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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1981
Page
2
Grain market summary for South St. Paul Minnesota shows cattle numbers around 2,000 head and hogs 5,000 with sheep 800. Slaughter steers steady with price ranges 59 to 60.80 for 1,050-1,250 lb plus 61% for top offers. Cows ease $1, utilities 40-44 and canners 37-42. Sheep and lambs steady with weight 95-110 lb line at 52-55, 54-57 for shorn. feeders 60-100 lb trade at 50-60.
The market lists cattle categories with prices. Weak overall demand. dairy heifers 41 to 47, top 45 percent. Bulls show weaker demand for common utility 40 to 45 and commercial 50 to 54. Calves range from 35 to 75 with few select at 65 to 75. Cattle, bulls, and calves prices reflect mixed demand and standard grades.
Ettrick market shows steady to weak trade across cattle and calves. Utility and cannner categories mix around mid forties, dairy and beef tiers range from mid fifties to low fifties, replacement calves weak with Holstein calves 65 to 90, Feeder cattle steady with Holstein steers 42 to 55 and beef cattle 52 to 62, hogs weak in various weights and packers around mid thirties.
Slaughter cattle mostly steady to lower feeders steady to higher hogs lower sheep and lambs mixed. Slaughter steers and heifers near steady to 50 cents lower with top steers 59 to 61.70, Holstein steers rose early then close 50 cents to 1 higher, cows firm to 1 lower at 40 to 44, bulls steady to 1 lower at 51 to 55, sows and boars down, lambs mostly 1 higher with range 50 to 57, feeder lambs 56 to 62. Estimated cut-out value for 600–700 lb beef carcass $101.92 last week. Midwest Producers reports varied pig prices 34.50 to 37 on farm.
Steady to good bids across categories with steer ranges from 52 to 59 and heifers mainly 52 to 58. Replacement and Holstein lines show higher spread, veal and top butcher quotes present, with springing Holstein heifers $900 to $1,300 and open Holstein heifers 70 to 90.
A fragmented, OCR heavy price listing shows Grain Wheat at 1.72 to 4.15 percent, corn 1.58 to 2.64, oats 0.814 to 1.7044, soybeans 3.07 to 6.31. Eggs large 38-67 percent. Butter AA 1.31 percent. potatoes Wisconsin russets 3.75 to 4.00. meat and livestock bids include cows 16-52, heifers 21-24, bulls 22-29, slaughter hogs 17-18, veal calves 16-52, cattle prices in varied ranges. cheese prices cheddar loaf 62-71, brick 62-72. complete automobiles market steady. ferrous and nonferrous scrap prices listed. general metal, electronics, and paper prices with units in per cwt, per ton, or per piece.
Wisconsin eggs held steady with extra large 70 to 74, large 68 to 72, medium 61 to 66, and various weight class values. Butter and cheese saw no change with Grade AA at 1.47 and cheddar barrel at 1.31. cheese blocks at 1.35.
Minneapoli s grain notes show rye holding yet other grains faltering last week. For the week ending Feb 26 Minneapolis March wheat fell 7 cents to $4.54, sunflower seed slipped 21 cents to $11.72 per hundredweight, and Chicago March corn futures declined further amid forecasts of rain and weaker demand.
Wisconsin potato movement declined slightly last week with 147,100 cwt shipped, 15,400 cwt less than the prior week. Season total reaches 8,002,200 cwt, up 0.8 percent from last year's 7,939,600 cwt, Russets lead stock movement at 83 percent, followed by round whites and reds. grain and oilseed quotes also noted with soybeans, corn, oats, barley, flaxseed, and sunflowers showing varied changes across futures and spot markets.
The Minneapolis wheat price at 4.39 is listed with corn 3.51 and oats 2.26 from Chicago and rye 3.95 to 4.00. Soybeans at Chicago 7.31 percent, flax 8.00, sunflowers 11.20. Feb 24 price list shows meal prices: soybean 44 percent 207.60, 48 percent 225.60. linseed 145. meat 240. brewers grains 110. bran 71. middlings 71. alfalfa meal 125. Chicago live hogs prices appear in the same listing.
Futures trading results across livestock poultry and grain markets with est sales Fri and totals open interest. Highlights include live beef cattle, fresh broiler chickens, potatoes, and multiple wheat and corn contracts with price ranges and Friday sales figures.
Daily market news notes Wisconsin fluid milk moved up to one load out of state for the week ending February 26, up from the prior week’s none while 11 tankers left out of state a year ago. Butter and cheese prices were unchanged for the week ending Feb 19. Butter production reached 27.6 million pounds, up 4 percent from the prior week and 16 percent year over year, while cheese production reached 47.9 million pounds, unchanged from the prior week and up 11 percent from last year.
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