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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1978
Page
2
Cattle 3,900. hogs 5,500. sheep 1,200. Slaughter steers and heifers steady with ranges 41.50 to 43 for 1,050-1,300 lbs. Holstein steers 37 to 40. Slaughter cows 28-30. Hogs steady to weak with No 1 to 3 200-260 lbs at 45.50 to 46 and 240-260 lbs at 45 to 45.50. Sows 37.50-38.50. boars over 300 lbs 33.50-34. Sheep and lambs steady. choice 90-105, woolen 59-62. feeders 60-90 lbs at 65-70.
Market notes list Ettrick cows strong utility 30 33 and other grades with ranges for canners light and heavy cattle. Bulls dairy beef and light categories shown. fed cattle steady good to choice steers 38 42 standard to good 34 38 heifers 36 40 32 36 Holstein steers 35 38 calves steady replacement heifers 40 50 beef veal 50 60 veal 40 50 hogs steady top butcher 44 50 45 sows 34 38 boars 30 34 feeder cattle strong beef and cross bred steers 37 45 beef bred heifers 33 37 Holstein steers 33 36 open Holstein heifers 38 45 springing Holstein heifers 500 750 dollars.
USDA Livestock Market News reports all classes sold higher than the prior week. Slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady with Holstein steers firm to up, cows up $2, bulls up $2, feeders $3 higher, hogs 50 cents to $1 higher, and sheep $1-$2 higher. Feeder cattle to $47.50, Holstein feeders $33-$35.70, veal calves $40-$82. Hogs lighter trade with barrows and gilts up, sows up about 50 cents. Weather curbed supplies early. later expanded supplies trimmed gains. Hide and offal for a 1,000-lb steer averaged $46.60 vs $44 last year.
Steady to strong price ranges across cattle and hogs with calves and feeder cattle showing modest shifts. Utility cows steady at 27 to 30 with top 31.40, commercial bulls 30 to 34 with up to 36.30, calves weak to standard, fed cattle steady 35 to 45, hogs strong with No 1 and 2 butchers 44 to 45, heavyweight packers 32 to 35, feeder cattle steady for Holstein and beef stock 28 to 43.50.
Wisconsin potato dealers and shippers moved 238,800 cwt last week, up 43,000 cwt from the prior week. The season total reached 7,000,300 cwt, surpassing last year’s 6,630,000 cwt total.
Exchange trade lists butter and cheese prices with steady to weak trends. Wisconsin eggs show steady quotes for extra large large and medium sizes. Chicago and New York market weights and baking stock figures are provided for No 1 No 3 and other classes.
Weather chilled last week’s selling as futures moved higher on the Minneapolis exchange. Spring wheat gained 5 to 7 cents to 2.94, winter wheat rose near five cents to 2.814, durum closed at 3.62, rye finished at 2.65 up five cents. Corn rose to 2.02, oats 1.32, barley steady 2.15-2.20 for Larker and 1.60-1.70 for feed. Soybeans closed at 5.77 amid soft oilseed demand, flaxseed not quoted. Eggs and livestock quotes listed. butter at 91 cents.
Cash grain prices show cheddar barrels at 81 percent futures and meal for wheat corn and soybeans listed for Chicago Minneapolis and more. Spring wheat No 1 U S dark northern ranges from 2.89 to 2.97 with various percentages. russet burbanks and non size A strippers noted along with 100 count and larger box prices. Minnesota round red potatoes priced 3.40 to 4.00 with a January 18 1968 date.
The listing shows scrap iron 30-40 per net ton and scrap sheet 12-17, old batteries 1.50-1.90 each, scrap aluminum 15-17 cents per pound, and newspaper values 15-20-35 per ton by weight. Grain quotes include wheat 1.55, corn 1.12, oats 70%4-72%, soybeans 2.63, with livestock and eggs prices also provided along with assorted winter wheat and corn futures rates.
Federal milk price range lists Cheddar loaf 49 to 54 percent moisture brick 51 to 56 percent single daisies 51 to 55 percent Swiss Grade A 58 to 63 percent Swiss Grade B 56 to 61 percent with a price band 2.15 to 2.40.
Prices show bids at 9.90 dollars and up to 40 dollars in Duluth. New crop sunflower seeds bid 9 to 9.50 per hundred. Midwest feedstuffs mixed for the week ending January 10 with dairy and hog feeds up while cattle feeds lag. Soybean meal trade varied by location with export demand. immediate buyers sourced from resellers while processors cut volume. Minneapolis weekly prices: SBM 44 percent at 164, 48 percent at 175, linseed meal 140, Brewers' dried grains 116, wheat bran 62, alfalfa meal 77.
Feeder pig prices listed for 40 lb pigs include Wis. Feeder Pig Co-op at 32.50, Choice at 31.00, and Midwest Livestock Producers premium grade at 32.50 picked up on farm. Also So. St. Paul quotes 40 to 50 lb at 33.50 to 36.00.
Farmers in Eau Claire County must sign up by this Friday to secure ASCS cost sharing under the Forestry Improvement Program. Director Wanda Warner notes FP1 planting trees and FP2 improving a stand are covered, with no cost share for timber stand improvements under 10 acres. Call 835-9150 by Jan. 20.
The Country Today is a rural oriented paper mailed weekly to over 23 000 farm households across multiple Wisconsin counties. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eau Claire Press Co with offices in Eau Claire and a full editorial team including Steve Kinderman and Wendy Kinderman, plus regional representatives and national advertising offices.
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