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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1981
Page
2
South Saint Paul Minnesota livestock report shows steady to higher cattle, hogs, and sheep prices. Slaughter steers top around 47.30 while hogs move up to 50 to 50 for No 1 2 200 260 lb. cows utility 43-45 and canners 37-44. replacement calves Holstein bulls 110-135 lb 70-95 top 103. feeder cattle Holstein 42-52 beef 52-58.
Utility cows show strength at 45 to 50 with a sturdy build while canners deliver 44 to 49. Light canners range 40 to 44. Judging notes emphasize consistent frame and weight-bearing capability across classes.
USDA market news shows mixed prices for heavy dairy and beef cattle with steady slaughter steer and Holstein values while hogs firm to strong. Note range figures for heifers veal and replacements, plus autos and appliances prices and springing Holstein heifers noted.
July 31 exchange shows Butter Grade B in decline while Chicago Grade AA and A hold. Cheese barrels rise and 40 lb blocks edge up. Wisconsin Eggs list steady ranges for extra large to medium. Slaughter cows and bulls inch lower. feeder cattle mostly steady to modest gains amid Holstein firings and market notes.
Commodity prices show futures for Wheat Minneapolis at 4.20 percent, Corn Chicago 3.34 percent, Oats Chicago 1.90 percent, Soybeans Chicago 7.20 percent. Feedstuffs prices for Minneapolis per ton list soymeal 44 percent 205.20, 48 percent 223.20, linseed meal 34 percent 145, meat meal 250, brewers' dried grains 95, bran 79, middlings 76, alfalfa meal 108. Feeder cattle quotes include steers under 700 lb weak to $1 lower, feeder steer No.1 58-65.25, Holsteins 49-54.25 large frame No.2, heifers 52-54.70, sows 40.50-41, boars 35-35.50. Slaughter lambs 56-58 choice, 54-56 wool. Beef carcass value 107.13 last week, 118.63 year ago. Hide value 6.02 cwt, last year 6.64. Feeder pigs 30-33.50405
Barley prices strengthened on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange while other grains lagged as crop prospects remained solid. For the week ending July 30, Minneapolis wheat and soybeans slipped, corn and oats mixed as country selling slowed or rose. Sunflower prices steadied with firming noted, and crude sunflower oil eased slightly.
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The report lists grains and livestock prices from one year prior. Wheat 4.17, corn 3.26 percent, oats 1.78, soybeans 7.37. Eggs by size range 76-84, 74-78, 59-64. Livestock values include cows 38-48, dairy heifers 45-51, bulls 41-57, calves 45-85, fed cattle 56-64, hogs 44-45, sows 38-44-39, boars 27-30, beef feeder heifers 45-60, feeders 52-68, Holstein feeders 48-58, slaughter lambs 62-65.
The August 5 1971 report lists farm price benchmarks across commodities. Grain prices include wheat 1.48 and corn 1.31. oats 66. soybeans 3.31. Livestock equity shows cows 17 23 and veal calves 27 51. Butter Grade AA 67 784. Minnesota potatoes round reds priced at 3.90.
Advanced dairy values rose 1 percent to 1.30 with blocks unchanged. Wisconsin fluid milk shipments to other states totaled 19 loads for the week ending July 30, down from 26 prior week but above last year's 10. 3 moved to another East North Central state, the rest to a South Atlantic state. 1981 year to date 60 loads moved out on a spot basis, vs 375 last year. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, grade B butter fell to 1.43 with others unchanged. National Cheese Exchange activity steady. CCC bought 3.5 million pounds butter, 3.3 million pounds cheddar blocks, 7 million pounds barrel cheese, 18.6 million pounds nonfat dry milk powder. milk equivalent 174 million pounds. CCC sold 936,000 pounds standard NDM at 0.56-0.57. Week ending July 23 US butter output 18.4 million pounds, down 4% from prior week but up 4% year over year. cheese production 49.1 million pounds, down 2% week but up 10% year over year.
Futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed lower as markets priced in favorable growing weather, active farmer selling, and a strong dollar overseas. Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans showed modest declines with August soybeans at 7.14 a bushel and September wheat near 4.04. Trade noted heavy cash sales and limited support from U.S.-Soviet talks.
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