Farm market report for Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012

Week of December 10, 2012 - December 12, 2012

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 118.00 - 123.75 cwt

Mixed grading & light weight 106.00 - 117.25 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 118.00 - 123.75 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 105.00 - 117.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 107.00 - 115.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

and light-weight are 75.00 - 106.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 65.00 - 75.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 76.00 - 85.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 30.00 - 64.00 cwt

Market Bulls 65.00 - 88.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls - lite test 90.00 - 92.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 52.00 cwt

280#-290# 51.00 cwt

290#-300# 50.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 45.00 - 50.00 cwt

450-500# 50.00 cwt

Over 500# 52.00 - 53.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 38.00 cwt

Over 300# 19.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 80.00 - 130.00 cwt

70-90# 75.00 - 115.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 94.00 - 96.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 92.00 - 96.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 40.00 - 52.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 25.00 - 40.00 cwt

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