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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1981
Page
2
South St Paul Minnesota cattle and hog prices hold varied gains and declines. Slaughter steers and heifers rise 50 cents with strong demand while hogs drop 1.50 to 2.50 per cwt amid uneven sow markets. Cows and bulls show steady to firm trends. calves and lambs mixed by weight and grade.
On the Ettrick market yard report buyers quoted cattle, hogs, and veal ranges including replacements cattle, Holstein calves, and beef steers. Grain prices list wheat corn oats soybeans and potatoes with notes on eggs butter and complete automobiles.
Prices subject to market condition at date of sale. Indicates changes in federal milk order pricing based on current market status. Includes notes on fluctuations and applicability to buyers and suppliers under current dairy pricing rules.
Butter prices read 1.52 1.48 1.474 for Chicago grades AA A B. Cheddar barrels 1.31 40 lb blocks 1.37. Wisconsin eggs steady with extra large 75-80, large 72-75, medium 68-71. Egg market evaluation committee lists weight class quotes No. 159 2 58 3 53 4 49, breaking stock 53 and checks 48.
Wheat futures rose on stronger demand at Duluth and Superior ports while other grains fell on weak overseas bookings. Rye held near 3.70, corn dropped about 7 cents to 2.37, oats rose to 2.13, barley up to 3.20, feed barley to 2.33. Soybean meal weakened with 44 percent protein at 178.70 and 47 percent protein at 196.70. linseed meal stayed at 150. Wheat milseed climbed 3, bran 82, middlings 79. Brewers’ dried grains up 2 to 114. Alfalfa meal slipped to 103.
South St. Paul yards saw hogs as the lone livestock class escaping price declines last week. Hogs closed at 45.50 to 46 with gains of 1.50 to 2. Slaughter steers and heifers fell by 1.50 to 2 and 1.00 to 1.50 respectively, Holstein steers down 0.50, cows 3 to 4 lower, bulls 2 lower, and slaughter lambs 6 lower. Veal calves steady to 5 lower. feeder cattle down 2 to 6. Veal calves hit up to 1.00 per lb for 140-250 lb. Holstein bull calves 90-120 lb sold 60 to 107 per hundred. replacement heifers same weight 60-120. Lambs 50-58, slaughter ewes 6-12, feeder lambs 40-52. Estimated gross cut-out value for a 600-700 lb choice beef carcass was 100.57 last week, 114.24 a year ago.
The report shows August to October futures across corn oats wheat hogs pork bellies and potatoes with bid prices highs lows closes and estimated sales. It notes previous sales and daily open interest changes including increases and decreases for each commodity and contract month.
Rye No 2 3 80 cents per bushel Corn No 2 2.35 cents oats No 1 2.16 to 2.18 barley Larker 3.00 to 3.20 Beacon 2.90 to 3.00 feed No 3 or better 2.33 soybeans No 1 yellow 6.03 percent flax No 1 7.10 sunflower seeds per cwt 10.70 For Minneapolis price list Oct 20 soymeal 44% 178.70 48% 196.70 linseed meal 34% 150 meat meal 50% 230 brewers dried grains 114 wheat bran 82 wheat middlings 79 alfalfa meal dehydrated 103
Wisconsin potato shipments declined last week with 276000 hundredweight moved, 38100 cwt less than the prior week. Season total reaches 4367600 cwt, 6.9 percent above last season, with Russetl varieties about 74 percent of movement and Burbanks about 80 percent of production.
Four spot shipments of Wisconsin fluid milk moved to Illinois in the week ended Oct 22, down from five loads the prior week and none a year ago. Butter on the Chicago Exchange fell to 1.48 1/4, B to 1.474, AA steady at 1.52, while barrel cheese dropped to 1.31 and cheddar blocks held at 1.37. The CCC bought 7.9 million pounds of butter, 6.8 million of cheddar blocks and barrels, and 15 million of nonfat dry milk, totaling 230.3 million pounds milk equivalent, the highest in 18 weeks.
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