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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1983
Page
2
South St Paul Minnesota cattle market features steady to weak trends across cattle groups with steers heifers cows and calves priced by weight. Utility and commercial cows range 42 to 46 while high yielding young cows bring 46. Feeder cattle listed at 32 to 65 for various classes with Holstein and beef steers and heifers shown alongside calves and feeder pig auctions.
The report lists cattle categories with steady to high conditions and price ranges. Includes cows, bulls, dairy, beef, Holstein, replacement stock, veal, and breeding stock plus springing Holstein heifers and a springing price band.
A compact rate table outlines commodity prices for grains eggs and livestock in two historical snapshots. It lists Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans and Egg sizes plus livestock categories and price ranges for both Mar 17 1982 and Mar 16 1973.
Prices quoted for complete automobiles, ferrous and non ferrous scrap, and recyclables. Market steady with varied per ton and per pound rates for motors, sheet iron, appliances, aluminum, batteries, copper, radiators, glass, catalytic converters, and cans. Newspaper donation note for Sundowners Drum Corps included.
For the week ending March 10, a single spot shipment of Wisconsin fluid milk left the state, prices steady on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and National Cheese Exchange. Production of fluid milk and major dairy products rose seasonally, with CCC purchases sharply higher than last year, including butter, Cheddar blocks, barrel cheese, non-fat dry milk and fortified NDM, and sales of standard NDM at set prices.
Wisconsin Eggs and Produce lists Mar 15 exchange figures. Butter unchanged at Grade AA 1.47 and Grade A 1.45 and Grade B 1.39. Cheese Cheddar barrel 1.33 and 40 lb blocks 1.35. Eggs steady with extra large 67-72, large 64-67, medium 56-59.
Last week the American Feeder Pig Co op listed Select 45 lb pigs at 50 to 51 dollars. This week Midwest Livestock Producers posts 40 to 50 lb premium grade detailed pigs at 48.50 to 51.50 dollars and on farm pickups 40 to 50 lbs at 51 to 55 dollars.
The Agriculture Department reports world milk production may reach 395.6 million metric tons in 1983, up from 390.2 million in 1982, with the United States, European Community, and Soviet Union driving gains. US output could total 62 million metric tons, EC 110.8 million, USSR 92 million, while Australia and New Zealand hold steady. Milk cow numbers in the US may fall slightly but higher per cow productivity boosts overall production by 1 to 2 percent.
In the Wisconsin market last week demand was strong for cartons and 10 ounce bakers with lighter interest for other sizes. Year to date table stock totals 8,176,000 hundredweight, chip stock 669,100 hundredweight, seed 326,000 hundredweight. The annual St Croix County Holstein barn tour begins 1 p.m. March 26 at Mayerheim Farm near Deer Park and travels to Leewest Farm near Star Prairie. Mayerheim Farm is three miles north of Deer Park on Highway 46, then two miles west, signs posted.
Market data shows futures for May Wheat and Corn with gains, May Oats and Soybeans up, and Monday cash prices across grades including No 1 dark northern spring wheat at around 4.04 to 4.14 per unit, Corn No 2 at 2.79, Oats No 1 1.57 to 1.65, plus feedstuffs and meal prices for March 8.
Infotext will wire direct quotes from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange starting April 1 and the Chicago Board of Trade from May 1. Viewers will receive updated commodity quotations throughout the day on home TV with purchasable adapters. The service, led by Larry Meiller, will split into three daily magazines offering weather, news, and market data for Wisconsin farmers plus UW Extension farm bulletins.
Tim Johnson of New Richmond was re elected chairman of the Polk Burnett Dairy Promotion Committee with Steve Christenson of Deronda as vice chairman Dar Draxler serves as secretary treasurer. Infotext will be the daily electronic Wisconsin agricultural news service offering two channels and weather and event calendars.
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