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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1986
Page
4
July market report lists feeder cattle by weight and breed with steady to higher bids. Holstein and x bred cattle show varied values, slaughter cows and bulls priced, per head figures included. July 8 to July 10 trade dates cover hogs and feeder pigs with price ranges for different weights.
Prices from Max Phillips and Sons for complete automobiles in various sizes. Ferrous and non ferrous scrap prices listed by item. Deep freezers, appliances, and corrugated boxes priced. Cattle hogs sheep and feeder pigs market data with steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and hogs price ranges. Milwaukee July 14 trade cattle and hog prices including futures style quotes.
Market notes show USDA Major potato markets with FOB shipping points. In Chicago trading 100 pound russets and non size sacks. Texas bids range from 8.50 to 9.00 per 100 lb sack for russets and 15.00 to 18.00 per 50 lb carton at 100 count, and 70 to 80 count per cwt at 18.00 to 22.00.
The notice lists futures for Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Soybeans from Minneapolis and Chicago with price moves and cash price levels for Spring and Winter Wheat, Durum, Rye, Barley, Milo, Flax, Sunflower, and feedstuffs. Prices cover No. 1 US dark northern spring wheat, No. 2 corn, No. 1 oats, No. 1 yellow soybeans, flax, and various meals and byproducts with values per ton or cwt.
July 10 markets show beef and Holstein steers and butcher cattle at mixed quotes. Lancaster sale reports 957 head traded, mostly higher in feeder pigs with 40-50 lb pigs at 46-55 cents, 50-60 lb at 53-58 cents, 60-70 lb at 64 cents, and extreme tops: 158 head at 43 lb for 54.50, 56 head at 51 lb for 58.25, 54 head at 62 lb for 64.00. Midwest price trend strong to about 1 dollar higher. Green tagged pigs 48-51 cents in South St. Paul market.
National Farmers Organization lists slaughter cattle dressed beef prices statewide for July 14 trade. Cull cows 76, Holstein steers 81, Good 78, Bulls 81. Fat cattle Choice steers 95, Good steers 10 off, Number fours 8 off. Choice heifers 93, Good heifers 4 off, Number fours 10 off.
Beetown market records July 8 show 649 head traded including slaughter calves 30 to 50 cents per pound and replacement calves 70 cents to 1.10 dollars. Fed cattle ranged as choked steers 59 to 60.75, ch. heifers 57 to 58.50, ch. Holstein steers 48 to 51, cows 35 to 43 for canners and culls, with 3 percent shrinkage on morning fat cattle.
July 7 exchange shows Butter up 4 cents with Grade AA 1.42 to 1.43 and Grade A 1.42 to 1.42 percent ranges. Cheddar barrel price and 40-pound blocks at 1.191 to 1.25. Wisconsin eggs listed for July 14 and 15 trades with various sizes priced. Replacement calves and veal calf values given for Holstein and beef-types, plus dairy cattle, feeder cattle, and open heifers priced by weight and type.
A brief market snapshot recalling events and trends from July 10 1985, highlighting key indices and notable shifts. The report notes investment flows, corporate earnings signals, and macroeconomic cues shaping sentiment a year prior.
The report lists multiple cattle categories with prices for July 14 and July 9, including calves, Holstein replacements, beef cattle, dairy heifers, bulls, fed cattle, feeders, veal, and grain. It notes steady to weak trends across categories, with specific ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and hogs, along with market quotes for butter and potatoes.
Daily market quotes show ranges for veal calves from good to prime and lower choice. Beef and dairy cattle move in broad bands by grade, with Holsteins, cows, bulls, and feeders priced across utility to prime. Hog, sheep, and feeder pig values accompany typical regional spreads and seasonal shifts.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent weekly mailed every Wednesday to households and agribusinesses in Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. The post master receives address changes at Eau Claire Wisconsin and subscription rates are ten dollars per year or eighteen dollars for two years.
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