Farm market report for Wednesday Oct. 24

Week of October 22, 2012 - October 24, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 117.00 - 125.50 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 85.00 - 116.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 117.00 - 124.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 90.00 - 116.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 107.00 - 114.50 cwt

Individual at 120.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 70.00 - 106.50 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 62.00 - 72.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 73.00 - 84.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 61.00 cwt

Market Bulls 79.00 - 87.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 88.00 - 95.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 58.00 cwt

280#-290# 57.00 cwt

290#-300# 56.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 44.00 - 46.00 cwt

450-500# 50.00 cwt

Over 500# 52.00 - 53.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 32.00 cwt

Over 300# 18.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 75.00 - 100.00 cwt

70-90# 75.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 85.00 - 90.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 85.00 - 88.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 35.00 - 45.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 25.00 - 35.00 cwt

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