COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Wednesday 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): 15 cents lower.

Base price range:

88.00-94.50, weighted average 90.15.

0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 88.00-96.74.

0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 90.50-99.98.

Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,718.

Wednesday's total movement: 94,471.

RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION

Market trends for Thursday:

Hogs steady; cattle steady; sows steady.

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

Hogs

Light 64.00 and lower.

Sows

Light 46.00-51.00; heavy 55.00-56.50.

Boars

Heavy 18.00-19.00.

Cattle

Choice steers 118.00-124.00; heifers 117.00-121.00.

Holstein steers 90.00-111.00.

Cows

Commercial and utility 72.00-85.00.

Canner/cutter 28.00-73.00.

All bulls 65.00-105.50.

Feeder cattle

Yearling steers 90.00-135.00; heifers 85.00-125.00.

Steer calves 90.00-150.50; heifers 90.00-145.00.

Sheep and lambs

Choice wools 130.00-140.00.

Choice clips 130.00-140.00.

Lite fats 116.00-131.00.

Roasters 142.50-200.00.

Feeder lambs 105.00-125.00.

Aged slaughter sheep 14.00-46.00.