CORN AND TOBACCO HARVEST BEGINS

Producers who have dryer capabilities started harvesting corn last week, with good yields reported. Additionally, tobacco harvest is underway. Hay baling was the predominant activity last week. Other field activities included spraying for insects. Hard rains hit some areas of the state but only halted field activities temporarily. There were 6.0 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 18 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 20 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus.

CROP PROGRESS

Corn – Dough – 98 percent this week, 96 percent last week

Corn – Dented – 87 percent this week, 79 percent last week

Corn – Mature – 42 percent this week, 21 percent last week

Corn – Harvested – 5 percent this week, 1 percent last week

Cotton – Setting Bolls – 100 percent this week, 97 percent last week

Cotton – Bolls Opening – 13 percent this week, 8 percent last week

Soybeans – Blooming – 95 percent this week, 93 percent last week

Soybeans – Setting Pods – 89 percent this week, 83 percent last week

Soybeans – Dropping Leaves – 17 percent this week, 4 percent last week

Tobacco – Topped – 91 percent this week, 88 percent last week

Tobacco – Cut – 47 percent this week, 20 percent last week

FIELD CONDITIONS

Corn – 1 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 60 percent good and 26 percent excellent

Cotton – 2 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 64 percent good and 19 percent excellent

Soybeans – 3 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 61 percent good and 14 percent excellent

Tobacco – 4 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 29 percent good and 10 percent excellent

Pasture – 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 51 percent good and 8 percent excellent

CATTLE REPORT

FEEDER CATTLE

STEERS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 275 275 168.00 168.00

4 342-345 343 160.00 160.00

3 370-385 380 155.00-158.00 155.97

3 420-438 432 154.00 154.00

11 474-498 482 138.00-150.00 147.57

20 520-548 541 139.00-150.00 145.36

11 555-595 578 138.00-142.00 140.98

12 603-640 625 130.00-141.00 134.79

78 644 644 146.00 146.00 Value Added

16 652-687 671 126.00-136.00 132.67

7 715-744 734 125.00-130.00 129.29

3 755-760 757 124.00-126.00 125.33

1 775 775 120.00 120.00 Fleshy

5 813-815 813 122.00-125.00 124.40

14 822 822 130.00 130.00 Value Added

3 855-863 860 110.00-118.00 112.65

2 853 853 124.00 124.00 Value Added

2 983 983 105.00 105.00 Value Added

STEERS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

5 353-383 370 145.00-150.00 148.97

2 455-480 468 140.00-141.00 140.51

1 500 500 142.00 142.00

STEERS – Small 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 475 475 139.00 139.00

2 510-525 518 120.00-121.00 120.51

HEIFERS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 255 255 137.00 137.00

1 305 305 130.00 130.00

8 365-385 376 130.00-134.00 132.54

6 420-433 426 129.00-133.00 131.67

16 460-499 481 125.00-130.00 128.17

1 495 495 121.00 121.00 Fleshy

26 501-543 518 125.00-129.00 127.63

1 535 535 110.00 110.00 Fleshy

12 563-593 577 125.00-129.00 126.51

13 613-645 626 119.00-124.00 122.61

6 605-634 624 125.00-126.00 125.32 Value Added

13 650-695 673 117.00-121.00 119.12

2 680-695 688 110.00 110.00 Fleshy

6 725 725 109.00-111.00 109.67

HEIFERS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 335 335 134.00 134.00

2 380-385 383 125.00-130.00 127.52

1 410 410 125.00 125.00

10 465-498 490 122.00-127.00 122.68

3 655-690 678 106.00-110.00 107.29

3 703 703 104.00 104.00

4 836 836 98.00 98.00

HEIFERS – Small 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 385 385 123.00 123.00

BULLS – Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

2 400-410 405 138.00-146.00 141.95

20 460-495 477 140.00-151.00 145.29

7 510-530 523 134.00-145.00 141.56

23 550-590 577 123.00-139.00 132.35

4 618-635 622 122.00-125.50 124.61

9 658-691 678 110.00-120.00 113.90

2 725-735 730 104.00-105.00 104.50

BULLS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

5 572-578 574 121.00-124.00 122.79

1 620 620 121.00 121.00

BULLS – Small 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

1 510 510 120.00 120.00

SLAUGHTER CATTLE

COWS – Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

2 1180-1330 1255 53.00-58.00 55.35 Average

1 1155 1155 60.00 60.00 High

COWS – Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

31 990-1480 1155 53.00-57.00 54.33 Average

COWS – Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

13 950-1045 977 46.00-52.00 49.89 Average

BULLS – 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)

Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing

1 1380 1380 76.00 76.00 Low

REPLACEMENT CATTLE

BRED COWS – Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Head / Actual Wt)

Age Stage Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price

8 T2 4 920-1048 984 500.00-575.00 539.94