Farm market report for Monday, March 26

Monday March 26, 2012

Feeder Cattle

Beef Steers

250-400# 130.00 - 175.00 cwt

400-600# 122.00 - 165.00 cwt

600-800# 112.00 - 150.00 cwt

Beef Heifers

250-400# 102.50 - 155.00 cwt

400-600# 105.00 - 131.00 cwt

600-800# 103.00 - 135.00 cwt

Holstein Steers

300-400# 125.00 - 141.00 cwt

400-600# 91.00 - 144.00 cwt

600-800# 80.00 - 116.00 cwt

800-1000# 80.00 - 106.00 cwt

odd and plain cattle sell at a discount

Baby Calves - 4:00 PM

95 - 125# 200.00 - 290.00 cwt

150 - 250# 150.00 - 175.00 cwt

Beef Calves N/A

Lighter, weaker, younger calves 150.00 - 190.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 140.00 - 180.00 cwt

70-90# 140.00 - 180.00 cwt

Fed Lambs - 110-145#

Shorn Lambs 140.00 - 148.00 cwt

Unshorn Lambs 120.00 - 148.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 50.00 - 67.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 10.00 - 50.00 cwt

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 118.00 - 125.50 cwt

Mixed grading 102.00 - 117.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 115.00 - 125.50 cwt

Mixed grading 100.00 - 114.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 113.00 - 118.60 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight 81.00 - 111.85 cwt

Market Cows mostly 77.00 - 84.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 85.00 - 96.50 cwt

Thin, shelly & full cows 30.00 - 76.00 cwt

Market Bulls 93.00 - 100.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 102.00 - 114.50 cwt

Bred Beef Cows 925.00 - 1700.00 hd

Cow/Calf Pairs 885.00 - 1350.00 hd

Beef Breeding Bulls N/A

Swine

Market Hogs

230-280# 55.50 cwt

280-290# 54.50 cwt

290-300# 53.50 cwt

Market Sows

Under 450# 50.00 - 52.00 cwt

450-500# 53.00 cwt

Over 500# 54.00 - 55.00 cwt

Market Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 25.00 cwt

Representative Sales: Fed Cattle

Kenyon, MN 2 Xbred strs 1330# ave 125.50 cwt

Rice Lake, WI 3 Normx hfrs 1342# ave 125.50 cwt

Madelia, MN 7 Blk/red hfrs 1243# ave 125.00 cwt

Madelia, MN 4 Blk/red strs 1276# ave 123.00 cwt

Waterville, MN 2 Xbred strs 1465# ave 123.00 cwt

W. Concord, MN 6 Xbred strs 1368# ave 122.50 cwt

Wabasha, MN 6 Blk hfrs 1232# ave 122.00 cwt

Jordan, MN 7 Hol strs 1547# ave 118.60 cwt

New Prague, MN 2 Hol strs 1428# ave 117.75 cwt

Zumbro Falls, MN 10 Hol strs 1515# ave 117.75 cwt

Nerstrand, MN 6 Hol strs 1606# ave 116.60 cwt

Grd. Meadow, MN 2 Hol strs 1555# ave 116.00 cwt

Grd. Meadow, MN 6 Hol strs 1548# ave 115.35 cwt

Goodhue, MN 10 Hol strs 1520# ave 114.25 cwt

Wabasha, MN 7 Hol strs 1428# ave 113.00 cwt

Representative Sales: Market Bulls

Owatonna, MN 1 Char bull 2105# 114.50 cwt

Goodhue, MN 1 Hol bull 2280# 106.00 cwt

Shakopee, MN 1 Bwf bull 2365# 106.00 cwt

Mantorville, MN 1 Hol bull 2030# 104.00 cwt

Spring Grove, MN 1 Blk bull 1575# 102.00 cwt

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