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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1985

Page

4

Weekly markets price rundown for March 11 cattle hogs calves

Market report lists cattle with top 45.90 for cattle, dairy heifers 40-42, bulls up to 51.40, calves 20-50, replacement cattle and fed cattle steady, hogs weak with 35-43 packers, feeder pigs 40-60 dollars per head, and detailed ranges for cows bulls calves and Holsteins. Notes March 11 exchange date and springing Holstein heifer prices 750-950 dollars.

Lingthoynet Canner & Cutter Max Phiips and Sons Whole Motors Perrerey

Demand for Wisconsin potatoes shows steady regional pricing

Demand for Wisconsin potatoes was moderate for the week ending March 8. Prices were mostly higher across russet burbanks and round whites in various carton counts and sizes. Shipments run ahead of last year, with total travel stock at 8,266,000 hundredweight versus 6,118,00 hundredweight a year ago. chip stock totals reach 933,000 hundredweight.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin eggs and produce market and livestock prices

March exchange data lists BUTTER and CHEESE prices with grade breakdowns. Cattle hogs sheep and dairy items show steady to higher trends. slaughter steers heifers cows bulls and weaners priced by weight and grade. Midwest Producers page notes on farm green tagged pigs and March 11 trade with $1 to $4 gains at 40-50 lb. range.

Midwest Livestock

Wheat and Soybeans Decline on USDA Supply-Demand Growling

Wheat and soybean futures slipped while corn mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade as the USDA weekly export inspections showed just 11.3 million bushels of wheat were inspected for export the week ended Thursday, the lowest since May 1981, and the latest supply-demand report cut projections for exports of all three grains. Prices for March futures and cash bids across wheat and soybeans reflected the softer outlook, with various grain and feedstuff prices listed for Minneapolis and surrounding markets.

Chicago Board of Trade Agriculture Department Victor Lespinasse Chicago Dean Witter Reynolds USDA Lespinasse Minneapolis

Cattle and calf numbers drop in 1984

Ames Iowa report notes the U S cattle and calf inventory fell sharply in 1984 with the Jan 1 1985 tally at 109 8 million head, down about 3 5 percent from the prior year. The drop marks the lowest since 1968 according to USDA data released February 11.

USDA Statistical Reporting Service U.S

One Year Ago Market Quotes and Ten Year Ago Averages

A pasted OCR list shows historical price ranges for grains livestock and dairy from March 14 1984 and March 13 1975. Includes Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans eggs butter potatoes hogs cattle cows dairy heifers bulls steers veal calves and lambs with varied percentage ranges and notes missing quotes.

National Farmers Organization cattle price report March 11

Statewide slaughter cattle prices listed by grade include cull cow 86 Holstein steers 95 for Choice 90 Good 89 Bulls 89 Fat cattle Choice steers 98 Good steers 3 off Number fours 9 off Choice heifers 93 Good heifers 3 off Additional information via 414 336 3734.

National Farmers Organization

Weekly grain review shows mixed futures on steady demand

The National Grain Market Review notes soybeans led gains amid tight farmer holdings and Midwest flooding while corn export demand widened despite a strong dollar. Wheat and feed grains generally rose as limited farmer selling supported prices, with Minneapolis and Chicago futures closing mostly firm or higher for the week ending March 7.

National Grain Market Review Upper Midwest Omaha No. 2 Minneapolis

Midwest Livestock Markets Drift Lower Across Cattle and Hogs

Fed cattle prices at Midwest terminals eased from 50 cents to 2 dollars with many closes at five month lows. Steers 1,000 to 1,300 pounds mostly 58.50 to 61.50, some 63 at Joliet. cows and bulls mostly off, except Omaha bulls higher. Hogs mixed with 500 to 650 pound sows up to 49, while direct trade sows fetched 37 to 52. Slaughter lambs held steady to down, with choice lambs 68 to 72 and wooly lambs 64 to 70 plus upsides at few markets.

South St. Paul Minn Midwest Omaha Joliet U.S Indiana Iowa Minnesota

Dairy milk price contrasts in Minnesota Wisconsin February 1985

Madison reports February 1985 average price for manufacturing grade milk in Minnesota and Wisconsin at 12.65 dollars per cwt with 3.76 percent butterfat. On a 3.5 percent basis the price is 12.21, 19 cents below last month and 15 cents above February 1984. March forecast shows Federal Order Minimum Class I Price for 3.5 percent milk at 14.41, up from 14.06 year ago and 14.58 in February. Wisconsin interstate spot loads reach 21 for week ending March 7, up from eight tankers last week.

Minnesota Wisconsin Dairy Market News

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