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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1981
Page
2
South St Paul Minn Monday livestock volumes show cattle 2000 hogs 7500 sheep 400 with steers heifers cows and bulls listed. Prices vary by weight and grade with Holstein steers 59 to 60.9 and hogs 46 to 46.5 for No 1 and 2 at 200 260 pounds. Sheep and lambs show lower on lighter weights and heavier feeders around 50 60. The report notes steady to lower movement across classes and notable price differentials by weight and quality.
Market notes show strong to steady cattle categories with calves and replacement calves, Holstein and dairy prices listed. Fed cattle hold at 55 to 62, hogs steady with various weight classes, feeder cattle softer especially Holstein steers and beef types. Monday feeder pig auction noted for morning sales with 40 to 60 pound pigs and price ranges.
Ettrick markets show steady utility cattle at 43-47 percent for canners and cutters, light canners 38-43, heavy dairy 50-54, and good beef 50-54. Feeder cattle hold 58-64 for beef and crossbred steers, 50-56 for beef bred heifers, and Holstein steers 50-60. Veal prices range from 75-100 for good to choice. Open Holstein heifers bring 70-100, with springing Holstein heifers 900-1300. Hog prices run strong with top butcher hogs at 454-46, sows 38-39, boars 37-38.
Prices quoted for ferrous scrap at eight to ten dollars per net ton and non ferrous scrap items listed with per hundred weight or per each rates. Aluminum cans and batteries priced at thirty two and thirty five dollars per cwt respectively with other metals in the forty to fifty dollar per cwt range. Newspaper and corrugated box values given per hundred pounds and ton equivalents with notes on market conditions and material cleanliness.
Overseas demand wanes for U S grain as Minneapolis July wheat rises 3 percent to 4.40 a bushel while sunflower and corn move mixed. Soybeans gain 9 cents to 7.48, sunflowers fall to 12.90, rye and oats hold or edge higher, and spot cash spring wheat holds near 4.71 with protein at 14 percent. Clark County invites dairy bumper sticker entries with a 50 prize and requires 14 by 3 inches branding promoting local dairy.
A Minneapolis grain list shows bids for Wheat Corn and Oats with spring and winter wheat assortments and durum rye barley and soybeans. It includes No 1 yellow soybeans and flax and sunflower prices plus feedstuffs per ton and meal prices for May 27.
In the three days of market activity last week, Commodity Credit Corp purchases included 9.2 million pounds of butter, 7.9 million pounds of a second commodity, and related trading details.
The report notes 268 million pounds of milk equivalent from cheddar blocks butter and nonfat dry milk purchases. CCC sold 922000 pounds of Standard NDM powder at .53 to .56 last week. No Wisconsin fluid milk moved to other states. one Minnesota load moved to another West North Central state. Butter and cheese prices unchanged. May 21 to 28 period shows butter production at 26.9 million pounds, up 3 percent, and cheese production at 56.4 million pounds, up 1 percent.
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Grain wheat 3.79 percent corn 2.66 oats 1.8544 soybeans 5.99 eggs extra large 55 60 large 53 57 medium 42 47 cattle and hogs mixed quotes dairy cows dairy heifers bulls calves fed cattle slaughter hogs sows boars beef feeder heifers beef feeder steers Holstein feeders slaughter lambs butter Grade AA 1.38 1.4058 Idaho russet potatoes 13.50 14.00 Wisconsin focus
May 29 exchange date data shows unchanged butter Grade A at 1.47 and 1.45 for Grade A and B respectively with 1.42 for Grade B. Wheat 1.61, corn 1.51, oats 79, soybeans 3.11. Eggs large 33-344, medium 27-28. Cattle cows 17-23, heifers 22-26, bulls 23-29, veal calves 22-51, slaughter hogs 18, sows 13-15, boars 11-13, lambs 30-31. Butter Grade A 67 784. Potatoes California long whites 4.25-4.50. Cheddar barrel 1.31, 40 lb blocks 1.35. Wisconsin eggs extra large 69-74, large 67-71, medium 56-61. Egg Market Evaluation Committee weights No. 1 54, No. 2 52, No. 3 45, No. 4 37, breaking stock 46, checks 41.
Last week's feeder pig prices show the American Feeder Pig Co-op selecting 45 lb pigs at 34.25 to 35.25 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers lists 40-50 lb pigs at premium grades 33 to 35.50 dollars when picked up on farm, and 40-50 lb at 34.50 to 38 dollars.
Chicago futures activity opens Monday with futures prices at high and low points and a close not yet reported, reflecting ongoing market trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Continuous price movement and investor interest characterize the session.
Futures activity shows Fri. interest 48,598 up 491, with sales 26,904 and 29,332. Total open interest Fri. 147,491 down 5,566 up 99, and 104,668 up 2,699 from Thursday.
Feeder cattle hog and sheep prices gained while slaughter cattle fell. Slaughter steers and Holstein steers weakened amid mixed demand. slaughter cows and bulls declined. Vealers steady to weak and Holstein replacements varied. Feeder steers and heifers showed selective gains, while lambs and hogs posted price increases in a broad market report.
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