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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1978

Page

2

Livestock Prices Report From Ettrick Falls Into Market Tones

Ettrick livestock report shows steady demand across categories. Cows steady utilities and canners quoted 39 to 43 and 35 to 42 respectively. Bulls and fed cattle list range from 41 to 53 with Holstein figures included. Calves and veal display strong values with repl. Hol. heifers leading. Hogs hold steady with top butcher quotes near 48. Feeders show steady ranges for steers and heifers with springing Hol. heifers priced 700 to 900 dollars.

Cattle Market Report From So. St. Paul Minn Benchmarks

Monday volume shows cattle 3500 head hogs 4000 sheep 500. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly higher Choice 1050 to 1325 pounds 52.4 to 54 percent. Holstein steers 1200 to 1500 pounds 48 to 50. Slaughter cows 39 to 41 percent utility to commercial. Sows 42 to 44 percent. Sheep and lambs steady with choice and prime 90 to 105 pounds 61 to 65. Replacement calves Holstein bulls 70 to 90 dollars, heifer calves 75 to 137 percent.

Livestock prices rise despite hogs easing in latest week

Last week see prices higher for most cattle and lamb categories while hogs fall. Slaughter steers up to 53, Holsteins to 50, slaughter cows 34 to 41.50, bulls to 49, feeders up near 70, lambs to 65, with veal calves 75 to 85 and replacement Holstein heifers 70 to 90. Sows avg 43, boars 36.50 to 37. Cutout value for 600–700 lb beef cattle was 87.44 per hundred.

Feeder Pig Prices From Wisconsin Co Op and Mideast Dealer

Feeder pig quotes show Wisconsin Feeder Pig Co-op offers 40 lb choice at 45 dollars and 46.50 dollars for select grade. Mideast Livestock Producers lists 40 lb premium grade pigs at 46.50 dollars for on farm pickup and 40 lb at 46 dollars.

Market price snapshot from the late 1960s and 1977 data

A compact record listing commodity and livestock prices for September 13, 1968 and September 13, 1977. It covers grains Wheat corn oats soybeans, eggs by size, livestock bids including cows heifers bulls fed cattle slaughter hogs sows boars feeder pigs slaughter lambs veal, butter cheddar cheese Swiss cheddar, and Wisconsin potatoes.

Eggs and Produce Market Report Sept 8 Prices

Market notes indicate stable Butter prices at Chicago and New York levels with Grade AA at 1.17 and 1.19 respectively. Cheese remains steady with Cheddar barrel at 1.04 and Swiss grades around 1.41 to 1.37. Wisconsin eggs show little change with Extra large 66-71, Large 64-69, Medium 52-57.

Chicago New York Wisconsin

Weekly grain review shows mixed wheat futures and softening corn

The weekly grain review notes stronger cash wheat on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange with gains of 2 to 4 percent while corn and soybeans faltered on hot dry weather. Spring wheat at 3.28 to 3.28 percent, winter at 3.22 to 4, durum down 12 cents as rail cars increased Minneapolis terminals.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Minneapolis

Market wrap of grains and oilseeds with price changes

Rye rose 1 to 2 cents a bushel to 2.36 to 2.40. Corn fell 2 to 3 cents and closed under 2 at 1.98 to 1.99. No 1 heavy oats gained 7 to 8 cents to 1.34 to 1.37, while No 2 oats remained about 1.34 to 1.37. Malting barley steady despite 593 rail cars arriving from the West. Larker 2.30, Beacon 2.20 to 2.30, Blue 2.15 to 2.25. Feed barley down 3 to 4 cents to 1.75. Soybeans at Minneapolis cash or Sept 15 delivery down 29 cents to 6.11. Demand slows as new crop nears, Sept 15 basis 27 cents under November. Flaxseed down 20 cents to 5.80 amid heavy country selling. Sunflower oilseed up 5 cents to 10.35 Minneapolis and 10.55 Duluth, with firm demand open to offers.

Larker Beacon Blue Minneapolis Duluth EARLE\ Larker

Grain futures and cash price roundup

The report covers Minneapolis and Chicago futures for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with percentage changes and specific No. 1 and No. 2 grades. It notes price moves in linseed meal animal proteins and various feed ingredients with gains and losses, including soybean meal down to 163.30 a ton and brewers grains up to 87 a ton.

Government dairy purchases focus on nonfat dry milk week

For the week ended Aug 31 the government limited purchases to nonfat dry milk with 1.5 million pounds bought. CCC sold 1.6 million pounds of bulk butter under the sell back program and 820,000 pounds of butter. Doboy Feeds bought 233,830 pounds of nonfat dry milk at 27.1 cents. U.S. butter output reached 14 million pounds, 19 percent below a year earlier per USDA Dairy Market News.

Credit Commodity Corp CCC Doboy Feeds of New Richmond St. Croix U.S USDA

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