Farm market report for Wednesday Aug. 29

Week of August 27, 2012 - August 29, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 112.00 - 118.25 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 100.00 - 111.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 112.00 - 117.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 89.00 - 111.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 105.00 - 109.00 cwt

One individual red hol str @ 116.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 92.00 - 104.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 65.00 - 76.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 77.00 - 87.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 64.00 cwt

Market Bulls 87.00 - 94.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 95.00 - 102.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 52.00 cwt

280#-290# 51.00 cwt

290#-300# 50.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 35.00 - 38.00 cwt

450-500# 40.00 - 41.00 cwt

Over 500# 42.00 - 43.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 35.00 cwt

Over 300# 17.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 75.00 - 110.00 cwt

70-90# 75.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 90.00 - 97.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 90.00 - 97.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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