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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1982
Page
2
The Ettrick market reports steady to weak figures across cattle and hogs. Cattle categories include cows, bulls, fed cattle, calves, and feeder cattle with varied ranges for steers, heifers, and Holstein stock. Open Holstein heifers and springing Holstein cows appear with high value ranges.
Market bulletin lists cattle categories with price ranges for cows calves bulls and replacements, includes Holstein and beef cattle prices. Feeder pig auction details Monday mornings with weight bands and price ranges. describes bear, steers and heifers price spans across utility, standard and heavy weight categories.
South St. Paul Minnesota reports cattle prices with steers heifers cows and bulls listed by weight and grade. Hogs are shown by weight and class with sows boars and market trends. sheep and lambs show slaughter and feeder values with weight ranges and quality notes.
Wisconsin eggs show steady Extra large 75 80 and Large 72 75 with Medium 70 73. Butter grades inch down B by 2 cents, Chicago markets AA 1.47, A 1.46, B 1.39. Cheese remains unchanged Cheddar barrel 1.31, 40 lb blocks 1.35. Egg market evaluation committee lists weight class No 1 to No 4 and breaking stock at 52, checks 47.
Prices quoted for scrap metals and non ferrous materials from Max Phillips and Sons. Market details include complete automobiles and various scrap categories with price ranges per ton or per hundredweight, notes on containing materials, and a statement that prices reflect market conditions at sale date.
Grain cash prices slipped on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange with No 1 plump rye down to 44.10 and No 2 rye at 3.95. Corn fell 3 to 40 cents to 2.36 percent. oats declined 10 to 14 cents to 2.12 2.20. Barley finished mixed. Larker 2.90 3.15, Morex 2.95 3.15, Beacon 3.15, Glenn 2.90 3.10, No 3 seed at 2.23. Soybeans down 20 cents to 5.98. flaxseed firm at 7.65. Sunflower oil unchanged at 12, new crop bids 11.10. Crude sunflower oil steady at 0.27. Soybean meal mixed. high protein at 194.60 bulk per ton, protein content 47% at southern plants. Linseed meal steady at 150. Sunflower meal up 5 to 115. Animal feeds mixed. meat meal 205, tankage 230. Grease steady to higher. yellow 0.14 0.15. Wheat millfeeds lower. bran 62, middlings 60, Brewers’ dried grains 95. Alfalfa meal unchanged at 98.
Prices rose for slaughter and feeder cattle and sheep at South St. Paul stockyards last week while hogs fell. Slaughter steers up 1 to 2, Holstein steers 50 cents to 1 higher. choice steers 64 to 66, Holsteins 57 to 58.90. Slaughter heifers up 11.50. choice 61.50 to 63.75. Slaughter cows up 1. utilities 38 to 43, late 38 to 41, some 42. Slaughter bulls 46 to 51, some 52 to 53. Weaners steady to firm. Holstein calves 70 to 90. replacement heifers 50 to 113. Feeder steers steady to 2 higher. Holstein steers firm to 2 higher. Barrows and gilts 0.50 to 1.50 lower. 200 to 260 lb hogs 47 to 47.50. Sows under 500 lb 41 to 42. over 500 lb 42 to 43. Boars over 300 lb 35 to 38. Slaughter lambs active. 56 to 58 for best. Slaughter ewes scarce 12 to 16. Feeder lambs 45 to 55. Estimated gross cutout value for 600–700 lb beef carcass $104.35. last year $101.92. Hide and offal for 1,000 lb steer $5.38 cwt. last year $5.80.
Wisconsin potato shipments increased last week totaling 221000 hundredweight, up 16000 cwt from the prior week. The season total reaches 8566000 cwt, about 6.6 percent above last season's 8038000 cwt. Russels account for 58 percent of movement, seed 18 percent, round whites 15 percent, round reds 5 percent, with chipping potatoes at a small share. trading remained fairly light.
Prices for feeder pigs last week include American Feeder Pig Co op select pigs at 45 pounds priced 37.75 to 38.75 per hundredweight. Midwest Livestock Producers offer premium grade detailed pigs at 40 to 50 pounds ranging 36.50 to 39 on farm pickups and 40 to 50 pounds 39 to 43.
A compact archival listing shows commodity prices and livestock values for March 3 1981 and March 3 1972. Grain, eggs, butter, potatoes, and various livestock categories are quoted with ranges for multiple years, reflecting price shifts over the decade.
Minneapolis and Chicago futures for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans show losses and gains. Prices for Rye Corn Oats Barley and feedstuffs are listed with exact bid prices and per ton figures for February 23.
Three Wisconsin tankers shipped fluid milk to Indiana last week with no out of state moves the prior week and only one load out of state a year ago. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter grades were steady at 1.47 for AA with A up to 1.46 and B down to 1.39. National Cheese Exchange prices unchanged. Commodity Credit Corp purchases boosted butter and nonfat dry milk powder totals to multi‑week highs with milk equivalents at 419.2 million pounds. Butter production rose 3 percent week over week to 29.4 million pounds. cheese output rose 1 percent to 50.1 million pounds.
Wheat gains 2 to 6 percent with March at 3.624 per bushel. Corn ranges from 1 cent lower to 1.5 cents higher with March at 2.565 per bushel. Oats move around 2.10 per bushel March. Soybeans mix with 3 cent changes to 6.20 per bushel. Futures trade on CBOT Monday with various March prices listed.
The report lists futures prices across contracts with percentages, plus previous sales and open interest figures. It shows changes in oats and other commodities, notes prior day activity, and highlights notable shifts in open interest and contract values.
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