COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Tuesday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean): 13 cents higher.
Base price range:
84.46-94.50, weighted average 90.30.
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 89.00-96.74.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 92.00-99.98.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 4,670.
Tuesday's total movement: 87,025.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Wednesday:
Hogs steady; cattle steady; sows 1.00 higher.
Results of Tuesday's auctions at Creston and Hillsboro:
Hogs
Market 70.00 and lower; light 69.00-70.00; heavy 65.50 and lower.
Sows
Light 47.25-57.50; heavy 50.00-62.00.
Boars
Heavy 17.25-24.00.
Cattle
Choice steers 120.00-125.10; heifers 120.00-124.00.
Select steers 110.00-120.00; heifers 115.00-120.00.
Holstein steers 90.00-106.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 59.00-90.00.
Canner/cutter 65.00-90.00.
All bulls 75.00-96.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearling steers 110.00-132.00; heifers 100.00-120.00.
Steer calves 61.00-167.50; heifers 70.00-130.00.
Holstein steers:
550 lbs and down: 60.00-101.00.
Sheep and lambs
Choice wools 116.00 and lower.
Roasters 107.00-112.00.
Feeder lambs 107.00-135.00.
Aged slaughter sheep 31.00-45.00.
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