Farm market report for Wednesday July 18

Week of July 16, 2012 - July 18, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 108.00 - 114.25 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 95.00 - 107.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 107.00 - 113.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 78.00 - 106.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 98.00 - 105.25 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 61.00 - 97.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 65.00 - 72.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 73.00 - 85.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 64.00 cwt

Market Bulls 73.00 - 91.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 92.00 - 99.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 60.00 cwt

280#-290# 59.00 cwt

290#-300# 58.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 40.00 - 42.00 cwt

450-500# 43.00 cwt

Over 500# 44.00 - 45.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 22.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 90.00 - 115.00 cwt

70-90# 85.00 - 100.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 110.00 - 115.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 110.00 - 115.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 40.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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