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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
2
In Ettrick livestock market dairy cows quoted with lower utility values 26 to 28, canners and cutters at 24 to 26, light canners at 22 to 24 as reported. The listings reflect pricing shifts across utility categories for dairy stock.
Slaughter heifers steady to 50 cents lower with 850-1000 lb cattle at 36 to 38.50 and good to choice 35 to 36.50. Slaughter cows weak to $2 lower with utility and commercial 25.50 to 27 and cutter 22 to 26. Sheep and lambs active and firm with choice and prime 90 to 105 and wooled 53.50 to 55.50.
Market update shows hog categories with price ranges for strong No 1 and No 2 cuts and heavy packers, while spring wheat remains steady to down by two cents. Winter wheat holds, durum rises two cents, rye and corn prices mostly steady to down with small shifts in futures values.
Market quotations show Wheat at 3.96 to 5.24, corn 2.85, oats 1.96 to 2.02, soybeans 6.58, eggs by size, and livestock ranges for cows bulls slaughter cattle veal calves hogs sows boars lambs and feeders. California whites potatoes listed at 44.50 with June 15 1967 values for grains and oats.
Market notes show barley mostly unchanged to down 5 cents with bid ranges from 2.00 to 2.60. Soybeans No 1 yellow rise of 4 to 8.58 percent, reflecting a mixed trading day with steady demand.
The government has ended purchases of processed cheese under CCC effective June 6 while continuing to buy blocks and barrels under the dairy support program. Butter production remains high with 23.7 million pounds output, up 10 percent from a year ago, while U.S. cheese output shows a monthly decline. Australia moves toward a two stage dairy program with a domestic price levy and export equalization, starting in July.
USDA spokesmen report price declines across most classes for the week ending June 11 at the livestock yards. Steers 38.50 to 40.50, slaughter heifers 37 to 39.50, Holstein steers 39.50, cows up to 29.50, cutters 27, canners 20 to 22. Veal calves 52 to 56 with some 57 to 67, beef feeders steers 43 to 44.10, beef heifer feeders 36.50 to 37.50, 31 to 34 for 600 to 1000 pounds. Hog prices steady. top slaughter hogs 43 to 43.50, sows 37, boars 29 to 30.
Minneapolis observers report world crop prospects remain favorable but weak demand kept grain futures and cash prices slipping for the week ending June 11. Soybeans fell to 8.43 per bushel, flaxseed 6.35, sunflowers around 12.00, wheat near 2.63 for spring and 2.49 for winter, corn 2.29, oats 1.35, and malt barley 2.30 to 2.60 per bushel.
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