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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1985
Page
4
Historical livestock report listing price ranges for calves Holstein replacements bulls heifers beef cattle hogs feeders veal calves and replacements across categories including dairy and substitute cattle with market activity noted as steady and lower in May 15 and May 20 trades. Includes price bands by quality from prime to cull and per head or hundredweight with emphasis on holstein stock and feeder cattle.
Market data from May 14 shows dairy and beef cattle varying by class with Holstein and beef calves rising, sows and hogs steady to steady higher, and veal and replacement calves commanding strong to high prices. Slaughter cows and cows show mixed to higher cutter, utility values, while sheep and lambs move at steady to moderate levels across categories.
Prices cover cash grain futures for Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans and verse markets from Minneapolis and Chicago. Includes May 20 cash prices for spring and winter wheat durum rye corn oats barley flax and feed ingredients plus feeder pig sale and livestock volumes and varying weight classes across Midwest markets.
One year ago May 20 trade date shows cull cow prices at 85 cents Holstein steers 88 cents to 95 cents for choice and good steer ranges. Bulls 88, heifers 93 with 3 off on some groups. Grain quotes wheat 4.51 to 4.53, corn 3.52, oats 1.99 to 2.05. Livestock ranges listed cattle hogs calves feed prices and no quotes for potatoes butter. Additional contact 414-336-3734.
Price report from Wisconsin eggs and produce shows unchanged butter grades AA A B with 1.41 1.40 1.37 percent and cheese cheddar barrel 1.22 percent, 40-lb blocks 1.26 with May 20 exchange date. Notes reference steady oats and oatmeal terms and 40 43 quantity ranges.
Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday shows a brief snapshot for Wheat with high, low, and close figures not fully listed in the readable OCR segment. The item records the session activity and price range for Wheat on the exchange.
For the week ending May 16, futures slipped across corn wheat and soybeans with Minneapolis and Chicago quotes lower. Demand remained soft as good pastures supplied livestock feed while export activity slowed on the strong dollar, leaving oats barley and oilseed markets largely dull amid thin trade.
Slaughter steers and heifers rose $2 to $5 with some $6 gains as higher dressed beef and steady demand supported prices. Cows up to $3 higher and bulls firm, vealers at South St. Paul $60 to $80, and hog barrows steady to mixed. Lambs show gains $2 to $8, with slaughter lambs at Midwest terminals steady to higher.
Daily market news notes no Wisconsin whole milk spot shipments out of state for the past week, compared with seven tank loads last week and five in the same week of 1984. A surplus persists at most plants with overtime to clear supplies, prices weak and interest light. Some deliveries are hauled long distances to clear stock while Order 30 plants feel pressure. Higher milk output and reduced bottled demand due to the Salmonella issue contribute to the situation.
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