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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1986
Page
4
A compact display of futures quotes and cattle market figures. Includes prices, percent changes, highs and lows, and feeder cattle values across multiple entries with emphasis on real-time trading indicators and regional price levels.
The listing shows futures for Wheat MPLS at 2.53 and Corn Chicago at 1.75 and Oats Chicago at 1.02 with Soybeans Chicago at 5.02. Cash prices feature Spring Wheat No 1 U S dark northern 2.62 2.91 3.15 proportions, Winter Wheat No 2 41 percent 2.41, Durum 2.85 to 3.40, Rye No 2 1.65 to 1.75, Corn No 2 1.86, Oats No 1 1.09 to 1.14, Barley 1.55 to 1.80, Feed ingredients and Sunflower seeds listed. Duluth prices for feedstuffs per ton include Soybean meal 44% 155.70 and 46% 163.70, Linseed meal 115, Meat meal 182.50, Wheat bran 27, Wheat middlings 27, Alfalfa meal 91.
July 7 exchange shows prices from Max Phillips and Sons for complete automobiles and non ferrous scrap with ranges for steel sheet metal aluminum cans batteries and various can scrap values. Belmont July 3 trade reports cattle beef steers heifers Holstein steers butcher cows bulls veal calves hogs and morning fat cattle shrinkage.
Feeder pig sale on July 3 traded 1 229 head, up 2 to 4 dollars from a year ago, with 40 to 50 lb pigs at 46 54.50, 50 to 60 lb at 53 54 4, and extreme lot tops: 153 head at 44 lb 51 75, 69 head at 45 lb 54 75. Green tagged pigs brought 49 to 52 in on farm purchases. July 7 trade in South St. Paul showed volume 1 085 with 3 dollar gains on 40 to 500 lb pigs 46 to 54.50. Slaughter cattle and hogs ranges listed. feeders and lambs mixed, national farm price references noted. Contact information provided for further details.
Six hundred fifty six head traded including slaughter calves and fed cattle. Slaughter calves brought 30 to 55 with replacements 60 to 115 for the lighter classes. Fed cattle saw ch and Holstein steers around 46 to 58 cents and cows from 34 to 42 cents, with bulls 47 to 53. Feeder sale on July 5 offered choice beef steers 400 to 550 pounds at 67 to 75 and 600 to 1000 pounds at 55 to 65, heifers 300 to 700 pounds at 56 to 66, Holstein steers 500 to 800 pounds at 46 to 59 cents.
July 3 exchange data shows butter up 2 percent to 2 percent levels, with Grade AA and Grade A both at 1.42 percent and Grade B at 1.4014. Cheese unchanged for cheddar barrel and 40 lb blocks at 1.181 and 1.24. Wisconsin eggs listed as irregular extra large .63-66, large .61-64, medium .46-49. MILUM7T AT
July 8 price sheet shows Choice steer feeder ranges at .50-54 and .48-51 for heifers. Holstein slaughter stock utilities and canners listed, veal grades, feeder bulls, replacement heifers, and sow weights with varied price bands. Lambs and ewes quoted with standard good to choice ranges.
Bonduel market notes July 7 show calves priced from 42 and down to 75 for fancy selects. Holsteins, beef calves, dairy heifers, and steers hold steady with ranges across utility cows cans to good, while hog prices remain strong for butchers. Stratford July 7 trade lists Hols feeder bulls 70-110, beef vealers 50-95, and dairy cattle values, with hogs and sows detailed for various weights.
Agricultural price notes show steady cattle values across cows bulls calves and replacements, with dairy heifers and Holstein entries tracking varied spreads. Reports from Sparta and Reedsville indicate steady to strong FED CATTLE and FEEDER CATTLE segments, while hogs remain strong and sow boar prices vary by weight, and no USDA potato prices were reported in Chicago or Reedsville.
Livestock price table shows ranges for cows bulls veal calves and hogs across categories from utility to prime. Holstein and beef calves appear with various bids, replacement cattle and feeder cattle listed, plus sows boars and stags positions and regional notes.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent weekly newspaper serving Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. It mails weekly to form households and agribusinesses. Postage paid at Eau Claire Wisconsin with a P O box for address changes. Subscription rates listed and publishing facilities noted.
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