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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
2
The report shows cattle prices with ranges for cows 25 to 28.50, canners 24 to 27, light canners 20 to 24, bulls 24 to 31, and dairy cows 29 to 32. Calves and Holstein entries include veal 50 to 60, springing Hol. heifers 500 to 700, hogs top at 43.50 to 44.50, sows 33 to 36, and boars 29 to 33, with feeder cattle mainly 30 to 42 for various classes.
Strong market tones for cattle with top 28.90 and utility cows 26-28. Canners and cutters 24-26, dairy heifers 26-30, commercial bulls 27-30. Cutter and utility bulls 22-27, beef bulls 26-30. Few select 40-55. Good to choice 30-40, standard to good 18-30. Culls 18 and down.
The Monday market shows cattle 4000 head hogs 8000 sheep 1200 vealers 500. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to higher with higher choices at 41 42 per cwt for 1050 1300 lb cattle. Holstein steers and replacements mostly steady. Fed cattle steady 34 38 for slaughter cattle and 39 40 for select grades. Slaughter cows steady to firm with utility 23 26, cutter 22 25. Slaughter bulls 25 31. Bears 26 30.
December Class I prices across regions show New York New Jersey 11.35 last week 10.90 year ago and Florida area 11.89 11.41 while oats vary by district. Livestock values list Holstein steers beef cattle utilities hogs and sheep with price ranges and year-ago comparisons.
Week ending December 17 shows higher total marketings across cattle hogs and sheep versus prior week, but well below year ago. Fed cattle mostly 50 cents lower, Holstein steers steady. cows 50 cents lower. bulls firm. Feeder cattle steady to $1 higher, hogs firm to $1 higher, lambs $1–$2 higher. Slaughter steers up to 42.50, cows to 27, bulls 33, calves to 76. top beef feeders 42.50, Holstein feeders 34.70. Trade uneven for barrows and gilts with about 1,050 head for futures. sows ~37% of hogs, hogs to 45, boars to 32.50. 40–60 lb feeder pigs 31–36. Slaughter lambs to 58, shorn 61, ewes 8–20. Feeder lambs to 65, fancy 74 lb to 74. Value of hide and offal per 1,000-lb steer about 43.70. Cattle on feed Dec 1 across seven states 8.5 million head, up 7% y/y. November fed cattle marketing about 1.5 million head, up 12% y/y. Grain and eggs price quotes included.
USDA Grain Market News notes futures finished lower as week ended December 17 with foreign buying later in the week. Softs include spring wheat about a cent lower to 2 91, winter wheat down 5 cents to 2 73, durum 3 40 to 3 50, rye 2 60, corn 2 02 2 03, oats 1 30 1 35, barley 2 30 2 40, and feed barley 1 60 1 70. Soybeans fell 5 cents to 5 81, flaxseed up 15 cents to 4 90. Sunflower up 55 cents to 9 75. Midwest feedstuffs mixed. eggs, cheese, potatoes listed with price ranges.
Futures highlights show Wheat at Minneapolis up 2.70 percent, Corn at Chicago up 2.18 percent, Soybeans at Chicago up 5.954 percent. Spring Wheat No 1 dark northern priced 2.85 2.89 2.94 percent by protein, Winter Wheat No 1 dark red priced 2.71 percent, Durum 3.38-3.40, Rye No 2 2.60, Corn No 2 2.03, Oats No 2 1.28-1.33, Barley various feeds 2.25-2.40, Soybeans No 1 yellow 5.80, Flax No 1 4.90, Sunflower seeds 0.10 per cwt.
Exchange trade notes December 16 show butter steady with Chicago Grade AA at 1.02 percent and New York Grade AA at 1.04 percent. Cheese cheddar barrel and Swiss grades listed, eggs steady with extra large 68-74 count and large 67-72. Chicago and New York market weights appear with steady cautious tone.
Prices from Max Phillips and Sons list scrap iron at 27 to 35 dollars per net ton, scrap sheet at 12 to 17 dollars per net ton, old batteries 1.50 to 1.75 dollars each, scrap aluminum 15 to 17 cents per pound, and newspaper 75 cents to 1 dollar per cwt.
Feeder pig prices shown include Wis 40 lb pigs at 27.75 each and 40 lb choice at 26.25. Midwest Livestock Producers offers 40 lb premium grade pigs at 27.75 picked up on farm. South Saint Paul listings show 30-50 lb pigs priced 28 to 37 per head.
Wisconsin’s November report shows U S milk production 2.9 percent above last year and 7.5 percent higher than November 1975. The milk cow population is 10.9 million head, with U S cow numbers down 73,000. production per cow at 866 pounds. Wisconsin cheese prices firmed and spot loads of bulk Grade A fluid milk rose, with 102 loads moved mainly to the East North Central region.
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