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Friday, December 27, 2019 CapitalPress.com 13 For the latest market reports from around the region, go to CapitalPress.com/markets. Farm Market Report Shop Cascade Farm & Outdoor for Great Deals on Pet Food S142478-1 Now Open in ! KEIZER 3111 Ocean Blvd. SE, Coos Bay • 5013 River Rd. N, Keizer 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 Dec. 20 Note: Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday this report will not be issued again until Jan. 10. This Week Last Week Last Year 1800 3775 900 Compared to Dec. 13: Export Timothy and Alfalfa not tested this week. Demand remains good for No. 1 Premium Dairy and Horse Timothy small bales for export. No. 2 Dairy and lesser grades of export Timothy with defects remain under pressure. Domestic Timothy weak in a light test. Trade slow with light demand. Feed store/retail firm as demand has increased. 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/Tarped/Del 600 210.00 Util/Fair/Del 400 155.00 Alfalfa Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 100 250.00 Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 100 235.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Util/Fair/Del 500 110.00 Timothy Grass Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 100 250.00 Oregon Weekly Hay Report Dec. 20 Note: Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday this report will not be issued again until Jan. 10. This Week Last Week Last Year 90 609 1886 Compared to Dec. 13: 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. Many exporters are sold out for the year. All sales in this report are 2019 crop year hay. CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Comments Tons Price Mixed Grass Five-Way Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 10 300.00 KLAMATH BASIN: Alfalfa Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 50 190.00 LAKE COUNTY: Alfalfa Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 30 200.00 EASTERN OREGON: NO NEW SALES CONFIRMED. Idaho Weekly Hay Report Dec. 20 Note: Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday this report will not be issued again until Jan. 10. This Week Last Week Last Year 8340 2000 300 Compared to Dec. 13: Utility/Fair Alfalfa firm in a light test. Trade moderate for good demand for feeder type hay as more winter weather approaches. Dairies report ample supplies for the mean time relying on haylage and silage. 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. Comments Tons Price Alfalfa Mid Square Prem/Supr/Tarped 540 175.19 Fair/Good/Tarped 1000 180.00 Utility/Fair/Exp 4000 150.00 Tarped 525 142.62 Oat Mid Square Fair/Good/Tarped 1300 97.69 Wheat Straw Mid Square Fair/Good 975 54.87 California Hay Report Dec. 13 Note: Due to the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday this report will not be issued again until Jan. 10. This Week Last Week Last Year 2920 3126 5785 Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on moderate demand. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless other- wise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY: No New Sales Confirmed REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Comment Tons Price Alfalfa Supr/Del 235 264.36 Good/Prem 25 230.00 Del 150 250.00 Good/Del/Ret/Stab 25 255.00 Oat Good 25 160.00 Grain Good/Del 400 185.00 Wheat/Oat Good/Ret/Stab 100 220.00 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 150 275.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good/Ret/Stab 50 260.00 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Prem/ret/Stab 450 215.56 Fair/Good 1100 165.00 Bermuda Grass Prem/ret/Stab 210 200.00 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 Dec. 20 Bids as of noon Pacific time; subject to change. March wheat futures trended mixed, from 4.50 cents lower to 1.75 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 December 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 December delivery trended 1.75 cents 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 14 percent US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for December delivery trended 4.50 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 December 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 December delivery trended 5.75 cents per bushel lower compared to Thursday’s noon bids for the same delivery period. Some exporters were not issuing bids for nearby delivery. According to the Portland Merchant’s Ex- change, there were 11 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: Dec: 5.9000-6.0000 unch Jan: 6.0000-6.0700 unch Feb: 6.0300-6.1000 unch Mar: 6.0600-6.1300 unch Apr: NA Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Dec: 5.9000-6.0500 unch Jan: 6.0000-6.1000 unch Feb: 6.0300-6.1500 unch Mar: 6.0600-6.2000 unch Apr: NA US 1 White Club Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein: Dec: 6.0000-7.4000 unch Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Dec: 6.0000-7.4000 unch US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat — (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein: 5.7725-5.8725 up 1.75 11 pct protein: 5.9725-6.0725 up 1.75 11.5 pct protein: Dec: 6.0725-6.1725 up 1.75 Jan: 6.1225-6.2225 up 1.75 Feb: 6.1725-6.2525 up 1.75 Mar: 6.1725-6.3725 up 1.75 Apr: NA 12 pct protein: 6.1225-6.2225 up 1.75 13 pct protein: 6.2225-6.3225 up 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 maxi- mum of one percent total damage) 13 pct protein: 6.4675-6.8775 dn 4.50 14 pct protein: Dec: 6.6675-7.1175 dn 4.50 Jan: 6.6975-7.1175 dn 4.50 Feb: 6.7275-7.1175 dn 4.50 Mar: NA Apr: NA 15 pct protein: 6.6675-7.2375 dn 4.50 16 pct protein: 6.6675-7.3575 dn 4.50 US 2 Yellow Corn: Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Dec: NA Jan: 4.8275-4.9775 up 1.25 Feb: 4.9575-4.9775 up 2.25-1.25 Mar: 4.9775 up 2.25-1.25 Apr: NA May: NA US 1 Yellow Soybeans: Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Dec: 10.2525 up 5.75 Jan: 10.2525 up 5.75 Feb: 10.2325 up 5.00 Mar: 10.2325 up 5.00 Apr: 10.1625 up 1.25 May: 10.1625 up 1.25 US 2 Heavy White Oats: 3.7025 unch Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Nov 2019 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges: 5.9700 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein): 5.6200 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein): 5.9200 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein): 6.6700 is idled, pushing more milk toward manu- facturing. Milk handlers are working to find homes for milk loads over the holidays. While additional milk holdovers may accumulate at facilities, contacts do not expect any undue stress that cannot be handled. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado, is steady to higher. According to the most recent milk production report, production continues to grow year over year due to expansion of the milk herd and small gains in milk production per cow. Milk handlers are finding adequate processing capacity in Colorado, but processing homes are in short supply in Idaho. Industry contacts in the Gem State say they have seen numerous trucks from across the country picking up milk and cream in the last few weeks. Discounted milk loads of $4.75 under Class IV are common. Placement of holiday milk loads will be tricky, but handlers hope they can juggle trucks around enough to prevent any discarded milk. Condensed skim demand is unchanged from the previous week. Prices and sales are steady. Cream sales in the West are stable to a bit down ahead of the holiday. Plant managers are expecting a seasonal upsurge in cream availability come next week. Therefore, they are preparing accordingly to meet processing needs. This week, cream multiples are a bit down at the bottom of the range. California Weekly Grain Report Dec. 19 This report will next be issued Jan. 9. 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, 10.75 dn 1.25 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 10.00 no comp CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Turlock/Tulare, 9.37 up .09 Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 9.44-9.49 up .11-.16 Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 9.67 up .09 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.67 up .09 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF, 9.37- 9.38 up .12-.13 WHEAT US No 2 or better-Soft White Wheat (Domestic Values for Flour Milling) Truck (California Origin): Stock- ton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 11.50-11.75 no comp WHEAT US Durum Wheat FOB: Kern, 8.75 no comp Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 11.00 no comp WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.50 unch Dairy Report Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. Fluid Milk and Cream — Western U.S. Dec. 19 California milk production is stable this week. Bottled milk demand is starting to fade bit by bit as educational institutions prepare to close for the holidays. Plants are being operated close to full capacities. Processors are also preparing for next week’s increased balancing/churning. Arizona milk yield is slowly rising, but ac- cording to contacts, it remains below last year levels. Out-of-state milk pulling has subsided, and handlers are filling their customers’ orders with mostly in-state milk. Currently, some plant managers are keeping their churns at rest while they prepare for active churning during the holidays. Class I and II intakes are stable to declining. In New Mexico, milk output is increasing as cows respond favorably to cooler weather. Balancing needs have increased due to downtimes at a few Class III producing plants. However, all milk loads were redirected appropriately. Class I sales are trending lower as schools prepare to close. Class II requests are slightly up. Pacific Northwest milk production may be turning the corner from the low point of the production cycle. Industry contacts suggest milk intakes are in good balance with process- ing needs. But with educational institutions going on winter break, school milk bottling Livestock Auctions Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) Dec. 14 Total Receipts: 441 Comments: Sheep and goats high in demand again. Good lambs hit the $2.00/lb mark this week. Good butcher cows and bulls hit a new high this week with buyers aggres- sively bidding and wanting to fill orders. Top cows $73.00. Top bull was $87.00. Top cows: High Dressers: 64.00-73.00; Low Dressers: 35.00-50.00 Top 10 Cows: 67.62 Top Bulls High Dressers: 74.00-87.00 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs 108.00-135.00; 500-700 lbs 110.00-132.50; 700-900 lbs 85.00-105.00 Choice Feeder Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 110.00-135.00; 400-500 lbs 123.00-140.50; 500-600 lbs 120.00-140.00; 600-700 lbs 115.00-133.00; 700-800 lbs 110.00-117.50; 800-900 lbs 98.00-110.00 Choice Feeder Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs LT; 400-500 lbs 105.00-120.00; 500-600 lbs 108.00-125.50; 600-700 lbs 103.00-118.50; 700-800 lbs 90.00; 800-900 lbs LT Bred Cows: 325.00-800.00 HD; pairs 850.00 PR Head Calves (Up to 250 lbs) Beef: 170.00- 200.00 HD; Dairy: 20.00-22.50 HD Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 1.70-2.00 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.30-2.00 lb Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 2.00-2.46 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.80-2.00 lb MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) Dec. 16 Receipts: 809 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 135.00-158.00; 600-700 lbs 120.00- 125.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT Bred Cows: NT Full Mouth Vacc: 1175.00-1475.00 Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Pairs: NT Full Mouth Vacc: NT Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 60.00-65.00; High Yield Fleshy 60.00-65.00; Med Yield 55.00-60.00; Low Yield 47.00-54.00 Feeder Cows: 60.00-70.00 Heiferettes: 80.00-110.00 Bulls: High Yield 75.00-80.00; Med Yield 70.00-75.00; Feeder 65.00-70.00 WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) Dec. 16-17 Total Receipts: 667, 280 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows a/p: 59.31 cwt 50 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 55.31 cwt 100 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 52.73 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: 50.00-65.00 cwt All Slaughter Bulls: 51.00-78.50 cwt Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs LT; 400-500 lbs LT; 500-600 lbs LT; 600-700 lbs LT; 700-800 lbs LT; 800-900 lbs LT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs LT; 400-500 lbs LT; 500-600 lbs LT; 600-700 lbs LT; 700-800 lbs LT; 800-900 lbs LT Cow-Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Day-old Beef Cross Calves: NT Day-old Dairy Calves: 2.00-30.00 HD Block Hogs: 110.00-114.00 cwt Feeder Pigs: 70.00-90.00 Sows: 50.00-88.00 Weaner Pigs: 62.50 Lambs: 40-100 lbs 150.00-199.00 cwt; 100- 150 lbs 140.00-189.00 cwt Thin Ewes: 55.00-100.00 cwt Fleshy Ewes: 60.00-105.00 cwt Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs 20.00-87.00; 40-69 lbs 45.50-155.00 HD; 70-79 lbs 87.50-200.00; 80- 89 lbs 90.00-215.00; 90-99 lbs NT; 100-199 lbs 132.50-285.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) Dec. 12 Receipts: 390, 339 Cattle Top Holstein Cows: 63.00-64.00 Top Beef Cows: 60.00-62.25 Top 10 Cows: 62.76 Top 50 Cows: 59.55 Top 100 Cows: 57.88 Bulls: No. 1 NT; No. 2 NT; No. 3 60.00-67.00 Top Organic Cow: 55.00-58.00 Steers and Bulls (the best): 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 120.00-130.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00-130.00; 600-700 lbs 115.00-130.00; 700-900 lbs NT Heifers (the best): 300-400 lbs 120.00- 125.00; 400-500 lbs 100.00-121.00; 500-600 lbs 105.00-125.00; 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: No. 1 NT; No. 2 700.00-850.00; No 3. weigh price to 50.00 over Ewes: NT; 145-150 lbs NT; 150-155 lbs NT Lambs by the pound: 70-75 lbs 157.00; 95-100 lbs 150.00 Goats: 100-110 lbs 60.00-220.00 HD KLAMATH FALLS (Klamath Falls Livestock Auction) Dec. 10 Choice Steers: 300-400 lbs 132.00-153.00; 400-500 lbs 119.00-137.00; 500-600 lbs 120.00-135.00; 600-700 lbs 119.00-131.00; 700-800 lbs 105.00-120.00; 800-900 lbs NT; 900 lbs and up NT Choice Heifers: 300-400 lbs 109.00-139.00; 400-500 lbs 115.00-136.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 116.00-132.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 109.00-127.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 100.00-110.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs NT Top Cow: 61.00 Top Bull: 78.00 Slaughter Bulls: 60.00-79.50 Slaughter Cows: High Yield 55.00-68.00; Med Yield 49.00-53.00; Low Yield 30.00-40.00 Feeder Heiferettes: NT Cow Calf Pairs: 850.00-1090.00 Bred Cows: NT Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) Dec. 17 Head Count: 1155 Hol Bull Cfs: NT Hol Hfr Cfs: NT Started Bull & Str Cfs: 85.00-260.00 Started Hfr Cfs: 80.00-210.00 HD Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 54.00-61.50 Cut/Bon Cows: 48.00-55.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 35.00-45.00 Slaughter Bulls: 65.00-74.00 Heiferettes: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 74.00-86.00; 600-700 lbs 74.00-86.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs 80.00-92.75; 1000 lbs 77.00-91.00 Jersey Hfrs: NT Choice Strs: 300-400 lbs 162.00-175.00; 400- 500 lbs 162.00-175.00; 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 136.00-157.50; 500-600 lbs 144.00-148.50; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Pairs: NT Broken Mouth: NT California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) Dec. 17 Receipts: 1851 HD Comments: This was our last feeder sale of 2019. Weigh cows and bulls steady. Feeder market mixed with cows and bulls steady. Good offering of pairs, topping out at $2325.00. No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 150.00-160.00; 500-600 lbs 148.00-160.00; 600-700 lbs 127.00-135.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-140.00; 400-500 lbs 115.00-149.00; 500-600 lbs 112.00-147.00; 600-700 lbs 108.00-126.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-124.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-124.00 No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 135.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs 122.00-130.00; 600-700 lbs 118.00-125.00; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 115.00-135.00; 400-500 lbs 112.00-124.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00-121.00; 600-700 lbs 102.00-117.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-117.00; 800-900 lbs 90.00-112.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs 58.00- 68.00; 400-500 lbs 64.00-70.00; 500-600 lbs 64.00-70.00; 600-700 lbs 63.00-70.00; 700-800 lbs 70.00-80.00; 800-900 lbs 70.00-80.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 58.00- 71.00; Med Yielding 54.00-57.00; Low Yielding 40.00-53.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 58.00- 65.00; Med Yielding 53.00-57.00; Low Yielding 40.00-52.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 71.00-75.00; Med Yielding 66.00-70.00; Low Yielding 55.00-65.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 70.00-80.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) Dec. 13 Receipts: 2857 Comments: We had a good winter kickoff special with lots of buyer action, especially on grass cattle. Steers under 600 lbs $5 to $12 higher. Heifers and yearlings generally steady with 4-weight heifers higher. Small groups, off lots and singles $30 to $70 below top pen lots. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 59.00-65.00; Med Yielding 46.00-58.00; Low Yielding 30.00-45.00 Heiferettes: High Yielding NT Bulls 1 & 2: 50.00-80.50 Feeder Steers: 300-400 lbs 160.00-216.00 few; 400-450 lbs 165.00-217.00; 450-500 lbs 160.00-199.00; 500-550 lbs 150.00-182.50; 550-600 lbs 135.00-171.50; 600-650 lbs 125.00-147.00; 650-700 lbs 120.00-140.50; 700-750 lbs 117.00-138.50; 750-800 lbs 114.00-137.00 few; 800-900 lbs 115.00-131.50 few; 900-1000 lbs 116.00-122.50 Feeder Heifers: 300-400 lbs 125.00-166.00 few; 400-450 lbs 140.00-174.00 few; 450-500 lbs 125.00-154.00; 500-550 lbs 120.00-147.00; 550-600 lbs 120.00-144.50 few; 600-650 lbs 120.00-132.00; 650-700 lbs 121.00-130.00; 700-750 lbs 118.00-131.75; 750-800 lbs 114.00-132.75; 800-900 lbs 119.00-124.25; 900-1000 lbs NT Pairs: Full mouth most NT; broken mouth NT Calvy Cows: Mostly older cows, cull price $925 Washington EVERSON (Everson Auction Market) Dec. 14 This Week: 190 Steers: 300-400 lbs 70.00; 400-500 lbs 30.00- 157.00; 500-600 lbs 44.00-143.00; 600-700 lbs 99.00-133.00; 700-800 lbs 58.00-130.00; 800-900 lbs 53.00-119.00; 900-1000 lbs 34.00-90.00; 1100-1300 lbs 68.00; 1300-1500 lbs 70.00 Steers by the head: 500-600 lbs 20.00 HD Bulls: 300-400 lbs 140.00; 400-500 lbs 131.00; 500-600 lbs 119.00-125.00; 600-700 lbs 85.00-102.00; 700-800 lbs 65.00-105.00; 800-900 lbs NT; 900-1000 lbs 43.00-79.00 Bulls by the head: under 300 lbs 30.00- 110.00 Heifers by the head: under 300 lbs 20.00- 210.00 HD; 400-500 lbs 50.00 HD Heifers: 300-400 lbs 90.00-141.00; 400-500 lbs 70.00-142.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 49.00-138.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 59.00-127.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 59.00-111.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 53.00-90.00; 900-1000 lbs 43.00-60.00; 1000-1100 lbs 49.00-92.00; 1100-1300 lbs 61.00-80.00; 1500-2000 lbs 53.00-54.00 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) Dec. 21 Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg Idaho Burbanks $22.48 $0.07 $10.89 $0.04 $36.50 $0.50 $13.50 $0.00 Idaho Norkotahs $21.01 -$0.23 $11.44 -$0.18 $35.00 $0.00 $12.50 -$0.50 San Luis Valley $22.68 $0.00 $14.46 $0.00 $38.00 $0.00 $17.00 $0.00 Columbia Basin $23.36 $0.11 $11.94 $0.07 $35.00 $0.00 $15.00 $0.00 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo.- San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review Dec. 20 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was inactive this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. This report will not be available for the next three weeks due to the holidays. Australia will be starting its annual three-week Christmas recess beginning next week. The next available information will be Jan. 17. National Sheep Summary Dec. 20 Compared to Dec. 13: Slaughter lambs were steady to 15.00 lower, except at San Angelo, Texas, fully 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs were firm to 13.00 higher, except at Newell, S.D., 3.00-8.00 lower. At San Angelo, 6637 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction sold 332 feeder lambs in Wyoming. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4400 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00 lower. 3,812 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Due to the holidays this report will not be issued again until Jan. 10. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90- 160 lbs: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 142 lbs 160.00. PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 165.00- 210.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 115-120 lbs 164.00-168.00; 120-135 lbs 151.00-154.00. S.D.: wooled and shorn 110-150 lbs 147.00- 155.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 140-145 lbs 155.00-156.00; 155-175 lbs 147.50-156.00. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: wooled and shorn no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair lambs 40-60 lbs 242.00- 270.00, few 270.00-278.00; 60-70 lbs 232.00-260.00, few 260.00-269.00; 70-80 lbs 226.00-245.00, few 248.00-250.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-232.00; 90-110 lbs 178.00-208.00, few 212.00-232.00; wooled and shorn 69 lbs 240.00; 90-95 lbs 194.00-208.00. PA: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 210.00- 237.00; 50-60 lbs 195.00-235.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs 175.00-205.00; 80-90 lbs 177.00-190.00; 90-100 lbs 170.00-185.00. hair 40-50 lbs 240.00-250.00; 50-60 lbs 240.00- 255.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-240.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00-225.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-200.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 52 lbs 247.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-247.50; 70-80 lbs 200.00- 225.00; 80-90 lbs 167.50-215.00; 90-100 lbs 187.50-197.50. hair 50-60 lbs 242.00-245.00; 67 lbs 232.50; 70-80 lbs 207.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 193.00-195.00; 100-110 lbs 165.00-177.50. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 70 lbs 195.00; 91 lbs 171.00; 100-110 lbs 167.00-190.00. hair 50-60 lbs 190.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 182.50- 224.00; 70-80 lbs 172.50-192.50; 80-90 lbs 166.00-192.50; 96 lbs 172.50. Missouri: no test. S.D.: wooled and shorn 58 lbs 210.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-191.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-195.00; 90-100 lbs 170.00-175.00; 100-105 lbs 154.00- 155.00. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 4400: Slaughter Lambs wooled and shorn 125- 165 lbs 137.44-158.00 (wtd avg 151.72). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-88.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 90.00-110.00, few 110.00- 120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 72.00-88.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 56.00-68.00; Cull 1 (ex- tremely thin) 30.00-40.00. PA: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00- 105.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 65.00- 90.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 47.00-79.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 24.00-36.00. 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.D.: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 67.50-72.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 57.00-72.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00- 58.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 39.00-60.00. Missouri: Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00- 47.50. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 48 lbs 248.00; 50-60 lbs 238.00- 249.00; 60-70 lbs 216.00-224.00; 73 lbs 220.00; 81 lbs 204.00; 105 lbs 176.00. Ft. Collins: 40-60 lbs 201.00-210.00; 63 lbs 196.00; 70-80 lbs 182.00-192.50; 80-90 lbs 159.00-193.00; 93 lbs 175.00; 110-120 lbs 169.00. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. S.D.: 40-60 lbs 192.00-204.00; 60-70 lbs 186.00-206.00, few 235.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00- 202.00, few 220.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-195.00; 90-100 lbs 181.00-189.00; 100-110 lbs 161.00- 177.00; 113 lbs 171.00. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: 60-85 lbs 191.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-140 lbs 104.00-130.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. S.D.: ewe lambs 70-80 lbs 200.00-206.00 cwt, 84 lbs 190.00 cwt, 95 lbs 201.00 cwt, 130 lbs 157.00-163.00 cwt; yearlings 280.00 per head; bred young to middle age 210.00 per head; bred middle age 150.00-205.00 per head, open middle age 110.00 per head; bred aged 125.00 per head; middle age 145 lbs 59.00 cwt. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspec- tion for the week to date totaled 39,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 46,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Daily California Eggs Dec. 20 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 4 cents lower for Jumbo, Extra Large and Large and 2 cents lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is lower. Offerings are moderate to heavy. Retail and food service movement is usually moderate to fairly good. Warehouse buying interest is light to moderate as those buyers await further market adjustments. Supplies are light to mostly moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate. Small benchmark price $1.04. 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 179 Extra Large 175 Large 171 Medium 124 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA white eggs in cartoons, delivered store door, cents per dozen. Jumbo 171-183 Extra Large 162-169 Large 156-165 Medium 110-119 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. Dec. 20 RECEIPTS: This Week Last Week Last Year 282,500 383,500 204,700 Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a few instances of 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good for many calves with very good demand for all yearlings offered. This was the last marketing opportunity for 2019 as a majority of auction barns will be closed until after the New Year’s holiday. Moisture is in the forecast for areas of the southern Plains and Gulf coast regions in the coming week while adequate moisture is still needed in winter wheat production areas. Negotiated cash cattle trade developed on Thursday in all feeding regions this week, with live sales in Kansas mostly 1.00 higher at 120.00. In Nebraska for the week live sales were .50 to 1.00 higher from 120.00-121.00 with dressed sales 2.00 higher at 192.00. Steer carcass weights for week ending December 7th were down 5 lbs this week to 906 lbs; 10 lbs above a year ago. Daily cattle slaughter estimates continue to be back to normal with Tuesday’s estimate reported at 123K. The estimated cattle slaughter for the week was reported at 668K, 6K more than last week and 8K higher than a year ago. Movement within the futures contracts for the beef industry were slow most of this week, typical for the holiday time of year. For the week, December CME Live Cattle contract were down 0.27 to settle at 122.10 with Febru- ary down 1.75 settling at 125.80. January CME Feeder Cattle contract were down 1.40 on the week to settle at 144.27 and March contracts down 1.87 settling at 144.38. The Dec. 1 Cattle on Feed released today reported on feed at 102 percent, placements at 105 percent and marketings at 97 percent. These were all relatively close to industry expectations. Boxed beef continues its typical December slide. On the week, Choice cutout closed 6.59 lower at 209.70 while Select was 3.21 lower at 201.03; putting the Choice-Select spread at 8.67. From those of us here at AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season. Auction volume this week included 45 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 40 percent heifers. Northwest Weighted Average Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary WA-OR-ID-UT Dec. 13 RECEIPTS: This Week Last Week Last Year 2,605 1,245 650 Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 higher and heifers too lightly tested with a higher undertone noted. Demand good. Supply consisted of 90 percent over 600 lbs. and 39 percent heifers. Unless otherwise stated prices are FOB weighing 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: 64 Head: 770 lbs 144.78 Current FOB 160 Head: 625 lbs 155.00 Current Del 65 Head: 665 lbs 152.00 Current Del 295 Head: 717 lbs 146.44 Current Del 663 Head: 760 lbs 148.59 Current Del 225 Head: 817 lbs 144.09 Current Del 50 Head: 800 lbs 143.00 Current Del Split Loads 60 Head: 850 lbs 142.00 Current Del Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1: 70 Head: 710 lbs 137.28 Current FOB 90 Head: 575 lbs 143.00 Current Del 160 Head: 600 lbs 146.00 Current Del 110 Head: 650 lbs 140.36 Current Del 80 Head: 700 lbs 142.00 Current Del 175 Head: 771 lbs 141.17 Current Del 20 Head: 750 lbs 139.00 Current Del Split Loads 198 Head: 824 lbs 135.88 Current Del 120 Head: 850 lbs 137.00 Current Del
