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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1979
Page
2
Livestock price table shows Cows steady to weak with utilities 57-62% and heavies 66-72% for cattle. calves strong with Holstein heifers 130-200 and replacement beef 100-130. hogs weak with top butcher 43% and sows 36-39. feeder cattle steady with beef and x bred steers 68-90 and springing Holstein heifers 900-1300.
Steady cattle and hogs with top price ranges for cows and bulls. Slaughter steer and heifer ranges, belted Holstein and beef categories, plus calf values and feeder notes for South St. Paul Minnesota. Continuous price bands reflect market activity Monday Volume cattle 2800 hogs 5500 sheep 500.
On May 11 exchange, butter held steady with Chicago Grade AA at 1.19 percent and Grade A at 1.19 while Grade B declined to 1.15. New York butter prices showed Grade AA at 1.22, Grade A at 1.21, Grade B at 1.19. Cheese was unchanged with Cheddar barrel at 1.09 percent and 40 lb blocks at 1.14. Swiss ranged Grade A 1.45, Grade B 1.43, Grade C 1.41. Wisconsin eggs listed as Extra large 66-71, Large 64-69, Medium 61-66.
Scrap prices from Max Phillips and Sons cover non ferrous and ferrous metals, with whole motors and sheet iron, plus 2 000 lb. quantities. Grain and livestock prices are listed for wheat corn oats soybeans and butter, with dairy and beef figures. Futures show wheat corn oats soybeans movements and cash market notes for Minneapolis and Duluth.
USDA Livestock Market News reports last week at South St Paul yards saw only slaughter cows and lambs rise. Slaughter steers and heifers fell by 23.50, Holstein steers down up to 2, cows up 1 to 1.50, bulls steady. veal calves 110 to 120 top, 140 to 250 pounds prime. Feeder cattle weak, hogs down a dollar, slaughter lambs 1 to 2 higher. top steer 75, fed Holstein steers to 72, cows 58.50, canners 49.50-54, light weights 45-49.50. Feeder weights 500-600 up to 91.50. barrows 45-45.50, sows 39.50, boars 34.50. Sheep: slaughter lambs 72-75, ewes 10-28, feeder lambs 65-75.
Spot shipments of grade A bulk fluid milk to out of state areas rose with 15 semi truck loads sent to the East North Central region, up from nine the prior week and 55 a year ago. May week prices show Class I milk to New York City at 13.82 per hundred, while March dairy output includes butter 89.3 million pounds down 9 percent, American cheese 185 million up 1 percent, total cheese 323 million up 4 percent, creamed cottage cheese 80 million down 1 percent, nonfat dry milk 76.1 million down 10 percent, manufacturing milk at 10.60 per cwt, and ice cream at 71.1 million gallons up modestly.
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