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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Thursday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 3.36 higher.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean)
76.00-88.00, weighted average 83.78.
Actual pricing with lean premiums added:
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 76.00-87.56.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 79.00-89.35.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 6,699.
Thursday's total movement: 89,610.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Friday:
Hogs 1.00 higher; cattle steady; sows steady.
Summary of Thursday's auction at Bucyrus:
Hogs
Market 62.00-69.50; light 59.00-65.00; heavy 61.00-65.00.
Sows
Light 56.00-59.50; heavy 58.50-61.00.
Boars
Light 37.00-46.00; heavy 29.25 and lower
Cattle
Choice: steers 127.00-142.00; heifers 126.00-139.00.
Select: steers 120.00-127.00; heifers 114.00-120.00.
Holsteins: steers 115.00-123.25; heifers 105.00-114.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility: 70.00-85.00.
Canner/cutter: 60.00-70.00.
Bulls
All bulls 60.00-78.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearlings: steers 95.00-140.00; heifers 95.00-131.00.
Calves: steers 100.00-138.00; heifers 95.00-130.00.
Holstein steers
550 lbs. and down 55.00-97.00.
Sheep & lambs
Choice: wools 157.50-166.00; clips 160.00 and lower.
New crop 162.00-180.00.
Roasters: 170.00-220.00.
Feeder lambs 150.00-170.00.
Aged slaughter sheep 40.00-76.00.
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February 03, 2012 05:32 PM EST
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