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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1983
Page
2
Livestock market notes for Ettrick and Eau Claire areas show cattle prices steady to weak with feeders steady. Calves, calves and veal held firm to strong. hogs up to 1.50 higher on No 1 and 2 lots. cows and bulls varying by grade. milkers and heifers priced with standard ranges and weights listed for Monday sales in South St. Paul and surrounding regions.
Wisconsin live stock auctions reported 6800 cattle 9200 calves 1700 hogs and 2550 feeder pigs marketed. Slaughter cow prices steady 30c to 42c. good to high utility 36-40c. Replacements dominated calves with Holstein bull calves 55-96c and heifer calves 65-90c up to 1.20 in spots. Feeder pigs 40-50 lb 48-52 at Marion 43.5-55.5 at Johnson Creek Ripon 52.25-54.75 at Lomira. barrows and gilts 50c to 1.00 higher. slaughter pigs 210-240 lb 55-56c 240-250 lb 54.75-55.25 250-260 lb 54.50-55 260-270 lb 54-54.75. sows 450-600 lb 45-47c 350-450 lb 43-45c.
A historical price list shows scrap values for non ferrous metals like aluminum and copper, along with iron, sheet metal, and appliances. It includes rates per ton, per hundred pounds, and per pound, plus a section on newspaper weight pricing and a brief note on a regional pig co op prices for light weight pigs.
Last week fed steers and heifers rose by one to two dollars with some cattle up two and a half as stronger beef demand supported the market. Market activity reflected increased demand and higher prices across grades and loads handled by regional feeders and packers.
Demand held up for non size d russets with prices higher in Wisconsin last week. Russet burbanks 100 lb sacks mostly $4, round reds $55.50, round whites 100 lb bags $3.25. Butter steady AA 1.47, A 1.45, B 1.41. Cheddar barrel 1.33, 40 lb blocks 1.36. Eggs steady extra large 61-66, large 58-61, medium 53-56. USDA notes boxed beef momentum lifting Midwest receipts 9 percent, prices at three month highs.
Futures show Mar Wheat 3.76 percent, Mar Corn 2.56 percent, Mar Oats 1.71, Mar Soybeans 5.95 while cash prices include Spring Wheat No 1 U S dark northern 13 percent 3.93 and 14 percent 3.98, Winter Wheat 12 percent 3.90, Durum 3.80, Rye 2.50, Corn No 2 2.30, Oats No 1 1.65 to 1.70, Flax No 1 5.30 and feedstuffs per ton for Minneapolis include soybean meal 44 percent 181.50 and 46 percent 195.50 linseed meal 34 percent 135, meat meal 50 percent 230, Brewers' dried grains 124, wheat bran 64, wheat middlings 62, alfalfa meal 110.
A historical price snapshot shows January 20 1982 levels for wheat at 4.08 and corn at 2.73 with oats 2.09 and soybeans 6.48, plus egg grades from 77 to 82 cents. January 19 1973 data list grain, cattle, hogs, lambs and butter with varied ranges by category across years.
USDA Dairy Market News reports sharp year over year gains in surplus dairy buys by the federal government for cheddar blocks up 64 percent, barrel cheese up 65.6 percent, nonfortified nonfat dry milk powder up 22.3 percent, and butter up 7.4 percent while fortified nonfat dry milk falls 21.1 percent. Last week CCC bought 14.2 million pounds of butter, 11.8 million of cheese, and 17 million pounds of nonfat milk. fluid milk equivalent reached 409.8 million pounds, the largest since May 1982. Butter output fell 5.5 percent and cheese output rose 7 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin fluid milk shipments rose to 10 loads, with Illinois receiving eight and Indiana two.
The USDA notes the farm to retail price spread for a half gallon of Grade A whole milk reached 49.9 cents in 1981, up 3.1 cents from 1980, while the 1981 retail average price was 1.12 dollars. Farm value rose 6.4 percent to 61.8 cents, with farm value accounting for 55 percent of the retail price.
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