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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1982
Page
2
Market report lists cattle and hog prices by class. Cows steady 36-39 for light canners 32-38, bulls mixed with heavy dairy 45-49 and good beef 45-49, fed cattle weaker with steers 53-55% and heifers 51-54, Holstein steers 50-53, calves 55-75, hogs top butchers 54-54% and sows 42-45, bears 39-42, feeders 43-60 with springing Holstein heifers 900-1050 dollars.
Market notes show steadiness across cattle with top Utility cows at 39.90 and Commercial bulls to 48.40. Calves remain steady with Holstein calves 55-75 and top 82, feeder cattle steady with Holstein steers 39-45 and beef 47-55. Hog values are weak with 210-240 lb butchers at 53-53.50 and heavy butchers 49-53. Feeder pig auction occurs Monday mornings with 40-60 lb pigs 46-49 and 50-60 lb pigs 49-52.
South St Paul Minnesota markets show cattle numbers at 2 400 cattle 200 weaners 4 000 hogs and 700 sheep with slaughter steer quotes steady to 50 cents lower Choice 1 100 1 300 lbs 55 50 56 90 Holstein steers 50 cents to 1 lower Choice 1 200 1 600 lbs 52 52 75 hogs weak to mostly 50 cents lower with No 1 2 200 240 lbs 54 50 55 Lows No 1 to 3 300 650 lbs 45 46 50 sheep and lambs active and 1 higher with fat lambs 90 125 lbs wool ed 46 48 shorn 48 50 feeders choice 60 90 lbs 42 51
Scrap market shows weak demand across automotive and nonferrous items. Values cited include steel castings 8 12 cents per pound, motors and sheet metal 9 to 18, can scrap aluminum 10 to 25 cents, copper and brass around 25 cents, glass bottles one cent per pound, and freezers or appliances listed with limited pricing.
Two veteran Clark County Agricultural Society fair board members were ousted in key races at the 110th annual meeting. Phyllis Conrad of Owen, longtime treasurer, lost in a three way race to Mrs. James Petranovich of Thorp and Tom Bobrossky. George Zuelke of Loyal fell to Mrs. Donald Serangfeld of Neillsville after 30 years on the board.
One year back figures show fair board leadership after the election with Mr. Smith president Francis Steiner vice president Don Mary secretary and Mrs. Serangfeld treasurer replacing Mrs. Conrad carryover members Thurman Craig Willard Don Newman Gene Artz and Maryanne Olson. Grain and livestock prices are listed for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans Eggs and cattle hog prices with figures in multiple ranges. Dec 8 1972 noted.
Wisconsin eggs and produce prices show steadiness and unchanged cheese rates. Butter remains at Grade AA 1.50 with Grade A and B at 1.48 percent, Cheddar barrel at 1.33 and 40 lb blocks at 1.37 percent, while egg sizes hold, Extra large 62-67, Large 59-62, Medium 49-52.
Prices held steady for Wisconsin potatoes with light demand and few sales. Russell Burbanks in 50 pound cartons 70 to 80 count sold for 11.50 to 12 dollars, while round reds and round whites had too few transactions to set a market.
Last week price details show American Feeder Pig Co-op for select 45 lb pigs at 44 to 45 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers list premium detailed pigs 40 to 50 lb at 44 to 47 dollars picked up on farm. 40 to 50 lb pigs range 42 to 51 dollars across offerings.
Grain futures slipped last week as wheat and corn led losses while soybeans fell modestly. Minneapolis cash prices for spring wheat dropped amid weak exporter demand and looming river market closures, with rye corn oats barley and feed meals also moving lower.
Futures quotes show Dec wheat at 3.75 percent, Mar corn 2.39, Dec oats 1.58, Jan soybeans 5.69 for Chicago or Minneapolis. Monday cash prices list rye No 2 at 2.55-2.57, corn No 2 2.24, oats No 1 1.64-1.70, soybeans No 1 yellow 5.54, flax No 1 5.60, sunflower seeds 8.30. Feedstuffs (Nov 30, Minneapolis per ton) include soybean meal 44% 177.40, 48% 191.40, linseed meal 34% 138, meat meal 50% 210, brewers dried grains 114, wheat bran 76, wheat middlings 74, alfalfa meal dehydrated 110.
South St. Paul weekly report shows feeder cattle up 2-5 cents per pound and feeder pigs up 3-6 per head while all other classes drop. Fed steers 52-58, Holstein steers 46-54, slaughter heifers 50-56, cows 24-37 cents, hogs steady to down. Sows 45-46, boars 42-43, lambs 47-49, ewes 5-14, feeder lambs 42-50.
The federal government will keep distributing surplus cheese and butter to qualified recipients through December 1983. The Commodity Credit Corp. bought 587000 pounds of butter, 7.2 million pounds of cheese, 14.2 million pounds of nonfat dry milk, and 3.8 million pounds of mozzarella cheese. Cheese production rose 7 percent and butter 9 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin had one spot milk load to Illinois. total 1982 Wisconsin spot loads reach 338 versus 307 the prior year.
National potato growers will vote December 13 to approve an increase in funds for the National Potato Promotion Board. Ballots, mailed by the USDA, must be returned by December 27. approval requires a two thirds vote. The board, created in 1971, now collects about one cent per hundredweight.
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