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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1978
Page
2
St Paul Minnesota livestock report shows cattle 3 900 head hogs 6 000 sheep 600 slaughter steers and heifers steady with various price ranges for steers heifers and cows including Holsteins and bulls hogs sows and boars with prices quoted for weights from 40 to 60 pounds for feeders and 90 to 105 pounds for sheep and lambs plus different grades and ranges for each category.
Cows steady 30-33.50 for utility, canners 28-33, light canners 25-28. Bulls steady. heavy dairy 33-37, good beef 32-36, light 28-32. Fed cattle steady. steers 39-42, standard to good 34-39, good choice heifers 37-40, standard good heifers 33-37, Holstein steers 35-39. Calves steady. replacements 40-50, Beef 40-50, Holstein bulls 50-65, choice veal 50-65, good-choice veal 40-50. Hogs fully steady. top butchers 46-46.50, sows 35-38, boars 32-34. Feeder cattle steady. beef and crossbred steers 37-45, beef-bred heifers 33-38, Holstein steers 33-36, open Holstein heifers 37-45, springing Holstein heifers 500-750 dollars.
USDA Livestock Market News reports mixed gains with steers and heifers firm to 50 cents higher, cows up 1 to 2, bulls 2 to 3, hogs up to 1.50, sows 2, feeder pigs 2 to 5 higher. lambs down. Marketed 111,200 cattle 185,000 hogs 10,400 sheep. Top prices included steers 43.50, red Holsteins 40, heifers 42, cows 33.50, bulls 39, veal calves 56-75, feeders 38-46.50. Sows 40.50, barrows 48, lambs 62-63.50.
The Eau Claire market shows steady prices across cattle and hogs with ranges for dairy cows replacement calves and hog classes. Utility cows trade 28 to 31 while dairy heifers go 28 to 33, hogs at 35 to 45 for various weights and grades, and Holstein calves 55 to 63 for bulls and 35 to 58 for heifers.
Wisconsin market summary shows Jan 25 1977 figures for GRAIN Wheat 2.73% corn 2.58% oats 1.88% soybeans 7.13% Eggs extra large 86-93 large 85-90 medium 81-85. LIVESTOCK cows 23-26 dairy heifers 24-28 bulls 26-31 calves 45-55 fed cattle 28-334 slaughter hogs 38-39 sows 32-33 boars 16-18 beef feeder heifers 23-27 beef feeder steers 27-314 Holstein feeders 21-27 slaughter lambs 5142-534 Butter Grade AA 91 cents Potato Minnesota round reds 3.75-4.50. (Jan 25 1968) GRAIN Wheat 1.59% corn 1.12% oats 71% soybeans 2.65% Eggs extra large 34% large 32 medium 32. LIVESTOCK cows 15-17% heifers 14-18% bulls 22-23 fed steers and heifers 24-26% veal calves 42-44 slaughter hogs 18-19% boars 11-13 slaughter lambs 2244-234.
Soybeans closed lower as USDA Grain Market News reports week ending January 21. Revisions boosted 1977 soybean production to 1.7 billion bushels, up 33 percent from 1976, while 1977 corn production rose to 6.3 billion bushels, up 1 percent. Spring wheat rose to 2.95 dollars, winter wheat at 2.81, durum up to 3.63. Rye gained nickels to 2.70 Minneapolis and 2.65 Duluth. oats steady at 1.30 with corn at 2.00.
Exchange trade January 20 lists butter steady to firm with Chicago and New York grade values, several cheese prices for cheddar Swiss and related products, soybeans bids and adjustments, flaxseed unchanged, sunflowers down, and mixed Midwest feed prices. Wisconsin eggs steady with grade breakdowns. Chicago market and scrap prices provided. newspaper listing of commodity bids and weights.
Wisconsin potato dealers shipped 26.2 million pounds last week, up 2.3 million from the prior week. Russets made up 66 percent, round whites 21 percent, round reds 10 percent, and round white chip stock 3 percent. Prices for U S One sized washed russet burbanks ranged from 4.25 to 4.50 dollars, round reds from 3.50 to 4.00, and round whites mostly 2.75 to 3.00 dollars.
The report lists futures prices for Wheat Minneapolis 2.83 Corn Chicago 2.26 Soybeans Chicago 5.72. It also shows cash prices for Spring Wheat No 1 U S dark northern 13 14 15 percent protein 3.01 3.02 3.10 Winter Wheat No 1 dark hard red 12 percent 2.85 Durum 3.65 Rye No 2 2.75 Corn No 2 2.04 Oats No 2 1.32 Barley Larker 2.35-2.40 Beacon 2.30-2.35 Blue 2.10-2.30 Feed No 3 or better 1.60-1.70 Soybeans No 1 yellow 5.42% Flax No 1 4.60 Sunflower seeds cwt 9.40.
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