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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1987
Page
6
Futures trading activity on the Chicago Board of Trade and Mercantile Exchange for the upcoming week is noted with early week and following day scheduling. The report outlines Monday and Tuesday session focuses and potential market movements across commodity and financial futures.
Market snapshot shows futures for Wheat, Corn and Soybeans across Chicago and Minneapolis exchanges with percent changes and grain types. It lists Aug 10 trade values for Spring and Winter Wheat, Durum, Rye, Corn, Oats, Barley, and Soybeans plus feedstuffs and meal prices for Minneapolis per ton.
Scrap market by Max Phillips and Sons lists complete automobiles, sheet iron, non ferrous metals, aluminum, batteries and other materials with prices per ton or per hundred weight. Also shows livestock totals for cattle vealers hogs sheep feeder pigs and overall volume.
Slaughter steer prices move 50 cents to a dollar higher with good and choice 1,000 to 1,300 pounds at 62 to 65, Holstein steers 58.5 to 62, slaughter heifers 62.5 to 64, and cow and bull classes showing gains. Regional quotes cover young high yielding cows at 45 to 48 and bulls 52 to 57 with broader ranges listed for lighter and heavier stock.
Zumbrota Minnesota trade August 10 reports higher feeder cattle and fat cattle prices with extensive ranges across weight classes and breeds. Estimated receipts include 600 cattle 300 calves 50 hogs and 10 lambs with price notes for holsteins and dairy cattle along with sheep and hog segments.
Midwest Livestock Producers announce that feeder pigs are eligible for interstate shipment to Illinois this week. The price section notes 40-50 lb premium grade detailed pigs picked up on farm, with a 40-43 Dale listing.
Beetown sale results for August 4 and 5 show 657 head traded including 40 to 50 pound feeder pigs at 0.43 to 0.48 per pound, slaughter cows 44 to 49 per cwt, breeding bulls 550 to 735, and cattle trade listings with Holstein, Chianina, and Hereford entries. Lancaster on Aug 5 moved 361 head with heavy and light weights, plus hogs and sows trading within 41 to 60 per cwt ranges.
August 5 feeder pig sale heads traded 957, up 47 from last week, prices steady to three dollars lower. Weights 40 to 70 pounds show ranges from 40.25 to 54.50, with top lots at 48.25 for 42 pounds and 54.50 for 67 pounds, while Madison USDA state prices list bid ranges by region and weight class for corn country elevators.
The Aug 7 exchange shows butter at steady to four lower grades with AA 1.49 percent, A 4.714, B 144-4. cheese up 4-1 cent, cheddar barrel 1.18, 40-lb blocks 1.22112. grains Wheat 2.63, Corn 1.65, Oats 1.061, Soybeans 4.75. eggs grades range 0.73 to 0.76. livestock prices list cows 28-39, dairy heifers 28-42, bulls 35-46, calves 20-50, fed cattle 52-55, slaughter hogs 57-62, sows 51-55, boars 0.45-0.46.
The report details cattle prices with steady to higher ranges for cows bulls and replacements, dairy and Holstein calves, veal calves, and feeders. Hog prices drift lower across No 1 and 2 butchers heavy packers and sows show varied gains and losses. Regional sections cite Eau Claire Wisconsin and Chicago markets with assorted weights and price bands for cattle calves and eggs.
Ettrick market reports show cows utility to heavy dairy steady, steer and heifer ranges including good to choice fed cattle and Holsteins. Calves, veal, feeders, hogs and sheep listed with multiple price bands. notes include Aug. 4 and Aug. 8 sale figures for Beet and x bred stock, replacement calves, and dairy cattle categories.
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