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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1985
Page
4
August 12 trade overview shows calves and hogs with varied demand across grades. Holstein replacements and dairy cattle steady to firm with beef demand mixed across chucks, plain cutters, and high yield cows. feeders and veal calves also listed with price ranges.
A segment lists various livestock categories with price ranges: Bulls, Cows, Calves, Cattle types, Dairy heifers, Holstein and beef varieties, Veal calves, Fat cattle, Sheep, and Feeder pigs. It includes terms like Higher Utility, Stronger Choice, and Steady to firm, with price bands for each category and class.
Market notes 329 head sold beef steers 51 to 52.30, beef heifers 50 to 51, Holstein steers 42 to 44.30, butcher cows 38 to 45.50, bulls 46 to 49.75, veal calves 50 to 87, packer sows 36.30, boars 33.80.
M4ITT August 12 trade lists feeder and slaughter cattle prices by grade including Choice steers 47-50, heifers 45-48, Holsteins 40-46, standard steers 36-40, dairy heifers 40-43. Slaughter cows Utility 34-40, canners 34-39. Veal veal 50-60, good 40-50. Hogs sows by weight 36-39, butchers 42-43. Lambs good to choice 50-62, ewes and bucks 6-12.
As of August 12 trade date, cull cows 78, Holstein steers 75 for Choice, 72 for Good. Bulls 82. Fat cattle Choice steers 84, Good steers 78 with six dollar off on number fours at 70. Choice heifers 84, Good heifers 78 with six dollar off. For more details call 414 336 3734.
The sale lists calves and replacement stock with prices per hundredweight across categories. Bulls, feeder sale data from July 30 notes 280 head sold including Charolais beef steers and heifers with weights from 400 to 1150 pounds, Holstein entries, and utility cuts.
The report lists futures and cash prices for wheat, corn, oats, soybeans and related grains. It includes Minneapolis futures for wheat and Chicago prices for corn and oats, plus cash prices for spring and winter wheat states, durum, rye, flax, sunflower seeds and various feedstuffs per ton. Prices are given with percent factors and ranges where applicable. Major items include No. 1 dark northern spring wheat at 3.24 for 13 percent, 3.51 for 14 percent, 3.79 for 15 percent. No. 1 dark hard red winter wheat at 3.18 with 12 percent. corn No. 2 at 2.36. oats No. 1 at 1.20-1.23. soybeans No. 1 yellow at 5.24. linseed and flax values. and feedstuffs like soybean meal and brewers dried grains with per-ton prices.
USDA Livestock Market News shows last week fed cattle at Midwest terminals surged with steers and heifers up one to five dollars due to strong packer demand and higher carcass and box beef values. Slaughter steers 44-54 cwt, fed Holstein steers 41-45, fed heifers 47-52, cull cows 29-41, slaughter bulls 43-51, barrows and gilts 43-46, slaughter lambs 67-75, with South St. Paul prices up across fed cattle, Holstein, cows, bulls, feeders and hogs amid easing receipts and rising live and dressed pork values.
Minneapolis Wheat and feed grain prices were mostly lower last week as a strong dollar limited exports and country selling met processors needs. Rain improved pastures, margins restrained feeding, flour mills bought cash, futures carried costs, and Mississippi barge shipments lagged behind a year earlier. Wheat trade remained active into winter months.
Wisconsin butter and cheese prices hold. butter under Grade AA and Grade A both at 1.39 percent while Grade B sits at 1.36. Cheddar barrel and 40 pound blocks rise to 1.16 and 1.21 respectively from July 29 exchange. River shipments from Minneapolis show 35 million bushels of grain moved, corn at 84.1 million, soybeans 30.8 million, with oats at 254 thousand and barley and sunflowers unchanged or zero this year.
Feeder pig sale notes 40-50 lb premium pigs with green tags picked up on farm at 30-34 Lancaster and 28-41 50-60 lb ranges. August 7 sale saw 1,335 head traded, 83 less than prior week, prices higher for some weight bands. Extreme tops include 87 head at 43 lbs and 66 head at 90 lbs, with prices from 36.75 to 49.
USDA Crop Production Report suggests the 1985 corn crop could near 8.3 billion bushels, possibly breaking the 1982 record, while the 1985 soybean harvest may approach 2 billion bushels. Despite large carryovers and weak export prospects, traders expect low prices for corn and soybeans by harvest time.
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