Farm market report for Wednesday, May 9

May 9, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 115.00 - 121.50 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 100.00 - 114.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 112.00 - 121.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 100.00 - 111.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 106.00 - 115.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 90.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 80.00 - 88.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 89.00 - 100.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 79.00 cwt

Market Bulls 88.00 - 100.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 101.00 - 111.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 50.00 cwt

280#-290# 49.00 cwt

290#-300# 48.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 44.00 - 46.00 cwt

450-500# 47.00 cwt

Over 500# 48.00 - 49.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 38.00 cwt

Over 300# 22.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 150.00 - 225.00 cwt

70-90# 150.00 - 190.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 145.00 - 150.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 145.00 - 148.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 45.00 - 60.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 40.00 - 45.00 cwt

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