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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1976
Page
5
The National Farmers Organization halted a cattle marketing vacation after results exceeded expectations. President Oren Lee Staley said the action ends until further notice to negotiate contracts for increased cattle volume committed to the NFC for bargaining. The move aimed to unite cattlemen to influence pricing rather than volume alone.
The NFO says a temporary vacation will allow final price contracts with packers awaiting contract terms. The group protests falling cattle prices and new federal beef grading rules, demanding fair value. Cattlemen seek at least 85 dollars per cwt for choice steers and 83 dollars for choice heifers.
Iowa State University economist Bob Wisner says corn prices this spring and summer will react to weather in U S wheat regions and Russia. Dry conditions in the southern Great Plains could lift prices, while good rains may depress them. Russian winter-wheat losses remain possible but Soviet output hinges on spring and summer rains.
Independence two derby entries were named champions of the Buchanan county hog show. Clark Satterlee and Terry DeBerg of Independence exhibited the grand and reserve champions from 77 entries. Satterlee’s hog topped the heavyweight class and DeBerg’s won the lightweight. Novice exhibitor Eric Morine of Lamont and Roger Fisher of Jesup won their respective classes.
Ak-Sar-Ben live stock show entrants from Linn County urged to prepare weigh ins and entry steps for Omaha competition. 4-H members advised to confirm eligibility and submit forms by stated deadline.
The top Angus bull brought 2000 dollars at an Iowa Beef Improvement Assn on farm sale linked to the Com Belt Cow Calf conference. Nichols and Sons of Bridgewater consigned the high seller to Hallmark Farm of Boone. Forty two bulls sold with an average of 763 dollars and five smaller bids sold privately for 450 dollars on average. Prices ranged 400 to 2000 dollars.
A sequence of sales listings shows multiple auctions planned for March in Iowa areas. Items include farm machinery and catalogued lots with locations near Walford Ox ford Monticello and Iowa City plus dates and times for each auction.
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