Beef outlook signals profitability but warns against herd expansion
The August cattle outlook report from the U S Bureau of Agriculture Economics foresees favorable prospects for the next 12 to 18 months yet cautions against expanding breeding herds. Falling market receipts this fall, good range feed, and demand shifts point to holding back breeding stock and young cattle, while prices may rise and demand for feeder cattle remains strong despite a possible late fall dip.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi River
Texas
Benton Co Club Beeves Take $270 at State Exhibit
Benton county baby beef club members earned $270 in prizes at the state fair in Des Moines. Celesta Schumecker of Blairstown led overall results with top finishes in junior Aberdeen Angus and senior Angus classes, while Frank Burrell earned multiple high placements in Hereford and Angus divisions. Benton groups placed among county clubs, with 15 Hereford calves valued in premiums and plans to sell more next Friday after the fair.
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Courier Special Service
Vinton
Benton County
Celesta Schumecker
Blairstown
Frank Burrell
Arnold Olson
Hereford County
Benton Country Club
Auciion
Ed Ehlert Buys Cattle Stock Near Cedar Falls
Sumner Iowa Aug 390 Ed Ehlert recently bought three grade cows and eight purebred sires all Brown Swiss from a farmer north of Cedar Falls. The bull is a yearling described as of good color and size. Ehlert has call for more stock than he can spare.
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Sumner. In
Ed Ehlert
Cedar Falls
Ehlert
Iowa
Kields
B. S. Strayer
Hudson
A. D. McCall
Farmers Letters to Editor Invocation at Waterloo Courier
Community readers discuss farm topics and commentary directed to the Waterloo Courier editor. Communications are to be sent to the Farm Department at the Waterloo paper, using the stated contact channel.
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Waterloo Esvantage Courier
Waterloo, Towa
Sunshine Helps Iowa Corn and Exhibits
Weather over the past week brought vigorous corn growth across Iowa with abundant sunshine. Farmers report rapid ear development and improved prospects for yield and quality, though cool nights delay frost. Otto Blaschke observes a 40 acre Sumner field recover from prior dryness after recent rains, remaining optimistic about the harvest.
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Otto Blaschke
Sumner
Blaschke
More Milk Cows Outnumber Beef Stock at Iowa State Fair
Dairy cattle outnumber beef cattle at Des Moines with 745 dairy head vs 717 beef head excluding baby beef. Holsteins lead, 305 in the barns, with notable herds from Larsen Dike Grundy county and others across Iowa and neighbors. Some cattle shipments were delayed or separated from the main Des Moines group.
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Baby Beef Club
Iowa
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Maynard
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Minneapolis
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St. Louis
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Fayette
Benton County 4 H calves fetch 13.06 average in Chicago sale
18 head of Benton county 4 H club baby beef calves sold in Chicago at a special auction last week averaging 13.06 per hundred pounds on an 823-pound average, totaling 1945.20 dollars. Owners include Wilbert Heitman Frank Burrell Keith Tow Kenneth Christiamson Clifford Schild Rex Forter Glen Rieke Lloyd Selk Walter Olson Frances Van Deusen and Stanley Kenep with weights from 630 to 970 pounds and prices from 11.75 to 14.50 per cwt. In Elxader Clarion county juniors sold six calves last week in Chicago at the same sale averaging 13.36 and top price 13.50.
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Kenneth Christiamson
Clifford Schild
Rex Forter
Glen Rieke
Lioyd Selk
Walter Olson
Frances van Deusen
Stanley Kenep
Elxader
Clarion County
Chicago
Miller exits purebred cattle business in Iowa
Des Moines Aug 30 R Q Miller Lucas state representative from Lucas county announces a dispersion sale of 192 head at Norwood farm near Lucas. He and his sons exit the purebred cattle field as they pursue other lines.
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R. QO. Miller
Lucas
Lucas County
Norwood Farm
Ths Sons
Prisch Sells Hogs From Sumner Line
Art Prisch shipped three carloads of hogs to Chicago from Sumner Iowa consisting of 220 head mainly old sows. After six weeks of feeding he showed gains of 9 000 pounds on the lot with an average market weight of 260 pounds per hog. The three carloads earned a $3 420 check.
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Sumner
Art Prisch
Chicago
Hog Caller Contest Opens at Grundy County Fair
The Grundy Center fair opens with hog calling contests on Thursday Sept 1 and a cow calling event on Aug 31. Entries grow across departments as livestock and 4 H shows promise strong attendance with races fireworks and daily entertainment. Delaware county fair in Manchester also starts Aug 30 with reduced fees and a prominent amusement program culminating Sept 2 and farm bureau day.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County Fair
Reinbeck and Beaman
Dike
Delaware Fair
Manchester
Farm Bureau
Hogging-Down Iowa Hogs With Soybeans and Minerals
Iowa State College experiments show turning hogs into cornfields with self fed tankage or protein feeds and minerals lowers labor and speeds gains. Soybeans in corn hills help but do not fully balance protein needs. best results come from combining soybeans with tankage and minerals or using clover or alfalfa nearby.
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Ames
Iowa
John M. Evward
Iowa State College
Evward
Corn
Wheat and Cotton Markets Mixed as Weather Cools Canadian Crop
Rainy weather in northern Alberta dampened hopes for a large Canadian wheat crop, helping trim prices. Wheat closed irregular, down 4 to 6 cents. corn and oats edged lower with mixed shifts in nearby provisions. Cotton in Liverpool showed steady to firm quotes as futures opened with modest gains and losses across months.
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Canada
Calgary
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Farlier
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago
Chicago market notes on August 30 show receipts of 102 tracks and 524 cars traded, with steady activity and fair market conditions. Prices cited include Wisconsin sacked Irish Cobblers at 1.60 to 1.73, Nebraska sacked Trish Cobblers at 81 to 101, Minnesota sacked Early Ohios at 1.30 to 1.50, Idaho sacked Rurals at 1.75 to 1.80, Russet at 2.00 to 2.25, and Triumphs from Utah at 1.76.
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Trish
Minnesota
Idaho
Rurals
Rusoe
Utah
Minneapolis Flour Prices and Shipments Report
Minneapolis Minnesota August 30 flour prices show a 10 cent drop in carload lots with family patents quoted at 7.75 to 7.85 per barrel in 98 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 53 278 barrels. Bran priced at 28.00 to 28.50 per unit.
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Aus
Futures close mixed for butter and eggs in Chicago
Futures in Chicago on August 30 closed with butter futures for August at 39.74 cents per lb and December at 41.50 cents. September butter at 39.54 cents. Eggs futures showed refrigerator standards for November at 31.5 cents and November firsts at 28 cents.
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Chicago
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Yards Chicago Aus
Representative livestock sales today included bids at Union Yards Chicago. Auctioneers and buyers gathered as dealers reported activity across several lots with modest demand and steady bidding from cattle and hog buyers.
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Aus
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago Aug 30
Wheat prices range from No 2 red 1.3442 1.35 to No 5 northern spring 1.31 with various No 2 to No 4 red and mixed grades. Corn shows No 3 mixed 1.04 1.05% and No 2 yellow 1.07 1.08% plus multiple yellow white grades. Oats, rye, barley, timothy, clover, lard ribs bellies listed with specific bid ranges.
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Chicago
Hog Values Firm And Trade Active
Chicago market report shows receipts at 26 000 with 10 000 left over, hogs steady to firm and prices listed for various weights and grades. Cattle and sheep also detailed with limited trade and price ranges, total market activity noted as steady overall and hogs slow to start before firming.
Grain Price Report From Omaha Market Aug 30
Omaha report lists wheat prices with No 1 hard at 1.27 to 1.28 dollars, No 2 hard around 1.28 to 1.29, and No 2 mixed near 1.25. Corn prices show No 2 white about 98 to 102 cents, No 2 yellow around 1.00, No 2 mixed roughly 97 to 98 cents. Oats quotes include No 3 white 43 to 44 cents, No 4 white about 42 to 43 cents.
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Omaha
Industrials Hit New Peak Prices On Wall Street Rally
New York stock market today saw irregular trends with several leading industrials posting record highs. U S Steel and General Electric advanced to 148 and 140 3 4 respectively while American Zinc and Goodrich also reached new tops. Motor shares cooled slightly amid profit taking, and oil issues faced renewed selling pressure.
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Houston
HOGS AND CATTLE RECEIPTS AT KANSAS CITY AUCTION
Hogs receipts 6000 with very uneven price changes from Monday. Best demand among heavy weights. packing sows 10 to 15 cents higher. Cattle receipts 14000 with strong demand for fed natives and yearlings steady, westerns weak. vealers and light calves mixed. Sheep receipts 6000 with lambs steady to 15 cents higher. Colorado lambs lead at 13.40, natives around 12.68 to 12.23, odds about 6.75 for ewes.
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New York and Chicago dairy markets report Aug 30
In New York and Chicago messages for August 30 reported steady butter and eggs receipts. New York: butter 17 301 tubs, eggs 26 692 cases, cheese firm with varied quotes. Chicago: butter 15 583 tubs, eggs 6 014 cases, cheese prices for Twins Daisies Young Americas and Longhorns, poultry and other items with mixed quotations.
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Chicago
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Receipts
Minneapolis Minn August 30. Wheat receipts 638 cars, 599 a year ago. No 1 northern and dark northern spring prices range from 1.34 to 1.49 per bushel with various grades. Montana dark hard on track 1.31. Arrivals and futures quoted for September December March. Corn No 3 yellow 1.06 to 1.07. Oats No 3 white 43 to 44 cents.
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uLaovea
Montana
Kansas City Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City grain notes show wheat receipts at 245 cars with prices from No 2 dark hard at 1.2844 to 1.58 and No 4 at 1.343. No 2 red ranges about 1.34 to 1.36. Corn prices slip about 2 cents with No 2 white 99 cents to 1.01, No 2 yellow 1.07 to 1.03, No 2 mixed 89 to 1.01, and No 3 97 to 99 1/2 cents.
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Peoria Grain Receipts Reported for August 30
Peoria Tl August 30 corn receipts total 43 cars with bids quoted. No 4 yellow 1.03, No 5 yellow 1.01 1/2, No 6 yellow 0.99 3/4, No 6 mixed 1.00, sample 0.92 5/8.
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Toledo Seeds Clover Prices Around Market Bid Update
Toledo Ohio August 30 Clover prices shown with cash and futures bids. Cash imported $14.50. October $17.50 December domestic $17.35 December imported $14.50 bid.
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Toledo Seeds
Toledo
Holsteins Produce Heavy Yields on Sumner Farm
Friedley Brothers east of Sumner Indiana report strong Holstein production this summer. June records show 16 cows milked with 16,594 pounds total and 577.5 pounds butterfat. July yields rise to 20,004 pounds milk and 636.6 pounds butterfat. Average per cow climbs from 1,040 to 1,250 pounds milk per month. income for June and July totals 557.90. Feed relies on grain and silage from two silos. herd improvements include more cows and a registered bull.
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Sumner
Friedley Brothers
Glick and the Hired Man A farm humor sketch
Edward Tufft presents Old Ephraim Glick lamenting modern workers and wages amid a satirical contrast to hired men of 19th century farm life. The verse riffs on class, labor, and progress from Washington to Maine, noting broader uplift in living standards and evolving labor expectations.
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Maine
Galveston
Hudson’s Bay
Paul Livestock: Mixed cattle hogs and sheep market report
Paine gathering at South St. Paul shows 1600 cattle 3500 hogs and 1000 sheep. Cattle under pressure with grain feeders at about 10.00 and grassers 8.00 to 9.25 while bulls hold. Hogs steady to strong with top around 10.25 and packers scarce. Sheep and lambs up about 25 cents with bulk at 12.00 to 13.00 and lambs near 11.00.
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Paul Livestock
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