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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1978
Page
2
A market listing for Ettrick shows cattle categories with price ranges: cows from 31 to 46, bulls 36 to 40, feeders 43 to 60, Holstein stock 43 to 70, calves 40 to 95, and springing Holstein heifers 600 to 800 dollars. The table notes steady to strong demand across beef and dairy lines with various quality grades.
Steady market readings across cattle categories with price ranges for utility cows dairy heifers bulls calves replacement calves and fed cattle. Holstein calves show replacement demand with weights and price spreads. Feeder cattle list steady with ranges for steers and heifers.
USDA Livestock Market News notes hogs and sheep failed to gain while slaughter steers and heifers rose up to 1.50, fed Holstein steers up a dollar, slaughter cows up to 2, and bulls steady to firm. Feeder cattle mostly 2 to 3 higher. barrows and gilts up to 2.50 lower. slaughter lambs 2 to 4 lower. Top prices included steers 52.50, fed heifers 50, cows 38, and bulls 44.50. veal calves 45 to 65, some 84. beef feeder steers 57, beef heifers 52.50, Holstein feeders 51. Week-over-week changes show hogs and sows down. average weight 234 pounds.
In St Paul Minnesota cattle hogs and sheep markets show mixed moves with steers and heifers firm to higher, Holsteins commanding strong values, cows and bulls steady to higher, hogs steady to higher with varying weight bands, sows and boars priced by weight, lambs and feeders trading at firm ranges.
Exchange trade on March 31 shows Butter up 2 cents with Chicago and New York price levels for Grade AA A B. Cheese gains 1 percent with Cheddar barrels and Swiss grades listed. Wisconsin eggs show unsettled demand across extra large large and medium sizes. Chicago and New York market weights and baking stock and checks prices included.
Wisconsin feeder pig co op barrows and gifts topped at 47 with sows at 43 and boars at 38.50. Wheat 2.55 percent, corn 2.49, oats 1.77, soybeans 9.19. Select 40 lb pigs 52, choice 40 lb 50.50. Lambs slaughter 68-70, shorn 70-73, ewes 5-20, feeder lambs 65-68. Beef carcass value 85.04 vs 64.96 a year earlier. Hide and offal from a 1,000 lb steer 48.60 vs 46.70.
Market listings show scrap prices for complete automotives and nonferrous items with values for motors, sheet iron, appliances, and grain. Livestock quotes cover cows, heifers, bulls, calves, fed cattle, hogs, lambs, and feeder stock with regional tweaks and a note on market condition dates.
Grain prices rose early last week on expectations of a sharp drop in Brazil's soybean crop. Brazil's harvest was estimated between 9.2 and 9.8 million metric tons, below USDA views but above some forecasts, leaving open the possibility of becoming a soybean exporter. Spring wheat closed at 3.11 1/4, winter wheat 3.10, rye 2.97, and corn 2.30. Oats fell 4 to 5 cents to 1.31–1.34, feed barley up to 1.65–1.70, malting barley unfinished.
Steady to mixed prices noted for various feeds with Larker closing at 2.35 2.40 Beacon 2.30 2.35 Blue 2.15 2.30 Midwest feed prices closed mixed last week Linseed meal unchanged wheat bran down 9 a ton 47 percent SBM 13t or 13 a ton premium animal protein feeds 10 lower and alfalfa meal unchanged
Futures prices show gains for Wheat at 3.05 percent in Minneapolis and Corn 2.54 percent, Soybeans 6.59 percent in Chicago. Spring Wheat No 1 dark northern 13 14 and 15 percent premiums quoted at 3.18 3.18 3.19. Winter Wheat No 1 dark hard red 12 percent at 3.16 and Durum 3.55.
The report lists commodity quotes including Rye No 2 at 97, Corn No 2 at 32, Oats No 2 at 33, Barley Larker 2.35 2.45, Beacon 2.30 2.35, Blue 2.15 2.30, Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.13, Flax No 1 5.10, Sunflower Seeds FOB Minneapolis 13.30 13.40, Bran 73 per ton, Linseed Meal 140 per ton, Soybean Meal 189.90 per ton, Brewers Grains 97 per ton, Alfalfa Pellets 81 per ton, Molasses 53.50 per ton.
Wisconsin growers shipped 237000 hundredweight of potatoes last week, Russet Burbanks making up 73 percent. Year to date total stands at 9.2 million hundredweight, up from 8.7 million a year ago. Last week’s mix included 24 percent round whites 1 percent round reds 2 percent round white chip stock. Prices ranged 2.50 to 2.75 for round whites 4.50 to 4.75 for Russet Burbanks and 9 dollars for 70 to 100 count bakers.
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