Ohio livestock prices

The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Wednesday reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Marketing Service:

Barrows and gilts on a carcass basis: 95 cents lower.

BASE MARKET

On a carcass basis plant delivered (54-62 pct. lean):

91.69-93.00, weighted average 91.84.

Actual pricing with lean premiums added:

0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 91.00-98.48.

0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 93.50-101.78.

Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,666.

Wednesday's total movement: 82,017.

RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION

Market trends for Thursday:

Hogs 1.00 lower; cattle steady; sows 2.00 lower.

Results of Wednesday's auctions at Gallipolis and Mt. Vernon:

Hogs

Market 65.00-70.00; light 64.00 and lower; heavy 63.00 and lower.

Sows

Light 64.00-67.00.

Boars

Light 40.00-45.00; heavy 22.00 and lower.

Pigs

By head 56.00-70.00.

CWT 60.00 and lower.

Cattle

Choice: steers 117.00-126.00; heifers 112.00-123.00.

Select: steers 104.00-115.00; heifers 100.00-114.00.

Cows

Commercial and utility 63.00-84.00.

Canner/cutter 30.00-77.00.

Bulls

All bulls 72.00-108.50.

Feeder cattle

Yearling: steers 135.00-155.00; heifers 125.00-140.00.

Calves: steers 100.00-202.00; heifers 100.00-155.00.

Sheep and lambs

Choice: wools 115.00-125.00; clips 115.00-126.00.

Lite fats 115.00-129.00.

Roasters 145.00-240.00.

Feeder lambs 80.00-115.00.

Aged Slaughter Sheep 30.00-50.00.