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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1986
Page
4
The report lists Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures for cattle and hogs with monthly contracts from Oct to Dec and Feb to Jun, showing highs, lows, and closing figures. Prices range around 40s to 60s, with cattle figures near 55 to 62 and hogs around 43 to 49 in various months.
Futures quotes for Wheat Minneapolis 2 59 Corn Chicago 1 0444 Oats Chicago 1 22 Soybeans Chicago 4 70 Oct 6 cash prices Spring wheat No 1 ALS dark northern 13 percent 2 66 14 percent 2 87 15 percent 3 24 Winter wheat No 2 64 Durum 3 15-3 35 Rye No 2 1 75 Born No 2 5 20 Barley Morex Robust 1 80-2 00 Feed No 3 or better 1 45 Azure Blue 1 85 Soybeans No 1 yellow 4 58 Flax No 1 no quote Sunflower seed no quote Feedstuffs Sept 30 Minneapolis per ton Soybean meal 44 158 Soybean meal 48 no quote Linseed meal 34 100 Meat meal 50 187 50 Wheat bran 30 Wheat middlings 30 Alfalfa meal dehydrated 92
The market shows wide price bands for complete automobiles and nonferrous scrap, with cattle, hogs, vealers, and feeder cattle listed. Prices reflect varied weights and grades. cattle and hogs move mixed, while feeders and fat cattle show steady to weak trends amid regional entries from Zumbrota and surrounding areas.
The Beetown market lists Holstein and beef cattle by class with price ranges for September 30 and October 1 trades. Slaughter cows and bulls, breeding bulls, calves, and fed cattle show price bands per hundredweight and head counts for Holstein and beef stock, including 452 head traded on Sept. 30 and 717 head traded Oct. 1 for hogs.
Receipts total 600 cattle and 300 calves with 100 other lots. The table lists prices for Choice to Utility cattle including steers and heifers, Holsteins, veal, sows, boars, lambs and ewes. Prices span from 6 to 70 in various weight and quality categories.
National Farmers Organization reports statewide dressed beef and feeder cattle prices as of Oct 7, with cull cows at .76, choice 92, good 86, bulls 80, and feeder steer and heifer quotes. Marketing news lists Oct 6 shipping point prices and regional potato markets for Wisconsin and Idaho, plus feeder pig and egg prices and recent exchanges.
Oct 6 pricing shows cattle steady to weak with dairy and beef cows edged by market demand. Bulls, calves, veal, and hogs reveal varied but specific ranges across weights, with replacement calves and feeder cattle showing mixed strength in regional markets. Top hogs and cattle numbers reflect regional supply shifts and buyer tolerance for lower quality cuts.
Market quotes show cattle ranges by class including cows, bulls, steers, heifers, and calves with steady to weak demand. Holstein based items dominate dairy and replacement categories with prices for fat cattle, veal, and feeder cattle. Hog prices indicate weaker to mixed demand across top butchers, sows, and boars.
The Country Today notes second class postage paid at Eau Claire Wisconsin 54701. Postmaster address changes go to 611 S Farwell St P O Box 570 Eau Claire Wisconsin 54702. Subscription rates are 13 dollars per year and 23 dollars for two years.
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