previous month but down 6 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 3 percent from the previous month but up 9 percent from last year. Auction volume this week included 45 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 42 percent heifers. Northwest Weighted Average Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary WA-OR-ID-UT Aug. 23 This Week Last Week Last Year 900 855 965 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not well tested this week. Supply consisted of 100 percent over 600 lbs. and 100 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: No Test Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 900 Head: 850 lbs; 134.60 Sep-Oct FOB
