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Newspaper

Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1981

Page

2

South St. Paul Livestock Market Report Slated

At South St. Paul Minnesota a Monday market lists cattle numbers with 3 000 feeders 300 hogs 5500 sheep 500 slaughter steer prices steady 1 050 1 250 pounds 61 63 outside top 65 10 Holstein steers 50 cents to 1 higher choice 1 200 1 600 pounds 58 61 good and choice 58 59 slaughter heifers steady choice 925 1 100 pounds 60 61 good and choice 59 60 slaughter cows 1 higher young high yielding 44 45 utility and commercial 40 44 canner and cutter 36 42 slaughter bulls steady no 1 and 2 1 400 2 100 pounds 49 55 weaners steady to strong choice and prime 140 250 pounds 80 95 few 96 102 hogs 50 cents to 1 lower no 1 and 2 200 240 pounds 414 few 42 sows no 1 to 3 300 600 pounds 374 38 boars over 300 pounds 33 34 sheep and lambs slaughter lambs generally steady feeders weak to 2 lower choice and prime 95 110 pounds wooled and shorn 48 52 feeders choice 60 90 pounds 50 60

Livestock Market Report for Cattle Bulls and Calves

Strong cattle with top 47.40 for cows and 53.20 for bulls cited. Utility cows 42 to 45, canners 35 to 42, dairy heifers 44 to 48. Calves steady with few select at 65 to 75, good to choice 50 to 65, standard to good 35 to 50. Culls 35 and down.

Ettrick Livestock Market Report Early Prices

Replacement calves weak Holstein bulls 110-135 lbs and heifers 100-175 lbs shown with top values. Fed cattle steady to weak with Holstein and beef categories listed. Feeder pigs and hogs exhibit varied weights and ranges, alongside cows bulls and veal values. Continuous market snapshot notes steady or weak trends across categories.

Scrap Market and Livestock Prices Snapshot

Scrap prices from Max Phillips and Sons list complete automobiles at 34 to 44 NT and appliances at 15 to 20 NT. Nonferrous scrap includes aluminum can at 30 per cwt and other metals 20 to 28 per cwt. Grain and livestock prices are shown with wheat at 3.86, corn 2.50, oats 1.59, soybeans 6.01, and various cattle and hog quotes. cattle and hog values run from 23 to 80 per cwt depending on type. CWT equals 100 lbs.

Weekly grain review shows mixed futures for Jan 8 week

Grain futures ended firmer overall with Minneapolis March wheat down 3 percent at $4.68 and Chicago March corn down 3 percent at $3.74. Chicago March soybeans rose 4 percent to $8.21 while sunflower seeds slipped 20 cents to $12.98 per hundredweight. Rye advanced 15 to 20 cents on limited selling with spot No 1 plump and No 2 at $3.55, and spot rail corn fell 2 percent.

Minneapolis Chicago

Feeder Pig Prices and Box Stock Report

Last week prices show American Feeder Pig Co-op Select 45 lb at 28.75 to 29.75, Midwest Livestock 40-50 lb premium 27.50 to 30, 34 to 40 for 40-50 lb pigs picked up on farm. Newspaper 6,000 lbs and over. corrugated boxes demand noted. Wisconsin potato shipments rose as De Mand exceed supplies for all packs and sizes.

Wisconsin

Commodity Price Snapshot From Dairy and Grain Markets

A detailed market brief lists Wisconsin and Minnesota prices for potatoes, grains, eggs, dairy products, and livestock. It cites flour, coffee, sugar, broilers, pork loins, oats, barley, soybeans, flaxseed, sunflowers, and feedstuffs with bid ranges, exchange dates, and weekly shipment totals. Key entities include Wisconsin eggs, Minnesota North Dakota potatoes, Chicago and Minneapolis price quotes, and various grain types such as spring wheat and No. 2 corn.

Daily market news shows steady dairy moves and CCC purchases

No spot shipments of Wisconsin fluid milk for Jan 18 repeat last week and well below 1980 levels. Butter on CME fell 1 cent to 1.36, with AA and A flat at 1.46 and 1.45. Barrel cheese unchanged at 1.31, cheddar blocks down 1 cent to 1.35. CCC bought 13.6 million lb butter, 1.3 million lb cheddar blocks, 1.8 million lb barrel cheese, 15.7 million lb nonfat dry milk powder, and 5.1 million lb American process cheese loaves at 1.43 on bid. Butter production for week ending Jan 1 rose 24 percent from prior week and 3 percent year over year. cheese production up 8 percent from prior week and 7 percent year over year.

Wisconsin Chicago Mercantile Exchange National Cheese Exchange Commodity Credit Corp U.S

Livestock prices slip at South St. Paul stockyards

Cattle and sheep prices fell broadly last week at South St. Paul stockyards while hogs posted higher prices. Slaughter steers and heifers traded slow to $1 lower. yearling 2-3 steers to Canada held steady to $1 higher. Feeder cattle up slightly. hogs stronger. lambs and ewe values mostly weaker with tight demand.

The Country Today profiles rural Wisconsin life

The Country Today announces its rural focus as a weekly Wisconsin newspaper serving farm households and agribusinesses. It operates from Eau Claire with offices in the Leader Telegram building and is a subsidiary of Eau Claire Press Co. The paper emphasizes caring for rural life and has national ad reps in major cities.

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Futures Trading Snapshot From Chicago Mercantile Exchange

The report lists live cattle hogs feeder cattle potatoes and pork bellies trading with bid and ask ranges and Friday open interest figures. It notes specific month quotes such as live cattle 64.00 to 71.85 cents per pound hogs around 46 to 55 cents per pound and feeder cattle near 73 to 76 cents, along with total open interest changes.

Futures and grains market snapshot: grains and wheat prices

Futures data show mixed moves across wheat corn and soybeans with February to July contracts listed. Open interest changes note overall declines and Friday sales volumes for wheat corn and soybeans, including totals and percentage shifts.

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