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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1978
Page
2
Ettrick buyers see steady or strong action across cattle groups with specific top and range figures for cows bulls calves and feeders. Notable listings include Holstein and replacement calves, fed cattle strength in steers and heifers, hog values for various packer categories, and springing Holstein heifers priced 600 to 900 dollars.
Prices were mixed with slaughter steers and heifers up while cows bulls and veal calves slipped. Hogs rose and feeder cattle finished higher as dressed beef prices surged. Last Thursday steers reached an all time local high of 61 and heifers 59, with cows 32 to 42 and bulls up to 50 on selects. Ranging Holstein calves up to 115.
The week saw placements averaging 350 to 700 pounds selling up to 61 dollars per head, with cows and calves at about 502.50. Hogs averaged around 240 pounds with sows at nine percent of the run. barrows and gilts closed 50.50, sows 45, boars 43. Slaughter lambs 45 lower. ewes and feeders steady. Supply split 40 percent slaughter lambs, 40 percent slaughter ewes, 20 percent feeders. Unshorn lambs up to 73 early week, shorn 68 to 72, ewes 5 to 20, feeders 63 to 65. Estimated gross cutout value per hundred of choice 600 to 700 pound beef carcasses 99.30, versus 70.35 a year ago. Hide and offal from a 1000 pound steer valued at 52.10, up from 45.30 a year earlier.
cattle and hogs priced with firm to higher bids. steers cows and heifers listed with weights and ranges. hogs and sheep shown with standard classifications. grain eggs Butter and cheese quoted. Arizona potatoes prices. ferrous scrap motors and appliances values. poultry ratings provided. whole motors and sheet iron prices included. Includes May 31 1968 price data from Max Phillips and Sons.
Wisconsin farmers lagging behind in field work as grain prices rise on the Minneapolis cash market for the week ending May 27. USDA Grain Market News reports over one billion bushels of wheat and corn and more than 1.5 billion bushels of soybeans shipped overseas by May 19. Duluth exports since April navigation opened run high with wheat 9.3 million, durum 12.9 million, corn 5.7 million, all above last year.
The report lists prices for flour coffee cocoa sugar broilers pork hams cattle hides and various metals and fibers. It includes grain quotes for spring wheat winter wheat durum rye corn oats malting barley and soybeans with futures at Minneapolis and Duluth and notes unsettled Wisconsin eggs and butter grade changes. Details cover 40 lb pigs prices on farm and paper shortages of newspaper stock due to market conditions.
Friday markets show futures and cash quotes for wheat corn and soybeans from Minneapolis Chicago and Chicago with values drifted by grade No 1 dark northern No 1 dark hard red durum rye and other grains. Feed and byproducts listed include flax sunflowers seeds bran sesame meal and alfalfa pellets with ton prices.
Daily market notes show Grade A butter up 10 cents per pound and Grade B butter near 4 cents higher on CME trading. CCC named Land O Lakes of Spencer for a 201 600 pound pasteurized American cheese contract at $1.07 per pound, amid bulk butter 3.2 million pounds and cheese/output totals. May 18 week production fell: butter 21.8 million pounds down 3 percent, cheese 45.7 million pounds down 5 percent from a year ago.
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