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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1979
Page
2
Steady cattle and bull markets with top cows 48-52 and 62.60 for commercial bulls. Calves steady with select 85-100 and top replacement calves 141 for Holstein bulls. Hogs strong with No 1 and 2 butchers 39% to 39, heavy 34-39, light 27-29, bears 24-25. Feeder cattle steady with Holstein steers 58-68 and beef steers 62-75.
South St Paul Minnesota livestock market notes active cattle and hog futures with price gains of 1 to 2 dollars for cows and steers while hogs rise up to two dollars. Holstein steers and lambs show strong demand with various weight classes and grades listed for buyers.
The market lists cattle categories with price ranges including cows steady 52-56% cutters 50-55 light canners 45-50 bulls steady heavy dairy 64-67 good beef 63-66 light 58-63 fed cattle strong good to choice steers 66-70 standard to good 62-66 good choice heifers 64-68 standard good heifers 60-64 Holstein steers 59-62 replacements etc. Veal and hog figures follow: top butchers 39-39% hogs and sows 28-31 bears 23-25 beef and x bred steers 64-85 beef-bred heifers 60-75 Holstein steers 60-80 open Holstein heifers 85-120 springing Holstein heifers 900-1300 dollars.
USDA Livestock Market News reports general price declines for week ending June 8 with slaughter steers down up to 2.50 except fed Holstein steers down 44.50. Bulls, cows, feeder cattle, hogs, and lambs show varied dips while veal calves firm. Top prices noted include choice fed steers up to 70, slaughter heifers to 70, and slaughter cows up to 50 with cuts varied by grade. Holstein replacements and feeder cattle also feature notable price ranges across weights.
The June 13 1978 market roundup lists grain prices for wheat corn oats and soybeans along with egg sizes and livestock figures such as cows dairy heifers bulls fed cattle slaughter hogs sows boars beef feeder cattle and lambs. Butter and cheese prices are included with various dairy product grades. California long whites are shown for June 13 1969 with grain and egg ranges.
The Ferrous Scrap market lists prices for complete automobiles and scrap steel by weight in net tons and categories. Non ferrous items show aluminum, copper, brass and other metals with per hundred weight or per item pricing, noting market conditions and a sale date subject to change.
Wisconsin eggs hold steady with unchanged prices for grades AA through B and cheese shows small percentage moves. New York eggs list higher rates for all grades while Swiss varieties span a wide range. Wisconsin feeder pig and piglets prices are noted with farm pickup options.
Russia’s continued large purchases bolstered cash market prices last week. Minneapolis wheat futures rose 11 cents, Chicago corn futures up about 2 cents, and July soybeans 11 cents higher. Corn fell 1 to 2 cents to 2.49, rye slipped as selling rose to 2.50, oats gained 2 to 5 cents, spring wheat up over 11 cents to 3.91, winter wheat 11 cents higher at 3.89, durum 25 cents to 4.25, malting barley weaker, flaxseed up 30 cents to 7.80, soybeans at Minneapolis 7.20 and Duluth 7.33, sunflowers steady with Minneapolis bids improving for future months.
Federal milk stood at 11.10 dollars per unit while sunflowers and crude prices slipped. spot crude at 35 cents a pound and new crop down to 28 and a half cents. Sunflower supplies tight yet eased as a larger forthcoming crop loomed. In Minneapolis soymeal rose to 200.60 per ton, SBM at southern plants 198.60, linseed meal fell to 138, feather meal 215, wheat bran 80, brewers grains 108, alfalfa meal steady at 100.
Market snapshot lists futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with percentage changes, and details current price quotes for Spring and Winter Wheat grades, Durum Rye Corn Oats Barley and Soybeans plus flax feed products and by product prices for Minneapolis per ton including soy and linseed meals, brewers grains, wheat bran and molasses values.
Dairy Market News reports higher May milk prices with Minnesota and Wisconsin average at 10.67 per cwt for manufacturing grade milk with 3.5 percent butterfat, up 4 cents from April and $1.42 above May 1978. National Cheese Exchange blocks and barrels rise, butter prices steady. CCC actions include buying 5 million pounds of bulk butter, 6.3 million pounds of nonfortified and 6.2 million pounds of fortified nonfat milk powder, and delivering process American loaves.
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A rural-leaning newspaper highlights local farming issues, community events, and livelihoods. It reports on agricultural fairs, cooperative meetings, and town announcements affecting farmers, families, and rural businesses with concise, factual notes.
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