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Friday, May 1, 2020 CapitalPress.com 13 For the latest market reports from around the region, go to CapitalPress.com/markets. Farm Market Report 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 April 24 This Week Last Week Last Year 1835 950 275 Compared to April 17: Domestic and export Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade remains very slow this week except for retail hay which was very active. Demand remains light to moderate except for retail hay where demand remains very good. Dairies are back in survival mode. Prices of other dairy ration components also have gone in different directions, which may cause some to adjust their rations. Feed store/ retail steady. 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 Good/Bleached 900 157.22 Fair/Good/Exp 350 160.00 Utility/Del 100 150.00 Alfalfa Small Square Good/Prem/Ret/Stab 80 242.50 Orchard Grass Small Square Good/Prem/Ret/Stab 30 220.00 Timothy Grass Mid Square Utility/Fair/Tarp 150 100.00 Timothy Grass Small Square Good/Prem/Ret/Stab 75 230.00 Good/Exp 150 200.00 Oregon Weekly Hay Report April 24 This Week Last Week Last Year 577 324 424 Compared to April 17: Prices trended generally steady com- pared to last report’s prices in a very limited test. Growers are reporting that due to dairies having to dump milk, demand for dairy hay is down significantly. Many growers are sold out for the year. CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES: Comments Tons Price Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Mid Square Good 12 200.00 Orchard Grass Small Square Good 5 232.00 KLAMATH BASIN: Meadow Grass Mid Square Good 500 160.00 LAKE COUNTY: Alfalfa Small Square Prem/Ret/Stab 60 210.00 EASTERN OREGON: No New Sales Confirmed. HARNEY COUNTY: No New Sales Confirmed. Idaho Weekly Hay Report April 24 This Week Last Week Last Year 4550 6100 630 Compared to April 17: Export Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade remains slow. Demand remains light to moderate with producers and exporters trying to decide on new crop contracts. Exporters continue to ship product every day. Dairies remain non aggressive for new purchases as milk price continues to falter. 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/Tarp 50 170.00 Good/Exp 3500 167.00 Fair/Tarp 1000 160.00 California Hay Report April 24 This Week Last Week Last Year 5550 2950 6120 Compared to April 17: Trade activity moderate on moderate demand. According to the April 20 NASS Crop Progress report, in Tulare County, winter grain plants were in different stages of growth, with most wheat, oats and barley coming close to maturity. Some wheat, oats, and barley fields were being treated for weed control. With the added rain, alfalfa continued to thrive and was growing well. Corn was being planted. Safflower planting was finished with most emerged. Due to cold weather, cotton planting was behind schedule. Rice ground preparation was ahead of schedule with ground work done in the Sacramento Valley. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. REGION 1: NORTH INTER-MOUNTAIN: Comments Tons Price Alfalfa Prem 100 160.00 Ret/Stab 50 190.00 Orchard Grass Good/Prem/Del/Ret 100 330.00 Grain Good/Del/Ret 50 260.00 REGION 2: SACRAMENTO VALLEY: Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 25 250.00 REGION 3: NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: Alfalfa Supr/Del 50 285.00 Prem/Supr/NC 50 240.00 Prem/Del 300 257.50 Good/Prem/Del 250 230.00 Fair/Good/Del 100 220.00 REGION 4: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY: No New Sales Confirmed. REGION 5: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Prem/Ret/Stab 125 279.00 Forage Mix-Three Way Good/Ret/Stab 50 252.50 REGION 6: SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: Alfalfa Supr 1300 210.00 Exp 2200 206.36 Prem/Ret/Stab 300 210.00 Good/Old Crop 400 175.00 Bermuda Grass Prem/Ret/Stab 100 200.00 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 and 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 April 24 May wheat futures trended 6.50 to 20.25 cents per bushel lower compared to Thurs- day’s noon closes. Bids for US 1 Soft White Wheat delivered to Portland in unit trains and barges for April delivery ordinary protein trended one to five 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 guaranteed maximum 10.5 percent protein trended steady to five cents per bushel higher 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 April delivery trended 10.75 to 15.75 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 US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat for April delivery trended 6.50 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 April delivery were not available in late trading 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 April delivery trended three 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 17 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: Apr: 6.1300-6.2000 up 1.00-5.00 May: 6.1600-6.2300 up 1.00-5.00 Jun: 6.1900-6.2900 up 4.00-6.00 Jul: 6.1000-6.1500 dn 5.00 Aug: NC 6.0500-6.1200 dn 5.00 Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Apr: 6.0000-6.2000 unch-up 5.00 May: 6.0400-6.2300 unch-up 5.00 Jun: 6.1100-6.2000 unch-dn 3.00 Jul: 6.0900-6.1500 unch-dn 5.00 Aug: NC 6.0500-6.1200 dn 2.00-5.00 US 1 White Club Wheat — delivered by Unit Trains and Barges Ordinary protein: Apr: 6.2000-7.8800 up 8.00-dn 2.00 Guaranteed maximum 10.5 pct protein: Apr: 6.2000-7.8800 up 8.00-dn 2.00 US 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat — (Exporter bids-falling numbers of 300 or better) Ordinary protein: 5.6975-6.1475 dn 15.75-10.75 11 pct protein: 5.8975-6.3475 dn 15.75- 10.75 11.5 pct protein: Apr: 5.9975-6.4475 dn 15.75-10.75 May: 6.0475-6.4475 dn 10.75 Jun: 6.1325-6.4825 dn 10.00 Jul: 6.0325-6.4825 dn 10.00 Aug: NC 5.9500-6.2500 dn 9.50 12 pct protein: 6.0475-6.4975 dn 15.75- 10.75 13 pct protein: 6.1475-6.5975 dn 15.75- 10.75 US 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat (with a minimum of 300 falling numbers, a maxi- mum of 0.5 part per million vomitoxin, and a maximum of one percent total damage) 13 pct protein: 6.0500-6.3500 dn 6.50 14 pct protein: Apr: 6.2900-6.5900 dn 6.50 May: 6.2900-6.5900 dn 6.50 Jun: 6.3325-6.6325 dn 6.50 Jul: 6.3325-6.5825 dn 6.50 Aug NC: 6.4950-6.5950 dn 5.75 15 pct protein: 6.4100-6.7100 dn 6.50 16 pct protein: 6.5000-6.8300 dn 6.50 US 2 Yellow Corn Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Apr: NA May: 4.1875-4.2175 dn 3.50-9.50 Jun: 4.2300 up 12.00-dn 8.00 Jul: NA Aug: NA Sep: NA US 1 Yellow Soybeans Shuttle trains-Delivered full coast Pacific Northwest-BN Apr: 9.1925 dn 3.00 May: 9.1825 dn 5.00 Jun: 9.2050 dn 6.25 Jul: 9.2650 dn 3.25 Aug: 9.2100 dn 3.00 Sep: NA US 2 Heavy White Oats ** 3.6300 unch ** Not well tested. Exporter Bids Portland Rail/Barge Mar 2020 Averages in Dollars per bushel US 1 Soft White by Unit Trains and Barges: 5.9800 US 1 Hard Red Winter (Ordinary protein): 5.8700 US 1 Hard Red Winter (11.5% protein): 6.1700 US 1 Dark Northern Spring (14% protein): 6.7500 California Weekly Grain Report April 23 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: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.00 unch Truck: Kern County, 9.00 unch CORN US No 2 Yellow FOB: Turlock/Tulare, 7.99 dn .06 Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley, 8.25-8.29 dn .01 Truck: Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock, 8.29 dn .06 Truck: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties 8.29 dn .06 SORGHUM US No 2 Yellow (Milo) Rail: Los Angeles-Chino Valley via BNSF, 9.54 dn .01 WHEAT Any Class for Feed FOB: Kings-Tulare-Fresno Counties, 9.50 dn .15-.25 FOB: Kern County, 9.50 no comp Bottling demand has stayed above normal levels, helping soak up a little of the extra milk. Although there have not been reports of dumped milk loads in the region, indus- try contacts say some liquid buttermilk has been discarded and balancing plants are not able to take on much more milk. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah and Colorado is strong. As shown by the recent NASS Milk Production report, the number of dairy cows and milk per cow continues to expand in the mountain states. With an already stressed processing infra- structure, the abundant milk supply creates an obstinate challenge of what to do with all of the milk. Industry contacts say some milk is getting donated to food aid programs. Others say some milk is being diverted to calf feeding operations. Milk handlers are doing what they can to avoid milk hitting the ground. Even still, there are heavily discounted milk loads and loads of milk getting discarded in the region. Condensed skim sales are stable. Finding homes for spot loads is challeng- ing because most customer outlets are full. However, some vendors report being able to sell a few loads locally. Western cream supplies continue to be plentiful, surpassing current demands. Butter churning is active, but can hardly absorb all the cream. As it is becoming more difficult to find new sale outlets, some processors are selling their cream to the first interested spot buyer. Cream multiples for all Classes are unchanged from a week ago. The NASS Milk Production report noted March 2020 milk production in the 24 selected states was 18.3 billion pounds, 2.4 percent up from a year ago. Milk cows in the 24 selected states totaled 8.85 million head, 64,000 head more than a year ago. running 3 in 1’s fetched 1585.00-1700.00 No. 1 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 140.00-167.50; 400-500 lbs 135.00-168.00; 500-600 lbs 130.00-150.00; 600-700 lbs 115.00-125.00; 700-800 lbs 108.00-118.00; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Steers: 300-400 lbs 114.00-139.00; 400-500 lbs 112.00-134.00; 500-600 lbs 110.00-129.00; 600-700 lbs 100.00-114.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-107.00; 800- 900 lbs 90.00-105.00 No. 1 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 135.00-154.00; 400-500 lbs 140.00-154.00; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs 110.00-122.50; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-900 lbs NT No. 2 Med and Large Frame Heifers: 300-400 lbs 115.00-134.00; 400-500 lbs 115.00-139.00; 500-600 lbs 108.00-126.00; 600-700 lbs 100.00-109.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-105.00; 800- 900 lbs 90.00-94.00 No. 1 Holstein Steers: 300-400 lbs 65.00- 82.50; 400-500 lbs 60.00-70.50; 500-600 lbs 65.00-70.00; 600-700 lbs 63.00-74.00; 700-800 lbs 64.00-70.00; 800-900 lbs 64.00-72.00 Weigh Beef Cows: High Yielding 75.00- 86.00; Med Yielding 68.00-74.00; Low Yielding 50.00-67.00 Weigh Dairy Cows: High Yielding 74.00- 83.00; Med Yielding 67.00-73.00; Low Yielding 45.00-66.00 Weigh Bulls: High Yielding 90.00-100.00; Med Yielding 82.00-89.00; Low Yielding 52.00-81.00 Holstein Barren Heifers: 60.00-75.00 COTTONWOOD (Shasta Livestock Auction Yard) April 17 Receipts: 49 Comments: A small sale today, but one of our most active with the number of buyers in the ring. Cull cows were $12 to $20 higher. Lots of local interest in small bunches of calves, definitely higher as people are buying for summer grass. Slaughter Cows: High Yielding 61.00-70.00; Med Yielding 52.00-60.00; Low Yielding NT Bulls 1 & 2: Too few Steers by the Head: Under 300 lbs 70.00 HD CHEHALIS (Chehalis Livestock Market) April 10 Totals: 262 HD cattle, 22 HD pigs/goats/ sheep Top SLA Cows: 55.00-69.00 Average SLA Cows: 40.00-50.00 Top 10 Average: 65.37 Top 20 Average: 64.16 Top 50 Average: 61.30 Shells, Thin, Small: 30.00 and down Top SLA Bulls: NT Average SLA Bulls: 62.00-67.00 Best Steers: 300-450 lbs 137.00-147.50; 500-650 lbs 112.50-137.50; 700-850 lbs 97.50- 136.00; Heavy NT Best Heifers: 300-450 lbs 93.00-130.00; 500-650 lbs 120.00-130.00; 700-850 lbs 90.00- 116.00; Heavy 93.00-105.00 Holstein Steers: 3 370 lbs 70.00 Feeder Bulls: 300-450 lbs 90.00-110.00; 500-650 lbs 107.00-137.00; 700-850 lbs 115.00-135.00; Heavy 105.00 Bred Cow Best: NT; Average 800.00 HD Beef Pairs Best: 910.00-980.00 HD; Average: NT HD Dairy Cattle: Top Springers NT HD; Top 5 Ave Springers NT HD; Average Dairy Springer NT; Open Hol Hfrs NT Baby Calves: Hol Bulls Small NT HD; Med NT; Large NT HD Hol Heifers: 100.00 HD XBred Beef; 50.00 HD Started Beef: NT HD Weiner Pigs: 50.00 (under 80 lbs) Feeder Pigs: 100.00-122.50 HD (80-100 lbs) Block Hogs: 115.00-120.00 HD Sows: NT HD Boars: 10.00 HD Goats: Small 95.00-140.00 HD; Med NT HD; Large 127.00-180.00 HD Lambs 95.00-140.00 HD Ewes: 95.00-120.00 (light); 175.00 HD (heavy) Ram: 190.00 HD TOPPENISH (Toppenish Livestock Commission) April 23 1909 HD Notes: 621 slaughter cows/bulls sold, mar- ket very aggressive, especially on premium beef type cows and bulls. Very best cows: 70.00-80.00 Very best bulls: 95.00-110.00 Handful of pairs: 1150.00-1450.00 Notes: 1250 steers and heifers, light cattle selling really well still — somewhat softer than previously but still very good. Heavy cattle getting real difficult to sell, best we had going was handing them out 1 to 5 at a time. Steers: 3-379-172.50; 22-407-171.00; 2-468-162.50; 45-487-170.00; 5-527-165.00; 10-551-164.00; 12-582-155.00; 15-587-158.00; 35-603-150.00; 5-623-144.00; 7-624-144.00; 12-628-145.00; 14-630-145.00; 21-634-147.00; 5-654-151.00; 3-670-138.00; 15-681-143.00; 32-683-140.50; 5-702-125.00; 22-738-133.00; 4-744-127.00; 12-744-121.00; 7-750-115.00; 6-764-111.00; 34-855-103.50; 6-895-100.00; 2-910-100.00; 5-916-100.00; 4-924-98.00; 2-1003-100.00; 20-1033-100 Heifers: 3-438-130.00; 20-448-140.00; 6-499-135.00; 6-472-147.00; 3-483-140.00; 37-506-140.00; 7-517-135.00; 2-523-131.00; 8-538-140.00; 12-584-127.00; 12-584-128.50; 11-594-125.00; 36-610-130.25; 18-610-130.25; 9-611-130.25; 18-613-129.75; 13-624-127.00; 7-638-130.25; 12-691-115.00; 18-699-106.00; 12-713-107.00; 4-730-93.00; 11-806-93.00; 18-885-89.00; 6-923-82.50 Inhouse video lot: 130 heifers 850 lbs $86.50; 60 Ang X Hol strs/hfrs 900/850 lbs $76/71 Dairy Report Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. Fluid Milk and Cream — Western U.S. April 23 In California, milk volumes are abundant. As so, several processors continue to receive requests to help clear some loads. Despite currently discounted prices of spot loads, many can hardly increase their processing volumes as they are already running at full capacity. According to industry participants, spot milk is ranging from $1.50-$7.00 under Class. Class I intakes are steady compared to last week, but lower than usual. In Arizona, milk production is mostly unchanged from a week ago. Industry players continue to be challenged by abun- dant milk volumes and limited processing room. Many producers are pushing back on additional offers of milk. Bottled milk orders are unchanged, while milk balancing has skyrocketed to avoid many loads from going to waste. With the COVID-19 induced closing of schools and restaurants, milk supplies left without a place to go increased to the point that New Mexico industry participants could hardly handle all the loads. In an effort to better manage milk volumes, several producers engaged in a milk production reduction program. In addition, some processors are adding extra milk to their orders to help clear excess milk. Milk donations to food banks are also used to balance milk supplies. According to contacts, a combination of all these methods has, so far, contributed to better milk volume management. Class I and III intakes are lower than a week ago. Balancing needs have also declined. Pacific Northwest milk production con- tinues to gradually increase along seasonal patterns. Favorable weather has facilitated strong milk output. Most processing facilities are at or near full capacity. Milk handlers say they are shifting loads around to make room for available milk. Livestock Auctions Oregon EUGENE (Eugene Livestock Auction) April 25 Total Receipts: 641 Comments: Grass calves $5-$8 less than pre- vious week. Slaughter cows and bulls continue to be selling really well with the top bull at 90 cents. Good light lambs and good meat goats in high demand! Top goats $3 lb. We had 380 head of cattle on Saturday. Top Cows: High Dressers 65.00-71.00; Low Dressers 35.00-48.00 Top 10 Cows: 70.40 Top Bulls High Dressers: 82.00-90.00 Feeder Bulls: 300-500 lbs NT; 500-700 lbs 105.00-118.00; 700-900 lbs 92.00-118.50 Choice Feeder Steers: Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 125.00-146.25; 400-500 lbs 105.00-127.50; 500-600 lbs 105.00-133.50; 600-700 lbs 107.00-126.00; 700-800 lbs 101.00-124.00; 800-900 lbs NT Choice Feeder Heifers Medium-Large Frame No. 1&2s: 300-400 lbs 110.00-122.50; 400-500 lbs 107.00-126.00; 500-600 lbs 104.00-120.00; 600-700 lbs 95.00-113.00; 700-800 lbs 92.00- 102.00; 800-900 lbs 86.00-102.50 Bred Cows: 720.00-725.00 HD; 850.00- 1110.00 PR Head Calves (Up to 250 lbs) Beef: 220.00- 390.00; Dairy: 30.00-100.00 HD Feeder Lambs: 50-90 lbs 1.85-2.25 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.60 lb Feeder Goats: 50-90 lbs 2.60-3.00 lb; 90 to 130 lbs 1.70-2.05 lb MADRAS (Central Oregon Livestock Auction) April 27 Steers: 300-400 lbs 165.00-170.00; 400-500 lbs 145.00-165.00; 500-600 lbs 155.00-158.00; 600-700 lbs 128.00-131.00; 700-800 lbs 100.00-125.00; 800-900 lbs 106.00-110.00 Heifers: 300-400 lbs 140.00-146.00; 400-500 lbs 125.00-140.00; 500-600 lbs 125.00-135.00; 600-700 lbs 122.00-132.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00- 115.00; 800-900 lbs 85.00-95.00 Bred Cows: Full Mouth Vacc: NT; Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Pairs: Full Mouth Vacc: 1000.00-1250.00; Broken Mouth Vacc: NT Butcher Cows: High Yield Lean 55.00-62.00; High Yield Fleshy 51.00-56.00; Med Yield 54.00-60.00; Low Yield 45.00-54.00 Feeder Cows: 60.00-65.00 Heiferettes: 70.00-80.00 Bulls: High Yield 75.00-80.00; Med Yield 67.00-74.00; Feeder 63.00-66.00 WOODBURN (Woodburn Livestock Exchange) April 20-21 Total Receipts: 579, 229 cattle Top 10 Slaughter Cows a/p: 75.73 cwt 50 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 68.91 cwt 100 Top Slaughter Cows a/p: 58.63 cwt Top Certified Organic Cattle: NT cwt All Slaughter Bulls: NT Top Beef Steers: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs NT; 500-600 lbs 125.00-132.50; 600-700 lbs 120.00-130.00; 700-800 lbs 110.00-127.00; 800-900 lbs 115.00-125.50; 900-1000 lbs NT Top Beef Heifers: 300-400 lbs 120.00-129.00; 400-500 lbs 120.00-128.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00-122.00; 600-700 lbs 100.00-115.00; 700-800 lbs 95.00-105.00; 800-900 lbs 95.00- 103.00; 900-1000 lbs 90.00-103.00 Cow-Calf Pairs: NT Bred Cows: NT Day-old Beef Cross Calves: 150.00-160.00 Day-old Dairy Calves: 2.00-20.00 HD Block Hogs: 66.00-75.00 cwt Feeder Pigs: NT Sows: NT Weaner Pigs: NT Lambs: 40-100 lbs 175.00-204.00 cwt; 100- 150 lbs 120.00-177.50 Thin Ewes: 50.00-80.00 Fleshy Ewes: 55.00-85.00 cwt Ewe-Lamb Pairs: NT Goats: 10-39 lbs 30.00-80.00; 40-69 lbs 82.50-147.50 HD; 70-79 lbs 107.50-160.00; 80- 89 lbs 100.00-180.00; 90-99 lbs 75.00-155.00; 100-199 lbs 175.00-230.00 HD; 200-300 lbs NT LEBANON (Lebanon Auction Yard) April 9 Receipts: 183, 161 Cattle The better quality back to grass feeder cattle met better demand this week. Limited numbers this week on all types of cattle. No. 1 Steers: A group of 10 head 585 lbs $150.00; a group of 5 head 670 lbs $142.50 No. 1 Heifers: NT The cow market took another 10 cent drop this week. Class III milk continues to seek lower levels with May 2020 trading @ 10.95 this morning that more than likely means the dairy cows won’t slow down nationwide anytime soon. Some producers are starting to hold the better cows and sell only the have- to-go cows, which tends to lower the quality of the offering. The Beef cows outsold the Dairy cows this week. Top Holstein cows: 46.00-47.25 Top Jersey Cows: 45.50-46.75 The top Beef Cows: 47.00-47.75 Top 10 Cows: 46.74 Top 50 Cows: 44.85 Bulls: No. 1 71.00; No. 2 60.00-65.00 Organic Cows: The best 52.00-55.00 Top 10: $52.52 Cow Calf Pairs: No. 1 NT; No. 2 900.00 Bred Cows: No. 1 850.00; No. 2 480.00- 625.00 Ewes: NT Lambs by the pound: 55-65 lbs 157.50- 177.50; 90-95 lbs 140.00-175.00 Goats by the head: 100-110 lbs 97.50 Idaho JEROME (Producers Livestock Marketing Association) April 21 Head Count: 893 Hol Bull Cfs: 10.00-30.00 Hol Hfr Cfs: NT Started Bull & Str Cfs: 80.00-150.00 Started Hfr Cfs: 60.00-180.00 Brk/Ut/Com Cows: 57.00-67.50 Cut/Bon Cows: 50.00-56.00 Shelly/Lite Cows: 40.00-50.00 Slaughter Bulls: 78.00-82.75 Heiferettes: NT Holstein Strs: 275-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 72.00-75.50; 500-600 lbs 72.00-75.50; 600-700 lbs 78.00-81.25; 700-800 lbs 73.00-80.50; 800-1000 lbs NT Holstein X strs: 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs 78.00-81.25 Holstein Hfrs: 275-999 lbs NT; 1000 lbs NT Jersey Hfrs: NT 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 NT; 500-600 lbs NT; 600-700 lbs NT; 700-800 lbs NT; 800-1000 lbs NT Pairs: NT Broken Mouth: NT Stock Cows: NT California TURLOCK (Turlock Livestock Auction Yard) April 21 Receipts: 1152 HD Comments: This sale had a good mix of consignments. Lighter calves were in good demand. Little test on feeders 600 lbs and up. Good test on spring pairs. Weigh cows and bulls strong demand. No. 1 spring pairs good Washington EVERSON (Everson Auction Market) April 11 This Week: 212 Steers: 300-400 lbs 40.00-160.00; 400-500 lbs 89.00-137.00; 500-600 lbs 55.00-134.00; 600-700 lbs 52.00-150.00; 700-800 lbs 68.00-150.00; 800-900 lbs 68.00-142.00; 900-1000 lbs 71.00-136.00; 1000-1100 lbs 68.00-102.00; 1100-1300 lbs 46.00-97.00; 1300-1500 lbs NT Bulls: 300-400 lbs NT; 400-500 lbs 61.00- 81.00; 500-600 lbs 125.00; 600-700 lbs 126.00-127.00; 700-800 lbs 113.00-122.00; 800-900 lbs 89.00; 900-1000 lbs 75.00; 1000-1100 lbs 75.00; 1100-1300 lbs 64.00; 1500-2000 90.00 Stag by weight: 300-400 lbs 82.00; 400-500 lbs 117.00 Calves by the head: under 300 lbs NT Slaughter Cows: 44.00-56.00 cwt Heifers: 300-400 lbs 45.00-124.00; 400-500 lbs 26.00-129.00 cwt; 500-600 lbs 54.00- 131.00 cwt; 600-700 lbs 76.00-131.00 cwt; 700-800 lbs 55.00-125.00 cwt; 800-900 lbs 106.00-110.00; 900-1000 lbs 117.00-130.00; 1000-1100 lbs 69.00; 1100-1300 lbs 53.00- 95.00; 1100 lbs 118.00 Heifers by the Head: Under 300-400 lbs 270.00 HD Bulls by the Head: 300-400 lbs 310.00 HD Bred Cows by the Head: 1000-1100 lbs 725.00 HD; 1100-1300 lbs 725.00-950.00 HD; 1300-1500 lbs 700.00 HD; 1500-2000 lbs 800.00 HD Cow-Calf Pair: 1075 PR 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) April 25 Shipping Area FWA Chg GRI Chg 70 ct Chg 10# Film Chg Idaho Burbanks $17.16 -$1.63 $7.69 -$0.98 $20.00 -$2.00 $16.00 -$2.00 Idaho Norkotahs $17.12 -$1.09 $8.53 -$0.82 $20.00 -$2.00 $16.00 -$1.00 San Luis Valley $24.70 $0.00 $16.21 $0.00 $36.00 $0.00 $20.00 $0.00 Columbia Basin $21.44 -$1.63 $10.75 -$1.01 $25.00 -$1.00 $19.00 -$2.00 Wisconsin $24.85 $15.66 $0.00 $38.00 $0.00 $21.00 $0.00 $0.00 Sheep/Wool Market Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Greeley, Colo. -San Angelo, Texas National Wool Review April 24 Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was inactive this week. There were no confirmed trades reported. National Sheep Summary April 24 Compared to April 17: Slaughter lambs under 70 lbs weak, heavier lambs weak to 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested. At San Angelo, TX, 7876 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. Confidential head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were confidential. 1,841 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: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 116.00-136.00; 150-175 lbs 110.00-112.00. 136.00. PA: wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs no report. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 160.00-172.00. S. Dakota: wooled and shorn 110-150 lbs 85.00-117.50. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: wooled and shorn no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 224.00-250.00; 60- 70 lbs 214.00-236.00; 70-80 lbs 208.00-222.00; 80-90 lbs 194.00-216.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00- 200.00, few 202.00-212.00. wooled and shorn 47 lbs 232.00; 76 lbs 212.00; 84 lbs 206.00; 92 lbs 203.00. Pennsylvania: no report. Kalona, IA: no test. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 189.00-209.00; 70-80 lbs 188.00-202.50; 80-90 lbs 180.00-192.00; 90-100 lbs 182.00-190.00. hair 74 lbs 190.00; 85 lbs 202.50. Missouri: hair 40-60 lbs 200.00-225.00; 60- 70 lbs 215.00-227.50; 70-80 lbs 210.00-220.00, few 235.00. wooled and shorn 45-65 lbs 222.50- 225.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00-225.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 195.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-215.00; 80-90 lbs 195.00-200.00; 90- 100 lbs 193.50-200.00. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): Slaughter Lambs wooled and shorn 140-162 lbs (wtd avg). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-90.00, few 98.00-107.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 104.00- 120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 73.00-102.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 70.00-80.00; Cull 1 (ex- tremely thin) 44.00-64.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 75.00- 90.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (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) 72.50-85.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 67.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 48.00-64.00; Cull 1 25.00-37.50. Missouri: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 97.50-120.00, few 130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 92 lbs 190.00. Ft. Collins: 30-40 lbs 177.50-205.00; 50-60 lbs 172.50-192.50. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. S. Dakota: 30-40 lbs 240.00-260.00; 40-50 lbs 220.00-250.00; 50-60 lbs 210.00-220.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 95-125 lbs 136.00-146.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. S. Dakota: middle age 200.00-230.00 per head. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: hair ewes 100-110 lbs 115.00-127.50 cwt, few 150.00 cwt; ewes with lambs 175.00- 190.00 per family. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: 45 lbs down: Price not reported due to con- fidentiality 45-55 lbs: Price not reported due to confiden- tiality 55-65 lbs: Price not reported due to confiden- tiality 65-75 lbs: Price not reported due to confiden- tiality 75-85 lbs: Price not reported due to confiden- tiality 85 lbs up: Price not reported due to confiden- tiality Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal in- spection for the week to date totaled 30,000 com- pared with 29,000 last week and 47,000 last year. California Egg Reports Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Des Moines Daily California Eggs April 24 Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 47 cents lower for Jumbo, Extra Large and Large and 21 cents lower for Medium and Small. The undertone is steady. Offerings are light to mostly moderate for the larger sizes and usually light for Medium. Cartoned egg sales are fairly good to good. Loose egg sales are reported as improved and rated as mostly moderate. Supplies are light to moderate. Market activity is moderate to active. Small benchmark price $1.25. 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 222 Extra Large 215 Large 210 Medium 145 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade AA white eggs in cartoons, delivered store door, cents per dozen. Jumbo 214-226 Extra Large 202-209 Large 195-204 Medium 131-150 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. April 24 RECEIPTS: This Week Last Week Last Year 222,900 195,200 268,500 Compared to April 17: Steers and heifers sold uneven; from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle continue to back up on ranches as some producers continue to shake their head and wonder what will happen next. However, some have had a huge dose of reality and have moved on by selling cattle at lower prices, certainly not what they wanted to do. Grazing calves have started to see their demand wane this week as turnout dates have come and gone. Bigger feeders seem to have stabilized and found some footing. A backlog of fed cattle at this level will be impossible to eliminate in a timely fashion resulting in fed supplies remaining above slaughter capacity for several months. Anecdotes of fed cattle being pulled ahead for slaughter by two to three weeks around the beginning to middle of February have now disintegrated to being two to three weeks behind. That is what happens when daily slaughter for the five-day work- week averages 85K compared to 120K plus (a 30 percent reduction). Weekly cattle slaughter for this week estimated at 469K, 33K less than last week and 173K less than last year. Smaller cattle harvests will be smaller than expected for a longer period as the country navigates an invisible antagonist. There is little doubt the longer the above situation goes on there will be a large financial loss by cattlemen. The last three weeks of negotiated cash cattle trading has been very light on receipts with those being three of the four smallest weeks since LMR started in 2001. This week live cattle purchases will be quoted from 95.00 to 100.00, while dressed transactions in Nebraska are reported at 148.00 to 160.00. Dressed steer slaughter weights for week ending April 11, 2020 was reported at 886 lbs; 2 lbs heavier than last year and 20 lbs heavier than the previous five-year average. One report that several analysts were watching this week is the Cold Storage Re- port covering stocks ending March 31, 2020. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month but up 7 percent from last year. Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month and up 11 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 4 percent from the previous month but up 2 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 6 percent from last month and up 34 percent from last year. Pork slaughter was disrupted earlier in the calendar than that of beef slaughter and beef packers ramped up slaughter for a couple of weeks ahead of the problems with worker attendance. Pork cold storage items will be affected more than beef by pulling from their inventory simply due to size and scale of slaughter capacity. With several pork facilities harvesting 10K head plus per day, a disruption of hours in service grows exponentially as minutes tick by. The hog slaughter rate right now is reminiscent of a normal slaughter day back in the spring of 2000. Oil markets fell hard and fast on Monday, falling into unprecedented territory and the steady decline in value since the first of the year can very easily be described as the worst selloff in modern times with the May contract (which expired on Tuesday) of West Texas Intermediate Crude traded at a negative value (-$40.32 was the low for the day) due to limited storage and decreased demand due to consumers traveling less for work and pleasure. Choice and Select boxed beef daily closes soared to all-time-record highs. This morning’s boxed beef value was reported at 289.61, shattering the previous daily record of 265.59 on May 19, 2015. Cattle on Feed Report released today had On Feed at 95 percent; Placements at 77 percent and Marketings at 113 percent. Auction volume this week included 58 percent weighing over 600 lbs and 44 percent heifers. Northwest Weighted Average Direct Feeder Cattle Weekly Summary WA-OR-ID-UT April 24 RECEIPTS: This Week Last Week Last Year 580 365 3,680 Compared to April 17: Feeder steers and heifers not fully established. Demand light to moderate. Supply consisted of 100 percent over 600 lbs. and 69 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 1-2 180 Head: 860 lbs; 102.50 Current Del Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 280 Head: 850 lbs; 100.76 Current FOB Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 120 Head: 850 lbs; 94.50 Current Del
