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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1982

Page

2

Livestock Prices From Ettrick Market Report

Ettrick livestock quotes show cows steady to weak with utility 41-45 and canner grades 34-43, bulls weak with dairy and beef categories 47-52, fed cattle weak with steer 56-59 and heifer 55-57 ranges, calves steady with replacement beef 60-70 and Holstein groups 80-110, hogs weak with top butcher 60, sows 52-54, boars 47-49, feeder cattle weak from 50-62 for various steers and heifers, and springing Holstein heifers priced 900-1050.

Ettrick

South St. Paul Market Prices for Cattle and Hogs

South St. Paul Minnesota report lists slaughter steers at 57 to 58.10 for 1,100 to 1,300 pounds, and Holstein steers 54.50 to 55.70. Cows steady at 38 to 41, hogs largely 60 to 60.50 for 200 to 240 pounds, with sows 53 to 55 and boars 48. Beef feeder prices also shown along with grain and egg quotes from Eau Claire and regional listings dated Sept 22, 1981.

Scrap prices quoted for various metals and materials

Market listings show prices from Max Phillips and Sons for complete automobiles scrap and non ferrous metals. Quotes cover steel cast, sheet iron, deep freezers, aluminum cans, batteries, radiators, brass, and newspaper or corrugated box material with unit values per hundredweight or ton, noting prices subject to sale date and total weights.

Wheat and grain futures and feedstuffs prices

A market brief lists futures for Wheat MPLS at 3.85 percent, Corn CHI at 2.22 percent, Oats CHI at 1.52 percent, Soybeans CHI at 5.49 percent, and No 2 Rye at 2.88 to 2.90. It also shows prices for Corn and Oats No 2 and No 1, Barley Larker Beacon feeds, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 5.46, Flax No 1 at 5.80, Sunflower seeds at 9.10 per cwt, and Sept. 14 feedstuffs per ton in Minneapolis including soybean meal 44% at 170.20, 48% at 185.20, linseed meal 34% at 140, meat meal 50% at 195, Brewers’ dried grains 95, wheat bran 65, wheat middlings 63, and dehydrated alfalfa meal 100.

Minneapolis

Madison Spot Milk Shipments Drop Off

Madison Spot market reports show Wisconsin milk shipments falling as fluid milk demand eases and distribution slows. Industry observers note weakened buyer activity and potential price pressure into the next reporting period.

Wisconsin dairy prices and shipments report

Wisconsin eggs and produce notes show unchanged Butter Grade AA at 1.49, A 1.49, B 1.47. Cheddar cheese barrel 1.31, 40 lb blocks 1.35. Eggs steady with sizes Extra large 8-73, Large 65-68, Medium 53-56. one load to Indiana. Florida milk shipments surge fading, Chicago bottling demand strong. Milk production edges lower. CCC purchases 29.3 million pounds of dairy products, 182.1 million pounds milk equivalent.

Wisconsin Chicago Commodity Credit Corp

Livestock Prices Decline Across All Species Last Week

Prices fell across all livestock with sharp drops in cull cows and feeders. Slaughter steers down to 61.30, feeders 56.50 to 61.30, slaughter hogs down up to 3, veal calves steady, feeder pigs down 5 to 10, slaughter lambs 3 to 5 lower, Holstein ranges 51 to 58.10, ewes 5 to 10, and feeder cattle receipts up sharply to 4200 head.

Wisconsin farm prices dip to multiyear lows in mid August

Wisconsin agriculture officials report corn at 2.15 a bushel in mid August, oats at 1.37, and soybeans at 5.29, the lowest prices since 1979, 198? and 1977 respectively. Alfalfa hay, however, fetches 63 per ton, the highest August price since 1976. National averages show 2.19 for corn, 1.40 for oats, and 5.39 for soybeans.

Wisconsin Jim Davies Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Wisconsin Potato Market Turns Quiet Despite Mixed Stock Totals

Trading on the Wisconsin potato market was light last week with most prices steady. Table stock shipments lag 25 percent from last year while potato chip stock leads by 15 percent. round red harvest nearly complete. Totals reach 1.7 million hundredweight of table stock and 596,400 hundredweight of chip stock, with prices ranging from 2.75 to 4.00 per hundredweight depending on variety.

Wisconsin

Feeder pig prices from Midwest producers and co op list

The American Feeder Pig Co op offers select feeder pigs around 45 pounds at 58 to 59 dollars. Midwest Livestock Producers lists premium grade detailed pigs 40 to 50 pounds at 57 to 60 dollars picked up on farm. Additional 40 to 50 pound pigs priced at 48 to 58 dollars.

Midwest

Cheese Makers See Govt Cheese Price as Market Distorter

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association criticizes CCC policy urging the government pay no more than the Green Bay Cheese Exchange price. Executive Director James Tillison says above-exchange pricing makes the government the primary market, not a last resort, and calls for CCC alignment with National Cheese Exchange prices. He argues the current plan shifts cost to producers and misleads the public about dairy supply.

Green Bay Cheese Exchange Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Tillison National Cheese Exchange

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South St. Paul Minn Eau Claire Heavy Butchers Ltwt Hvywt Packers Bears Minnesota Max Phillips and Sons Tee Rye Daily Market News Madison Indiana Florida USDA Country Country Today Seaver St P.O Charles Alexander Tom Lawin Steve Kinderman Kevin Hagen Philip J. Tremblay Lois Reis Jeff Lyon Allison Sandre Rollie Waters Ed Luther Howard Stindle Charles Bartlett Wayne Turnquist Margaret Tanz Kay Krueger John Graaskamp Central Southwestern Northwestern Western Wisconsin Newspaper Association Branham, Inc Omaha Kansas City Atlanta Dallas Livestock Trading Report South St. Paul Cheese Makers Association CCC Cheese Association WCMA
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