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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1982
Page
2
Livestock price table from South St Paul Minnesota and Ettrick Wisconsin lists cattle and hog categories with steady or higher trends. Includes slaughter steers cows bulls calves heifers and feeder cattle with ranges for weights and grades plus special notes on early Monday feeder pig auction and regional price spreads.
Market soft large medium small. Compact prices range from 14 to 38 NT with various weights and sizes. Boxes are corrugated, dry and free of plastic. Will accept dry and news only. Prices subject to market condition date of sale.
USDA data show 8.98 million cattle on feed as of July 1 across 13 states, up 4 percent from a year ago. Steers and steer calves total 5.64 million, 63 percent of the on feed total, while heifers amount to 3.33 million, up 8 percent from a year ago.
One year ago and current values for GRAIN Wheat corn oats soybeans EGGS by size LIVESTOCK Cows dairy heifers bulls calves fed cattle slaughter hogs boars beef feeder cattle and Holstein feeders BUTTER Grade AA with price ranges California potatoes July 28 1972 note values for SOWS veal calves and slaughter lambs included.
July 23 exchange data shows butter Active Grade AA at 1.49, Grade A 1.47, Grade A B 1.46. Cheese unchanged with Cheddar barrel 1.31, 40 lb blocks 1.35. Wisconsin eggs steady with extra large 60-65, large 57-60, medium 45-48.
The Minneapolis grain market last week showed worry over western wheat suitability for milling as wet Western conditions deteriorated quality. Wheat futures rose to 3.99 a bushel while Chicago soybeans and corn fell. Rye and oats declined with barley steady, and oilseed prices mostly held or slipped on softer export demand.
Wisconsin DATCP reports the livestock and grain market news program is reorganized effective July 1 due to federal budget cuts. Two reporters will cover markets with agency reports, continuing auction, grain, and hog market news via radio TV Info Text WHA-TV and code a phone system. Local calls: 608-266-9444 for livestock. 608-266-6760 for grain.
Feeder pig price range reported from American Feeder Pig Co op and Midwest Livestock Producers lists 40 to 50 pound pigs at 48 to 54 dollars per head with premium 50 to 53 dollars and 45 pound stock at 51.25 to 52.25 dollars. Pigs picked up on farm in South St. Paul Minnesota.
The list shows RYE No 2 at 3.30, CORN No 2 at 2.50, OATS No 1 at 1.63 to 1.78, BARLEY 2.40 to 2.85, Beacon 2.50 to 2.70, Feed No 3 or better 1.81, SOYBEANS No 1 yellow 6.15, FLAX No 1 7.00, SUNFLOWER 10.00 per cwt, with July 20 prices for meals and by ton: Soybean meal 44% 183.80, 48% 198.80. Linseed meal 34% 160.00. Meat meal 50% 212.50. Brewers' dried grains 95.00. Wheat bran 72.00. Wheat middlings 69.00. Alfalfa meal dehydrated 103.00.
Wholesale beef prices fell sharply last week prompting lower live prices as steer carcasses under 700 pounds and heifer calves under 550 pounds faced steep discounts. Slaughter steers topped at 66 dollars with cows mostly 30 to 43, Holstein feeders 61.60, veal calves 40 to 107.50, and replacement heifers 70 to 132, while hogs and lambs saw varied readings.
Butter across all grades gained with Grade AA up 2 cents to 1.49, Grade A to 1.47 and Grade B to 1.46 as cheddar cheese held steady at Green Bay. U S fluid milk output for April to June reached 35.5 billion pounds, up 1 percent year over year, while overall yearly production is 1 percent higher. Government actions include CCC powder repackaging into 4 pound and 6 ounce boxes for distribution, with deliveries Aug 6 to Dec 31.
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