COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Thursday 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): 21 cents lower.
Base price range:
85.47-96.00, weighted average 90.64.
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 93.50-96.27.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 94.50-99.50.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 4,320.
Thursday's total movement: 79,933.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Friday:
Hogs 1.00 higher; cattle steady; sows 1.00 higher.
Results of Thursday's auctions at Bucyrus:
Hogs
Market 60.00-69.00; light 40.00-68.00; heavy 63.00 and lower.
Sows
Light 50.00-52.00; heavy 57.00-58.75.
Cattle
Choice steers 120.00-133.75; heifers 119.00-126.75.
Select steers 113.00-120.00; heifers 109.00-119.00.
Holstein steers 108.00-123.00; heifers 98.00-107.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 72.00-82.50.
Canner/cutter 72.00 and lower.
All bulls 75.00-95.00.
Feeder cattle
Yearling steers 110.00-122.00; heifers 100.00-120.00.
Steer calves 100.00-175.00; heifers 100.00-148.00.
Holstein steers:
550 lbs and down 95.00-115.00.
Sheep and lambs
Choice wools 110.00-115.00.
Choice clips 110.00-123.00.
Lite fats 114.00-122.00.
Roasters 115.00-125.00.
Aged slaughter sheep 29.00-43.00.
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