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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1987
Page
4
Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures show cattle values with highs and lows, followed by higher wheat, corn, oats, and soybean quotes. Spring and winter wheats, durum rye, and barley prices are listed with several feedstuffs and per ton Minneapolis rates for May.
Market steady with prices for autos listed as 21 dollars each then 11 to 14 and 10 to 13 and 9 dollars. Ferroous scrap shows 20 to 30 NT and others around 30 to 46 NT. Nonferrous scrap strong with aluminum 16 to 32 per cwt and radiators 23 to 29 per cwt. Newspaper weights and packaging items listed with various tonnages and values.
South St. Paul Minnesota market notes May 11 show Tuesday receipts of about 600 cattle 300 calves and 100 hogs. Slaughter steer quotes steady 68-72 for 1000-1300 lb, Holsteins 50 cents to 1 higher, hogs 54.50-55 for 200-260 lb, sows 46.5-47, lambs 50-90, with various utility and byproduct classes priced accordingly.
Zumbrota market shows feeder pigs steady to down. 40 to 50 pounds at .53 to .57 per pound. Belmont May 7 trade lists 261 head cattle with beef steers 67 to 71.50. feeder cattle mixed prices by weight and type. fat cattle higher with choice slaughter steers 70 to 72.50. hogs and dairy prices steady. May 11 trade notes 2575 head of feeders. Holstein figures include calves and bulls. prices given per hundredweight or per head.
Livestock trading shows May 5 to May 11 activity with 350 head shifts at 220-260 lb and May 7 sales including 2258 head feeders. Prices span feeder pigs 40-70 lb and 50-60 lb ranges, cattle and dairy values vary by class, with strong hogs and steady to higher cattle, calves, and replacement calves across Wisconsin Minnesota and Idaho markets. The report lists specific price bands for feeder pigs, cattle, hogs, and dairy replacements along with regional auction notes.
Market notes list cattle and hog prices with ranges for dairy beef and feeder categories. Highlights include fed steers and heifers mostly steady to good, Holstein rates 53 to 66, veal strong, feeder cattle steady, and hog prices varying by butcher sows and boars with modest gains.
The Country Today is a rural oriented independent newspaper mailed weekly to farm households in Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Minnesota. It provides subscription rates of 13 per year or 23 for two years and lists publishing addresses in Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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