COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Tuesday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 88 cents higher.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean)
$77.00 - $87.50, weighted average $81.50
Actual pricing with lean premiums added:
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 77.00-85.45.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 80.00-88.31.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 4,240.
Tuesday's total movement:75,250.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Thursday:
Hogs steady, cattle steady, sows 1.00 lower.
Summary of Wednesday's auctions at Gallipolis and Mt. Vernon:
Hogs: 55.00-64.00
Sows
Light 48.00-55.00.
Boars
Light 41.00 and lower; heavy 27.00 and lower.
Cattle
Choice: steers 110.00-127.00; heifers 110.00-125.00.
Select: steers 90.00-117.00; heifers 85.00-115.00.
Holstein steers: 105.00-117.50
Cows
Commercial and utility: 65.00-90.00.
Canner/cutter: 31.00-75.00.
Bulls
All bulls 50.50-96.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearlings: steers 90.00-157.00; heifers 90.00-157.00.
Calves: steers 100.00-157.00; heifers 100.00-175.00.
Sheep & lambs
Choice wools: 165.00-175.00
Choice clips: 170.00-180.00
Lite fats: 180.00-197.00
Feeder lambs 155.00 and lower.
Aged slaughter sheep: 34.00-100.00
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February 09, 2012 05:25 PM EST
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