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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1987
Page
4
Chicago futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange mentioned for Monday with mention of the Board of Trade and Tuesday trade lines.
Cash grain futures show Wheat in Minneapolis at 2.94, Corn Chicago at 1.85, Oats Chicago at 1.91, Soybeans Chicago at 6.01. Spring Wheat No 1 prices range 3.02 to 3.61 based on protein, Durum 3.90 to 4.55, Rye No 2 1.65 to 2.10, Corn No 2 1.98 to 2.02, Oats No 1 1.98 to 2.02, Barley Milo 1.90 to 2.16, Feed No 3+ 1.75, Soybeans No 1 yellow 5.71. Sunflower seed 7.60 per cwt. Feedstuffs include soybean meal 207.40 per ton, linseed meal 165, meat meal 245, wheat middlings 86, alfalfa meal. aluminum products and batteries and copper Radiators stainless likely miscellaneous listings.
Dec 21 market report from Zumbrota listing scrap prices, heavy cattle figures, hogs and sheep quotes. Feeder cattle ranges include x bred, Holstein, and slaughter categories with weights 300 to 1000 pounds and prices per cwt. Hog and lamb quotes show steady trends with weights 40 to 70 pounds and larger herd numbers.
The record lists egg and cheese price ranges with Dec 18 exchange date. Butter prices fall 3 percent from 1.3575 to 1.39 for Grade AA and similar shifts for Grades A and B. Wisconsin eggs are steady with Dec 21 readings for Extra large to Small sizes.
ARDS Milwaukee notes cattle and calf prices with ranges for Choice steers 59 to 62 cents per pound and Choice heifers 57 to 60, Holsteins 52 to 59, standard steers 48 to 51, dairy heifers 48 to 52, bulls 55 to 57, utility cows 46 to 48, canners 41 to 45, premium bulls 55 to 57, and common bulls 51 to 54. Calves 45 to 60, feeder bulls 90 cents to 1.30, cows 350 to 500 pounds 31 to 33, over 500 pounds 31 to 33, boars 30 cents and down, 220 to 250-pound butchers 40 to 41, lambs 55 to 62, culled 45 to 54, ewes 10 to 15. Estimated receipts Tuesday: 700 cattle, 300 calves, 50 hogs, 10 sheep.
On December 15 and December 17 at Beetown selling rounds, 500 head traded including slaughter calves and replacement calves. Prices ranged for Holstein and beef cattle with steer and heifer groups, plus cows and bulls, and feeder cattle across weight classes from 275 to 850 pounds.
Stevens Point marketing news final for shipping point prices on Nov 21 shows demand moderate and market steady. Idaho Russet Burbanks 70 count 12.50 14 90 count 10 12 100 count 8 9 10 lb baled mash 5 25 6 nonsize A 3 3 50. St Louis Valley Colorado Centennial Russets prices steady with 70 count 10 12 90 count 7 9 100 count 7.
Eau Claire and Sparta report steady to weaker livestock bids in December cattle markets. Cows top 49.50 at Sparta with utilities 43-48. bulls 50-57, fed cattle 57-63, feeder cattle 55-70, hogs 40-41 for butchers and 28-33 for packs, veal and replacement calves varied by weight and type.
Wisconsin market prices list cattle by class including cows, bulls, veal calves and replacement calves with steady to active demand. dairy heifers and fed steers show mid range values. Grain bids across districts include soybeans, white oats and PIK values, with December bids noted.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent Wisconsin newspaper mailed every Wednesday to farm households and agribusinesses in Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. Subscriptions cost 13 dollars per year and 23 dollars for two years. The office is at 611 S Farwell St Eau Claire WI 54702 with publishing at 701 S Farwell St and is a subsidiary of the Eau Claire Press Co.
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