Farm market report for Wednesday Oct. 10

Week of October 8, 2012 - October 10, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 115.00 - 122.75 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 105.00 - 114.50 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 115.00 - 120.25 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 90.00 - 114.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 105.00 - 111.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 85.00 - 104.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 65.00 - 76.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 77.00 - 91.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 64.00 cwt

Market Bulls 65.00 - 91.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 92.00 - 98.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 57.50 cwt

280#-290# 56.50 cwt

290#-300# 55.50 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 36.00 cwt

450-500# 37.00 cwt

Over 500# 38.00 - 40.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 30.00 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 78.00 - 83.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 76.00 - 82.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 40.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 30.00 cwt

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