Farm market report for Wednesday Sept. 19

Week of September 17, 2012 - September 19, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 117.00 - 122.00 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 98.50 - 112.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 116.00 - 121.35 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 93.00 - 112.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 105.00 - 112.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 76.50 - 104.25 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 68.00 - 78.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 79.00 - 87.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 67.00 cwt

Market Bulls 85.00 - 93.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 94.00 - 103.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 46.00 cwt

280#-290# 45.00 cwt

290#-300# 44.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 31.00 cwt

450-500# 32.00 cwt

Over 500# 33.00 - 34.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 28.00 cwt

Over 300# 17.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 70.00 - 100.00 cwt

70-90# 70.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 80.00 - 85.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 80.00 - 85.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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