COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Monday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 0.59 lower.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean):
72.00-80.41, weighted average 79.14
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 72.00-84.99.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 75.00-87.83.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,438.
Monday's total movement: 83,615.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Tuesday:
Hogs steady; cattle 1:00 lower; sows 1.00 lower.
Results of Monday's auctions at Creston and Hillsboro:
Hogs
Market 48.50-60.00; light 48.50-76.72; heavy 48.50-60.00.
Sows
Light 35.00-59.00; heavy 35.00-47.50.
Boars
Light 38.00 and lower; heavy 14.00-19.00.
Pigs
By head 39.00-57.00
CWT 35.50-57.00
Cattle
Choice steers 117.00-124.50; heifers 115.00-120.00.
Select steers 105.00-115.00; heifers 100.00-114.00.
Holstein steers 97.00-122.00; heifers 85.00-106.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 70.00-84.00.
Canner/cutter 40.00 and 73.00.
Bulls
All bulls 80.00-106.00.
Feeder Cattle
Yearlings: steers 55.00-137.50; heifers 55.00-137.50.
Calves: steers 55.00-175.00; heifers 55.00-160.00.
Sheep and Lambs
Choice wools 93.50-121.00.
Choice clips 117.00 and lower.
Lite fats 102.50-137.50.
Feeder lambs 150.00-177.50.
Aged slaughter sheep 52.00-72.50.
