Created on Monday, 04 March 2013 Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Friday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 34 cents higher.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean):
62.00-75.00, weighted average 70.64
0.8-0.9 inches backfat 62.00-75.38.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat 65.00-78.00.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,108.
Friday's total movement: 72,071.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Monday:
Hogs steady; cattle steady; sows steady.
Results of last week's Ohio auctions:
Hogs
Market 48.00-58.50; light 35.00-75.00; heavy 48.00-58.00.
Sows
Light 30.00-57.50; heavy 30.00-61.75.
Boars
Light 30.00-45.00; heavy 20.00-21.00.
Pigs
By head 13.00-82.50; CWT 40.00-48.00.
Cattle
Choice steers 116.00-129.75; heifers 108.00-126.25.
Select steers 104.00-119.00; heifers 97.00-117.00.
Holstein steers 97.00-118.00; heifers 94.00-126.25.
Cows
Commercial and utility 65.00-95.00.
Canner/cutter 30.00-89.00.
Bulls
All bulls 70.00-105.00.
Yearling steers 65.00-150.00; heifers 65.00-150.00.
Steer calves 65.00-167.50; heifers 65.00-155.00.
Holstein steers 550 pounds and down 65.00-70.00.
Sheep and Lambs
Choice wools 123.00-189.00.
Lite fats 140.00-177.00.
New crop 137.00-144.00.
Roasters 140.00-260.00.
Feeder lambs 127.50-189.00.
Aged slaughter sheep 35.00-75.00.