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Newspaper

Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1980

Page

2

Market book shows cattle and hog price ranges by class

The report lists cattle categories with price ranges and trends including cows steady to weak and canners 47 to 53 percent, bulls steady to heavy dairy 58 to 63, fed cattle steady 59 to 63 for standard to good steers, Holstein figures 55 to 58, calves strong with replacement Holstein heifers 150 to 260, beef veal 90 to 105, hogs strong with top butchers at 35. Sows 26 to 28, feeders 58 to 90 for various classes, and springing Holstein heifers 900 to 1,300 dollars.

Cattle Market Report Highlights Mixed Prices Across Classes

The market shows weakness for cattle with utility cows at 42 to 46, and top at 47.80. Bulls follow similar softness with commercial bulls 50 to 53 and common utility bulls 42 to 50. Calves hold steady with numerous grades ranging 45 to 85, replacement calves show steady Holstein calves and heifer calves with top values to 205.

South St. Paul cattle prices in Monday market report

Slaughter steers steady to strong with Choice 1,050 to 1,250 pounds at 64 and 65. Holstein steers steady to strong with Choice 1,200 to 1,600 pounds at 58 to 59. Fed cattle steady across weight classes from 54 to 60 with various carcass and weight categories. Feeder cattle show steady prices for Holstein steers 48 to 56, beef cattle 52 to 65, heifers 45 to 60, and utility standards 35 to 45.

Livestock Trading Report From South St. Paul Stockyards

Cattle and hogs finished higher while sheep and lambs mixed last week. Slaughter steers and heifers up 1 to 3 dollars, cows and bulls up 4 to 6 dollars, with various price ranges for different grades. Weaners and feeders rose, Holstein figures varied, and hogs and lambs showed mixed shifts. estimated beef carcass value near 110.67 dollars, hide and offal about 52.90 dollars.

South St. Paul

Wisconsin egg and dairy prices and pig co-op bids

June 13 exchange data shows Butter down 1 cent at Chicago Grade AA 1.38 Grade A 1.37 Grade B 1.31. Cheese unchanged with Cheddar barrel 1.22 blocks 1.27 Swiss A 1.63 B 1.56. Wisconsin eggs steady Extra large 58-64 Large 56-60 Medium 43-48. Weight Class No 1 43 No 2 41 No 3 34 No 4 28 Breaking Stock 39. Feeder Pig Co op select 45 lb 18.75-19.75. Midwest Livestock 40-50 lb premium pigs 17.50-20 picked up on farm 23-28.50 40-50 lbs Large to Compact.

Wisconsin EGG Market Evaluation Committee N.Y Florida Ohio Valley Chicago Indiana Minneapolis Des Moines Kansas City Nashville Okla Metro New Orleans Texas W. Colorado Central Ariz Ore., Wash Chicago Mercantile Exchange National Cheese Exchange Thur

Spot grain rises as rye leads gains on Minneapolis exchange

Weekly grain review shows gains for spot grain and rye strength on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. For the week ending June 12, Minneapolis July wheat futures edged up 1 cent to $4.10, Minneapolis July sunflower futures fell 26 cents to $9.24 per cwt, Chicago July corn rose 3 cents near $2.77, and Chicago July soybeans gained 6 cents to $6.22. Spot spring wheat climbed to $4.23 with 14 percent protein up 5 cents.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Minneapolis Chicago

Market report contrasts June 18 1979 and 1970 data

The June 18 1979 market snapshot shows grain wheat at 4.79 and corn 2.80, with oats soybeans and eggs price ranges. Livestock and dairy values are listed, including cows, bulls, fed cattle, butter and cheese quotes. A second block recaps June 18 1970 with lower grain and livestock quotes, plus prices for butter cheese and potatoes, and notes on rye, corn, oats, barley, oilseeds, and sunflowers from Minneapolis.

Grain Prices and Feedstuffs As Of June 10

Minneapolis prices show spring wheat No 1 at 4.27 for 13 percent protein and 4.31 for 14 percent. Winter wheat No 1 dark hard red at 4.20 percent, durum 5.55 to 5.60. Corn No 2 2.58, oats No 1 1.66 to 1.68, soybeans No 1 yellow 5.99 percent. Feedstuffs per ton include soybean meal 44 percent 163.40, 48 percent 178.40, linseed meal 132, meat meal 190, brewers dried grains 108, wheat bran 78, middlings 75, alfalfa meal 98.

The Country Today Editorial and Bureau Roles

The Country Today lists several key editorial and support positions including General Manager Editor Assistant Editor Photography Assistant Editor and various district representatives across Madison Central Southwestern Northwestern Western Eastern regions. The paper describes itself as caring about rural life and runs multiple regional offices and roles.

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Daily market news shows record cheese production and CCC purchases

Weekly US cheese output hits 54.3 million pounds, up 2 percent from the prior week and 8 percent year over year. Butter at 25 million pounds falls 5 percent week over week but is 16 percent higher than last year. CCC buys 11.4 million pounds bulk butter and 17.5 million pounds nonfat dry milk among others, largest blocks and barrels purchase since Aug 1977. CCC also accepts bids for 1.8 million pounds Ameri can leaf cheese for June July delivery at 1.36 dollars.

U.S Commodity Credit Corp CCC

Futures beef and feeder cattle prices advance on CME

On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, futures for live beef cattle and feeder cattle rose with higher open interest and strong sales. Jun through Dec positions showed gains, while feeder cattle prices ranged from 37.10 to 45.70 cents per pound across listed months.

Futures open interest and sales figures summary

Futures data show Friday sales of 9,928 and 41,415 with total open interest at 4,584 up 174 and 26,386 up 420. Additional figures include 2.96 3.08 3.2, with total open interest 147,500 down 533 from Thursday, and 106,030 up 878 from Thursday.

Thur

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