Farm market report for Wednesday May 26, 2010

Wednesday---May 26, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers 90.50 - 92.00 cwt

Packages up to N/A

Mixed grading & heavy weight 75.00 - 90.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers 90.00 - 92.00 cwt

Packages up to 92.70 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 80.00 - 89.00 cwt

Fed Holstein Steers 82.00 - 85.00 cwt

Packages up to 87.50 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 70.00 - 81.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 52.00 - 63.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 64.00 - 74.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 25.00 - 49.00 cwt

Market Bulls 73.00 - 75.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls Up to 80.00 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 54.00 - 55.00 cwt

280#-290# 53.00 - 54.00 cwt

290#-300# 52.00 - 53.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 51.00 cwt

450-500# 52.00 cwt

Over 500# 53.00 - 55.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 36.00 cwt

Over 300# 23.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 130.00 - 150.00 cwt

70-90# 125.00 - 140.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 128.00 - 130.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 125.00 - 130.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 38.00 - 48.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 38.00 cwt

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