Farm markets for Wednesday March 10, 2010

Wednesday---March 10, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 84.00 - 88.00 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 65.00 - 83.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 85.00 - 88.00 cwt

Packages up to 88.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 70.00 - 84.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 77.00 - 78.00 cwt

Packages up to 78.85 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 55.00 - 74.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 48.00 - 52.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 53.00 - 59.00 cwt

1 exceptional cow 63.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 20.00 - 45.00 cwt

Market Bulls 62.00 - 64.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 66.00 - 71.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 50.00 - 52.00 cwt

280#-290# 49.00 - 51.00 cwt

290#-300# 48.00 - 50.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 43.00 cwt

450-500# 45.00 cwt

Over 500# 47.00 - 50.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 24.00 cwt

Over 300# 16.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 125.00 - 160.00 cwt

70-90# 115.00 - 125.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 115.00 - 118.00 cwt

few selects 120.00 - 122.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 110.00 - 115.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 45.00 - 50.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

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