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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1983
Page
2
On June 21 the cattle volume reached 1 700 with 130 Wealers and 240 Sheep while hogs totaled 3 400 and steers stayed steady for choice 1 100 to 1 300 pounds at 63 50 to 65 60 Good and choice 62 to 64 hog prices fully 50 cents lower for No 1 and 2 200 to 240 pounds at 46 to 46 50 Sows 300 to 650 pounds 35 to 35 50 Boars over 300 pounds 34 50 livestock market data from the June 21 exchange date.
A livestock auction lists feeder pigs by weight with 40 to 60 pounds categories and bids for hogs cows bulls and calves. It notes steady bid ranges for hogs and cattle segments and provides prices for replacement beef veal and springing heifers, along with Holstein figures and springing heifers priced 900 to 1050 dollars.
Historical snapshot lists grain and egg prices from June 23 1982 with wheat at 3.85 percent, corn 2.74, oats 1.89, soybeans 6.25. Livestock values show cows 32-47, fed cattle 62-68, hogs 53-57, lambs 56-58. also June 22 1973 data and June 20 exchange dates add lower grain and beef figures. Includes complete automobiles firm prices and recycling center scrap rates for various metals and paper.
Wisconsin auction markets monitored by the state agriculture department report higher Cull cow prices and firmer veal calves. Slaughter cows rose to 50 to 150 cents higher while hogs edged up 50 cents. Cattle: Holstein fed steers 49 to 59 cents, slaughter steers 60 to 64 cents, slaughter heifers 59 to 63 cents, cull cows 37 to 48 cents. Bulls 46 to 5644 cents, Holstein feeder steers 49 to 52 cents, replacement calves 85 cents to 1.35, calves 85 cents to 1.50, feeder pigs 27 to 34.50, hogs 43 to 46 cents, sows 32 to 36 cents.
Wisconsin eggs hold steady with June 20 exchange date noted for sizes extra large to American feeder pigs at Midwest and South St. Paul prices. Butter and cheddar cheese stay unchanged with Grade AA at 1.47 and barrel cheddar at 1.32 while 40 lb blocks are 1.35.
The report lists futures for July Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Soybeans from Minneapolis and Chicago, with percent changes. It also shows Spring and Winter wheat classifications with quality percentages and prices, plus rye, corn, oats, barley, soybeans, flax, and sunflower seed values. Feedstuff prices for June 14 include soybean meal, linseed meal, meat meal, brewers dried grains, wheat bran, and middlings, and alfalfa meal prices.
Weaker metals and lower rates pressured grain prices as the dollar firmed, with declines in wheat and corn exports and improved world crop conditions. The USDA Grain Market News notes soybean exports down 4.3 million bushels and higher carryover stocks. Minneapolis July wheat closed at 3.96, Chicago July corn at 3.09, soybeans 5.95, while cash prices showed mixed results across spring and winter wheat, rye, oats, and malting barley with varied gains and losses.
Wisconsin shipped no spot loads of milk out of state while 40 loads of skim milk arrived at Wisconsin plants from states lacking capacity. USDA donated 120000 pounds nonfat dry milk and 37000 pounds butteroil to Food for the Hungry for Bolivia feeding programs. The agency also purchased 99 million pounds butter 225 million pounds cheese and 294 million pounds nonfat dry milk totaling 426.7 million pounds of milk equivalent.
Buyers supported two way steers at 1,000 to 1,150 pounds as packers raised bids despite lower boxed beef. Holstein and heifer prices fell, cows and bulls slipped, feeders dipped, hogs and lambs softened, veal steady. South St. Paul weights 700 to 900 pounds. top feeder pigs 65 to 70 pounds sold at 42 to 43.50. Estimated slaughter: 689k cattle, 46k calves, 1.518m hogs, 114k sheep.
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