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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1982
Page
2
Market news covers livestock prices and figures for cattle hogs sheep and calves from South St Paul and Eau Claire. Dairy milk production in Wisconsin declines with shipments to Illinois and Indiana and bottlers prep for the weekend as schools reopen.
Cattle prices list for Ettrick including cows, steers, heifers, Holsteins, and feeder cattle. Highlights show steady cow utility ranges 41 to 47, good beef 48 to 52, feeder and replacement cattle quoted with ranges and a springing Holstein heifer price band from 900 to 1100 dollars.
Historical price listings show grain wheat corn oats soybeans and eggs by size for Aug 18 1981 and Aug 18 1972. Livestock equity prices cover cows heifers bulls calves fed cattle slaughter hogs sows boars slaughter lambs and veal calves with ranges for each category.
Wisconsin markets report unchanged butter prices with AA at 1.49 and A 1.47 to 1.49 while cheddar barrels and blocks hold at 1.31 and 1.35 percent. Egg prices stay steady with extra large 63 to 68, large 60 to 63, and medium 47 to 50 cents.
This week grain markets weakened as seasonal abundance and a strong dollar curbed trade. USDA forecasts record U.S. crops pressured prices with corn at 8.3 billion bushels, soybeans 2.3 and wheat 2.6, while futures fell across corn, wheat and soybeans and rye oats and barley also eased amid ample supply.
USDA Livestock Market News reports a mixed week at South St. Paul yards with gains for slaughter steers and heifers, Holstein steers, feeders, hogs and slaughter lambs. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly lower, cull cows slow all week as buyers push prices down. Low grade shells and light weight culls 31 to 34 cts per lb, utilities up to 45 dollars per cwt. Reduced hog slaughter push prices 2 to 3 dollars per cwt higher. lows up 2 dollars. Slaughter lambs 4 dollars higher, ewes up one dollar. fed lambs 48 to 54 per cwt, ewes 6 to 18, hand feeder lambs 40 to 52 per cwt.
Minneapolis grain futures show Wheat at 3.73, Corn 2.22, Oats 1.45, Soybeans 5.46, Rye 2.60 to 2.65, Corn No 2 2.18, Oats No 1 1.44 to 1.52, Barley unspecified, Feed No 3 1.69. Soybeans No 1 Yellow 5.364, Flax No 1 6.00, Sunflower No quote. Feedstuffs per ton Aug 10: Soybean meal 44% No quote, 48% No quote, Linseed meal 34% 150, Meat meal 50% 200, Brewers’ dried grains 95, Wheat bran 64, Wheat middlings 62, Alfalfa meal dehydrated 100.
USDA August crop forecast surprised traders with a 8.32 billion bushel corn crop and 2.29 billion bushels of soybeans, both record highs. Iowa State economists warn of storage tightness, potential forced sales, and lower corn and soybean prices through fall and into next year, despite expectations of some price recovery by late spring. Wisconsin projects a record soybean harvest of 14.9 million bushels and corn at 372.6 million, with yields near last year.
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