Farm market report for Wednesday Aug. 1

Week of July 30, 2012 - August 1, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 105.00 - 112.75 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 101.00 - 105.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 106.00 - 111.50 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 96.00 - 105.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 100.00 - 109.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 76.00 - 100.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 70.00 - 83.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 84.00 - 94.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 69.00 cwt

Market Bulls 79.00 - 93.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 94.00 - 100.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 60.00 cwt

280#-290# 59.00 cwt

290#-300# 58.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 32.00 - 36.00 cwt

450-500# 37.00 cwt

Over 500# 38.00 - 39.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 22.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 80.00 - 110.00 cwt

70-90# 80.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 95.00 - 100.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 95.00 - 100.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 25.00 - 40.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 25.00 cwt

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