Farm markets for Wednesday February 24, 2010

Wednesday---February 24, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers - lite test 85.00 - 87.50 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 63.00 - 80.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers - lite test 85.00 - 87.50 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 63.00 - 80.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 76.00 - 78.00 cwt

Packages up to 80.35 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 62.00 - 74.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 47.00 - 54.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 55.00 - 64.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 20.00 - 45.00 cwt

Market Bulls 62.00 - 67.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 68.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 48.00 cwt

280#-290# 48.00 cwt

290#-300# 48.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 50.00 - 53.00 cwt

450-500# 55.00 cwt

Over 500# 57.00 - 60.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 22.00 cwt

Over 300# 14.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 110.00 - 150.00 cwt

70-90# 105.00 - 135.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 110.00 - 114.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 105.00 - 112.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 50.00 - 60.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 40.00 - 50.00 cwt

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