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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1985
Page
4
Market notes show cattle and calf prices by grade with ranges for calves veal feeder cattle and replacement stock. Beef and Holstein categories move mostly steady to higher while cows and bulls vary by yield and quality alongside hogs and feeder pigs prices. July 30 and August 5 trades referenced with regional wholesale bids and term quotes.
The document lists price ranges for livestock categories including calves, replacement calves, cull cattle, dairy heifers, bulls, fed steers and heifers, Holsteins, hogs, fat cattle, cows, sheep, feeder pigs, and veal calves. Prices are given per grade from lower utility to prime and include weight classes and condition notes. Stronger/stable ranges appear for specific groups like Holstein steers and fed stock, with notable entries for veal calves and beef calves.
Milwaukee Aug 5 market report lists FED CATTLE with ranges for Choice steers 44-47 and Choice heifers 42-45, Good to choice Holsteins 38-40, Standard steers 34-38, Dairy heifers 37-39. Slaughter cows utilities 31-37, canners and cutters 31-37. Veal calves 50-60 good veal 40-50. Feeder bulls 50-90, commercial 43-46, common 40-42. Hog prices show sows 300-350 lbs 35-37, 450-500 lbs 35-37, over 500 lbs 35-37, butchers 220-250 Nos 1-2 42-43, bears 33 and down. Lambs good to choice 50-62, ewes and bucks 6-12.
Beetown sale lists 1003 head with calves replacement culls and quality grades. Slaughter calves and replacement calves dominate the catalog with prices from 20 to 93, showing churn from low-grade cutters to higher Holstein steers. Bulls run 38 to 45.75, with cutters and utilities priced at 35 to 38 and canners 32 to 35.
Lancaster sale traded 1,418 feeder pigs including 361 more than last week with steady trend and $2 drop for 40 to 70 pound grades. Top lots reached 41 to 37 dollars for mid weights, with 190 head at 44 pounds and 46 head at 50 pounds. Midwest Livestock Producers noted 1,262 head traded with $5 to $10 higher in 40 to 50 pounds. Belmont August 1 trade listed beef and dairy cattle prices across steers heifers cows bulls veal and packer sows.
One year ago report lists grain and livestock prices across commodities with ranges for wheat corn oats soybeans eggs and various cattle hog and dairy values. Includes cattle trade notes and price modifiers plus a telephone contact for more information.
The report lists futures changes for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with July 29 cash prices for Spring Wheat Winter Wheat Durum Rye and Barley. It provides No 1 and No 2 grade quotes for Corn Oats and Soybeans plus feedstuffs prices per ton and butter and cheese quotes. It closes with a 1975 price snapshot for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans and notes Wisconsin dairy prices.
Rains lingered over much of the grain belt improving fall harvest prospects and pastures. Wheat and corn faced price declines on weak export demand and ample crop prospects. At Minneapolis prices fell across grains with spring wheat down 10-18 cents to about 3.55 dollars, rye steady to slightly higher, oats down, soybeans dropping, and flax and sunflowers softening due to export prospects and competition.
Fed cattle prices slipped up to three dollars at some Midwest terminals while generally easing about 1.50. Demand stayed moderate with heavy discounts on Yield Grade 4s and over 1,300 pound steers. Across Sioux Falls and South St. Paul markets, fed steers and heifers softened while hogs rebounded after prior declines. Slaughter lambs fell modestly and feeder cattle and Holstein prices showed varied declines. Overall ratios show cattle slaughter down year over year, hog slaughter up, and sheep slaughter lower.
Daily market note shows no spot shipments of fluid milk from Wisconsin to other states for twelve straight weeks. Milk supplies remain ample with surplus on weekends. Bottling demand soft as month start sales lag. Plant intake reportedly up 10 percent year over year while Europe raises butter export subsidies to move its 2.3 billion pound intervention stock.
Francis Creek Cooperative reports 104 million dollars in sales for the past fiscal year ending June 30, 1985. Total livestock volume reached 772000 head as prices fell across species. The group operates nine markets and handles feeder pigs cattle and horses with a Manitowoc County dairy division selling cattle nationally and abroad.
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