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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1985
Page
4
Market summaries detail calf and beef cattle values with steers and heifers ranging to the mid 50s for Holsteins and standard grades, replacements and veal calves weaker to steady, hogs showing declines for no. 1 and 2 weights, sows and boars lower, feeder cattle steady, and dairy calves varying across grades. Origin markets Sparta April 10 and April 9 trade notes included.
Market table lists replacement calves Holstein bulls 60-80 with Holstein heifers 50-62, beef calves 70-107, cull cattle lower utility 40-43, variety of canners and cutters 32-47, fed steers and heifers steady to choice 52-57, fed Holsteins steady good to choice 48-55, butchers 40-40.75, sows 36-42, boars and stags 34-38, veal calves higher choice to prime 45-55, lightweights 25 and down, replace calves steady Holstein bulls 65-82 and heifers 55-80, beef calves 70-110, fat cattle lower char cuts 54-58, Holstein steers lower good-to-shouldered 51-55, luwd steady cutter and canners 35-40, shelly canners 35 and down.
A detailed cash grain market sheet with Minneapolis and Chicago price quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans and related futures. It also lists cattle veal sheep hogs and feeder prices by weight grade and category including sows bulls and cows and April 9 price quotes and April 3 trade notes.
Lancaster feeder pig sale on April 10 traded 1 173 head with 195 more than a week prior. Prices ranged 40 to 70 pounds from about 41 to 57.75. extreme tops included 37 head at 41 pounds for 47.25 and 52 head at 45 pounds for 50.50. Midwest Livestock Producers notes 1 466 head volume with similar trend and premiums for green tagged pigs 41 to 44. South St Paul Minnesota listing shows 40 50 lb pigs 42 to 48 with minor upward movement. National Farmers Organization reports statewide cull cow prices with various adjustments and extra details via phone line.
Beetown market reports 560 head slaughter calves and 700 head feeder cattle sold on April 6. Slaughter calf prices run 36 to 59.80 per hundredweight with various classes listed. Feeder beef steers and heifers priced by weight and class, beef cows bring 440 to 500 per head.
Manitowoc Fifty consignments have been cataloged for the Manitowoc County Holstein Association's Clipper Classic sale to be held April 20. Sale chairman Gregg Miller of Newton says the auction occurs at the Manitowoc County Expo grounds, just west of Manitowoc at the I 43 and Highway 151 intersection.
On April 12 exchange date Butter prices show Higher Grade AA 1.41 percent Grade A 1.41 Grade B 1.40. Cheese prices list Lower Cheddar barrel 1.22 percent 40-lb blocks 1.26 with April 15 exchange date. Wisconsin eggs steady with Extra large 57-60 Large 55-58 Medium 45-48.
Soybean markets rallied last week as soybean oil exports bolstered bids while crushing stayed moderate to heavy. Illinois soybeans closed 2-4 cents higher at $6.20-$6.26, with Minneapolis oilseeds firm on limited farmer selling and stronger European demand.
The report shows demand keeping live prices even with dressed values across Midwest terminals through last week. Slaughter cows and bulls mainly steady with some declines at Sioux City and South St. Paul. Holstein steer quotes eased 50 cents to $1, and hog markets were mixed, with barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents lower in some areas and 50 cents to $1.50 higher in others.
For the week ending April 12 demand for Wisconsin potatoes was moderate to good with mixed prices and many packing sheds finished for the season. Prices vary by size with Russel Burbanks at 50-pound 70-count mostly 16 dollars and 80-count 15 to 16, 90-count 15, 100-count 12 to 13. Non-size 100-pound mostly 7.50 and 10-pound film mostly 8.75. Round whites 100-pound packs 7 and 50-pound sacks mostly 7 to 7.25. Shipments run ahead of last year with total stock 8,876,000 hundredweight vs 6,994,000 last year and chip stock 933,000 vs 701,000.
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