Farm market report for Wednesday Aug. 8

Week of August 6, 2012 - August 8, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 112.00 - 117.00 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 85.00 - 107.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 110.00 - 115.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 85.00 - 107.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 103.00 - 109.50 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 81.00 - 102.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 70.00 - 80.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 81.00 - 94.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 69.00 cwt

Market Bulls 75.00 - 93.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 94.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 61.00 cwt

280#-290# 60.00 cwt

290#-300# 59.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 28.00 - 30.00 cwt

450-500# 34.00 cwt

Over 500# 35.00 - 36.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 35.00 - 36.00 cwt

Over 300# 17.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 80.00 - 105.00 cwt

70-90# 80.00 - 95.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 95.00 - 100.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 95.00 - 100.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 40.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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