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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1979
Page
2
Eau Claire market reports show cattle and hogs with mixed demand. Prices list ranges for cattle, calves, replacement calves, fed cattle, hogs, and feeder cattle by grade and weight, noting steady or weak trends across categories.
Market listings show steady to weak utility cows 54 to 58, canners and cutters 52 to 57, light canners 48 to 52. Bulls steady to heavy dairy 64 to 70, beef 64 to 69, light 60 to 64. Fed cattle weak with steers 63 to 66, heifers 62 to 64, standard to good grades 60 to 63 and 58 to 62. Calves strong with repl Holstein heifers 140 to 200, repl beef 110 to 140, veal 80 to 100, top butcher 38% to 42. Sows 28 to 31, bears 28 to 30, beef and x bred steers 63 to 85, Holstein steers 60 to 78, open Holstein females 85 to 125, springing Holstein heifers 900 to 1,000-plus.
Livestock Market News reports most classes were steady last week with Friday gains for slaughter steers. Slaughter heifers and cows showed mixed steady to slightly lower trends while wealers and light lambs rose. Feeder cattle and Holstein segments stayed largely steady, with hogs and sows near steady to slightly higher. Overall week’s prices included steers 65-68, heifers 64-67, cows 53-56, bulls 65-70, weaners 90-100, and feeder lambs 67-75, at South St. Paul Minnesota.
Prices for Wis Feeder Pig Co op Select 45 lb at 26.25 to 27.25 per 100. For 40 lb pigs 25 on farm, 40-50 lb 24 to 30. Non ferrous scrap ranges include aluminum 20 to 30 per cwt, copper and brass 25 to 65 per cwt, newspapers 6,000 lbs and up at 30 NT, smaller lots accordingly. Market note: cannot accept newspaper at this time due to conditions.
Grain Market News reports mixed cash grain results on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange last week with overall firm close. Wheat spring up to 4.62 percent at 14 percent protein while winter wheat edges higher amid light trade. Durum drops 35 cents but export demand remains strong with 317 rail cars for sale. Corn gains to 2.95 while oats soften to 1.72 1.73 and barley declines 10 cents amid price ranges.
Wheat price in Minneapolis at 4.58, corn in Chicago 3.19, oats 1.69 and soybeans 7.90 percent. Spring wheat No 1 U S dark northern shows 13 percent 4.71 14 percent 4.71 15 percent 4.75.
July 6 exchange figures show butter cheddar cheese and Swiss grades with mixed movements. Wisconsin eggs hold steady by size while grains and oilseeds shift. soybeans rise about 12 cents, flaxseed drops, and sunflower seeds firm in Duluth and Minneapolis reports with feeder meal prices edging lower on anticipated lower component costs.
A compact price table lists grains eggs and livestock values for July 11, 1969 with Wheat at 1.33 percent and Corn 1.30, Eggs and Butter quotes, plus July 11 1978 figures for Wheat 3.24, Corn 2.3742, Oats 1.41 and Soybeans 6.90, along with dairy, beef and hogs ranges and potato prices. notes include Alabama and California potato varieties and cheese grades.
Madison Butter prices were mixed last week while cheese prices were unchanged. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange AA butter held steady, A and B rose by fractions. New York saw AA unchanged, A up fraction and B up 1 cent. June milk price in Minnesota and Wisconsin averaged 10.76 per cwt for 3.5 percent butterfat, 9 cents higher than May and $1.50 above a year ago. Prices paid index rose 3 points in June, 13 percent higher year over year. Prices received index up 5 points in June, 14 percent higher than last year.
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