Farm markets for Wednesday January 27 2010

Wednesday---January 27, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 78.00 - 83.75 cwt

Packages up to 85.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 72.00 - 77.50 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 78.00 - 82.00 cwt

Packages up to 83.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 72.00 - 75.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 73.00 - 75.75 cwt

Packages up to 76.50 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 60.00 - 72.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 41.00 - 49.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 50.00 - 56.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 20.00 - 37.00 cwt

Market Bulls 54.00 - 63.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 64.00 - 70.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 40.00 - 42.00 cwt

280#-290# 39.00 - 41.00 cwt

290#-300# 38.00 - 40.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 38.00 cwt

450-500# 39.00 - 40.00 cwt

Over 500# 40.00 - 42.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 22.00 cwt

Over 300# 14.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 100.00 - 125.00 cwt

70-90# 100.00 - 115.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 95.00 - 98.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 93.00 - 98.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 50.00 - 60.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

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