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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1987
Page
4
Market snapshot showing futures prices for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans and Sunflower Seed with percent bids and delivery months. Includes grades for Spring Wheat and Winter Wheat, Durum Rye Barley and Feedstuffs with per ton prices for Minneapolis.
Scrap prices quoted for complete automobiles and non ferrous metals dated Aug 24 show market rates by category. Prices cover large and medium automobiles, stripped units, steel, motors, appliances, deep freezers, aluminum cans, batteries, radiators, stainless items, corrugated boxes, and weights in net tons with several price ranges and no value for insufficient tonnage.
Zumbrota Minnesota trade dated August 24 shows feeder cattle steady with weights from 300 to 1000 pounds ranging 0.56 to 0.98 per pound and fat cattle mostly steady with choice grades 58 to 64 and slaughter cows 42 to 50.50 per hundredweight. Hog prices span 0.44 to 0.60 per pound with August totals around 520 to 1,801 head across weights 20 to 80 pounds and heavier. Trade dates include August 19 and 20 with multiple lots traded in heavyweights, lightweights, and boars. South St. Paul Minnesota context appears at the end.
Prices from Milwaukee on August 25 show slaughter steers at 60.50 to 63.50 for good and choice 600 to 1300 pounds, Holstein steers 58 to 60, cows 41 to 46, heifers 60.50 to 62, feeders 40 to 50, hogs 58.50 to 61 for various weights, and feeder pigs 40 to 50 pounds at 45 to 50. Prices reflect steady to varying movements across categories and weights.
Estimated receipts for Tuesday include 700 cattle 300 calves 50 hogs and 10 lambs. Markets show Choice steers 60 to 63 cents heifers 58 to 61 cents Holsteins 53 to 61 cents standard steers 46 to 52 cents dairy heifers 46 to 50 cents slaughter cows utility 44 to 46 cents canners 39 to 43 cents calves veal 54 to 80 cents bulls 50 to 56 cents replacement gilts 90 cents to $1.15 hogs 48 to 50 cents for various weights lambs 55 to 66 cents ewes 10 to 14 cents.
Feeder pig sale reports show 1142 head traded with 147 more than a week ago and prices $3 to $6 higher. Detailed figures include 40-50 lb pigs at 43.50 to 54, 50-60 lb at 53.25 to 56.75, 60-70 lb at 61, and extreme lots with 56 head at 44 lbs and 105 head at 54 lbs at 56.75, plus larger lots at 76 lbs 61 head and 94 lbs 81 head at 70 and 81 respectively. Slaughter calves, replacement calves, ch. steers and heifers quoted with various weights and prices. Midwest Livestock Producers notes interstate shipment eligibility to Illinois for feeder pigs. Belmont and Dale graded sale notes included.
Wisconsin cattle prices listed include steer bids at 62 to 65 and 75 for heifers 61 to 64 75, Holstein steers 59 to 62, butcher cows 39 to 49 75, bulls 56 to 57 75, veal calves 50 to 142, feeder steers 80 to 92 and feeder heifers 70 to 85 per hundredweight.
Market report shows cattle and dairy items steady to weak with mixed highs. Calves fetch 60-98 for fancy to prime, Holsteins 80-150 replacement, fed cattle 57-61, hogs mostly 58-59 for No 1 2 butchers, feeders 42-70, with varied canners and cutters across categories, reflecting August 24 trading.
Market notes show dairy and animal prices across Wisconsin and Idaho. Holstein cattle steady to good, hogs steady with varying weights, calves strong, and cattle grades ranging from good to common util dairy heifers. Regional quotes cover Russet Burbanks potatoes, butter, cheese, and eggs with August dates and shipping point prices.
The page lists livestock price ranges by category, including cows, cattle, veal calves, hogs, and feeder cattle in Ettrick, Monticello, and regional districts. It also reports USDA bid prices to Wisconsin grain farmers for corn, soybeans, oats, and wheat, with August price ranges by district and district-wide averages.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent weekly mailed to households and agribusinesses in Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. Second-class postage paid at Eau Claire Wisconsin. Contact and address updates to Eau Claire. Subscription rates listed.
Washington DC producers face a 50 percent reduction in assessments for the American Egg Board. Effective Sept 1 the per 30 dozen egg case contribution to funding research and promotion will drop to 22 cents.
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