COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- 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: 69 cents lower.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean)
78.00-88.25, weighted average 85.70.
Actual pricing with lean premiums added:
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 78.00-91.45.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 81.00-94.52
Total prior day negotiated sales: 4,332.
Thursday's total movement: 69,761.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Friday:
Hogs steady, cattle steady, sows steady.
Summary of Thursday's auctions at Bucyrus:
Hogs
Market 64.00-65.75; light 56.50-64.00, heavy 62.25-63.25.
Sows
Light 54.75-56.00; heavy 56.25-61.25.
Boars
Light 41.00-45.50; heavy 29.50 and lower.
Cattle
Choice: steers 118.00-132.00; heifers 117.00-130.00.
Select: steers 110.00-118.00; heifers 105.00-117.00.
Holstein: steers 112.00-123.00; heifers 100.00-108.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 65.00-85.00.
Canner/cutter 65.00 and lower.
Bulls
All bulls 75.00-100.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearlings: steers 105.00-157.50; heifers 100.00-125.00.
Calves: steers 125.00-157.50; heifers 120.00-150.00.
Holstein steers
550 lbs. and up 80.00-100.00.
Sheep and lambs
Choice: wools 155.00-157.00; clips 160.00 and lower.
Lite fats 185.00 and lower.
New crop 137.00-170.00.
Roasters 170.00-180.00.
Feeder lambs 192.00-217.50.
Aged slaughter sheep 60.00-81.00.
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