Farm markets reports for Tuesday March 9, 2010

Tuesday--March 9, 2010

Dairy Cattle

Hol Spr Hfrs 875.00 - 1000.00 hd

Fancy Spr Hfrs 1025.00 - 1260.00 hd

Short-bred Hfrs 600.00 - 950.00 hd

Hol Spr Cows Mkt price - 975.00 hd

Hol Fresh/Milk Mkt price - 1125.00 hd

Open Hfrs under 600# Up to 99.00 cwt

Open Hfrs over 600# 60.00 - 92.00 cwt

Hol Brdg Bulls Mkt price - 900.00 hd

Market Cows

Brought mostly 47.00 - 54.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 55.00 - 61.50 cwt

Thin, shelly cows 20.00 - 45.00 cwt

Market Bulls 60.00 - 66.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls N/A

Market Hogs

230#-280# 50.00 - 52.00 cwt

280#-290# 49.00 - 51.00 cwt

290#-300# 48.00 - 50.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 44.00 cwt

450-500# 46.00 cwt

Over 500# 48.00 - 51.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 24.00 cwt

Over 300# 16.00 cwt

Feeder Pigs

30# - 40# N/A

40# - 50# 40.00 hd

50# - 60# 58.00 hd

60# - 80# 66.50 - 67.00 hd

80# - 100# 77.00 hd

Over 100# 88.50 - 101.00 hd

Sheep & Goats

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 125.00 - 165.00 cwt

70-90# 115.00 - 125.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# shorn 114.00 - 116.00 cwt

110-140# unshorn 104.00 - 113.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 45.00 - 50.00 cwt

few selects 52.50 - 64.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 45.00 cwt

few select bred ewes 82.00 - 100.00 cwt

Goats

Small Goats 45-65# 47.50 - 110.00 hd

Med Goats 75-100# 80.00 - 120.00 hd

Large Goats 125-205# 95.00 - 145.00 hd

Nanny Goats 40.00 - 120.00 hd

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