Va. market summary & sale re
Shenandoah Valley
livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
• Saturday, Not. 27
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 54.0062.00; 500
700 lbs. 55.0004.50; 700-1000 lbs.
54.0059.00; Holstein 300-1000 lbs.
38.0052.00. S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs.
46.50-57.00; 500700 lbs. 48.0056.00.
Feeder Bulls: M&L-l 300500 lbs.
55.0057.00; 500700 lbs. 53.0055.00.
S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 46.0053.50.
Heifers: M&L-I 300500 lbs. 43.00
48.00; 500700 lbs. 45.0048.50; 700
800 lbs. 44.0044.50. S-1&M&L-2 300
500 lbs. 35.0042.00; 500700 lbs.
38.5041.50; 700800 lbs. 35.7541.00.
Stock Cows: Beef 260.00360.00;
Dairy 535.00760.00; Baby Calves
20.0065.00m05t1y 35.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers -
Choice 24 55.60; Good 2-3 52.50
56.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Steady to
.75 higher. Bulls 4.00 lower. Utility
& Commercial 2-4 33.00-39.50;
Conner A Cutters 1-3 28.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2:
41.2548.25.
LAMBS: .85 to 1.35 higher. High
Choice & Prime 50.85; Choice
50.10; Feeder Lambs Choice 44.00-
50.00; Slaughter Ewes 10.00-14.00;
Head Ewe 522.0049.00.
HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 53.75;
Sows 1-3 49.00-64.00; Boars 40JD0.
VEAL: Choice & Prime 61.00
78M; Good 55.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 46.00-53.00.
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Virginia Auction
Summary'
Nov. 25-Dec, 1
Total Va., Weekly Feeder Cattle
Auction Receipts: 6,082.
TREND: Steady to $l.OO higher.
Northern VA.
Steers: 300-500 lbs. medium 1
52.0063.00; Large 1 43.0064.00;
Small 1 48.0060.00. 500700 lbs.
Medium I 52.0064.00; Large 1
_ 53.5063.75; Small 151.0058.50; 700
1000 lbs. Medium 1 51.0061.50;
Large 1 54.0058.00; Small I 50.00
63.00.
Heifers: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
41.0051.00; Large 1 43.0055.00;
Small 1 40.0050.00; 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 42.5051.00; Large 1
45.0056.50; Small 144.0047.00; 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 40.0048.00;
Large 1 40.0044.50; Small 1 38.00
39.50.
Steers: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
49.50-58.00; Small 142.5048.00.
Heifers: 300-500 lbs. 40.5048.25;
500-700 lbs. 43.0046.75.
Steers: Medium 155-69; Large 1
59-69; Small 1 47-59; 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 5081.50; Large 1 54-62;
Small 14566.50; 7001000 lbs. 50.00
60.25; Large 1 52.00-54.00; Small 1
4053.
Heifers: 300500 lbs. Medium 1
BAG
BLENDS
Dec. 11
$/ton
166.50
10-20-20
188.00
12-24-24
147.00
12-12-12
171.50
16-16-16
191.50
19-19-19
170.00
20-10:10
204.00
28-13-13
186.50
8-32-16
183.00
10-30-10*
171.50
6-24-24
156.00
5-20-20
121.00
5-10-10*
172.00
0-26-26*
157.00
0-14-42
198.50
30-10-10*
Bag
201.00
191.50
142.25
226.50
Southeast V A
Southwest VA
Dec 18
$/ton
167.50
189.00
148.00
172.50
192.50
171.00
205.00
187.50
184.00
172.50
157.00
122.00
173.00
158.00
199.50
Bulk
189.00
177.50
128.25
214.50
228.00
41.25-53; Large 143-52; Small 1 37-
47.50; 500-700 lbs. Medium 1 40-
53.25; Large 1 44.25-53; Small 138-
44; 700-900 lbs. Medium 1 38-45;
Large 14047; Small 135-42.
Feeder Pigs
Marion, VA
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Feeder Pigs: Receipts 417. 4049
lbs. US 1 & 2 92; US 3 84; Utility & 4
62; 50591b5. US 1&2 82; US3 77;
Utility & 4 55; 6069 lbs. US 1 & 2 72;
US 3 64; 70100 lbs. US 1 & 2 57; US 3
52; Utility & 4 50.
Valley Livestock
V alley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 29
Report supplied by auction
Total No. of Head 530. Cattle
market higher, should stay higher.
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 65.00;
Veal Calves to 78.00; Vealer Bull
Calves 60.00-66.00; Slaughter
Calves 45.00-55.00; Grassers &
Feeders 34.00-48.00; Lambs 35.00-
46.00; Sheep 5.00-15.00; Hogs, 200-
250 lbs. 48.00-54.50; Sows 43.00-
47.50; Boars 41.00-43.50; Pigs 15.00-
35.00; Heifers 38.00-42.00; Steers,
medium 39.00-16.00; Steers, feeder
38.0048.00; Bulls 39.0047.00; Cows,
utility 38.00-39.75; Cows, fat 37.50-
39.00; Cows, medium 34.50-36.00;
Cows, poor or small 25.00-32.00;
Cattle market higher; Calf market
steady; Horses small to 200.00;
Ponies to 65.00; Goats 5.5032.00;
Hay none; Straw none.
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Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 218. SI. steers one
Choice at 57.00; Good 51.0055.75;
Standard 43.5051.00; Utility 38.00-
43.50. SI. heifers: few High Good &
Choice 52.0053.25; few Good 46.25-
47.00; few Standard 42.0046.50;
few Utility 37.0040.75. SI. cows:
Utility & Commercial 37.5042.00,
one at 42.75; Cutters 34.50-38.75;
Canner & L. Cutter 30.00-34.75;
Shells down to 27.75. SI. bullocks:
Utility 36.7540.25. SI. bulls: Yield
Grade No. 1 & 2, 1015-1675 lbs.
43.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,385-
730 lbs. 43.0050.50. Heifers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,315-
720 lbs. 39.0046.00; Medium &
Large Frame No. 2 350575 lbs.
31.5036.75.
CALVES: 189. Few Choice 85.50-
90.00; Good 70.00-81.00; few
Standard 51.00-60.50; Standard &
Good 90-125 lbs. 48.00-56.00; 60-85
lbs. 42.0049.00; few Utility 50-70
lbs. 33.0042.50.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 54.00-76.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
135 lbs. 49.00-74.50. Beef Cross
Bulls & Heifers 70-120 lbs. 55.00-
68.00.
HOGS: 66. Few US No. 1-2 200-230
lbs. 55.75-56.40; No. 1-3 210-255 lbs.
54.50-55.75; No. 2-3 270315 lbs.
50.00-53.50; few No. 13 160-190 lbs.
48.75-51.75; Sows US No. 13 425370
lb.s 45.7531.25. Boars 41.0046.50.
FEEDER PIGS; 47. One lot US
No. 1315 lbs. at 13.00 per head; 25-
35 lbs. 23.0030.00; few 50-60 lbs.
33.0037.00 per head.
SHEEP: 4. Few Choice 85-115
lbs. 48.0049.50. One SI. ewe at 6.50.
Philadelphia Eggs
Philadelphia
Report supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: Prices
unchanged to lower. Carter egg
demand is fair over all. Only oc-
casional retail features are
generally a better than average
movement. Floor stock are fully
adequate - for needs. Additional
offerings are readily available and
only a scattered interest is noted
for extra product. Undertone is
unsettled and no better than
steady.
PRICES TO RETAILERS: Sales
to volume buyers, ' consumer
grades white eggs in cartons
delivered store door:
A Extra Large 62-73; A Large 61-
68%; A Medium 50-58.
Leesport Auction
Leetpori, PA
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 319. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to |2 lower.
Slaughter cows uneven, Utility &
Commercial weak to |I.SO lower,
Conner & Cutter steady to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter bulls steady to |1
higher. Few High Choice & Prime
1225-1270 lbs. slaughter steers
61.90-61.85, few Choice 1095-1285
lbs. 57.00-99.50, few Good & Choice
holsteins 1260-1490 lbs. 52.50-56.00,
Good 53.0056.00, few to 60.00,
Standard 49.25-52.50, few Utility it
Low Standard 45.10-48.25. Few
Choice 915-1270 lbs. slaughter
heifers 53.00-57.35, few Good 51.50
54.10, few Standard 44.50-48.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 37.00-40.25, few to 42.35,
Cutters 35.75-37.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 34.60-36.25, Shells down to
30.50. Good slaughter bullocks
52.50- few Standard 47.50
51.25. Yield Grade #11240-1825 lbs.
slaughter bulls 49.10-54.00, one at
55.00; yield grade #2 960-1180 lbs.
43.50- Few Medium Frame #1
and #2 335-835 lbs. feeder steers
45.00-54.00, Large Frame #2 480660
lbs. 45.5046.50; Medium Frame #1
and #2 360775 lbs. feeder bulls
44.50- few Large frame #2 525-
700 lbs. 43.5045.00.
CALVES 154. Vealers steady to
$7 higher. Few Choice vealers
91.00-110.00, few Good 75.00-85.00,
Standard & Good 110-135 lbs. 59.00
75.00, 90-110 lbs. 48.00-55.00, 7085
lbs. 41.0049.00, Utility 65-100 lbs.
30.0047.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs. 59.00-73.00, few
down to 51.00; few holstein heifers
100-125 lbs. 65.0081.00.
HOGS 338. Barrows & gilts weak
to |1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 54.35-55.35, No. 18
210-250 lbs. 53.0084.75, No. 28 240
270 lbs. 52.0083.50, one ict No. 18
175 lbs. at 49.50. Sows steady, US
No. 18 300800 lbs. sows 48.5081.50.
Boars 42.5044.50, few light weights
48.5049.00.
FEEDER PIGS 142. US No. 18
2580 lbs. feeder pigs 120.00-140.00
cwt, No. 18 6080 lbs. 84.00-93.00,
few No. 18 100-105 lbs. 63.0084.00
cwt
SHEEP 21. Few Choice 100-120
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 65.00
73.00, few 4085 lbs. 114.00137.50.
Slaughter sheep 16.0025.00.
GOATS 14.26.0039.00 per head.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, Nov. 26
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND; Insufficient volume to
fully test trends, few lots of 4-10
head each mostly steady. Bulk of
supply sold in lots of three or less.
FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM
FRAME 1: One lot 585 lb. 62.25;
one lot 810 lb. 61.10; and one lot 1053
lb. 59.85.
MEDIUM AND FRAME 1:
Couple lots 420-550 lb. 58.00-59.25.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2; Couple
lots 550-600 lb. 55.00-56.50.
LARGE FRAME 1-2; Couple lots
930-1075 lb. 52.75-53.50.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: Couple lots 780860
lb. 40.75-45.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM
FRAME 1: One lot 380 lb. 46.50.
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