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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1979
Page
2
Livestock prices show steady trends across cattle hogs and feeders. Utility cows bring 50-55, dairy heifers 52-58, bulls 62-65 for commercial, 55-62 beef bulls, calves 55 and down, replacement calves mixed, fed cattle 62-65, hogs 28-40 depending on class, feeder cattle 45-75 with Holstein and beef varieties.
Cows steady to weak 54-57% utility 52-57% canners 45-52% heavy dairy 64-68% good beef 63-67% Light 58-63% FED CATTLE weak good to choice steers 62-67% heifers 60-62% Holstein and replacement figures 140-220 for Holstein etc. HOGS fully steady top butchers 39-40, sows 31-33, bears 25-27, beef and crossbred steers 60-85, heifers 60-75, open Holsteins 85-125, springing Holsteins 900-1300 dollars.
Monday bids show cattle and hogs steady to weak with multiple weight classes. Steady prices posted for slaughter steers and cows, heifers, weaners, lambs, plus grain, eggs, butter and cheese quotes and regional potato pricing.
Prices quoted from Max Phillips and Sons show complete automobiles and scrap markets with varied rates. Ferrous scrap falls as nonferrous items rise with quotations for steel, cast iron, and appliances. Paper and corrugated box values are listed with tonnage at a 2000 lb baseline, though market conditions limit acceptance.
Prices rose on strong world demand and crop damage in Russia Europe and Asia with lingering truckers strike affecting movement. Minneapolis July wheat near 4.24, Chicago July corn 2.84, soybeans 7.81 while cash market for spring winter durum rye oats and barley saw gains or stability amid heavy selling and firm export demand.
Wisconsin eggs and produce prices shown for butter cheese and eggs with grade A B and AA levels. Chicago and New York price points for butter and cheese include per pound figures and weight class values for egg market evaluation.
The report lists prices for flour coffee cocoa and sugars with last week's figures. It notes soybeans flaxseed sunflowers and oilseed trends with new crop prices rising due to an overall oil seed surge per USDA Grain Market News.
The market closes show futures for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans with percent changes. Prices list for Spring Wheat No 1 U S dark northern several grades, Winter Wheat dark red, Durum, Rye, Corn No 2 and feed, Oats No 1, Barley varieties, and Flax No 1. Numbers indicate bid or cash values and ranges across the listed commodities.
Daily Market News notes mixed trends week at South St. Paul with steers and heifers down after Monday gains while Holstein cattle rise. Slaughter cows and bulls advance, feeders mostly steady, and lambs and sows show mixed movements amid trucking and packing-house movement tensions.
The Country Today lists staff and offices with roles for a rural Wisconsin weekly. Names include Charles Alexander as owner, Tom Lawin as general manager, Steve Kinderman as editor, Wendy Kinderman and Kevin Hagen as editors, Kelly Boldan as reporter, and other staff and regional representatives across the state. Office details note Eau Claire address and circulation details.
The paper highlights rural issues and community stories that shape small town life, focusing on farming, local events, and regional concerns with plainspoken reporting and community voice.
USDA Dairy Market News notes no grade A bulk fluid milk shipped out of state or from Minnesota on a spot basis for June 8 14 with Chicago shipments holding at normal levels. National cow numbers fell one percent from May 1978 to May 1 this year to 10.7 million, and May milk production totaled 11.2 million pounds, essentially unchanged year over year.
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