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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1986
Page
4
Jan 6 exchange shows cattle and hog values with steer, heifer, and calf ranges. Cows steady to light cannery grades 28 to 38, bulls 32 to 45, cattle weak to good, calves uneven 25 to 70, hogs weaker 24 to 45, feed lot stock 35 to 55 and springing holstein heifers priced 600 to 800 dollars.
Prices for auto and non ferrous scrap quoted by Max Phillips show market steadiness with ranges for steel and sheet iron. Non ferrous scrap mixed at 1,000 pounds yields varied cents per hundredweight, while EMS feeder pigs priced by Midwest Livestock Producers list a 40 pound premium for green tagged pigs picked up on farm in South St. Paul Minnesota.
Market summary shows cattle trading steady to weak with top steer prices around 37.50 and dairy heifers 30 to 38 while bulls hold 46.50 top. Hogs steady with No 1 and 2 butchers 45 to 52 across weights, feeders 27 to 60 cents per pound, and sheep and lambs steady with prime offerings 58 to 62 for belled stock. Volume notes list Cattle 1,500 Hog 3,000 Weaners 200 Sheep 500.
Cull cows 69 Holstein steers 91 Good 84 Bulls 78 Fat cattle Choice steers 99 Choice heifers 97 Forward contracting Holstein steers fixed at 51.75 for February and 53.15 for April. Prices may change daily. For details call 715-985-2345 or 1-800-247-2554.
A brief market snapshot recalls actions from January 9, 1986. Stocks, bonds and commodity moves reflected broader economic conditions of the preceding year, highlighting shifts in key indices and sector performance as traders assessed the post holiday period.
Ten year ago January 8 1976 Chicago futures showed grain and livestock prices across Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans Eggs Butter and Potatoes with ranges for extra large to slaughter lambs and cattle categories.
Market notes show fairly light demand and steady tone for Wisconsin and Idaho potatoes. Prices listed for Russet Burbanks and Round Whites across sizes and pack types, with regional quotes for St. Louis Valley Colorado Red River Valley Minnesota North Dakota and Washington, noting 50 and 100 pound sacks and 70 to 100 count cartons.
Market report lists futures for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with Minneapolis and Chicago pricing. Cash prices shown for Spring Wheat Durum Rye Corn Oats Barley and related feeds plus FOB Minneapolis meal and by products at Dec 31.
China announced that the 1985 grain crop would likely be about 53 million tons below last year’s record 407 million, marking the largest one year decline since 1949. Officials said there is no food shortage as granaries hold surpluses from the previous year.
Unchanged butter prices show AA 1.38 percent A 1.37 percent B 1.32 percent. Cheese cheddar barrel 1.17 percent 40 pound blocks 1.21 percent. Wisconsin eggs hold steady as of January 6 with extra large 72 to 75, large 70 to 72, medium 64 to 67.
Wheat and other grains traded lightly as holidays kept elevators closed and export demand weak. Prices moved modestly lower in Minneapolis with falls in spring and winter wheat, corn, and soybeans mixed by regional conditions, while barley and flaxseed held steady or edged higher amid holiday lull and ample world stocks.
Slaughter cattle mainly eased across Midwest markets last week except at South St. Paul as abundant supply and weak wholesale beef trade weighed on prices. Fed steers topped Joliet at 64.5 cents a pound, with ranges for choice steers 60-64 cents. Veal and hog prices also moved lower, while South St. Paul reported varied hogs and lambs with steady cattle feeder activity. Federal slaughter totals showed modest gains in cattle and calves, slight drops in hogs and sheep versus the prior year.
Sauk City area grain producers invited to nationwide teleconference on January 15 and 16 to discuss the National Farmers Organization plan to cash flow production. Wisconsin sessions at multiple venues in Sauk City, Chilton area, Ripon, and Janesville with more hosts nationwide. The effort, Operation Price Lift for Grain, aims to alert producers, pool grain for bargaining, and lift grain prices to cash flow farming, open to non members and agribusiness participants.
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