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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1978

Page

2

Ettrick Livestock Market Prices Snapshot

Cattle categories with price ranges per type. Cows steady utilities 40 to 44, canners 39 to 43, light canners 35 to 39. Bulls strongest dairy 47 to 51, beef 46 to 50, light 43 to 46. Fed cattle weak to good to choice steers 50 to 53, heifers 48 to 51, Holstein steers 46 to 48. Calves steady with replacements 100 to 138 for Holsteins, beef 75 to 85, Holstein bulls 75 to 90. veal 80 to 92, good veal 65 to 80. Hogs strong with top butcher 48 to 49, sows 41 to 44, boars 34 to 36. Feeder cattle strong: beef and crossbred steers 55 to 67, bred heifers 50 to 56, Holstein steers 47 to 60, open Holstein heifers 60 to 80, springing Holstein heifers around 700 to 950 dollars.

Cattle Hog Prices and Feeder Cattle Ranges

Market notes show live cattle and hog price ranges across categories. Cattle: utility cows 39-41, dairy heifers 39-43, bulls 47-49, calves 70-87.50 for good to choice. feed lot classes include Holstein calves 70-85, feeder steers 45-52, beef steers 56-66. Hogs steady with 210-230 lb butchers at 47-48, heavy packers 39-41, lightweight 40-42. Feeder cattle mostly steady with Holstein steers 45-52 and beef heifers 45-54.

Packers Bears

Livestock Prices Rise at So St Paul Yard Report

So St Paul Minnesota livestock prices rose last week with steers and heifers up about two dollars, cows firm to a dollar higher, veal calves up to three dollars higher, and feeder cattle strong. Lamb prices slipped one dollar while hogs held steady to up fifty cents. Slaughter steers largely 52.50 to 55.25, Holstein steers 45 to 50, slaughter cows 34.50 to 43, bulls 46 to 49, calves 78 to 88, feeder steers up to 68.50, heifers 67.50, hogs 49.50, sows 44, lambs 62 to 67, and carcass beef 90.50 per hundred. Volume 3,806 cattle 5,500 hogs 700 sheep.

St. Paul St. St. Paul

Market price survey from Sept 20 1977 grain and livestock data

The document lists historical prices for GRAIN WHEAT CORN OATS SOYBEANS and LIVESTOCK including cows heifers bulls veal calves slaughter hogs sows boars beef feeder cattle and Holstein feeders with figures across multiple ranges. It also covers BUTTER CHEESE POTATOES and scrap metal prices from Max Phillips and Sons including automobile units and NT tonnage notes and a note that newspaper paper intake is limited by market conditions.

Wisconsin Egg and Dairy Quotations and Pig Pricing

Wisconsin eggs hold steady with Sept 15 exchange date. Butter quotes unchanged in Chicago and New York markets show Grade AA to B levels. Cheese prices stable with cheddar, Swiss varieties listed. Wisconsin eggs show size ranges from extra large to medium with feeder pig and pork price details from Co-op and Midwest Livestock Producers for 40 lb. lots.

Chicago New York

Weekly grain review reports price drops and demand shifts

Minneapolis prices show spring wheat down to 3.24 and durum to 3.44-3.48 amid heavy selling. rye steady at 2.35-2.40. Oats rise on strong demand. soybeans climb to 6.28 while flax slips to 5.75. Sunflower bids rise to 11.10 in Minneapolis and 11.30 in Duluth as rains affect North Dakota crops.

Minneapolis Minn Duluth North Dakota

Potatoes lead in weekly shipments with varied varieties

Madison Norgold russets accounted for 46 percent of last week's shipments while round reds rose to 23 percent and round whites 15 percent. Chip stock made up 16 percent. One Size A round whites sold mainly at $3.50 per hundred, round reds ranged $4.25 to $5, and Norgolds at $3.50 to $3.75.

Madison Norgold Russets U.S

Dairy milk output dips 1 percent in eight months 1977

U S milk production for eight months this year falls one percent from 1977 says USDA. August total output reached 10.3 billion pounds with per cow yield at 945 pounds, down two pounds from July. Cows numbered 10.9 million on Aug 31, a one percent year over year drop. CCC activity limited to light purchases of nonfat dry milk and recent moves include 1 million pounds bought west and 1.2 million pounds sold for animal feed at about 27 cents a pound.

U.S USDA Credit Commodity Corp CCC West

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