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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1979
Page
2
Steady to mixed bids across cattle hogs and calves with ranges for cows bulls and heifers. Holstein and replacement stock show broad price bands and springing Holstein heifers fetch 900 to 1300 dollars.
South St. Paul Minn Friday market report shows cattle 1 600 head hogs 3 500 sheep 100 steady to higher gains across classes. Steers and heifers mix steady to 25 higher with various weight ranges and quality grades listed. Cows and balls show steady to mixed moves while hogs and sheep offer range pricing by weight and grade.
Market prices hold steady for May 24 with top cattle values noted. Utility cows 54-58, bulls 62-68, replacement calves 85-185, fed cattle 39-69, bears 27-30, and weights spanning light calves to heavy beef stock, reflecting steady demand across categories.
Market firm lists motors and parts with price ranges for No 1 and No 2 cast whole motors 45 to 55 dollars. Sheet iron and appliances priced 20 to 30 and 10 to 18 dollars respectively. Net ton equals 52 000 pounds.
Market snapshot lists butter prices for Chicago and New York grades, cheese and Swiss varieties, Wisconsin eggs by size with price ranges, grain and livestock values, egg market evaluation weights, and butter and California potato prices, reflecting a broad agricultural goods update. Includes weights, grades, and percent indicators for several products.
USDA Grain Market News reports corn and wheat futures firming last week on cash trade at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Corn rose about four cents to $2.47 in Minneapolis and $2.59 in Duluth. Wheat mixed with gains in spring and winter varieties, durum up 30 cents, while malting barley held firm. Soybeans slipped to around $7.04 to $7.06 at Minneapolis with delivery effects.
A dense market update lists May 25 futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with percentage changes, Spring Wheat No 1 US prices at various protein levels, Soybeans No 1 yellow, Flax and Sunflower seeds. It includes Minneapolis and Duluth feedstuffs per ton, grain costs for meal and bran, and livestock and cheese price ranges with quantities and grades. Prices subject to market conditions as of sale date.
Dairy Market News reports cheddar blocks down one cent and Swiss grade A up 1 percent while other grades hold. Butter prices unchanged. April 3.5 percent butterfat average milk price 11.53 per cwt, 15 cents below March, 1.4 higher than last year. CCC bought 5 million pounds butter, 687,000 pounds barrel cheese, 10.9 million pounds NDM last week. U.S. butter production rose 1 percent to 22.1 million pounds week ended May 17. cheese up 1 percent to 46.4 million pounds.
Prices moved unevenly with cattle and hogs showing gains. Slaughter steers up 1.50 to 2.50, heifers 2 to 3, cows 1 to 2, bulls scarce. late cow sales 55.50 to 57.50, bulls 64 to 70, some 71 to 73. Vealers 110 to 120, Holstein calves 110 to 132, feeder stock active and firm. Lambs down 2 to 4, spring lambs 65 to 68, ewes steady, feeder lambs 65 to 75. carcass value 113.92 last week.
A Friday fire at Harold Gringas farm Rt 1 Cadott town Ariher destroyed a 40 by 400 foot poultry shed housing 24000 day old turkeys. Gringas had an emergency signal to start a tractor generator when flames were spotted at 4:30 a.m. Firefighters reported flames already leaking from the shed roof.
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