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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1981
Page
2
South St. Paul Minnesota Monday livestock volumes show cattle 2470 vealers 162 hogs 4782 sheep 308. Slaughter steers steady with various weight and grade ranges. Holstein steers, slaughter heifers, slaughter cows, bulls and weaners listed with price bands. Hogs steady to higher. sows up modestly. boars over 300 pounds listed. Sheep and lambs show lighter prices with spring lambs and feeders noted.
Weak demand observed as cattle prices show top by grade around 44.90 for utilities and feeder ranges. Utility cows bring 40 to 44, canners and cutters 32 to 40, dairy heifers 42 to 47, reflecting market softness and varied quality.
Persistent and varied figures show cattle categories steady to weak with bulls and utility classes in mid range. Replacement calves and Holstein consignments command steady, higher top values, while feeder pigs and hogs push stronger bid ranges and dairy and beef stock set market tone.
Prices quoted from Max Phillips and Sons show market levels across automotive, ferrous and non ferrous scrap, appliances, and livestock. Auto complete units fetch 40 to 50 dollars, iron and sheet metal vary by grade, aluminum and cans yield 18 to 32 dollars per cwt, and livestock premiums concentrate on 40 to 50 pound pigs with top quotes 34 to 39 dollars.
Butter prices steady with unchanged Chicago Grade AA at 1.47 percent and Grade A at 1.46 percent while Grade B holds at 1.43 percent. Cheese barrels drop one cent per barrel to 1.29 percent with 40 pound blocks at 1.35 percent. Wisconsin eggs show steady activity with extra large 65-72, large 63-67, and medium 51-56.
Grain prices listed for July 1 1980: Wheat 3.94, corn 2.76, oats 1.84, soybeans 6.50 percent. Livestock values show ranges for cows dairy heifers bulls calves fed cattle and hogs with Holstein feeders slaughter lambs and others. A second data block dated July 1 1971 presents Wheat 1.61 percent corn 1.56 oats 73 percent soybeans 3.2344 and livestock ranges for cows heifers bulls fed steers veal calves slaughter hogs sows boars and slaughter lambs.
Chicago grain and soy futures slid Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade as last week’s selloff extended. Wheat and soy contract quotes showed losses with July at 3.65, September at 3.85, and December at 4.14, marking fresh lows for multiple months.
Prices for futures contracts March May and July along with daily sales and open interest figures. Notes include close averages, commodity quotes for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans Rye and related feedstuffs. Detailed price ranges for Corn Oats Barley and Soybeans and Minneapolis Minneapolis feedstuff prices are listed.
Overview shows federal milk order prices and a soybeans futures note with total open interest at 101,220, down 1,383 from Thursday, indicating trading activity and price reference points.
Slaughter animals and sheep posted mixed prices last week while feeder cattle and hogs rose per Livestock Market News. Slaughter steers over 1175 pounds gained 11.50, lighter weights steady to 0.50 lower. Holsteins up to 0.50. slaughter cows down 1 to 2. bulls steady to 55. feeders up 1-3. feeder steers 62-71.30. barrows and gilts up 1-2 to 52. sows 33.50 higher to 46-46.50. slaughter lambs down 1. ewes up 2. feeder lambs steady. Estimated carcass value 113.23, last year 113.25. hide and offal value 5.96 per cwt.
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No Wisconsin fluid milk spot shipments for week ending June 25, unchanged from prior week and 1980. Minnesota handlers also had no spot shipments. National Cheese Exchange barrel cheese fell 1 cent to 1.29, cheddar blocks steady at 1.35. Butter unchanged on CME. Week ending June 18 butter production 23.1 million pounds, down 2 percent from prior week but up 3 percent from a year ago. cheese production 57.4 million pounds, down 1 percent from prior week but up 9 percent from last year.
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