Farm market report for Wednesday June 6, 2012

Week of June 4, 2012 - June 6, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 116.00 - 122.00 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 105.00 - 115.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 112.00 - 122.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 85.00 - 111.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 106.00 - 115.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 80.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 72.00 - 79.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 80.00 - 93.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 71.00 cwt

Market Bulls 87.00 - 104.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 105.00 - 116.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 58.00 cwt

280#-290# 57.00 cwt

290#-300# 56.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 42.00 - 45.00 cwt

450-500# 46.00 cwt

Over 500# 47.00 - 48.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 38.00 cwt

Over 300# 22.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 150.00 - 175.00 cwt

70-90# 150.00 - 165.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 145.00 - 148.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 140.00 - 148.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 50.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 25.00 - 30.00 cwt

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