Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

Livestock Prices Drift in Mixed Market Receipts

Hog receipts 5100 with 420 direct and through, hoes steady to 15 lower than Thursday. Top hogs 275 lb plus at 10.10, various weight brackets listed. sows weak to 25 lower. Cattle receipts 700 with calves 450. light, medium and plainer stock slow, baby beef and lighter steers weak but some better priced. Grass fat cows 4.25 to 6.25, grain feds absent. Sheep receipts 2400. lambs steady, wethers 8.50 to 9.50, ewes 1 to 3, fats 5.50 to 8 for bulk.