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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1982
Page
2
Ettrick market reports steady to strong with cattle ranges: cows 34 to 46, bulls 40 to 52, fed cattle mostly 57 to 66 for steers and 57 to 63 for heifers. Calves 60 to 125, hogs 42 to 50, feeder cattle 52 to 70 with Holstein and crossbred grades noted. Springing Holstein heifers listed at 900 to 1100 dollars.
Market readings show steady to strong demand across cattle classes. Utility cows bring 32 to 46, dairy heifers 38 to 46, commercial bulls 42 to 48, beef bulls 35 to 42, calves 15 to 55, and Holstein replacements 50 to 120 with tops to 135 for bull calves and 120 for heifers. Fed cattle hold 54 to 61 while Monday feeder pig auction lists pigs 40 to 60 pounds and heavy butchers near 49.
Prices across cattle and calves showed mixed results at South St Paul stockyards. Slaughter steers mostly steady to 50 cents lower with choice $64.70 to $66, Holstein steers $60 to $61.75, heifers $63 to $64.80, cows $39 to $44, bulls $47 to $52, heifers and steers for feeders firm to up. Feeder Holsteins and barrows and gilts rose modestly, lambs down, and carcass values and hide/offal price data noted.
The Monday market listing from South St Paul Minnesota shows cattle 1500 head vealers 200 hogs 4000 sheep 400 sold with price notes not provided. Buyers and sellers gathered in a typical midwestern livestock exchange setting reflecting regional demand trends.
Prices quoted from Max Phillips and Sons show a mixed market with gains for slaughter steers and heifers while hogs and sheep move unevenly. Steers 1,050 to 1,300 pounds up to 67 percent quality. heifers 925 to 1,100 pounds 63 percent good and choice. hogs 200 to 260 pounds up to 50 percent. Sheep and lambs decline by 1 dollar, feeders hold steady. bulls and canners steady to weak across grades.
A market update lists butter prices with Grade AA at 1.47 and Grade A at 1.45 and Grade B at 1.39 per lb. It notes non ferrous scrap values for aluminum cans 20 to 25 per CWT, radiator cores 23 to 35 per CWT, and stainless steamers 10 to 12 per CWT. Also included are conversions for net ton 2000 lbs and notes on box and paper salvage pricing with 6 000 lbs or more for newspaper. Prices quoted subject to market conditions on sale date.
Market data show cheese and butter prices,Wisconsin eggs and potato values, and grain futures. Livestock quotes include cows, calves, fed cattle, and hogs with scattered post gains, while soybeans and corn report price changes and meal and feedstuffs rise.
Chicago Grain and soybean futures closed higher in active trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat May at 3.72 a bushel, corn 2.79, oats 2.18, and soybeans May at 6.61 a bushel. Futures trading on the Chicago markets continued with gains across crops.
Futures on wheat and corn show small percentage gains and losses across July September December and March contracts. Trading activity notes previous sales and open interest shifts, reflecting modest market momentum and shifting trader positions.
The report lists futures prices for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Soybeans, Rye, Barley and related feedstuffs. It shows Minneapolis and Chicago quotes, No. 2 and No. 1 grades, plus prices for soybean meal, linseed meal, meat meal, Brewers' dried grain, wheat bran and middlings.
Weekly dairy market report shows nearly all Wisconsin fluid milk stayed in state for week ending April 1 with only one interstate load to Illinois. CCC purchases for six months through March 31 totaled about 6.3 billion pounds milk equivalent valued at $987 million, up from a year earlier in butter cheese and nonfat dry milk powder. Butter futures at CME rose marginally while National Cheese Exchange prices held steady.
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