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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
2
South St. Paul Minnesota markets list cattle 1 800 head heifers dairy 43 49 utility cows 42 46 canners 35 42 heifers 43 49. Hogs 4 000 head. Wealers 200. Sheep 300. Eau Claire market shows cattle strong top 47 80 high utility cows 42 46 cutters 35 42.
Slaughter steers gain 1 1.50 while Holstein and other cattle show mixed moves. Prices listed for calves hogs sheep feeders bulls replacement cattle and feeder pig auction notes with ranges for weights and grades across commodities.
Holstein steers and barrows commanded higher prices last week at South St. Paul stock yards while most other classes dipped. Slaughter steers and heifers moved lower, Holstein replacements climbed, and feeder cattle weakened amid a broad price drift across cattle, hogs, and lambs with commodity quotes for grains, eggs, and butter also listed.
A price table lists multiple commodities with current and prior figures including flour at 10.05 per cwt and 9.90 previously, coffee 1.27 per lb and 1.85, sugar beet at .2690 per lb and .3890, broilers .5174 per lb and 4105, pork loins near -.9544 per lb, hams .71-.72 per lb and 57 percent, and cattle hides .53 per lb and .37-.38, reflecting year ago levels.
Last week prices show American Feeder Pig Co-op Select at 45 lb pigs $35.25 to $36.25. Midwest Livestock Producers lists 40-50 lb premium pigs $34 to $36.50 picked up on farm, and 40-50 lb pigs $37 to $40.50.
The USDA Grain Market News notes a quiet overseas grain market last week with spot prices mixed. Futures mostly declined led by Minneapolis July wheat down 6% to 4.47, sunflower down 20 cents to 12.77, corn down 2% to 3.65, soybeans down 14 cents to 7.87, while cash spring wheat slipped 1% to 4.76 with 14 percent protein. other grains varied including durum 5.307 and rye around 4.05. Agricultural prices across barley oats and flax also moved, with urine [note: adjust to avoid unclear terms] sunflower oil up and eggs, cheese, and butter holding steady or firming modestly.
Cash grain values listed for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans Rye Corn No 2 Oats No 1 Barley and Soybeans No 1 yellow with prices. Flax and Sunflower Seeds noted. Feedstuffs prices for May 5 per ton include soybean meal linseed meal meat meal Brewers dried grains wheat bran and middlings and alfalfa meal dehydrated.
No spot shipments of Wisconsin grade A bulk fluid milk occurred last week echoing the prior week and year. One Minnesota load was reported. Butter on the CME rose to 1.45 for grade A and 1.42 for grade B while grade AA stayed at 1.47. National Cheese Exchange barrels and cheddar blocks held at 1.31 and 1.35 respectively, with CCC net purchases totaling 14.6 million pounds of butter and 3.1 million pounds of dairy products.
The Country Today lists subscription prices of eight dollars a year or fourteen dollars for two years. It notes the Eau Claire office location and ownership by Eau Claire Press Co. plus regional advertising reps. Report highlights dairy commodities with 6.8 million pounds cheese, 25.8 million pounds nonfat dry milk powder, and 22.9 million pounds of American process cheese leaves at 1.43 percent. Milk equivalent totals 625.6 million pounds, largest in 1981, with evaporated can milk purchases and recent butter and cheese production gains for the week ending April 30.
The report notes futures activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with reference to opening high and low prices for the day. The brief highlights market momentum and intraday volatility as traders watch key contracts.
The data show Friday sales totaling 18,209 with open interest at 52,205, down 340 from Thursday, plus another set with 2,672 sales and open interest 8,739 up 271. Seasonal month codes Jun Jul Aug Oct Dec Feb appear alongside price readings.
Futures show mixed pork belly and wheat activity with est sales and open interest shifts. Soybeans trade ranges with notable Fri sales and higher open interest, while broiler chickens and corn show varied prices and gains versus Thursday.
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