COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Tuesday as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:
Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 0.75 lower.
BASE MARKET
On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean)
76.00-88.50, weighted average 82.50
Actual pricing with lean premiums added:
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 76.00-86.89.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 79.00-89.80.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,588.
Tuesday's total movement: 72,165.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Wednesday:
Hogs steady; cattle steady; sows steady.
Summary of Tuesday's auctions at Caldwell and Wapakoneta:
Hogs
Light 63.00 and lower; heavy 61.50 and lower.
Sows
Light 54.50 and lower; heavy 60.25 and lower.
Boars
Light 44.50 and lower; heavy 31.75 and lower.
Cows
Commercial and utility 70.00-86.50.
Canner/cutter 45.00-70.00.
Bulls
All bulls 60.00-92.50.
Feeder cattle
Yearling: steers 110.00-145.00; heifers 110.00-155.00.
Calves: steers 125.00-200.00; heifers 115.00-220.00.
Sheep and lambs
Choice: wools 147.00 and lower.
Roasters: 165.00-224.00
Feeder lambs 165.00-224.00.
Aged slaughter sheep 30.00-85.00.
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