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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1979
Page
2
Steady to strong price ranges across cattle categories. Utility cows 50-55% packed, canners 48-55 or light 45-48, bulls steady 60-67 for heavy dairy and beef grades, calves 80-170 for replacements and veal, feeder cattle rally with springing Holstein heifers fetching 900 to 1200 dollars, and Holstein steers 55-57.
Strong demand pushed most cattle and hog classes up at South St. Paul last week. Slaughter steers and heifers rose $4-5, cows $4.50-5, and bulls $2-3, with steers topping $64 and cows $48-51. Feeder activity was brisk, vealers steady, and lambs and sows mixed. Estimated value of a 600-700 lb beef carcass at $100.54, vs $85.76 last year.
Wis feeder pig co op lists 45 lb pigs at 19.75 to 20.75 dollars per head and 40 lb pigs at 18.50 picked up on farm. In Minnesota South St. Paul markets 40 to 50 lb pigs at 26 to 28 dollars. Monday volume shows cattle 2,200, hogs 9,000, sheep 500. Prices for slaughter steers and heifers steady to up 1.50 to 2, with steers 1,050 to 1,325 pounds at 64 to 65, higher. Cows and bulls steady to firm with various weight ranges and figures. Sheep and lambs steady with feeder ranges listed.
A historical price snapshot shows grains Wheat 3.26 and 1.25 percent, corn 2.26 and 1.22, oats 1.24 and 60 percent, soybeans 6.63 and 2.46 percent. Eggs vary by size. Livestock values cover cows, heifers, bulls, calves, fed cattle, hogs, sows, boars, lambs. Butter grades and cheese quotes finish the update.
Wisconsin eggs and dairy prices show butter at Chicago AA 1.32, A 1.29, B 1.27 per lb with Wisconsin firm extra large 69 74 and large 67 72. Cheese higher cheddar at 1.20 barrel, 40 lb blocks 1.23, Swiss grades A B C at 1.53 1.51 1.49. Egg market evaluation lists weights for No 1 57, No 2 55, No 3 40, No 4 30, breaking stock 43, checks 35.
Subnormal temperatures strengthened prices last week on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Spring wheat and winter wheat finished higher while rye and corn gained on slower selling. No. 1 and No. 2 heavy cars rose, and oat demand grew with mill activity. Malting barley old crop was incomplete in the pasted text.
Soybeans advanced 2. cents to 7.06. Oilseeds closed mixed with Minnesota plants raising prices 17 to 25 cents to 6.93 to 7.06. Flaxseed gained 25 cents to 7.00 with October bid up 10 cents to 6.75. Sunflower oil type finished at 10.60 while new crop fell 50 cents to 10.50.
Details of cash grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye durum and related feeds with per ton prices. Wisconsin potato shipments rose last week with 208,800 hundredweight shipped, 75,000 cwt more than the prior week, season total 511,100 cwt, 44.7 percent below last season at this time.
Dairy Market News reports Wisconsin spot fluid milk shipments rose to 23 loads last week from 12 the prior week. The gains mark the first time since January that 1979 spot loads exceed the 1978 level, with 13 loads going south and 10 to the East North Central region. Butter and cheese futures edged up on select contracts while other grades held steady.
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