Farm market report for Wednesday April 7, 2010

Wednesday---April 7, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers - Lite Test 94.00 - 95.50 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight N/A

Fed Beef Heifers - Lite Test 94.50 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight N/A

Fed Holstein Steers 88.00 - 90.10 cwt

Packages up to 91.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 76.00 - 87.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 52.00 - 63.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 64.00 - 70.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 25.00 - 49.00 cwt

Market Bulls 66.00 - 71.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 72.00 - 76.00 cwt

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# 47.00 cwt

450-500# 52.00 cwt

Over 500# 55.00 - 58.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 24.00 cwt

Over 300# 16.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 120.00 - 140.00 cwt

70-90# 105.00 - 120.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 118.00 - 120.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 115.00 - 119.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 30.00 - 42.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 22.50 - 30.00 cwt

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