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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1984
Page
4
Prices held steady across cattle hogs and calves in Eau Claire. Top cattle reached 37.50 for utility cows with dairy heifers 32 to 42, feeder steers 32 to 45, and hogs at 46 to 49 for heavy butchers. Replacement calves weak, bulls mixed, and feeder pigs quoted 34 to 40 for 40 to 60 pound pigs.
Livestock markets dated December 17 show steadiness in cows with utility grades at 36-41 and higher ranges for cannery and cutter stock. Bulls steady to strong with dairy up to 45 and heavy beef to 45. Fed cattle mostly steady with steers 60-64 and heifers 52-62, Holstein lines 53-57. Calves steady to strong with replacements and veal varying by type. Hog prices firm for top butcher stock 42-54, sows 35-39, bears 33-35. Feeder cattle steady with multiple classes ranging 43-64 and springing Holstein heifers 750-950.
Livestock and miscellaneous market items listed with steers heifers cows hogs and sheep prices by weight and grade. Includes complete automobiles scrap and non ferrous scrap values and notes on units and tonnage.
Phoenix area agribusinessman John Norton, head of the J.R. Norton Co., confirmed he was interviewed for deputy secretary of agriculture after which a California farm subsidy figure was noted. Norton, 55, operates in Arizona and California with an 8,000 acre Riverdale County farm receiving 1.59 million dollars in federal PIK and related subsidies last year under the Reagan administration.
A compact listing of grain and livestock prices from two historical dates. Wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, eggs, hogs, cattle, dairy, and butter are shown with price ranges. Includes potato price notes and seasonal shifts across years.
Minnesota and Chicago price quotes for wheat corn oats and soybeans with December 17 cash prices for spring and winter wheat durum rye and related feedstuffs as of December 11. No. 1 dark northern 13 to 15 percent protein ranges 3.65 to 4.29 percent. corn 2.49 to 2.69. oats 1.82 to 1.86. soybeans 5.84. flax 6.70. sunflowers 11.20 per cwt. Feedstuffs include soybean meal 145.50 to 153.50 per ton and other meals and grains listed with quoted prices.
The listing shows cattle prices including Holstein steers at 0.98 to 1.06 per pound and fat cattle around 1.02 to 1.06, with choices and good grades noted. It also lists cull cow prices, bulls, and number fours with specific figures, plus an egg and butter market snapshot with butter unchanged around 1.43 percent for Grade AA and cheese blocks around 1.30 percent. An exchange date of December 14 is indicated along with a contact phone number 414-336-3734 for additional details.
This week's price trend for feeder pigs from Midwest Livestock Producers shows steady to $1-$3 lower across weight classes. Prices range for 30-40 lb from 29 to 36, 40-50 lb 35 to 42, 50-60 lb 40 to 46, and 60-80 lb 43 to 52 with volume and regional notes noted.
Fed cattle prices held steady to $1 higher at Midwest terminals amid a rising wholesale beef market. Boxed beef strength lifted cut out levels, while demand remained generally good. Cattle slaughter rose to 711,000, with Iowa and Southern Minnesota steady to 50 cents lower on direct trade hogs, and Western Cornbelt prices mostly steady to $1 lower.
Grain prices mostly softened on light holiday trading while spring wheat and cash spring wheat edged higher on strong mill demand. A strong dollar curbed exports. corn fell after 500,000 tons shifted from Russia. Prices for No 2 yellow corn at Omaha dropped to 2.51, soybeans 5.82, flax 6.75, and various feed products varied with shipping schedules and weak farm selling.
Wisconsin interstate milk shipments for 1984 hit 2,212 loads year to date, with 102 spot loads in the week ending December 13. Florida, Indiana, Illinois and Oklahoma received sizable shares while demand remains good for whole milk due to holiday cream use. nationwide production trends show mixed gains and a generally balanced market.
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