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: 1.99 lower.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean):
78.50-84.00, weighted average 79.73
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 72.00-85.50.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 75.00-88.01.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,821.
Friday's total movement: 76,279.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Monday:
Hogs steady; cattle 1:00 lower; sows 1.00 lower.
Results of last week's auctions at Ohio markets:
Hogs
Market 20.00-60.25; light 34.00-77.50; heavy 51.00-64.00.
Sows
Light 30.00-72.00; heavy 30.00-60.25.
Boars
Light 38.00-44.00; heavy 19.50-24.00.
Pigs
By head 14.00-57.00
CWT 40.00-56.00
Cattle
Choice steers 115.00-135.25; heifers 112.00-133.00.
Select steers 90.00-119.00; heifers 85.00-119.00.
Holstein steers 85.00-126.00; heifers 92.00-117.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 62.00-92.50.
Canner/cutter 10.00 and 73.00.
Bulls
All bulls 65.00-108.00.
Feeder Cattle
Yearlings: steers 46.00-144.00; heifers 46.00-140.00.
Calves: steers 46.00-197.00; heifers 46.00-170.00.
Holstein steers
550 lbs. and down 50.00-140.00.
550 lbs and up 50.00-140.00.
Sheep and Lambs
Choice wools 104.00-132.00.
Choice clips 118.00-124.00.
Lite fats 111.00-138.00.
New crop 132.00-142.00.
Roasters 81.00-260.00.
Feeder lambs 80.00-187.50.
Aged slaughter sheep 40.00-85.00.
