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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1983
Page
2
South St Paul Minnesota market report dated August 29 shows cattle numbers with steers steady to higher, Holsteins strong, slaughter totals and prices for cows, bulls, heifers, hogs and sheep. Key ranges include steers 1,100-1,300 pounds at 59-60, Holsteins 1,200-1,600 pounds 52.50-54.50, sows 37-38, hogs 50-51, lambs 40-52 depending on weight and grade.
Steady tone across categories with top values noted. Cattle fields show top cows at 42.40 for utilities and bulls peaking at 49.20 for commercial, while calves range from 30 to 60 with varying grades.
Cows steady to weak with utility and light canners listed. Cattle futures show good to choice steers 56-59, heifers 50-56, and Holstein steers 50-53. Replacements include Holstein bull calves 110-135 lbs and veal options 50-78. Feeders and hogs weaker with varied weights and prices across categories. Springing Holstein heifers offered at 750-900 dollars per head.
The report lists historical price ranges for GRAIN Wheat corn oats and soybeans along with EGGS Butter and POTATOES. For Sept 1 1982 data include wheat at 3.87 and soybeans at 5.51 percent. Aug 31 1973 shows wheat 4.87 and soybeans 7.27 percent with butter Grade A at 84-85 and Texas Round Reds potatoes at 5.00.
Soybean prices rose on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange last week while wheat eased and corn and soy futures climbed due to hot dry weather reducing yields. Cash markets showed mixed moves with durum and flax up, oats firm, and various feed ingredients up or down on demand.
Grain markets show futures changes for Sept Wheat 4.21 percent Sept Corn 3.56 percent Sept Oats 1.75 percent New Soybeans 9.19 percent. Cash prices list various grades for spring and winter wheat and other commodities including rye corn oats barley flax sunflowers and feedstuffs with per ton prices for Minneapolis.
Madison shipped spot loads of Wisconsin fluid milk to Florida with 9 of 15 tankers leaving for Florida. Four loads went to Indiana and two to Illinois, while five loads of Wisconsin skim milk moved to Indiana. Government purchases last week totaled 263.1 million pounds of milk with butter cheese and nonfat dry milk, plus contracts to convert cheddar and other cheese into loaves.
Last week American Feeder Pig Co op quoted Select 45 lb pigs at 21 to 22 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers lists this week premium grade detailed pigs 40 to 50 lb at 19 to 22 dollars picked up on farm 40 to 50 lb at 18 to 23 dollars.
The Aug 26 exchange shows butter firm at AA 1.49 percent and A 1.48 and B 1.45 percent. Cheese unchanged with Cheddar barrel 1.32 and 40-lb blocks 1.35 percent. Wisconsin eggs steady with extra large 78-83 cents, large 75-78, medium 62-65.
Wisconsin market summary reports cull cows last week at a $2 higher price than Midwest trends, with cattle at 33 to 42 cents in decent demand. Veal calves held steady, Holstein bull calves 0.85 to 1.10 dollars per pound, some at 1.20, Holstein heifer calves 0.60 to 0.80. Slaughter cattle 0.44 to 0.59, bulls 0.44 to 0.52, slaughter hogs 0.484 to 0.50, feeder pigs 19 to 31.25 per head.
Slaughter steers and heifers at Midwest terminals mostly 50 cents to 2 lower last week. Peoria fed cattle steady to 1 dollar lower. In South St. Paul prices fell for fed steers, slaughter heifers, bulls, feeders, and hogs, while cull cows and sheep rose. Veal calves and Holstein sales varied by type and weight, with sow share and lighter weights noted.
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