Farm markets reports for Wednesday March 3, 2010

Wednesday---March 3, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 83.00 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 68.00 - 82.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 83.00 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 60.00 - 82.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 74.00 - 78.00 cwt

Packages up to 79.50 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 62.00 - 72.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 50.00 - 57.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 58.00 - 65.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 25.00 - 47.00 cwt

Market Bulls 62.00 - 66.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 70.00 - 74.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 49.00 - 48.00 cwt

280#-290# 48.00 - 47.00 cwt

290#-300# 47.00 - 46.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 45.00 - 47.00 cwt

450-500# 48.00 - 49.00 cwt

Over 500# 54.00 - 57.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 24.00 cwt

Over 300# 16.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 125.00 - 155.00 cwt

70-90# 120.00 - 140.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 115.00 - 120.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 112.00 - 115.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 45.00 - 52.50 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

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