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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1978

Page

2

Livestock market prices for cows bulls cattle and hogs

Steady to weak market figures across cattle and hog segments listed. Includes utility cows 40-43 percent canner 39-42 light canners 35-39. Bulls heavy dairy 46-50 beef 44-48 light 42-44. Red cattle steers 50-52 good to choice heifers 49-51 standard to good 48-50 Holstein steers 46-49. Calves repl. Hol heifers 80-130 repl. beef 65-80 veal 70-90. Hogs top butchers 49-49 percent, sows 43-45 bears 37-39. Feeder cattle 54-75 for beef and x-bred steers. 50-65 beef-bred heifers. hol. steers 47-56 open hol. heifers 55-75 springing hol. heifers 700-950 dollars.

Packers Bears

Market Notes on Cattle Hogs and Calves Prices

Steady offerings across EQUITY CATTLE and REPLACEMENT CALVES with top cows at 39 to 50, dairy heifers 40-44, and bulls 45-50. FED CATTLE steady at 49-52 while HOGS show weakness with numbers for No 1 and 2 butchers 47-48 and packers 41-44. Bearish tone across fat livestock with Holstein and beef categories spread from 35 to 66 lower to higher depending on grade and weight.

Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices From St Paul Market Report

In St Paul Minnesota on Monday livestock market figures show cattle 3,900 head, hogs 5,500, sheep 600. Slaughter steer and heifer prices range active 1,050-1,325 pounds at 52-53, good and choice 51-52. Holstein steers and heifers 1,200-1,500 pounds choice 50, good and choice 49-50. Slaughter heifers 850-1,100 pounds 50-51% good and choice 49-50%. Slaughter cows utilities 38-42, canners 33-40. Slaughter bulls 43-50. Weaners 72-86 for 150-250 pounds, larger 53-51 for 260-240 pounds. Sows 46-64 for 300-650 pounds. Sheep and lambs steady with choice and prime slaughter lambs 58-60.

Scrap Prices Quoted from Max Phillips and Sons

Local market report notes prices for scrap materials quoted by Max Phillips and Sons. Details include current rates for ferrous and nonferrous metals, with emphasis on market volatility and supplier discounts. No additional data available in the fragment.

Max Phillips and Sons

Historic farm price table contrasts 1968 and 1977 grain markets

A compact listing compares commodity prices from November 1 1977 with those from November 1 1968. It includes grains wheat corn oats and soybeans, eggs by size, livestock bids for cows heifers bulls fed cattle veal calves slaughter hogs sows boars feeder pigs and slaughter lambs, plus butter and cheese prices and Wisconsin potatoes.

Weekly grain review shows winter wheat gains amid near panic buying

Cash winter wheat rose 11 to 14 cents a bushel as USDA Grain Market News notes near panic buying. Winter wheat closed up 14 cents at 3.44 with spring wheat up 18 cents in Minneapolis and 16 cents in Duluth to 3.59, durum up 6 to 10 cents, rye steady to up 2, corn 9 to 11 cents, oats up 5 to 7 cents, soybeans at Minneapolis 6.62 after deliveries to southern plants or river elevators 6.60-6.62. Cheese prices mixed across varieties and Minnesota-North Dakota red potatoes quoted 2.60-2.75.

USDA Minneapolis Duluth Durum Minnesota

Scrap metal and auto parts price list segment

A terse price chart lists federal milk and complete automotives with price ranges from 30 to 60 dollars per unit. It also covers ferrous scrap categories, non ferrous scrap items including aluminum batteries and radiators, and other items with weights and hundred pound lots.

Market Prices Report for Grains and Feeds in Minneapolis and Chicago

Futures prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans listed with percent changes. Detailed spot and futures values for Spring and Winter Wheat Durum Rye Corn Oats Barley Flax and Sunflower Seeds included. Feed and meal prices shown for Bran Sinseed Meal Soybean Meal Brewers Grains and various alfalfa pellets plus feeder pig prices and livestock premiums.

Chicago U.S

Wisconsin prices and cheese and egg market notes

Wisconsin eggs hold steady with extra large 65-70, large 63-68, medium 61-66. Butter and cheese prices listed: Grade AA butter 1.17, Grade A 1.13, Grade B 1.13. New York dairy prices similar. Swiss cheese grades A 1.45, B 1.43, C 1.41. cheddar barrel 1.09, 40 lb blocks 1.13. Exchange date noted as October 27.

Wisconsin Chicago New York

Slaughter cattle prices ease at So. St. Paul weekly report

In the week ending Oct 28 So. St. Paul markets showed a lower trend for slaughter cattle with fed steers and heifers slipping 50 cents to 1.50, cows steady to down, bulls steady, veal calves down to 90. Holstein and beef feeder groups were weaker overall as hogs dropped about two dollars. Lambs held firm with sheep and ewes modestly competing. barbrow and gilt prices edged higher on lighter weights while heavier hogs weighed down by supply.

St. Paul

Madison potato market slows as shipments reach 4.4 million cwt

Madison Wisconsin potato growers saw their slowest trading week since late August with 313,300 hundredweight shipped. Season total stands at 4.4 million hundredweight. Burbanks led at 53 percent, round reds 20 percent, round whites 18 percent, Nor golds 8 percent, white chip stock 0.5 percent. Prices eased with washed round whites at 3 to 3.25 per 100 pounds and round reds 3.50 to 3.75.

Wisconsin Burbanks

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