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Friday, November 22, 2019 CapitalPress.com 15 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 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 Nov. 15 This Week Last Week Last Year 1400 2500 5610 Compared to last Friday, all grades of Domestic Alfalfa steady as harvest is coming to an end. Timothy for export remains slow. Trade remains slow as most supplies are in firm hands. Demand remains good from Dairies. Feed store/retail steady. Most interests have sold out and are busy shipping previously sold supplies. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Delivered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Comments Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Prem/Tarp 700 205.00 Utility/Fair/Tarp 600 155.00 Alfalfa Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 100 230.00 Oregon Weekly Hay Report Nov. 15 This Week Last Week Last Year 5685 1545 3623 Compared to Nov. 8: 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 2019 crop year hay. CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Comments Tons Price Alfalfa’ Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 11 259.09 Orchard Grass Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 45 247.78 Meadow Grass Large Square Prem/Ret/Stab 50 205.00 Mixed Grass Five-Way Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 10 300.00 Triticale EASTERN OREGON: Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good/Prem/Ret/Stab Timothy Grass KLAMATH BASIN: Orchard Grass Timothy Grass LAKE COUNTY: Alfalfa Small Square Good/Ret/Stab Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 80 Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab Large Square Supr/Rain Dam Premium/Supreme Good Fair 50 185.00 100 175.00 185.00 30 175.00 400 305.00 1325 319.06 225 2500 64 60 200.00 200.00 165.00 150.00 Small Square Good 30 200.00 Fair/Good 30 185.00 Triticale Large Square Good 675 138.33 HARNEY COUNTY: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED. Idaho Weekly Hay Report Nov. 15 This Week Last Week Last Year 11,300 8200 2150 Compared to last Friday, Utility/Fair Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with good demand for feeder hay, wheat straw, and corn stalks. Supplies of Alfalfa remain in firm hands. Retail/Feed store not tested this week. Prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Comment Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Utility/Fair/Rain Dam 300 140.00 Wheat Straw Mid Square Good 6000 60.00 Corn Stover/Stalks Mid Square Good 5000 55.00 California Hay Report Nov. 15 This Week Last Week Last Year 7475 8630 3150 Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on moder- ate demand. According to the NASS Crop Progress report Nov. 12 in Tulare County, fields were being tilled and pre-irrigated for winter forage and grain crops. Some fields were being laser leveled for better irrigation. Alfalfa continued to be cut and baled. Cotton harvest was in full swing. Early fall-planted small grains continued to be planted and were emerging well in the valley. Safflower, corn, and late sorghum harvesting was ongoing. Winter wheat planting has slowed due to dry weather conditions. In Sutter County, corn harvest was progressing well. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY: Comment Tons Price Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 50 230.00 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Alfalfa Supr/Very High Testing 25 270.00 Del 100 285.00 Del/Very High Testing 500 290.00 Premium 100 225.00 Del 25 235.00 Del/Contr 4200 265.00 Good/Prem 100 210.00 Good/Del 75 255.00 Fair/Good 25 200.00 Del 350 240.00 Fair/Del 200 225.00 Alfalfa/Oat Mix Good/Del 50 205.00 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Alfalfa Fair 250 212.00 REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 150 270.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good/Ret/Stab 25 260.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Prem/Supr 200 200.00 Prem/Ret/Stab 250 196.00 Good/Prem 300 180.00 Fair/Good 500 164.00 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 Bernardino. Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. Grain Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Portland Portland Daily Grain Report Nov. 15 December wheat futures trended five to nine cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s noon closes. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for November delivery ordinary protein trended steady to five 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 guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein trended steady to five cents per bushel lower 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 November delivery trended 5.25 cents per bushel lower com- pared 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 November delivery trended nine 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 US 2 Yellow Corn delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for November delivery trended mixed, from 4.50 cents lower to 0.50 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 1 Yellow Soybeans delivered full coast in 110 car shuttle trains for November delivery trended 1.50 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 16 grain vessels in Columbia River ports today, with four docked. All bids in dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein: Nov: 5.9000-5.9500 dn 5.00-unch Dec: 5.9000-6.0000 dn 10.00-unch Jan: 5.9500-6.0500 dn 10.00-unch Feb: NA Mar: NA Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Nov: 5.9000-5.9700 dn 5.00-unch Dec: 5.9000-6.0600 dn 10.00-unch Jan: 5.9500-6.1200 dn 10.00-unch Feb: 5.9700-6.1500 dn 11.00-unch Mar: NA US 1 White Club Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein: Nov: 5.9000-7.7000 dn 5.00-unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Nov: 5.9000-7.8200 dn 5.00-unch US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat — (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein: 5.4700-5.6200 dn 5.25 11 pct protein: 5.6700-5.8200 dn 5.25 11.5 pct protein: Nov: 5.7700-5.9200 dn 5.25 Dec: 5.8100-5.9200 dn 5.25 Jan: 5.9575-6.0075 unch-dn 5.00 Feb: 5.9575-6.0275 dn 5.00 Mar: NA 12 pct protein: 5.8200-5.9700 dn 5.25 13 pct protein: 5.9200-6.0700 dn 5.25 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: 6.2875-6.5475 dn 9.00 14 pct protein: Nov: 6.4875-6.7875 dn 9.00 Dec: 6.5375-6.8875 dn 9.00-up 1.00 Jan: 6.7425-6.9425 dn 8.50-3.50 Feb: 6.7425-6.9425 dn 8.50-3.50 Mar: NA 15 pct protein: 6.4875-6.9075 dn 9.00 16 pct protein: 6.4875-7.0275 dn 9.00 US 2 Yellow Corn Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Nov: 4.7625-4.8125 dn 4.50-up 0.50 Dec: 4.7925-4.8125 dn 2.50-4.50 Jan: 4.8875-4.9075 dn 4.00 Feb: 4.8975-4.9075 dn 4.00 Mar: 4.9075 dn 4.00 Apr: NA US 1 Yellow Soybeans Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Nov: 10.1825 up 1.50 Dec: 10.1625 up 1.50 Jan: 10.1625 up 1.50 Feb: NA Mar: NA Apr: 9.9425 up 1.00 US 2 Heavy White Oats: 3.6300 unch Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Oct 2019 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges: 5.9900 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein): 5.4600 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein): 5.7600 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein): 6.5800 California Weekly Grain Report Nov. 14 CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Turlock/Tulare, 9.14 dn .03 Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 9.51 dn .01 Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 9.44 dn .03 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.44 dn .03 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF, 9.44 dn .01 WHEAT US Durum Wheat FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 10.00-10.15 no comp WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.05 no comp Dairy Report Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. Fluid Milk and Cream — Western U.S. Nov. 14 California milk production is following seasonally higher trends. Milk is moving to the intended Classes with no big deviation from usual volumes. Processing plants are running near full capacities. Interests from bottlers are unchanged from a week ago. Class II demand is somewhat up. Arizona milk output is stable to a bit up. Weather conditions are favorable for milk production as well as improved milk solids content. Class I demand is steady compared to last week. Processing plants are running according to expected schedules. With recent changes to weather conditions in New Mexico, milk yield has been fluctu- ating from day to day. However, the total weekly loads are about the same as in the previous week. Handlers also report close to stable intakes from customers. Class I and II sales are flat, whereas Class III requests have considerably increased. Balancing volumes are also slightly up this week. Milk production in the Pacific Northwest remains strong. Normally, milk intakes are at their lowest point in the late fall, but so far, moderate temperatures have kept the milk flowing and pipelines filled. Bottling demand is steady, and dairy manufacturers report having plenty of milk for processing. In addition, milk handlers say milk components are at seasonally high levels. In the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado milk production is strong. While intakes are generally in good balance with processing needs in Colorado, in northern parts of the region, milk production is out- pacing available processing capacity. Some industry contacts feel there is too much milk, and discounted milk loads of $4.75 below Class IV are common. There are ample loads of condensed skim in the West as milk supplies are plentiful in the region. Drying schedules are busy. Cream demand has been stabilizing over the past weeks. Spot market activities are stable as buyers focus on taking what they need. Cream prices increased a bit at the top of the range. Supplies are readily available for butter making and other uses. 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) Nov. 16 Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg Idaho Burbanks $22.78 -$0.03 $11.07 -$0.02 $35.00 $0.00 $14.50 $0.00 Idaho Norkotahs $20.83 $0.23 $11.31 $0.18 $34.00 $0.00 $13.00 $0.50 San Luis Valley $21.92 $0.18 $13.80 $0.15 $36.00 $0.00 $16.00 $0.00 Columbia Basin $22.60 $0.83 $11.47 $0.51 $35.00 $2.00 $14.00 $0.50 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo. -San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review Nov. 15 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was inactive this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. National Sheep Summary Nov. 15 Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly weak to 10.00 lower, instances 20.00 lower on lambs over 70 lbs. Slaughter ewes were steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder lambs were mostly steady to 9.00 lower. At San Angelo, Texas, 4678 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction sold 470 slaughter lambs in Nebraska. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3700 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 3,625 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hun- dred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90- 160 lbs: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 136.00-140.00. PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs no report. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs 137.00-153.00. S. Dakota: wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs 146.00-152.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 144.00-165.00. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 135.00-150.00. Equity Elec: 115 lbs 141.25; 80 lbs hair 147.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair lambs 40-60 lbs 220.00- 244.00, few 250.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-234.00; 70-80 lbs 184.00-198.00; 80-90 lbs 172.00-182.00; 90-100 lbs 132.00-150.00. wooled and shorn 53 lbs 236.00; 95 lbs 136.00. Pennsylvania: wooled and shorn no report. hair no report. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 197.50- 205.00; 75-85 lbs 180.00; 90-95 lbs 167.50- 170.00. hair 60-65 lbs 217.00-218.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 65-85 lbs 165.00- 170.00; 90-100 lbs 162.00. hair 45 lbs 177.50; 50-60 lbs 160.00-170.00; 60-80 lbs 165.00-171.00; 80-90 lbs 158.00-165.00; 98 lbs 157.50. Missouri: hair 50-60 lbs 210.00-240.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 175.00-190.00; 80- 85 lbs 140.00-175.00; 90-100 lbs 130.00-175.00. wooled and shorn 68 lbs 185.00; 70-80 lbs 161.00- 195.00; 80-90 lbs 152.50-165.00; 90-100 lbs 135.00-158.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 89 lbs 141.00; 90-100 lbs 136.00-146.00. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 3700: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 124- 150 lbs 141.00-161.96 (wtd avg 152.31). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-69.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-82.00, few 85.00-86.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 44.00-52.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 36.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no report; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no re- port; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 56.00-87.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 17.50-46.00; 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. S. Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 70.00-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 44.00-51.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 45.00. Missouri: Good 2-3 60.00-92.50; Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-67.50; Cull and Utility l-2 72.50. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 85.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 79.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 52.50-60.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 55-60 lbs 204.00-214.00; 60-70 lbs 188.00-202.00; 72 lbs 176.00; 80-90 lbs 164.00- 184.00; 93 lbs 165.00; 108 lbs 150.00; 111 lbs 144.00. Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 155.00-167.00; 70-80 lbs 162.50-167.50; 84 lbs 160.00; 100-110 lbs 147.00- 151.00. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So. Dakota: 50-60 lbs 193.00-201.00; 60-70 lbs 177.50-202.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-188.00; 80-90 lbs 174.50-179.50; 90-100 lbs 162.00-173.00; 100- 110 lbs 149.00-149.50; 110-120 lbs 145.00-149.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-140 lbs 88.00-100.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. S. Dakota: bred solid mouth 150 lbs 80.00 cwt; aged 145-165 lbs 72.00-190.00 cwt. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspec- tion for the week to date totaled 38,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 41,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Daily California Eggs Nov. 15 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 21 cents higher for Jumbo, 16 cents higher for Extra Large, 19 cents higher for Large and steady for Medium and Small. Trade sentiment is steady. Retail demand is moderate to good. Warehouse buyers are working from current inventories. Offerings are light to moderate. Supplies are moderate. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price is 109 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 165 Extra Large 180 Large 177 Medium 129 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA white eggs in cartoons, delivered store door, cents per dozen. Jumbo 157-169 Extra Large 167-174 Large 162-171 Medium 115-124 Cattle Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Oklahoma City-Des Moines-St. Joseph, Mo.-Moses Lake, Wash. Livestock Auctions Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Nov. 16 Total Receipts: 740 Comments: Market steady overall. Good quality slaughter cows bringing $2-4 higher. Strong market on bulls this week. No sale Nov. 30. Bred cow sale Dec. 7. Top cows: High Dressers: 58.00-64.00; Low Dressers: 38.50-49.50 Top 10 Cows: 59.95 Top Bulls High Dressers: 76.00-88.00 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 110.00-147.25; 500-700 lbs 110.00-145.25; 700-900 lbs NT Choice Feeder Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs LT; 400-500 lbs 115.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00- 144.25; 600-700 lbs 111.00-128.00; 700-800 lbs 104.00-120.00; 800-900 lbs 98.00-109.00 Choice Feeder Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 115.00- 138.00; 400-500 lbs 115.00-130.00; 500-600 lbs 112.00-131.00; 600-700 lbs 94.00-118.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-112.00; 800-900 lbs 88.00-113.50 Bred Cows: 335.00-850.00 HD; pairs 925.00-1000.00 PR Head Calves (Up to 250 lbs) Beef: 295.00 HD; Dairy: 7.00-50.00 HD Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 1.40-1.74 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.20-1.62 lb Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 2.00-2.33 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.40-2.00 lb MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Nov. 11 Receipts: 1941 HD Steers: 300-400 lbs 148.00-168.00; 400-500 lbs 150.00-166.00; 500-600 lbs 141.00-155.00; 600-700 lbs 137.00-146.00; 700-800 lbs 130.00-140.00; 800-900 lbs 125.00-142.00 Heifers: 300-400 lbs 138.00-148.00; 400-500 lbs 138.00-149.00; 500-600 lbs 125.00-138.00; 600-700 lbs 12000-132.00; 700-800 lbs 120.00-132.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-120.00 Bred Cows: Full Mouth Vacc: NT Pairs: Full Mouth Vacc: NT Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 60.00- 65.00; High Yield Fleshy 54.00-62.00; Med Yield 50.00-56.00; Low Yield 47.00-52.00 Feeder Cows: 60.00-70.00 Heiferettes: 75.00-85.00 Bulls: High Yield 70.00-75.00; Med Yield 65.00-70.00; Feeder 60.00-65.00 WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) Nov. 12 Total Receipts: 602, 599 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows a/p: 57.23 cwt 50 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 53.82 cwt 100 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 51.11 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: 52.00-67.00 cwt All Slaughter Bulls: 62.50-80.00 cwt Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs 125.00- 136.00; 400-500 lbs 120.00-126.00; 500- 600 lbs 118.00-126.00; 600-700 lbs 110.00- 124.50; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00- 124.50; 400-500 lbs 115.00-125.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00-123.50; 600-700 lbs 95.00-105.00; 700-800 lbs 85.00-95.00; 800-900 lbs NT Cow-Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Day-old Beef Cross Calves: 82.50-120.00 Day-old Dairy Calves: 2.00-25.00 HD Block Hogs: NT Feeder Pigs: NT Sows: NT Weaner Pigs: NT Lambs: 40-100 lbs 140.00-170.00 cwt; 100-150 lbs 137.00-167.50 cwt Thin Ewes: 69.00-110.00 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 52.00-100.00 cwt Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs 22.50-52.50 HD; 40-69 lbs 30.00-160.00 HD; 70-79 lbs 95.00- 160.00; 80-89 lbs 110.00-187.50; 90-99 lbs 187.50-205.00 HD; 100-199 lbs 80.00- 240.00 HD; 200-300 lbs 187.50-292.50 HD LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Nov. 14 Receipts: 256 Cattle Comment: The cow market showed good improvement this week. It looks like they are working through the backlog of cows and have an appetite for some numbers heading into Thanksgiving. Top Holstein Cows: 64.00-66.50 Top Beef Cows: 61.00-66.00 Top 10 Cows: 64.21 Top 50 Cows: 60.14 Top 100 Cows: 56.01 Bulls: No. 1 77.00; No. 2 67.00-68.00; No. 3 50.00-56-75 Top Organic Cow: No. 1 65.00-68.00; No. 2 54.00-58.00 Steers and Bulls (light test this week): 300-500 lbs 132.50; 500-700 lbs 132.50; 700-900 lbs NT Heifers (light test this week): 300-500 lbs 128.00-131.00; 500-600 lbs 121.00-131.00; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-900 lbs NT Pairs: No. 1 NT; No. 2 NT Older Cows with small calves No. 2: NT Bred Cows: NT; old or off-quality weigh price to 50.00 over Ewes: 135 lbs 60.00; 120-125 lbs NT Lambs by the pound: 95-100 lbs NT; 120-125 lbs NT Goats: 35.00-170.00 HD 75.00-145.00 KLAMATH FALLS (Klamath Falls Livestock Auction) Nov. 12 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 129.00- 151.00; 400-500 lbs 125.00-141.00; 500-600 lbs 109.00-136.00; 600-700 lbs 102.00-139.00; 700-800 lbs 90.00-110.00; 800-900 lbs 98.00-114.50; 900 lbs and up 99.00-113.00 Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 109.00- 128.00; 400-500 lbs 100.00-130.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 111.00-119.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 102.00-109.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 100.00- 119.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Top Cow: 67.00 Top Bull: 74.00 Slaughter Bulls: 56.00-74.00 Slaughter Cows: High Yield 52.00-67.00; Med Yield 46.00-51.00; Low Yield 29.00- 40.00 Feeder Heiferettes: NT Cow Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) Nov. 12 Head Count: 1317 Hol Bull Cfs: NT Hol Hfr Cfs: NT Started Bull & Str Cfs: 75.00-190.00 Started Hfr Cfs: 110.00-210.00 Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 48.00-55.00 HD Cut/Bon Cows: 45.00-49.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 38.00-44.00 Slaughter Bulls: 69.00-76.00 Heiferettes: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 69.00-82.00; 600-700 lbs 69.00-82.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs 69.00-80.50 Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 72.00-88.00; 1000 lbs 89.00-90.00 Jersey Hfrs: NT Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 136.00-151.00; 600-700 lbs 122.00-141.00; 700-800 lbs 136.00-142.75; 800-1000 lbs 130.00-144.25 Choice Hfrs: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 132.00-136.00; 500-600 lbs 132.00-136.00; 600-700 lbs 122.00-128.50; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Pairs: NT Broken Mouth: NT California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Nov. 12 Receipts: 1461 HD Comments: Average volume for this sale. Calves under 600 lbs softer due to current weather conditions. Weigh cows and bulls 1-2 cents better. No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 155.00-173.00; 400-500 lbs 152.00-171.00; 500-600 lbs 138.00-156.00; 600-700 lbs 130.00-142.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-154.00; 400-500 lbs 119.00-151.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00-137.00; 600-700 lbs 110.00-129.00; 700-800 lbs 102.00-124.00; 800-900 lbs 95.00-120.00 No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 140.00-159.00; 500-600 lbs 135.00-148.00; 600-700 lbs 120.00-125.00; 700-800 lbs 115.00-125.00; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 110.00-140.00; 400-500 lbs 108.00-139.00; 500-600 lbs 105.00-134.00; 600-700 lbs 102.00-119.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-114.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-110.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 60.00-70.00; 600-700 lbs 62.00-75.00; 700-800 lbs 70.00-80.00; 800-900 lbs 70.00-83.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 61.00- 70.00; Med Yielding 55.00-60.00; Low Yielding 40.00-54.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 60.00- 67.00; Med Yielding 55.00-59.00; Low Yielding 38.00-54.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 80.00-90.00; Med Yielding 74.00-79.00; Low Yielding 60.00-73.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 65.00-84.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) Nov. 15 Receipts: 1334 Comments: Cull market steady. Steers under 700 lbs $4-8 higher on good groups. Heifer mostly $5 lower. Off and small lots and singles $25-60 below top. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 55.00- 62.00; Med Yielding 43.00-54.00; Low Yielding 20.00-42.00 Heiferettes: High Yielding NT Bulls 1 & 2: LT Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs 140.00- 185.50; 400-450 lbs 181.00 1 set; 450-500 lbs 145.00-186.00; 500-550 lbs 140.00- 172.00; 550-600 lbs 130.00-158.00; 600- 650 lbs 122.00-148.50; 650-700 lbs 120.00- 141.75 few; 700-750 lbs 129.00-136.50; 750-800 lbs 129.00-136.50 few; 800-900 lbs 120.00-132.00 few; 900-1000 lbs NT Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00- 140.00; 400-450 lbs 120.00-138.50; 450-500 lbs 120.00-148.00; 500-550 lbs 120.00-144.50; 550-600 lbs 120.00-139.00 few; 600-650 lbs 115.00-133.25; 650-700 lbs 119.00-132.00; 700-750 lbs NT; 750-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs NT Pairs: Full mouth most NT; broken mouth NT Calvy Cows: Spring calvers NT Washington TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Commission) Nov. 12 This Week: 1588 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 110.00- 171.00; 400-500 lbs 90.00-177.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00-165.00; 600-700 lbs 90.00-152.00; 700-800 lbs 90.00-146.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-141.00; 900-1000 lbs 90.00-135.00 Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 105.00- 150.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00-135.00; 600-700 lbs 85.00-132.00; 700-800 lbs 85.00-132.00; 800-900 lbs 80.00-130.00; 900-1000 lbs 80.00-120.00 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs 55.00-80.00; 400-600 lbs 55.00-80.00; 600-800 lbs 50.00-80.00; 800-1000 lbs 50.00-80.00 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 55.00-63.00; C&Cs 45.00-54.00; Shells 30.00-45.00 Butcher Bulls: High Yield 80.00-85.00; Low Yield 55.00-75.00 Stock Cows: #1 Pairs 1300-1600; #2 1000- 1250; #1 Bred Cows 1050-1300; #2 Bred Cows 750-1000 NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. Nov. 15 RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total This Week Last Week Last Year 354,200 433,900 368,400 Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. The fall calf run has arrived and in a big way. Last week, yearlings were sprinkled in the heavy runs seen nationwide with this being the second week in a row with cattle over 600 lbs coming in at only 37 percent. All auction receipts were somewhat tempered this week with early week sales dealing with severely cold temps and frozen precipitation making travel hazardous from Missouri up through the Northern Plains and into the Upper Midwest. With large sales of calves across the na- tion, buyers are spread out and some sales felt the effects of light buyer attendance at individual sales this week. Most buyers at auctions have been order buyers as the true farmer-feeder is still in the combine trying to get the late crop out before adverse weather stops them. Most farmer-feeders would sure like to put harvest behind them this year and are working late hours to try and get done before Turkey Day. Health of calves has been a concern of buyers and some ranchers in the Sandhills of Nebraska couldn’t get precondition shots in calves prior to sale day due the extremely wet pasture conditions. From the middle of September to this week, the CME Cattle Complex has seen a steady run up. Wednesday CME cattle futures finally had an oversold correction to the downside as the market week after week has plowed higher. The sharp losses in the Feeder Cattle contracts found fund managers rolling to the January and beyond contracts. Also on Wednesday, the Southern Plains feedyard managers were willing sellers and traded cattle at 115.00, steady with last week even though boxed-beef values are trading higher this week. Northern Plains dressed trade was mostly 1.00 higher at 182.00. Packer margins widened again this week, which should have been an exceptionally strong bargaining position for cattle sellers but that did not materialize this week. For the week, the Choice cutout closed 1.68 higher at 240.80, while Select was 1.07 higher at 214.33; putting the Choice-Select spread at 26.47. Cattle Slaughter under federal inspection estimated at 657K for the week, 6K more than last week and 9K more than a year ago. Most of the harvest schedules are now being planned for December even though the calendar is still two-plus weeks away. Packers were tasked with a daunting undertaking after the fire in Western Kansas in August. A great deal of fed cattle would need to get through the pipeline in the Southern Plains through the fall of the year. This week on an earnings conference call, the Tyson CEO alluded to the Finney County plant being operational again around 60 days from now. We all know that growing pains will be prevalent in this situation as it is almost like bringing a new plant online again. “You have to crawl before you can walk, etc.” So far this year through week ending Nov. 2, total cattle slaughter is a little more than 1 percent above a year ago. Heifer slaughter is over 7 percent greater than a year ago while steer slaughter is near 3 percent below a year ago. Year-to-Date Cow slaughter is near 3 percent higher than a year ago as well. With these data points brought to the forefront, there is no doubt that the cattle herd has got to be contracting at this point. High costs of production in the cow-calf sector has got to be a factor in this pullback in respect to “the factory.” Also, cow-calf producers nationwide are getting older and some have the winter of 2018-2019 fresh in their minds and are not wanting to take on Old Man Winter again. There have already been auctions advertising some herd liquidations in the Plains states before the end of the year. Auction volume this week included 37 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 38 percent heifers. Northwest Weighted Average Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary WA-OR-ID-UT Nov. 15 RECEIPTS: This Week Last Week Last Year 1,160 1,870 762 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers had limited comparable receipts, but a lower undertone was noted. Demand moderate. Supply consisted of 100 percent over 600 lbs. and 35 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 1 125 Head: 780 lbs 147.01 Current FOB 30 Head: 800 lbs 142.58 Current FOB Split Loads 65 Head: 925 lbs 144.41 Current FOB 210 Head: 700 lbs 144.94 Jan FOB 130 Head: 690 lbs 155.00 Current Del 70 Head: 700 lbs 154.00 Current Del 70 Head: 825 lbs 148.00 Current Del 60 Head: 850 lbs 145.00 Current Del Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 70 Head: 710 lbs 143.01 Current FOB 30 Head: 850 lbs 132.58 Current FOB Split Loads 160 Head: 625 lbs 136.94 Jan FOB 50 Head: 775 lbs 139.00 Current Del 60 Head: 850 lbs 138.00 Current Del Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 30 Head: 625 lbs 138.00 Dec Del
