Farm market report for Wednesday, April 11

Week of April 9, 2012 - April 11, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 114.00 - 119.85 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 111.00 - 113.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 113.00 - 119.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 100.00 - 112.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 106.00 - 115.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 90.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 75.00 - 82.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 83.00 - 90.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 72.00 cwt

Market Bulls 79.00 - 98.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 100.00 - 109.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 54.00 cwt

280#-290# 53.00 cwt

290#-300# 52.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 48.00 - 50.00 cwt

450-500# 51.00 cwt

Over 500# 52.00 - 53.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 25.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 180.00 - 220.00 cwt

70-90# 150.00 - 180.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 145.00 - 150.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 145.00 - 148.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 50.00 - 65.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 40.00 - 50.00 cwt

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