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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1978
Page
2
St Paul market data show cattle, hogs, sheep and veal الأسعار with price ranges for slaughter steers and heifers, cows, bulls, and feeders. Eau Claire figures list steady cattle and bulls, calves and replacement calves with top quotes and ranges for various classes.
Cows steady 27 to 30.50 for utility, canner and cutter 26 to 29, light canners 23 to 26. Bulls steady heavy dairy 31 to 35, good beef 29 to 33. Fed cattle fully steady good to choice steers 38 to 42, standard to good 34 to 38, good choice heifers 36 to 40, standard good heifers 32 to 36. Holstein steers 35 to 38, replacement Holstein heifers 40 to 50, replacement beef 40 to 50, replacement Holstein bulls 50 to 65, choice veal 50 to 65, good choice veal 40 to 50, top butchers 44.50 to 45.50. Sows 34 to 37, boars 30 to 34. Feeder cattle strong, beef and crossbred steers 37 to 44, beef-bred heifers 32 to 36, Holstein steers 32 to 35, open Holstein heifers 35 to 45, springing Holstein heifers 500 to 700 dollars.
Compared with a week ago slaughter steers and hogs gained while heifers and lambs eased. Slaughter steers topped at 43.25 per 1 211 pounds, fed Holsteins to 39, slaughter cows 20 to 29, vealers 40 to 81, and beef feeders up to 43.80. Hogs surged with barrows and gilts up to 45, sows to 37.50, and boars 28 to 34. Lambs down 1 to 3, waxed ewe and feeder lamb markets mixed with lambs near 65 for wooled, 70.50 for feeder. Hide and offal value at 1,000-pound steer last week was 44.80 versus 42.20 a year earlier.
The Country Today serves Barron to Trempealeau counties with weekly rural focus. It is a free mailed newspaper to over 23 000 farm households and priced at 10 dollars yearly for readers within 150 miles of Eau Claire. Editorial offices are at 401 Seaver St Eau Claire with Box 570 in the Leader Telegram building.
Wisconsin potato dealers and shippers moved 319 carrot equivalents or about 15.9 million pounds of potatoes last week, according to the state Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection.
Exchange trade notes steady to weak Chicago market and Wisconsin eggs with grade values for butter cheese and Swiss. Grades listed include Butter Chicago Grade AA 99 percent, A 99, B 94. New York Grade AA 1.01, A 1.01, B 99. Cheese cheddar barrel 91 percent, 40 lb blocks 97, Swiss Grade A 1.29, B 1.27, C 1.224 percent. Egg ranges given for Extra large 56-62, Large 55-60, Medium 51-56. Chicago market noted steady to weak.
The USDA Grain Market News reports weekly price moves as export demand waned. Spring wheat fell to 2.88 a bushel, winter wheat 2.76, durum steady at 3.60, rye 2.60 cash, corn down to 2.00, oats steady around 1.30 to 1.32, and barley eased 2.15 to 2.30 per bushel with little buying activity.
On January 11 1977 market notes show grain prices Wheat 2.72 corn 2.58 percent oats 1.84 soybeans 7.10. Livestock bids include cows 23-26 dairy heifers 23-27 bulls 24-29 calves 42-55 fed cattle 28-34 slaughter hogs 37-44 sows 33-34 percent boars 16-18 beef feeder heifers 22-30 beef feeder steers 28-32 percent Holstein feeders 22-28 percent slaughter lambs 47-48. Butter Grade AA 91 cents. Potato Wisconsin russets 4.75. No significant price changes. U S One Size A round reds 3.75-4 round whites 2.75-3 russet burbanks 4.25-4.50.
January 11 1968 price report shows Wis feeder pig coop grain and eggs with 40 lb selections at 29 75 and 28 25 respectively. Livestock values include cows heifers bulls fed steers veal calves slaughter hogs sows boars and lambs with multiple percent ranges. Nearby notes cover Minnesota potatoes soybeans flaxseed sunflowers and Midwest feedstuffs with FOB Minneapolis and central Illinois meal prices and freight movement.
Futures show higher gains across wheat corn and soybeans with gains of 2.77 for Minneapolis wheat 2.23 for Chicago corn and 5.88 for Chicago soybeans. Spring and winter wheat and durum feed oats rye flax and sunflowers listed with various quality grades and price ranges.
The USDA Crop Reporting Board reports U S butter production at 81.8 million pounds in November, down four percent from October but up five percent from a year earlier. American type cheese totals 136 million pounds, seven percent below a year ago, while total cheese output excluding cottage cheese reaches 248 million pounds, three percent below November 1976. Ice cream at 58 million gallons rises one percent, ice milk 18 million gallons up 11 percent, sherbet 2.9 million gallons up two percent, nonfat dry milk for human food about 66 million pounds up 22 percent, and dry whole milk production 5.5 million pounds up six percent.
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