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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1982
Page
2
South St Paul Minnesota Monday wholesale livestock data shows cattle vealers hogs and sheep volumes with price ranges for slaughter steers Holstein steers slaughter heifers and cows. Hog and sheep figures include weights and price bands with steady or higher movements and notes on feeder and lamb values.
Weekly markets show steady cattle with top util cows at 48.10 and bulls 48.10. Calves range 30 to 70 with select at 60 to 70. Replacement calves list Holstein bulls 70 to 90, heifers 65 to 135. Hog prices are strong with 210-240 lb butchers at 55, packers 48 to 53, bears 43 to 48. Feeder cattle steady with Holstein steers 45 to 54 and beef steers 52 to 64. Feeders include mixed ranges for 40-60 lb pigs and Monday feeder pig auction details.
Ettrick market reports steady to strong for cattle categories. Utility cows bring 44 to 49 percent, canners 43 to 48, light canners 38 to 43, bulls strong with dairy 48 to 54, beef 48 to 54, light 44 to 48, fed cattle confirms good to choice steers 66 to 71, standard to good 64 to 66, heifers 58 to 66 for standard to good, Holstein steers 60 to 66, replacements 80 to 100, Holstein animals 80 to 125, veal 75 to 90, and feeder cattle steady to strong with steers 58 to 66, heifers 53 to 60, Holstein steers 53 to 60, open Holstein heifers 55 to 70, springing Holstein heifers 900 to 1100 dollars.
Historical market figures list grain, eggs, livestock and dairy prices for May 12 1981 and May 12 1972. Includes Wheat, Corn, Oats, Soybeans, eggs by size, cattle and hog categories, butter grades, and Washington russets potatoes with quoted ranges.
Wisconsin eggs and dairy show unchanged butter and cheese prices with Grade AA at 1.47 and cheddar barrel at 1.31. Eggs steady across sizes with extra large 62-67 cents, large 59-62, medium 51-54. Livestock lists include feeder pig co ops at 54.25 to 55.25 dollars and farm pickup pigs 53 to 55.50 dollars. Prices subject to market conditions.
Demand was off and farm selling light on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. May wheat slipped to 4.03, Chicago July corn 2.81, and Chicago July soybeans 6.60. Spot spring wheat at 4.24 with 14 percent protein, winter wheat 4.22 at 12 percent, Durum No 1 unchanged at 4.80-4.85. Rye nearly steady at 4.30 No 1, 4.20 No 2. Corn at 2.67, oats largely unchanged at 2.10-2.25.
Prices for barley and soybeans moved in narrow ranges while flaxseed and oil seeds edged lower. Sunflower oil and soybean meal held firm or modestly changed amid mixed demand as crude sunflower oil quoted higher. Feedstuffs including tankage grease and brewers dried grains showed varied but modest shifts across bulk ton prices.
The report details futures quotes for Wheat Minneapolis Corn Chicago Oats Chicago and Soybeans Chicago with percentages and notable price levels. It lists Spring Wheat No 1 U S dark northern values across 13 14 and 15 percent protein, Winter Wheat No 1 dark hard red at 12 percent, Durum at 4.80 to 4.85, Rye No 2 at 4.20, Corn No 2 at 2.65, Oats No 1 at 2.15 to 2.25, Barley Larker and Beacon ranges, Feed No 3 or better at 2.33, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 6.50, Flax No 1 at 7.25 and Sunflower Seeds at 12.40. Feedstuffs prices for Minneapolis per ton include Soybean meal 44 and 48 at 192.20 and 204.20, Linseed meal 34 at 160, Meat meal 50 at 212.50, Brewers' dried grains 109, Wheat bran 83, Wheat middlings 81, and Alfalfa meal 100.
Last week at South St. Paul stockyards saw most prices rise. Slaughter steers and heifers gained, cows and bulls moved modestly higher, feeders and sows strengthened while hogs varied by weight. Lambs and ewes showed gains or softness by class, with overall market activity described as fairly active and firm in parts. The report notes estimates for beef carcass value and hide value for context.
Wheat climbs 3 percent to near 3.46 with gains across May to Dec contracts as soybeans rebound on short covering and strong export demand. Corn falls about 1 percent amid expectations of higher carryover and favorable Midwest planting weather, while oats edge up. Traders note continued export activity tempering corn losses with futures mixed after Monday’s CBOT session.
Two spot shipments of Wisconsin fluid milk moved to Illinois in the week ending May 6, with three loads the prior week and none a year ago. Butter and cheese prices were unchanged. The Commodity Credit Corp purchased large quantities last week, including 14 million pounds of butter and 12.8 million pounds of barrel cheese, yielding a milk equivalent of 470.9 million pounds. CCC also bought 700,000 pounds of mozzarella at 1.27 to 1.35 per pound, sold 778,000 pounds of standard NDM powder at .5610 to .5776 and 209,000 pounds of orthi-conditioned powder at .4419. Fortified NDM powder purchases resume July 1 at .9525 per pound.
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