COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Eastern Cornbelt Daily Direct Summary from Monday 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): 10 cents lower.
Base price range:
82.00-95.00, weighted average 90.17.
0.8-0.9 inches backfat: 82.00-96.74.
0.6-0.7 inches backfat: 85.00-99.98.
Total prior day negotiated sales: 3,040.
Monday's total movement: 87,871.
RESULTS FROM UNITED PRODUCERS AUCTION
Market trends for Tuesday:
Hogs steady; cattle 1.00 higher; sows 1.00 higher.
Results of Monday's auctions at Creston and Hillsboro:
Hogs
Market 44.00-67.50; light 44.00-67.50; heavy 44.00-67.50.
Sows
Light 30.00-54.00; heavy 30.00-54.00.
Boars
Heavy 12.00 and lower.
Cattle
Choice steers 134.50 and lower; heifers 118.00-126.00.
Select steers 110.00-118.00; heifers 104.00-112.00.
Holstein steers 104.00-122.00; heifers 90.00-115.00.
Cows
Commercial and utility 81.00-94.00.
Canner/cutter 68.00-80.00.
All bulls 89.00-92.50.
Feeder cattle
Yearling steers 90.00-120.00; heifers 85.00-119.00.
Steer calves 90.00-132.00; heifers 85.00-125.00.
Holstein steers:
550 lbs and down: 55.00-97.00.
550 lbs and up: 58.00-90.00.
Sheep and lambs
Lite fats 115.00 and lower.
Aged slaughter sheep 50.00-72.00.