Farm markets for Wednesday December 30, 2009

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers No Test

Packages up to

Mixed grading & heavy weight

Fed Beef Heifers No Test

Packages up to

Mixed grading & heavy weight

Fed Holstein Steers 70.00 - 72.10 cwt

Packages up to 73.75 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 60.00 - 64.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 40.00 - 46.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 47.50 - 51.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 20.00 - 39.00 cwt

Market Bulls 55.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls N/A

Market Hogs

230#-280# 39.00 - 40.00 cwt

280#-290# 38.00 - 39.00 cwt

290#-300# 37.00 - 38.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 30.00 cwt

450-500# 31.00 cwt

Over 500# 32.00 - 34.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 22.00 cwt

Over 300# 14.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 90.00 - 120.00 cwt

70-90# 90.00 - 105.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 90.00 - 94.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 90.00 - 94.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 40.00 - 55.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 25.00 - 40.00 cwt

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