THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016
Business & Ag
Future Business Leaders of
America place high at State
— Weekly Hay Report —
Friday, April 8, 2016 — Eastern Oregon
Prices trended generally steady compared to week
ago prices in a very limited test. Many producers
have decided to hold on to their hay for now, in
hopes for higher prices or to feed to their own ani-
mals. Many hay producers are sold out for the year.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
No new sales this week. Last week’s were:
Alfalfa —Large Square Good
400 150.00-150.00 150.00
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix —Small Square Premium
10 195.00-195.00 195.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 922
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 187.00 - 199.00 Top 210.00
400-500# Bulk 177.00 - 196.00 Top 200.00
500-600# Bulk 162.00 - 181.00 Top 182.50
Submitted Photo.
Several members of the BHS FBLA team qualified for Nationals at the State competition. Nationals will be
held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Submitted by Toni
Zikmund
The Oregon FBLA State
Conference took place
in Portland April 7-9.
Students had a chance to
check out the Food Truck
industry in downtown
Portland, attend a Blazer’s
game and tour the facili-
ties, participate in engag-
ing workshops, and view
the final rounds of event
presentations.
Members tested and
presented in a variety of
events, and were recog-
nized for the following
achievements:
Chapter Awards
• Enthusiasm Award –
given to only one chapter
at the state conference,
based on supporting its
members at awards and
presentations, dressing in
business attire at all times,
decorating room doors, and
having a positive influence
during the whole confer-
ence
• 2nd in the running
for Chapter of the Year for
our 4A division – based on
number of members in the
club,; completing as many
projects as possible such
as the Government Promo
Project, Outstanding
Chapter award, and Annual
Business Report; number
of members who complete
the Business Achievement
Awards; how well mem-
bers place at state; and
much more
• Outstanding Chap-
ter award – given by the
national office for those
chapters that complete a
series of tasks related to
education, service, and
progress
• Chapter Challenge
award (the only chapter in
Oregon to receive this hon-
or!) – given by the national
office for those chapters
that complete a series of
tasks all year long that help
recruit and retain members
and promote FBLA
• Government Promo
Project – recognition for
completing a series of
tasks that help promote
the organization to elected
officials
• Gold Seal Chapter
Award recognition – only
the top 15% of chapters
can earn it
• Local Chapter Annual
Business Report – Josie
Bryan & Koby Hansen, 9th
• Chapter Newsletter –
Ashlie Chastain, 8th
Member awards and
recognition
Those who placed 1st –
4th qualify for nationals.
• Business Ethics Team
- Amy Wong & Victoria
Rasmussen 7th
• Client Service - Hollis
Robb 4th
• Entrepreneurship
Team - Xander Schott &
Blake Stone 10th
• Global Business Team
- Makenna Bachman &
Koby Hansen 8th
• Management Decision
Making Team - Megan
Burk, Melissa Foltz, Madi
Elms 7th
• Parli Pro Team - Ashlie
Chastain, Will Goodwin,
Vicky Ortiz, Jesse Johnson
5th
• Publication Design
Team - Dawson Vander-
wiele, Bekka Hughes 6th
• Social Media Cam-
paign Team - Brandon
Stairs, Kalani Heiser 6th
• Website Design Team
- Kara Bennett, Alayna
Bennett, Erin Blincoe 9th
• Agribusiness - Melissa
Foltz 3rd
• Business Calculations
- Mason Tomac 7th, Blake
Stone 3rd
• Business Law - Kailyn
McQuisten 2nd
• Health Care Admin
- Kaylan Mosser 9th,
Makenna Bachman - 6th,
Victoria Rasmussen - 1st
• Insurance & Risk
Management - Kassidy
Hertel 7th
• Information Technol-
ogy - Jesse Johnson 1st
• Networking Concepts
- Xander Schott - 2nd
• Personal Finance -
Mason Tomac 5th
Who’s Who of Oregon
FBLA – Josie Bryan and
Koby Hansen
National Business
Honor Roll – Makenna
Bachman, Josie Bryan,
Megan Burk, Ashlie Chas-
tain, Madison
Elms, Koby Hansen, Kas-
sidy Hertel, Wyatt Knadle,
Ashley Knoll, Hollis Robb,
Blake Stone, Mason Tomac
Business Achievement
Awards:
Future Level – Trevor
Ball, Alayne Bennett,
Hannah Boruch, Ashlie
Chastain, Cody Denton,
Wyatt Knadle, Ashley
Knoll, Vicky Ortiz, Draven
Pearce, Brielle Sand, Xan-
der Schott, Brandon Stairs,
Blake Stone, Hunter Stone,
Ezra Taylor, Mason Tomac,
Meagan Tool, Dawson
Vanderwiele, Nathaniel
Wright, Dominic Yerasi
Business Level – Hannah
Boruch, Josephine Bryan,
Ashlie Chastain, Madison
Elms, Kassidy Hertel,
Jacob Zikmund
Leader Level – Kara
Bennett, Josie Bryan,
Lindsay Livingston
America Level – Josie
Bryan, Koby Hansen
Ashlie Chastain was
elected as next year’s Blue
Mountain Region VP.
My Oregon photo chal-
lenge – Makenna Bach-
man’s photo was chosen as
a winner
Many members will
be fundraising for the
next two months in order
to compete and attend
the National Leadership
Conference in Atlanta, GA
June 26 – July 3. Each par-
ticipant must raise $1500,
and they are starting by
working the baseball and
softball concessions at the
sports complex.
Details on more fundrais-
ers will be available soon.
If anyone would like to
help sponsor a member,
please contact Toni Zik-
mund at BHS.
For more information
about FBLA, visit any of
the following websites:
http://www.fbla-pbl.org/
http://www.oregonfbla.org/
https://sites.google.com/
site/bakerhighfbla/
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 162.00 - 186.00 Top 192.00
400-500# Bulk 161.00 - 176.00 Top 184.00
500-600# Bulk 143.00 - 163.00 Top 164.00
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 139.00 - 166.00 Top 169.00
700-800# Bulk 128.00 - 144.00 Top 146.00
800-900# Bulk 122.00 - 133.00 Top 134.00
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
600-700#
700-800#
800-900#
900-1,000#
Yearling Heifers
Bulk 134.00 - 153.00 Top 155.00
Bulk 129.00 - 141.00 Top 142.00
Bulk 123.00 - 128.00 Top 130.00
Bulk 107.00 - 117.00 Top 118.50
Thin Shelly Cows 57.00 - 68.00
Butcher Cows 71.00 - 80.00
Butcher Bulls 78.00 - 92.00
Stock Cows Yng. 1275.00 - 1510.00
Younger Hfrts. N/A
Stock Cows Older. - 925.00 - 1175.00
ProducersLivestock.com
541-473-3136
— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Currently the local log market is flooded with
fire salvage logs. The log buyer for Malheur
Lumber Co. stated they have all the logs they
need under contract and are not accepting any
new purchases. BCC/LLC of La Grande has
receive so many burned fire salvage logs they
are no longer accepting logs at the La Grande
log yard. Any additional pine logs have to be
delivered to the Elgin Log yard cut in plywood
lengths and to a 8 inch top. For these pine
logs cut in plywood lengths, BCC is offering
$280.00/mbf. They are also paying $410.00/
mbf for Doug Fir & Western Larch. For White
Fir they are offing $310.00/mbf. At the Pilot
Rock Saw Mill BCC is offing $360.00/mbf for a
12 to 15 inch top, for 16 to 19 inch top $400.00/
mbf & offing $425.00/mbf for 20 inch plus top
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,257.00
Silver: $16.19
Platinum: $999.95
Palladium: $546.65
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Congratulations,
Kailyn McQuisten!
We’re all so proud of you!
Corn: $357.00/bu/USD
Wheat: $472.50/bu/USD
Soybeans: $904.25/bu/USD
Oats: $185.00 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $9.79/cwt/USD
Canola: $480.20 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $120.75/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $150.20/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $79.00/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com