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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1979

Page

2

Market quotes for cattle and related livestock reported

Utility cows steady 49-54 dollars. canners 44-53. light canners 44-48. Bulls steady, heavy dairy 56-60. good beef 55-59. light 52-55. Fed cattle steady to weak, steers 55-59, standard to good 53-56, good choice heifers 54-57, standard good 52-54, Holstein steers 55-57. Calves steady, replacement Holstein heifers 90-110, replacement beef 75-85, Holstein bulls 75-95, choice veal 80-95, good choice veal 65-80. Hogs strong, top butcher 52-52.5. sows 44-46. bears 34-36. Feeder cattle steady, beef and crossbred steers 58-85, beef-bred heifers 55-75, Holstein steers 55-65, open Holstein heifers 60-90, springing Holstein heifers 750-1100 dollars.

Market Report on Cattle Price Ranges Today

The report lists price bands for cattle categories including Utility cows 47 to 51, Canners and cutters 40 to 47, Dairy heifers 45 to 54, Commercial bulls 54 to 58, Common utility bulls 38 to 44, Beef bulls 48 to 54, and Few select calves at 70 to 88 percent. Quality notes show Good to choice 60 to 70, Standard to good 45 to 60, and Culls at 45 and down.

Market Prices for Livestock at South St. Paul

Cattle numbers listed with steady demand across grades and weights. Slaughter steer and heifer, replacement calves, fed cattle, slaughter heifer, cow, bull, weanling, hog, and sheep lines show price ranges and stock categories for a Monday market in South St. Paul Minnesota, with typical ranges for Holstein and beef cattle.

Scrap Market Prices Snapshot for Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals

Market notes show ferrous scrap prices ranging from 27 to 65 per ton for various grades and forms such as No 1 and No 2 cast, sheet iron and appliances. Non ferrous items list aluminum, batteries, brass, copper, and radiators with rates per cwt or per ton, plus newspaper lot pricing for different weight brackets.

Grain and livestock price listing from January entries

A historical price table shows grain wheat corn oats and soybeans values, eggs by size, various livestock equity quotes, and cheese and potatoes notes for January entries. Includes two sets of dates, January 17 1978 and January 17 1969, with multiple commodity price figures and grades.

Wisconsin Eggs and Produce Market Report January Exchange

Wisconsin eggs show extra large 70-75, large 68-73, medium 65-70. Butter prices Chicago and New York steady with minor variances. Cheese Cheddar barrel 1.07, 40 lb blocks 1.13, Swiss grades A B C 1.45 1.43 1.41. Chicago Market steady, New York Market 57 for weight classes, breaking stock 43, checks 37.

Wisconsin New York Market

Wisconsin Feeder Pig Co-op Sets Prices on 40 lb Pigs

Feeder pig prices listed include Wis. Feeder Pig Co-op at 40 lb pigs $41 for Choice and $39.50 for standard, while Midwest Livestock Producers posts 40 lb premium grade pigs at $41 to $42, at farm pickup.

Wis Feeder Pig Co-op

Weekly grain review shows mixed cash grain trade and rising spring wheat

Light wheat demand by mill buyers led to mixed cash grain activity with spring wheat advancing to 3.32 while winter wheat rose to 3.30 and durum to 3.65. Rye weakened as rail supply grew. corn rose to 2.08 and oats to 8 cents with strong demand for light arrivals. soybeans and flaxseed also gained late.

Minneapolis Duluth

Livestock trading report from South St. Paul stockyards rises

Slaughter animals mostly higher last week with slaughter steers and heifers finishing about $3 up while Friday activity was slow. Cows steady after midweek advance. bulls $2-3 higher. Vealers steady to firm with high values for light weight prime and choice. Feeder steers 55-88 with light 300-600 lb Holsteins 61.50-69.25. Barrows, gilts, sows higher. lambs up 3-4. Record high for 73 lb feeder lambs at $92. Estimated gross cut-out value for a 600-700 lb beef carcass $103.81. hide and offal valued at $66.50.

South St. Paul Livestock Market News U.S

Wisconsin potato shipments rise despite cold weather impact

Madison reports cold weather limited potato movement and a truck shortage yet state shipments increased from the holiday lull. Last week 201,900 cwt were shipped, about 23,000 cwt more than the prior week’s 178,600 cwt, lifting the season total to 6.8 million cwt or 680 million pounds. Russet burbank varieties made up 85 percent of the total.

Wisconsin

Dairy Market News Highlights Butter and Dry Milk Totals

Grade AA butter rose slightly on New York and Chicago exchanges last week while other grades held steady. CCC bought 1.5 million pounds of butter mainly from the Midwest and 860,000 pounds of fortified nonfat dry milk from the West, the largest butter purchase in 30 weeks. CCC sold 2.2 million pounds of standard nonfat dry milk for animal use. For the week ending Jan. 4, national butter production reached 21.4 million pounds, up 14 percent from the prior week but down 15 percent from a year earlier, with cheese at 42.8 million pounds, down two percent from the prior week but up 12 percent year over year.

New York Chicago Dairy Market News CCC Midwest West

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