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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1981

Page

2

Market quotes for cattle and calves with various grades

Ettrick cattle prices show steady to light demand across categories. Cows steady with light canners and cutters ranging 38 to 47, bulls 52 to 56, dairy quality 52 to 56, calves weak to repl. beef 80 to 110, Holstein calves 125 to 165. Hog prices steady with top butcher pork 49 to 492 cents per hundred weight and sows 43 to 45. Feeder cattle steady with steers 58 to 67, heifers 52 to 85, Holstein heifers 65 to 85, with springing Holsteins 900 to 1,200 dollars. Equity.

Weekly Markets CATTLE to FED CATTLE and HOGS summary

Weekly market report lists cattle categories with price ranges for utility cows cans and cutters dairy heifers bulls and calves. Replacement calves Holstein weight ranges and top prices noted. Fed cattle steady at 55 to 62 while Monday feeder pig auction reports 40 to 60 lb pigs. Hogs show weakness across several classes with lighter weights around 40 to 54 and beef steers and heifers priced accordingly.

Weekly grain review highlights mixed livestock and grains markets

Prices from Max Phillips and Sons Cattle show higher steer sales while hogs and sheep volumes stay steady. Grain futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange slipped overall with wheat and corn down amid firm demand and USDA market news.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange USDA Grain Market News

Federal milk orders and grain prices mixed on market report

Beacon milk at 2.70 to 2.90 per hundredweight and Glenn at 33.25. Barley No 3 or better feed down 7 cents to 2.18. Soybeans for first half September down 21. cents at 6.38 and second half September down 20. cents at 6.34. Flaxseed fell 5 cents to 7.15. Sunflower oil seeds down 40 to 55 cents at 10.65. Animal protein feeds rose after slaughter cutbacks. Meat meal 50 percent protein up 10 to 245 per ton bulk. Tankage 60 percent protein up 5 to 260. Grease prices unchanged.

Beacon Glenn

Wheat and grain futures report from Minneapolis and Chicago

Commodity prices for futures and cash grain list Wheat Corn Oats Soybeans by exchange with percentage changes. Futures quotes include Spring Wheat No 1 dark northern 13 and 14 percent classes, Winter Wheat No 1 dark hard red, Durum, Rye, Corn No 2, Oats No 1, Barley varieties Larker Beacon, Feed grades, Soybeans No 1 yellow. Also Sept 9 feedstuffs prices per ton for Minneapolis including soybean meal, linseed meal, meat meal, brewers dried grains, wheat bran and middlings and alfalfa meal. Wisconsin mention.

Minneapolis

Market Summary for Eggs and Produce Prices

Chicago butter and grade prices show unchanged or stable rates with butter at Grade AA 1.48 percent and Grade A 1.48 while Grade B holds at 1.47. Cheese Cheddar barrel 1.31 and 40 lb blocks at 1.35 percent. Wisconsin eggs steady with extra large 76-82, large 73-78, medium 68-72.

Chicago Wisconsin

Livestock Prices Rise at South St. Paul Yards Last Week

USDA Livestock Market News reports mostly higher prices at South St. Paul stock yards. Slaughter steers steady to 50 cents higher except Holsteins up $1. Choice slaughter steers mainly $64-65, Holsteins $60.90-62.70, slaughter heifers $61.90-63.10, cows up to $44, bulls $50-57, feeders firm to higher, hogs mixed, lambs up $6-7, ewes and feeder lambs mixed. Estimated carcass value $109.58 for 600-700 lb beef, hide and offal $5.98 per cwt.

South St. Paul USDA Livestock Market News

Market snapshot from Sept 16 1980 and 1971 grains

A dated market brief lists commodity prices for Sept 16 1980 including wheat 4.16, corn 3.3942, oats 1.81, soybeans 7.76, eggs by size, and livestock values for cows, dairy heifers, bulls, calves, fed cattle, hogs, sows, boars, beef feeders, and slaughter lambs. It also notes butter grade AA at 1.48 and Wisconsin potatoes at 24.00 to 25.00. A second line shows Sept 16 1971 grain prices wheat 1.53, corn 1.16, oats 68, soybeans 3.08.

Madison Spot milk loads dip week ending Sept 10

Madison Spot shipped 36 loads of Wisconsin fluid milk for the week ending Sept 10, down from 56 the prior week but above 34 a year ago. Of the loads, 11 went to Florida, five to Illinois, and 20 to Indiana. butter, cheese, and milk powder prices and CCC purchases are noted with regional market context.

Wisconsin Florida Illinois Indiana Commodity Credit Corp CCC

Wisconsin Potato Shipments Rise After Labor Day

Shipments moved up last week with 426,000 cwt of Wisconsin potatoes shipped, 25,000 cwt more than the prior week’s 391,000 cwt. Season total reached 2,293,200 cwt, about 1 percent above last season’s 2,267,300 cwt. Russets and golds made up 60 percent, round reds 20 percent, round whites 15.5 percent, and round white chipstock 4.5 percent. Prices for round white rose slightly while cartons and 10-ounce minimum russets fell. other prices held.

Wisconsin

Grain and soy futures rise on CBOT despite bumper crop outlook

Grain and soybean futures closed sharply higher on the Chicago Board of Trade as traders underestimated government crop predictions and anticipated rate cuts. Crocker National Bank cut its prime rate to 20 percent from 20.5 percent. Wheat up to 4.04 a bushel for September, corn at 2.764 a bushel, oats higher by a small amount.

Chicago Board of Trade Crocker National Bank of San Francisco

Grain futures inch higher on CBOT with mixed gains

Futures on the Chicago Board of Trade edged up with September wheat at 1.99 a bushel and soybeans up 5 to 17 cents to 6.62 a bushel. Trading continued Monday as traders noted overall activity and changes in open interest, with oats and soybeans showing notable position movements.

Chicago Board of Trade

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