Virginia
Auction Summary
July 12-18
Report suppliedby VDA
Total of Va. Weekly Feeder
Cattle Auction Receipts: 3,759.
TREND: Mostly steady to $2.00
higher.
South and Southwestern, Va.
Auction Summary
Smithfield, Southside
(Blackstone), Tri-State Narrows
Lynchburg, Hollins, Witheville
July 12-18
STEERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
55.00-06.50; Large 1 55.00-62.00;
Small 1 50.00-59.50. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 55.0d65.00; Large 1
57.5064.00; Small 1 50.0066.00. 700
1000 lbs. Medium 1 52.5061.00;
Large 155.00-58.50; Small 148.50.
HEIFERS; 300-500 lbs. Medium
1 45.00-51.50; Large 1 45.50-52.50;
Small 1 40.00-49.00. 500-700 lbs.
Medium 1 41.00-53.75; Large 1
46.00-53.00; Small 138.0046.50; 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 40.0046.50;
Large 142.5048.00.
Northern Va.
Auction Summary
July 12-18
STEERS: 300-500 lbs. Medium 1
54.5063.75; Large 1 60.0062.50;
Small 1 49.0058.50. 500700 lbs.
Medium 1 53.75-61.00; Large 1
60.0062.00; Small 1 45.0046.50. 700
1000 lbs. Medium 1 49.5059.50;
Large 155.0059.00; Small 148.50.
HEIFERS: 300500 lbs. Medium
1 45.0052.00; Large 1 48.0051.00;
Small 1 41.7545.00. 500700 lbs.
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Medium 1 42.00-51.50; Large 1
45.00-54.00; Small 1 40.00-48.00. 700
900 lbs. Medium 1 42.50-50.50;
Large 1 43.25-49.50; Small 1 40.00
46.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Tuesday, July 17
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: Trend-
Steady all classes. Steers: M&L-l
300-500 lbs. 54.00-59.50 ; 500-700 lbs.
52.00- 700-1000 lbs. 49.0063.50.
S-1&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 50.00-56.50;
700-1000 lbs. 48.0064.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300
500 lbs. 48.0064.00; 500-700 lbs.
46.00-
HEIFERS; M&L-l 300600 lbs.
46.5061.50; 500-700 lbs. 43.00-47.50;
700800 lbs. 42.50-44.75. S-1&M&L-2
500700 lbs. 38.0044.00.
STOCK COWS: Beef 300.00
435.00. Baby Calves 20.0080.00,
mostly 45.0070.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; Trend
sl.oo lower. Utility & Commercial
2-4 36.5042.50; Canner & Cutters 1-
329.0035.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
44.5052.00.
LAMBS: Trend- $l.OO higher.
Higher Choice & Prime 60.10;
Choice 56.60; Feeder Lambs
Choice 46.5049.50.
HOGS: US 1-3 200240 lbs. 54.00;
Sows 1-3 39.0048.00; Boars 35.00.
VEAL: Choice & Prime 62.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 49.0052.00.
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Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, July 11
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers- No
Choice; Good 53.0057.50; Medium
52.00 down. Heifers- Good 50.00
54.00; Medium 49.00 down. Cows-
Good run $l.OO lower. High Yield
42.0043.00; Average 38.0041.50;
Big Middle 35.0037.00; Fatty Herf
36.0040.00; Shelly 38.00 down. Fat
Bulls- $2.00 lower. Good 47.00
49.00; Medium 44.0046.00. Veal
Calves- Heavy Calves $3.00 lower;
Light Calves 3.00 higher; Farm
Calves demand very weak. Choice
70.00-75.00; Good 60.00-69.00;
Medium 50.0059.00; Farm Hfrs.
55.0059.00; Farm Bulls 60.0063.50;
Light & Weak 49.00 down.
LAMBS- Few offered.
Registered Rams 60.00102.00;
Good Medium 48.50.
SOWS; 500650 lbs. 42.0045.75
300450 lbs. 38.0043.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-55 U lb-.-
Good run steady prices. Choice
56.00- Good 50.00-55.00;
Medium 46.00-49.00; Culls 45.00
down. Steers 600-850 lbs.- Choice
54.00- Good 50.00-53.00;
Medium 49.00 down. Heifers- (All
Weights)- Choice 51.00-54.50; Good
44.00- Medium 37.00-43.00.
Bulls- Choice 52.00-56.00; Good
46.00- Medium 41.00-46.00.
Springing Heifers- to 750.00. Pigs
Hd.- Large run, $3.00 higher. 20-30
lbs. 18.00-29.00; 4080 lbs. 30.00-
36.00 ; 65-80 lbs. 37.00-52.00. Shoats
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15 Yearling Heifers by Above Sires. (5) 2
Year Old Bulls, 16001800 Lbs.
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RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
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by lb. 41.0048.50. Slaughter Hogs-
Mostly steady. 215-230 lbs. 55.00
55.25; 240260 lbs. 53.5065.00; 195-
210 lbs. 50.5052.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 17
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 419. High Choice &
Prune slaughter steers 66.00-68.85,
Choice 64.00-67.85, Good 58.00-63.75,
Standard 55.00-58.00, Utility 45.00-
55.00 r Choice slaughter heifers
60.00- Good 55.00-60.00,
Standard 45.00-55.00, Utility 42.00-
45.00. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 41.00-45.75,
few 47.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
40.00- Canner & Low Cutter
35.0040.00. Shells down to 30.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks 60.00-
60.60, Good 56.00-60.00. Yield Grade
No. 1 1200-1810 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.00- M 2 800-1200 lbs. 42.00-
50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: 350-750 lbs.
feeder steers 42.00-62.50. 350-750
lbs. feeder heifers 35.00-52.00. 350-
775 lbs. feeder bulls 38.00-53.00.
CALVES 215. Choice vealers
70.00- Good 55.00-70.00,
Standard 90-110 lbs. 55.0060.00,
Utility 60-90 lbs. 40.00-55.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 60.00-85.00.
HOGS 560. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 57.00-58.00, few
lots 59.25, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 56.25-
57.00, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 53.10-
56.25. US No. 1-3 280-660 lbs. sows
41.00-44.00, few 52.00, No. 2-3 3800
's 34.00-41.00.
lancasttr farming, Saturday, July H,
FEEDER PIGS 378. US No. 1-3
10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-25.00 per
head, No. 1-3 20-50 lbs. 25.00-36.50
per head.
SHEEP 49. Utility 30-80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 42.00-50.00.
Slaughter ewes 12,00-25.00.
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
2.050 ; 5 days last week 2,350; same
period a year ago 18,045. Trading
slow to moderate. For the Week.
Slaughter Steers ended the week
steady to .50 lower, with the in
crease on average Choice and
better Steers. Slaughter Heifers
ended the week steady. Cows
closed the week 3.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
few Prime 3-4 1225-1325 lbs. 68.50-
69.00 Monday; 2 loads 69.00
Wednesday; 1150-1225 lbs. 68.00-
68.50 Monday. Choice 2-4 1100-1300
lbs. 66.00-68.00,1000-1100 lbs. 65.00-
65.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. 62.00-65.00. Choice 2-3
1300-1600 lbs. Holsteins 56.5057.00
Monday; 54.00-57.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2 1300-1500
lbs. Holsteins 55.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 925-1050 lbs. 64.5046.00,
load 66.50 Monday; 64.5065.50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 875-1050 lbs. 60.5064.00.
Good 2-3 900-1000 lbs. 55.0060.00.
COWS: Few Cutter 1-2 41.00-
41.25.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, July 19
Report supplied by USDA