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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1985
Page
4
Equities and cattle figures across multiple categories list Holstein and beef cattle values, veal calves, feeder pigs, and hogs with midsummer ranges. Entries name cattle types, weights, and markets including Holstein bull calves, replacement calves, and dairy heifers, reflecting a broad weekly market snapshot.
A detailed cattle sale listing shows 750 head of slaughter calves and replacement calves sold, with chive steer and heifer prices, Holstein lots, and utility and canner categories. A separate feeder cattle sale on June 15 moved 625 head across 350 to 1000 pound ranges with price bands for common weight classes and Holstein consignments.
statewide slaughter cattle prices show cull cows at 80, choice 78, good 75, bulls 84, choice steers 91, good steers 3 dollars off, number fours 17 off, choice heifers 89, good heifers 3 dollars off. For details call 4-336-3734.
A historical markets brief lists grain and livestock prices from June 27 1984 with ranges for Wheat Corn Oats and livestock such as Cows Dairy heifers Bulls Calves Fed cattle Hogs Sows Boars Beef figures and butter potatoes notes. It also shows ten year prior figures for June 24 1975 including Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans Eggs and cattle prices with butter and potatoes.
Market notes show butter prices easing with B Grade AA at 1.41 percent, Grade A at 1.40 percent, and Grade B at 1.36 percent. Cheese cheddar barrel at 1.16 percent and 40 lb blocks at 1.21 percent. Wisconsin Boos Sentry Extra on 8 Large, 3-66 Medium, 52-55.
Lancaster feeder pig sale on June 19 moved 1,571 head, 255 more than last week. Prices ranged from 34 to 46 dollars per head by weight, with extreme tops around 43 to 46 dollars for light to mid weight pigs. Midwest Livestock Producers posted premium grades with green tagged pigs picked up on farm.
May U S milk production rose 4.6 percent from a year earlier, marking the third monthly gain in a row. Cow numbers reached 10.984 million, up 1.7 percent from last year, with output per cow at 1,205 pounds as states like Pennsylvania, California, Wisconsin, New York and Minnesota posted sizable gains.
Last week fed cattle prices declined at Midwest terminals with fed steers and heifers down 50 cents to $1.50. Slaughter cattle and hogs showed mixed results as hogs rose modestly while sows and bulls fluctuated. At Sioux City and South St. Paul feeds, Holstein steers and feeder cattle posted firmer values, while other groups eased, reflecting tighter demand and higher cutout values.
Nye Pelton formerly of Reed sburg joins Midwest Livestock Producers as Director of Market Development and Communications at the Francis Creek office. He previously taught business administration and agricultural economics at UW Platteville.
Grain prices fell nationwide last week amid a strong dollar and weak flour mill demand as school cafeterias closed for summer. Soybeans, flaxseed, and sunflowers dropped, with Minneapolis soybeans at 5.69 and flaxseed at 7.00, while corn slid to about 2.69-2.70 at Omaha and Minneapolis corn near 2.70.
Market snapshot lists futures and cash prices for wheat corn oats soybeans flax and grains. Prices shown for June 24 cash bids include No 1 dark northern spring wheat 3.76 3.97 4.27 for 13 14 15 percent protein, No 1 dark hard red winter wheat 3.62, durum 3.90 to 4.30, rye 2.25, corn 2.69, oats 1.56 to 1.64, barley 2.25 to 2.55, feed oats 2.05, No 1 yellow soybeans 5.71, sunflowers 11.90 per cwt, and June 18 feedstuffs prices for soybean meal 116.20 128.20, linseed meal 75, meat meal 130, brewers dried grains, wheat bran 55, and middlings 53, alfalfa meal 79.
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