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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1981
Page
2
Market notes show prices for cows bulls calves and hogs with varied grades. Strong utility cows bring 44 to 49, heavy dairy bulls 52 to 55, replacement beef calves 90 to 120, Holstein bull 90 to 115, Holstein heifers 150 to 200, top butchers hogs 42 to 43, sows 36 to 37 percent, boars 35 to 37, feeder cattle 50 to 100 for open Holstein heifers and 58 to 65 for beef and crossbred steers. Springing Holstein heifers 900 to 1300.
Utility cows top 46.90 with ranges 42 to 46. Dairy defers 43 to 49. Canners and cutters 35 to 42. Bulls steady top 54.80 with commercial bulls 48 to 53. Common utility bulls 40 to 45. Beef bulls 45 to 51. Few select calves 60 to 75. Good to choice 50 to 60. Standard to good 30 to 50. Culls 30 and down.
South St. Paul Minnesota reports Tuesday market activity with 3,000 cattle 300 weaners 6,500 hogs and 300 sheep traded Slaughter steers fell to 11.50 below prior values while Holstein steers showed minor declines Choice weights 1200 to 1600 pounds sold around 59 to 60.10 while Good and choice moved 58 to 59 and steers 1060 to 1070 pounds ranged 64.10 to 65.70 for select large cattle categories
Prices quoted for complete automobiles, ferrous and non ferrous scrap, and livestock markets appear with varied figures for calved cattle, feeders, slaughter cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs. Grain prices show Minneapolis and Chicago futures with sunflowers up and corn down amid market conditions.
The Agriculture Department reports U.S. farm exports totaling a record 46 billion for the fiscal year, up 14 percent from 1979 80 yet below a projected 48 5 billion. Imports sit at 18 billion, yielding a favorable trade balance of 28 billion.
South St. Paul stockyards posted higher prices across most livestock classes last week per Livestock Market News. Slaughter steers and heifers rose modestly, Holstein cattle showed mixed gains, slaughter cows and bulls softened, vealers and spring lambs moved higher, feeder stock edged up, and overall carcass value and hide/offal returns were calculated against the prior year.
A dated price summary shows grain and livestock figures for May 27 1980 with wheat at 3.89 and corn 2.72, plus eggs, butter, potatoes and other commodities. A prior 1971 entry lists similar commodities with lower values, including wheat at 1.63 and corn at 1.54.
Feeder pigs listed by American Feeder Pig Co-op with 45 lb pigs at 30 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers offers 40-50 lb premium grade pigs 30 to 32.5 dollars picked up on farm. 40-50 lb pigs mostly 32 to 34 dollars.
Wisconsin eggs and produce notes show butter Grade A down and Grade B up with Chicago prices for Grade AA 1.47, Grade A 1.45, Grade B 1.42. Cheddar unchanged, 40 lb blocks at 1.35 percent. Eggs steady with Extra large 69-74, Large 67-71, Medium 56-61. Market evaluation lists weights for Class 1 through 4 and breaking stock.
A fragmentary note hints at a Renoe Nees connection, stirring questions about an unseen chain of events. Authorities neither confirm names nor dates, keeping details sparse while suggesting deeper investigations into a local intrigue.
The report shows cash grain prices for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Soybeans and other commodities in Minneapolis and Chicago markets. It lists grades such as No. 1 dark northern spring wheat and No. 1 dark hard red winter wheat, with price ranges and percentages, plus prices for bran middlings and feedstuffs including soybean meal and linseed meal, noting May prices for Minneapolis.
Commodity Credit Corp purchases of dairy products for the week ending May 22 totaled 425 million pounds milk equivalent. Butter 11.7 million pounds, barrel and black cheese 9.7 million pounds, nonfat dry milk 23 million pounds. Butter production down 1 percent from a year ago. cheese up 9 percent. Milk output: South falling with heat, East peak, West rising. No Wisconsin milk shipped out-of-state last week.
Tuesday activity on the Chicago Board of Trade shows futures pricing for wheat with values listed as high low and close in dollars per bushel. The market moves show shifts in price guidance as traders react to demand and supply signals amid volatile trading.
Futures: 1,161 from Thur. Open interest Fri. 46,065 down 114 from Thur. Corn futures detailed with Jul Sep Dec Mar May Jul contracts at various prices. Sales Fri. 34,984 with total open interest 147,333 down 16 from Thur. Note: Close is the average of the last two trades. Similar data for other commodities: Sales Fri. 633 and 25,170 with totals 5,374 and 104,259 up 16 and down 340 from Thur respectively.
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