Farm market report for Wednesday Oct. 3

Week of October 1, 2012 - October 3, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 114.00 - 121.00 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 107.00 - 112.50 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 111.50 - 118.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 105.00 - 111.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 100.00 - 110.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 70.00 - 90.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 60.00 - 73.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 75.00 - 87.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 59.00 cwt

Market Bulls 80.00 - 92.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 93.00 - 97.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 54.00 cwt

280#-290# 53.00 cwt

290#-300# 52.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 32.00 - 33.00 cwt

450-500# 34.00 cwt

Over 500# 35.00 - 36.00 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 - 86.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 80.00 - 84.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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