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| Thursday, August 18, 2022 | ||
| Pa Market Prices | ||
| CATTLE | Low | High |
| Choice Steers | $143.00 | $153.50 |
| Choice Holsteins | $112.00 | $120.00 |
| Choice Heifers | $134.00 | $142.00 |
| COWS | Low | High |
| Premium White | $104.00 | $107.00 |
| Breakers | $84.50 | $92.75 |
| Boners | $77.00 | $85.00 |
| Lean | $60.00 | $74.00 |
| FEEDER CATTLE | Low | High |
| Steers M&L 1 300/500 lbs | $165.00 | $230.00 |
| Heifers M&L 1 300/500 lbs | $120.00 | $175.00 |
| Dairy Breeds L 3 | $85.00 | $130.00 |
| Holstein Calves | Low | High |
| #1 Bulls 95 to 120 lbs | $132.50 | $157.50 |
| #2 Bulls 95 to 120 lbs | $62.50 | $90.00 |
| Beef Type Calves | NA | NA |
| HOGS | Low | High |
| 54-58% Lean | NA | NA |
| LAMBS | Low | High |
| 40-60 lb Choice | NA | NA |
| 60-80 lb Choice | NA | NA |
| 80-100 lb Choice | NA | NA |
| GOATS | Low | High |
| Kids Sel 1 40-60 lb | NA | NA |
| Kids Sel 2 40-60 lbs | NA | NA |
| Nannies Sel 1 80-130 lb | NA | NA |
| Billies Sel 1 150-250 lb | NA | NA |
| Wethers Sel 1 100-150 lbs | NA | NA |
| Thursday, August 18, 2022 | ||||||
| United States Market Prices | ||||||
| MID WEST DIRECT | STEERS | HEIFERS | DAIRY BRED | |||
| Dressed / Choice | $234.54 | $230.78 | $227.57 | |||
| Dressed / Live | $147.19 | $145.77 | $135.77 | FODDER | ||
| BOXED BEEF CUTOUT | Price | Change | Choice/Select Spread | |||
| Choice | $264.61 | $0.27 | $25.36 | |||
| Select | $239.25 | $1.36 | ||||
| COW CARCASS CUTOUT VALUE | Price | Change | ||||
| Current | $213.29 | -$0.04 | ||||
| HOGS Caracss Basis | Low | High | Average | |||
| Eastern Cornbelt | $93.12 | $112.22 | $97.83 | |||
| Western Cornbelt | $68.82 | $120.46 | $96.03 | |||
| NATIONAL DIRECT SOW | Low | High | Average | |||
| 300 to 400 lbs | $47.00 | $96.00 | $82.14 | |||
| 400 to 450 lbs | $47.00 | $96.00 | $81.50 | |||
| 450 to 500 lbs | $68.00 | $96.00 | $83.26 | |||
| PORK CARCASS CUTOUT VALUE | Price | Change | ||||
| $119.91 | $1.44 | |||||
| Close of | 8/18/2022 | |||||
| FUTURES MARKET: | Live Cattle | Feeder Cattle | Lean Hogs | |||
| Aug-22 | 141.27 -.47 | 181.52 -1.72 | $0.00 | |||
| Sep-22 | $0.00 | 185.27 -1.85 | $0.00 | |||
| Oct-22 | 144.75 -1.10 | 187.67 -1.87 | 93.30 -4.75 | |||
| Nov-22 | $0.00 | 189.50 -1.52 | $0.00 | |||
| Dec-22 | 150.55 -.95 | $0.00 | 85.17 -3.25 | |||
| Jan-23 | $0.00 | 190.30 -.97 | $0.00 | |||
| FUTURES MARKET: | Corn | Wheat | Soybeans | |||
| Aug-22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Sep-22 | 6.19 3/4 +4 3/4 | 7.31 1/2 -31 3/4 | 14.95 1/2 +20 1/4 | |||
| Oct-22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
| Nov-22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 14.05 1/4 +15 1/4 | |||
| Dec-22 | 6.15 3/4 +3 3/4 | 7.49 -31 1/2 | $0.00 | |||
| Jan-23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 14.11 1/2 +15 | |||
| FUTURES MARKET: | Class lll Milk | |||||
| Aug-22 | 20.08 -.09 | |||||
| Sep-22 | 20.26 -.41 | |||||
| Oct-22 | 20.30 -.50 | |||||
| Nov-22 | 21.00 -.46 | |||||
| Dec-22 | 20.85 -.37 | |||||
| Jan-23 | 20.41 -.16 | |||||
