Farm market report for Wednesday Oct. 31

Week of October 29, 2012 - October 31, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 118.00 - 126.50 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 107.00 - 117.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 117.00 - 125.50 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 80.00 - 116.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 108.00 - 116.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 72.00 - 107.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 67.00 - 73.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 74.00 - 83.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 66.00 cwt

Market Bulls 75.00 - 90.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 91.00 - 101.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 57.00 cwt

280#-290# 56.00 cwt

290#-300# 55.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 46.00 - 50.00 cwt

450-500# 53.00 cwt

Over 500# 55.00 - 56.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 32.00 cwt

Over 300# 18.00 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 - 90.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 70.00 - 85.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 35.00 - 45.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 35.00 cwt

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