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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1986
Page
4
Trading on the Chicago Board of Trade showed mixed futures for corn and soybeans across contracts including August September and November. Price readings ranged around 1.6 to 1.9 for corn and about 4.8 to 5.1 for soybeans, with several contracts posting small gains and others slight declines.
Minneapolis futures for wheat, corn, oats and soybeans listed with Chicago prices, plus cash prices for spring and winter wheats, rye, corn, oats, barley, flax and sunflowers. Feeder cattle, hogs, sheep, slaughter livestock and dairy items priced. trade data includes July 29 to Aug 4 dates and statewide cattle prices from the National Farmers Organization. Prices cover meat products, feeds, and non ferrous scrap, with regional notes and prior year comparisons.
Aug 1 exchange shows Butter up 6 percent, Cheese gains 14 cents, Cheddar 1.22 and 40 lb blocks 1.27. Wisconsin eggs steady with sizes listed. Milwaukee cattle trade reports Choice steers 50-53, heifers 48-50, dairy heifers 39-43, slaughter cows 28-37, calves veal 60-70, hogs and lambs with ranges, bears under 43.
Trade data lists slaughter calves 30 to 50 cents, replacement and ch categories, steer and heifer prices, and Holstein values for a mixed buyer run. Morning delivery fat cattle Aug 2 shows price ranges by weight class for choice beef steers and Holstein stock, with noted shrinkage and general summary of cull and utility cows and bulls. Belmont
Market reports show prices for beef steers heifers Holstein steers butcher cows bulls veal calves and hogs on July 31 and Aug 4 trades at South St. Paul and Lancaster with multiple weight bands and price ranges. Notable quotes include 40-50 lb pigs at 50-55 cents and feeder pigs 40-50 lbs at 45.0-56.5 cents per pound with extreme top lots listed.
Eau Claire and Sparta list August prices for cattle hogs and calves. Cattle top at 39 for utilities, dairy heifers 28-42, beef bulls 40-46, feeders steady, calves varied 20-60, hogs strong 58-62, sows and boars noted, Holstein replace calves 50-75, dairy heifers steady 40-45, steers 46-57, heifers 40-55, veal calves steady 60-80, slaughter lambs 90-110. Top and range figures shown for each category.
Commodities prices across cattle hogs and sheep by type and grade, including guides for Cows, Replacement Calves, Veal Calves, Fat cattle and Dairy Heifers. Notable entries show Utility and Commercial ranges, Holstein adjustments, and Aug 4 Marion figures with mixed livestock values.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent weekly mailed every Wednesday to farm households and agribusinesses across Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. The paper covers agriculture policy farm markets and local rural community news for the Midwest region.
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