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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1986
Page
4
Chicago futures trading Tuesday shows mixed signals across wheat and cattle, with fluctuating highs and lows. Prices edge between roughly 2.40 and 2.62 for wheat and around 49.50 to 52.20 for cattle as markets respond to recent demand data.
Market data shows May 29 trade with 487 head of beef steers at 53 to 56.25 and heifers 52 to 54.75. Holstein steers 44 to 49.75, butcher cows 36 to 44, bulls 48 to 51, calves slaughter 60 to 75, replacement 80 to 105, Holstein heifer 44 to 46.75, culled 35 to 55. Hogs include boars 34 to 36, sows 40 to 42.25, butcher hogs 48 to 49.25. Sheep lambs no quote. Feeder cattle sale May 30 1986 with hot steers 45 to 56, beef steers 55 to 65, beef heifers 47 to 53. Next sale Friday June 13.
Report covers futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with prices up to June 2. It lists cash prices for Spring and Winter wheat, Durum rye corn oats barley flax and sunflowers, plus feedstuffs and miscellaneous markets. Includes freight terms, exchange dates, and unit conversions.
USDA market notes show potatoes for shipping points posted in 100 lb sacks and 50-100 count cartons across Colorado Idaho Washington with price ranges. Live cattle data list June 2 trade for various classes including choice steers and heifers, Holsteins, standard and dairy classes, plus slaughter cows, veal, feeders, sows, boars and butchers with quoted ranges.
Slaughter calves traded around .40 to .55 with culls and cripples not quoted. Replacement calves 60 to 104. Cholesterol? replacement? No, replacement calves and beef cattle prices listed. Steers at 54.50 to 56.50, heifers 53.50 to 55.70, Holstein steers 46 to 48. No-quote bulls 45 to 50.50.
Cattle prices listed by grade with cull cows at .75, Holstein steers .78, bulls .83, fat cattle choice steers .88, good steers expecting five to fifteen dollar discounts on certain lots. May 30 exchange date noted. Butter unchanged, cheese cheese prices and Wisconsin eggs with varied per dozen. Also county FmHA committee selection changes through June 30 with nominations by June 10 and county office voting.
Midwest and regional items show cattle and hog prices largely steady to higher. Highlights include steers at 51-54 for choice to prime and Holsteins weak at 37-46, with hogs mostly 48.5 and down and sows 42-44, plus feeder pig sales and extreme top lots noted in the May 28 and June reports.
Market bulletin lists cattle and hog prices with steady to weak trends. Utility cows 34-38, dairy heifers 28-42, bulls 44-49, calves 20-50, replacement calves to 1.17 for Holstein, fed cattle weak 46-52, hogs strong 47-48.50, feeder cattle 32-58, veal 50-80, sows 36-38, and PIGS 42-45 per head for May 27 trade.
Regional livestock prices show bids for cattle calves and hogs with steady to firm tones across categories. Holstein and beef replacements, veal, and feeder cattle appear alongside sows boars and hog price ranges, reflecting demand in June trade and varied weights.
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