Farm market report for Wednesday, March 21

Week of March 19, 2012 - March 21, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 117.00 - 125.00 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 100.00 - 116.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 116.00 - 124.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 90.00 - 115.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 113.00 - 120.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 90.00 - 112.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 73.00 - 85.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 86.00 - 94.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 40.00 - 72.00 cwt

Market Bulls 89.00 - 100.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 104.00 - 111.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 57.00 cwt

280#-290# 56.00 cwt

290#-300# 55.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 50.00 - 52.00 cwt

450-500# 53.00 cwt

Over 500# 54.00 - 55.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 25.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 140.00 - 180.00 cwt

70-90# 140.00 - 180.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 140.00 - 148.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 120.00 - 148.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 50.00 - 67.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 10.00 - 50.00 cwt

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