COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Wednesday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 1.83 cents higher.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean)
76.00-88.00, weighted average 86.39.
Actual pricing with lean premiums added:
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 76.00-90.64.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 79.00-93.04.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 10,474.
Wednesday's total movement: 75,703.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Thursday:
Hogs steady, cattle steady, sows 1.00 lower.
Summary of Wednesday's auctions at Gallipolis and Mount Vernon:
Hogs
Market 54.50-64.50.
Sows
Light 47.50-55.00; heavy 58.00 and lower.
Boars
Light 42.00 and lower; heavy 29.00-30.00.
Pigs
By head 47.50-60.00.
Cattle
Choice: steers 115.00-130.00; heifers 85.00-125.00.
Select: steers 95.00-119.00; heifers 95.00-117.00.
Holstein: steers 85.00-120.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 64.00-90.00.
Canner/cutter 35.00-77.00.
Bulls
All bulls 80.00-105.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearlings: steers 70.00-150.00; heifers 70.00-136.00.
Calves: steers 70.00-208.00; heifers 70.00-175.00.
Holstein steers
550 lbs. and down 102.00-125.00.
Sheep and lambs
Choice: wools 170.00-180.00; clips 160.00-170.00.
New crop 190.00-220.00.
Roasters 220.00-260.00.
Feeder lambs 200.00 and lower.
Aged slaughter sheep 55.00-95.00.
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