Farm market report for Wednesday August 18, 2010

Wednesday---August 18, 2010

Fed Cattle

Fed Beef Steers - lite test 93.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight 89.00 - 91.00 cwt

Fed Beef Heifers - lite test 91.00 cwt

Mixed grading & heavy weight N/A

Fed Holstein Steers 83.00 - 88.00 cwt

Silage fed, heavy weight, select grade,

light-weight are 70.00 - 82.00 cwt

Market Cows

Brought mostly 52.00 - 61.00 cwt

High-yielding cows 62.00 - 68.00 cwt

Thin, full, shelly cows 20.00 - 51.00 cwt

Market Bulls 62.00 - 73.00 cwt

High-yielding bulls 75.00 - 78.50 cwt

Market Hogs

230#-280# 54.00 cwt

280#-290# 53.00 cwt

290#-300# 52.00 cwt

Sows

Under 450# 52.00 - 54.00 cwt

450-500# 55.00 cwt

Over 500# 57.00 - 60.00 cwt

Boars

Under 300# 40.00 cwt

Over 300# 28.00 cwt

Sheep

Feeder Lambs

50-70# 120.00 - 140.00 cwt

70-90# 115.00 - 130.00 cwt

Fed Lambs

110-140# Shorn 125.00 - 130.00 cwt

110-140# Unshorn 123.00 - 128.00 cwt

Ewes

Utility & Good Ewes 40.00 - 55.00 cwt

Thin & Cull Ewes 30.00 - 40.00 cwt

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