Farm market report for Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012

Week of December 3, 2012 - December 5, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 119.00 - 128.25 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 100.00 - 118.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 118.00 - 128.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 80.00 - 116.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 108.00 - 118.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 87.00 - 106.50 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 66.00 - 74.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 75.00 - 85.50 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 65.00 cwt

Market Bulls 77.00 - 86.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 88.00 - 94.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 58.00 cwt

280#-290# 57.00 cwt

290#-300# 56.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 47.00 - 50.00 cwt

450-500# 51.00 cwt

Over 500# 52.00 - 53.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 33.00 cwt

Over 300# 19.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 75.00 - 120.00 cwt

70-90# 75.00 - 100.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 93.00 - 95.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 90.00 - 94.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 40.00 - 52.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 25.00 - 40.00 cwt

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