Farm market report for Wednesday Aug. 15

Week of August 13, 2012 - August 15, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 113.00 - 117.75 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 100.00 - 110.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 110.00 - 117.50 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 94.00 - 107.50 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 107.00 - 112.25 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 76.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 73.00 - 80.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 81.00 - 93.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 72.00 cwt

Market Bulls 75.00 - 95.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 96.00 - 109.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 59.00 cwt

280#-290# 58.00 cwt

290#-300# 57.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 30.00 - 33.00 cwt

450-500# 35.00 cwt

Over 500# 36.00 - 37.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 35.00 cwt

Over 300# 17.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 80.00 - 100.00 cwt

70-90# 80.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 90.00 - 100.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 90.00 - 100.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 40.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt