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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1977
Page
2
Ettrick market lists steady to lower bids across cattle and hogs. Cows and bulls show mixed ranges with utility and heavy categories, calves and Holstein stock detailed, hogs near steady with top butcher prices and sow boar values.
Livestock market data from St Paul Minnesota shows cattle 5300 head hogs 6000 sheep 500 and wealers 500. Slaughter heifers steady to firm 39 to 41 for 900 to 1125 pounds. Slaughter cows utility and commercial 23 to 26.5. Cutter 22.5 to 25. Bulls 28.5 to 31 for 1400 to 2000 pounds. Wealers 76 for 150 to 250 pounds. Hogs slow No 1 to 3 200 to 260 pounds 43 to 44. Sows 35 to 36 No 1 to 3 300 to 600 pounds. Boars 31 to 32. Sheep and lambs steady 90 to 105 for wooled 53 to 56.
Steady prices across cattle hog and feeder markets with ranges for cattle categories and replacement calves. Highlights include Holstein calf prices 30-69 and hogs trading steady with no major shifts, while feeder lambs and ewes show modest activity.
Exchange trade notes steady prices for eggs and butter with Wisconsin and New York markets listed. Includes grain futures values for wheat corn oats and soybeans plus live cattle hogs and dairy figures and miscellaneous commodities.
The report lists prices for scrap metals, eggs, cheese, potatoes, and livestock, with ranges for scrap iron and aluminum and 1978 forecasts. It notes Land O Lakes Inc purchased 78,700 pounds of standard grade nonfat dry milk and outlines USDA price support implications, predicting milk production above 1977 and potential heavy purchases into 1978.
Cash grain prices were mixed as Mississippi River barge lockups slowed movement. No 2 rye closed at 2.50 a bushel with rye down. corn edged up to 2.04. oats firmed with strong mill demand. Soybeans rose to 5.86 a bushel. flaxseed and sunflower bids increased. Midwest feedstuffs mostly lower. FOB Minneapolis values listed for meals and grains.
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