Farm market report for Monday Dec. 31, 2012

Monday December 31, 2012

Feeder Cattle - Lite Test, Not All Classes Well-Tested

Beef Steers

350-600# 185.00 cwt

600-800# N/A

800-1000# N/A

Beef Heifers

350-600# 150.00 cwt

600-800# 124.00 cwt

800-1000# 110.00 cwt

Holstein Steers

300-400# N/A

400-600# N/A

600-800# N/A

800-1000# N/A

odd and plain cattle sell at a discount

Baby Calves - 4:00 PM

95 - 125# 95.00 - 215.00 cwt

150 - 250# N/A

Beef Calves N/A

Lighter, weaker, younger calves 55.00 - 90.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 70.00 - 145.00 cwt

70-90# 75.00 - 135.00 cwt

Fed Lambs - 110-145#

Shorn Lambs 90.00 - 96.00 cwt

Unshorn Lambs 85.00 - 96.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 40.00 - 50.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 20.00 - 40.00 cwt

Fed Cattle - Lite Test

Fed Beef Steers 120.00 - 125.75 cwt

Mixed grading N/A

Fed Beef Heifers 120.00 - 124.00 cwt

Mixed grading N/A

Fed Holstein Steers 109.00 - 113.10 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight 90.00 - 105.00 cwt

Market Cows mostly 67.00 - 75.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 76.00 - 87.00 cwt

Thin, shelly & full cows 30.00 - 66.00 cwt

Market Bulls 70.00 - 84.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 88.00 - 94.00 cwt

Bred Beef Cows N/A

Cow/Calf Pairs N/A

Beef Breeding Bulls N/A

Swine

Market Hogs

230-280# 55.00 cwt

280-290# 54.00 cwt

290-300# 53.00 cwt

Market Sows

Under 450# 45.00 - 48.00 cwt

450-500# 49.00 cwt

Over 500# 51.00 - 52.00 cwt

Market Boars

Under 300# 36.00 cwt

Over 300# 19.00 cwt

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