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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1982
Page
2
Live cattle and hogs mixed with gains and steady to higher quotes. Slaughter steers mostly 1 050 to 1 300 pounds range 57.30 to 59.10 with some higher. Holsteins 1 200 to 1 600 pounds 51 to 53. cows, bulls and sheep show varied steady to higher bids.
Market notes show cattle steadiness with top utility cows 39 percent and dairy heifers 35 to 41, bulls steady with top 45.80, calves down to 25 and up to 60 for select. Feeder pigs and hogs range with light weight hogs at 40 to 60 and heavy packers at 29 to 40. Replacement calves steady for Holsteins and heifers, feed cattle mixed with Holstein steers and beef cattle in the mid range.
The report lists steady to weak utility grade cow figures from 36 to 40, canner and cutter 36 to 39, light canners 30 to 36, weak to strong bulls 40 to 46, dairy types 43 to 46, and light 40 to 43. Fed cattle show steady to good ranges with steers 54 to 57, heifers 48 to 55, replacements 40 to 60, Holstein-specific 70 to 90, and veal at 40 to 70. Feeder cattle price spreads include steers 48 to 54, heifers 43 to 48, Holstein cattle 43 to 48, open Holstein 55 to 75, and springing Holstein heifers quoted at 1,000 to 1,300 dollars.
The January 6 1981 market snapshot lists grain Wheat at 4.40 Corn 3.63 percent oats 2.28 soybeans 7.88. Eggs extra large 75 79 large 73 77. Livestock cows 35 46 dairy heifers 44 48 bulls 40 50 calves 54 60 fed cattle 54 60 slaughter hogs 40 40 percent sows 38 38 percent boars 30 32 beef feeder heifers 42 55 beef feeder steers 52 62 Holstein feeders 42 50 Slaughter lambs 51 54 Butter Grade AA 1.46 4 1.49. Potatoes 9.50 10.50 Wisconsin russets. Minnesota North Dakota round reds 2.50 2.60.
The listing shows market prices for complete automobiles in four sizes from 40 to 50 dollars for large to small, plus motor prices ranging 30 to 60 dollars, sheet iron 20 to 30 dollars, and appliances 15 to 17 dollars with freezers excluded. Non ferrous scrap is given per hundredweight with aluminum 12 to 17 dollars CWT, brass 18 to 42 CWT, copper 30 to 52 CWT, radiators 25 to 36 CWT, and miscellaneous items priced per unit or weight. all subject to market conditions on sale date.
Dec 31 exchange data shows Butter Grade B up 3 cents, Chicago Grade AA 1.47, Grade A 1.46, Grade B 1.43, Dec 30 exchange notes unchanged Cheese Cheddar barrel 1.31, 40 lb blocks 1.35. Wisconsin eggs list various weights and market evaluation weights No. 1 57 No. 2 56 No. 3 53 No. 4 44.
Farm selling was light and grain prices were steady to firmer on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange last week. Wheat, corn, and soybeans posted modest gains while rye oats and flaxseed held steady or rose slightly. meal values at crushing plants showed small premiums for high protein products.
Farm pickup prices quoted for 40 to 50 pound pigs at 26.50 to 29 dollars per head and 40 to 50 pound pigs at 29 to 35 dollars per head. This item lists on farm pickup rates under federal milk order pricing details.
Last week's prices show American Feeder Pig Co-op Select at 27.75 to 28.75 dollars for 45 lb pigs. Sunflower meal 28 percent protein and 23 percent fiber remains at 110 dollars per ton bulk. Meat meal 50 percent protein rises to 204 dollars, tankage 60 percent to 230 dollars. Yellow grease steady at 0.14, white grease up to 0.15 per pound. Wheat millfeeds weaker with bran 83 and middlings 80 per ton, brewers dried grains up 1 to 106, alfalfa meal hydrates unchanged at 100 per ton.
The market shows futures and cash quotations across wheat corn oats soybeans flax and sunflower seeds. Prices listed include spring and winter wheats, durum rye corn oats barley feedstuffs and various soybean meals with per ton figures for Minneapolis.
Last week at South St. Paul stockyards saw most livestock classes hold or slip in price while vealers sows and slaughter lambs rose. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly fell about 50 cents, Holstein steers stayed steady, and slaughter cows declined to 33 to 36 with earlier highs. Barrows and gilts softened to about 40.5, lighter weights up to 33.5, and over 500 pounds higher at 34 to 35 alongside rising weaners and calves on various price bands.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange activity shows mixed futures across cattle hogs and poultry with open interest changes and daily sales tallies. Notable figures include feeder cattle and hogs prices, pork bellies bids, and fresh broilers per pound alongside board of trade sales and shifting open interest levels.
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