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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1978
Page
2
A summarized price sheet lists cattle and hog categories with price ranges. Cows steady to 39 for utility and 34-38 for canners. bulls 36-43 for light to heavy. Fed cattle steady 38-46 for steers and 41-44 for heifers. Calves steady 40-70, veal 60-70. Hogs strong with top butcher 47, sows 41-43, boars 33-36. Feeder cattle strong with steers 45-55 and open Holstein heifers 45-60. springing Holstein heifers 550-800.
Market report shows steady趋势 across cattle categories with price ranges for utility cows dairy heifers bulls and calves. Holstein calf prices listed for bull and heifer calves, fed cattle prices for No 1 and 2 butchers heavy and lightweight packers and feeder cattle ranges for steers and heifers.
USDA Live stock Market News shows dressed meat prices nudging up last week. Slaughter steers and cows posted gains, veal steady, hogs and sows mixed with lighter barrows. Feeder cattle and Holstein feeders reached higher bids amid overall firming demand.
Wisconsin feeder pigs sold at 40 lb class from Wis. Feeder Pig Co op at 42 dollars and 40.50 dollars for choice. Midwest Livestock Producers offered 40 lb premium grade pigs at 42 on farm pickup. Southern Minnesota price range for 30-40 lb pigs was 39 to 43 dollars. Slaughter lambs closed at 74 dollars for shorn and 72 dollars for wooled. slaughter ewes 5 to 20 dollars. feeder lambs 63 to 71 dollars. Estimated gross cut-out value per 100 pounds of 600 to 700 pound beef carcasses last week was 80.13 dollars, up from 65.72 a year ago.
Monday volume shows cattle 3200 hogs 5500 sheep 300 with steady slaughter cattle and steers heifers. Prices vary by weight and grade including Holstein steers and cows bulls weaners and hogs with ranges across utility commercial and prime categories. Sheep and lambs hold steady to firm with choice and prime wool grades noted.
Exchange trade observed March 10 with Butter values for Chicago and New York grading AA A B plus Cheese barrels and Swiss grades. Wisconsin eggs steady by size. Chicago market steady as weight class No 154 shifts March 15 1977 with grain wheat corn oats soybeans prices sizable.
Madison Russet burbanks accounted for 79 percent of Wisconsin potato sales through dealers for the week ending March 3 according to the state agriculture department. Round whites comprised 18 percent, round reds 1 percent, and the rest was round white chip stock. Size A russet burbanks sold mostly at 4.75 dollars, 10-ounce bakers brought 3.75 to 4, round whites closed at 2.75 and round reds at 3 to 3.50.
The listing shows scrap iron at 30-40 per net ton and sheet at 12-17, old batteries 1.50-1.90 each, aluminum 15-17 cents per pound, and tiered newspaper rates up to 50 per ton. Livestock equity quotes cover cows, heifers, bulls, calves, fed cattle, hogs, sows, boars, and lambs with various percentage ranges, plus dairy notes, butter, potatoes, grain, eggs, cheese, and poultry prices dated March 15, 1968.
USDA Grain Market News reports week ending March 11 with soybeans up 6.5 cents to lift prices on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Brazilian soybean crop expected to drop to 11.5 million metric tons and possibly fall further by 0.5 million tons. Spring wheat up to $2.96, winter wheat $2.99, durum $3.55 to $3.65, rye $2.95 to $2.98, corn $2.16, malting barleys steady, sunflowers bid for May at Duluth $11.90.
Federal milk order prices show Flower seeds in Minneapolis rising 65 cents to 10.15 per hundred while Duluth bids gain 70 cents to 10.30. Feed prices in Minneapolis moved higher for the week ending March 7 amid improved feeder demand.
FOB Minneapolis March 7 quotations show futures movement for Wheat Corn Soybeans across markets with specific No. 1 and No. 2 grades. Prices listed include Spring Wheat No. 1 U S dark northern at 3.01 3.02 3.09 percent in various protein levels, Winter Wheat No. 1 dark hard red at 2.98, Durum 3.45-3.50, Rye 2.92-2.93, Corn No. 2 2.18, Oats No. 2 1.31-1.36, Barley ranges 2.30-2.40, Soybeans No. 1 yellow 6.40, Flax 4.65, Sunflower seeds 10.65 per cwt, with byproduct prices Bran 69 per ton Sinseed Meal 125, Soybean Meal 161, Brewers Grains 95, Alfalfa Pellets 79.
The USDA Dairy Market News notes AA butter rose four cents on the CME while cheese held steady at Green Bay's NCE. February milk production fell six percent from January yet stayed above last year. cow numbers were down one percent with production per cow up nine pounds. For the week to March 2, butter and cheese output fell two percent year over year. CCC purchases last week totaled 117000 pounds of butter after a 2.2 million pound cancellation. 5.1 million pounds of nonfat dry milk and 125000 pounds of black cheese changed hands. Fluid milk availability is balanced in the South, excess in the East, and New England production is rising across regions.
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