AIRGINI4
MARKETS
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat., Feb. 14,1987
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND:
Steady. STEERS: M&L-l 300-500
lbs. 67.00-71.50 ; 500-700 lbs. 65.00
71.00; 700-1000 lbs. 57.00-64.75. S-
L&M&Lr2 300-500 lbs. 63.00-67.50;
500-700 lbs. 57.00-64.50.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300
500 Few 66.5068.25; 500-700 lbs.
59.5065.00; 700600 lbs. 46.7563.00.
S-L&M&L-2 300600 lbs. 64.75.
HEIFERS: Steady to 2.00
higher. M&L-l 300600 lbs. 58.00
63.50; 500-700 lbs. 58.0062.50; 700
800 lbs. 1 lot at 57.00. S-L&M&L-2
300600 lbs. 55.0069.50; 700600 lbs.
Hot at 54.00.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves:
Small & Medium 45.00-98.00, Large
104.00-116.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
TREND: Steers: Choice 2-42hd. at
58.7560.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND:
2.00 Lower. Utility & Commercial
2-4 34.50-39.50; Canner & Cutters 1-
328.50-34.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2:
47.50.
LAMBS: Blue 0 High Choice &
Prime 1 at 77.75; Red 0 Choice 1 at
71.50; Feeder Lambs Choice 73.50-
76.50; Slaughter Ewes 20.00-31.75.
HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 47.75;
Sows 1-3 Mostly 40.00-47.00; Boars
26.75.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 55.00-62.00.
i ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you lor your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone; 717-275-288©
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Virginia Cattle
Richmond, Virginia
Northern, Va.
Thurs., Feb. 12 to
Wed., Feb. 18,1987
Report Supplied by VDA
Head Count; 2,798
Trend: Steady to 2.00 higher.
STEERS: Medium 1 300600 lbs.
64.50-77.00; 500-700 lbs. 61.50-70.00;
700-1000 lbs. 57.0064.75. Large 1
300600 lbs. 62.0069.75; 500-700 lbs.
62.5068.00; 700-1000 lbs. 64.50.
Small 1300600 lbs. 62.5067.50; 500
700 lbs. 57.00.
HEIFERS; Medium 1 300600
lbs. 53.0064.50; 500-700 lbs. 53.75-
62.50; 700-900 lbs. 54.2569.25. Large
1 300600 lbs. 56.0069.00; 500-700
lbs. 56.5063.00; 700-900 lbs. 58.25-
61.00. Small 1 300600 lbs. 53.00
58.50; 500-700 lbs. 47.5064.00; 700
900 lbs. 54.00.
South & Southwest Va.
STEERS: Medium 1 300600 lbs.
66.00- 500-700 lbs. 61.00-70.00;
700-900 lbs. 58.2566.00. Urge 1300
500 lbs. 66.50-74.00; 500-700 lbs.
65.00- Small 1 300600 lbs.
62.0068.00; 500-700 lbs. 58.0063.50.
HEIFERS: Medium 1 300-500
lbs. 54.50-67.00; 500-700 lbs. 54.00-
62.00; 700-900 lbs. 52.00-54.75. Large
1 300-500 lbs. 57.00-67.50 ; 500-700
lbs. 55.00-64.50. Small 1 300-500 lbs.
53.00-61.00; 500-700 lbs. 53.00-57.50.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, Feb. 18,1987
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD MOYEIR
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle,
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RD 1 Martinsburg. Pa
MONDAYS - Hogs 8 AM to 11:30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS- Cattle & Calves
8 AM to 3 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
Marketing and Hedging
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Developing Individual
Financial Programs
Choice and prune special fed veal
untested early. Good and choice
boning veal slow, supplies and
demand light, weak with Friday in
limited test; no sales reported for
mshipped. Compared to last week,
choice and prime lamb 55 lbs.
down steady to 5.00 higher, 55-75
lbs. 5.00 to 10.00 higher in limited
test.
Veal Carcass-Hide On
Choice & Prime
(Special Fed)
No sales reported.
Good and Choice
Boning Type-Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers
100 Head
65-75 lbs. Ltd. 90.00, weak with
Friday; 5564 lbs. Ltd. 88.00; 45-54
lbs. 86.00 ; 35-44 lbs. 84.00 ; 34 lbs.
dwn. 82.00.
Ins hipped
No sales reported.
Carcass Umb,
Choice & Prime
4.5 Loads
55 lbs. down 160.00, compared to
last week steady- 5.00 higher; 5565
lbs. 155.00, 5.00-10.00 higher; 65-75
lbs. 150.00,5.00-10.00 higher.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last week: Feeder
steers and heifers steady to 1.00
higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-1.50
higher. Slaughter bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Receipts this week near
Services
11,000 head. Cows and bulls 4% of
total. Following quotes are bulk
sales for the period..
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 300-400# 81.50
86.25; 400600# 75.0063.25; 500650#
71.60-77.25 ; 550600# 71.00-74.00;
600-700# 71.00-73.80 ; 700-750# 70.00
72.80 ; 750800# 68.10-70.80; 800-900#
66.0068.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1 300-400# few
70.00-74.10 ; 400-450# 67.00-73.50;
450-500# 66.10-71.40 ; 500600# 65.00
67.50; 600700# 64.8067.60; 700800#
63.7066.80.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking-
Utility 3-4 39.75-43.20. Boning-
Utility 1-2 40.0044.00. Cutter 1-2
39.50-44.00. Canner and Low-
Dressing Cutter few 33.0038.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1-2
11001500# 47.5050.00; 15002000#
49.5053.00.
Virginia Weekly
Livestock
Thursday, February 19,1987
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW. FEB 12 18. 1987
FEEDER CATTLE IN VIRGINIA AND THE MID
WEST MOVED STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER AS
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS IMPROVED
FROM STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER ALSO CAR
CASS BEEF PRICES RANGED STEADY TO $2 00
HIGHER COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST WERE STEADY
TO AS MUCH AS $4 00 HIGHER AS COW BEEF
HELD STEADY TO $3 00 HIGHER BEEF
PRODUCTIONS LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 7
PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 4
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE 3 LBS HEAVIER THE BOXED
BEEF CUT OUT VALUE REACHED $96 93/ CWT
TUESDAY DOWN $1 13 FROM LAST WEEK
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS
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FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES
UNEVEN PATH $2 00 LOWER AND HIGHER
SLAUGHTER WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE
PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 7 PERCENT BELOW A
YEAR AGO WITH AVERAGE WEIGHTS 2 LBS
LIGHTER THAN IN 1986 LAMB PRICES IN
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO $2 00
LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES RANGED
STEADY TO 200 HIGHER EAST COAST CAR
CASS PRICES RANGED STEADY TO S 5 00
HIGHER AS SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 5 PER
CENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 12
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WEIGHTS WERE
ALSO 2 LBS LIGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST RANGED
STEADY TO $1 00 LOWER AS PORK PRODUCT
PRICES FLUCTUATED BETWEEN $2 00 HIGHER
AND $2 00 LOWER WITH LOINS AS MUCH AS
$6 50 LOWER BY THE CLOSE PORK
PRODUCTION WAS UP 3 PERCENT FROM THE
PREVIOUS WEEK AND LAST YEAR AND
AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 9 LBS HEAVIER THE
RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED $lOO
LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH
BARROWS AND GILTS 14 220-250 LBS AT
$46 50- 48 00/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
WEEK 120 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
HOG MARKET CLOSED $lOO LOWER THAN
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS
1 4 220-250 LBS AT $47 5048 50/CWT TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 11,873 HEAD AT
HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAP
PAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO
$lOO LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$46 00- 49 00/CWT SOWS RANGED FROM
$33 00 40 00/CWT AND BOARS WERE
$3O 00/CWT PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE
STEERS 2 3 1000-1300 LBS 57 00-61 75 CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS t OVER 59 70-61 25
CHOICE HEIFERS 2 3 950 LBS I UNDER 54 00-
55 30 CHOICE HEIFERS 2 3 950-1100 LBS 54 00-
59 50 CHOICE HEIFERS 2 3 1100 LBS I OVER
55 00-59 50 UTILITY t COMMERCIAL COWS
3300-4425 BULLS 1 2 900-1300 LBS 41 GO
-53 00. 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 42 00-50 00 1 2 1600
LBS i OVER 46 50-54 75 SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS HIGH CHOICE I
PRIME 100-250 LBS 80 50-92 00FEW65 50
GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 62 50-72 50
FEW 56 00 CALVES GODO AND CHOICE 250-
500 LBS 51 00-65 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 77 50-79 50
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2 4 200-250 LBS 46 00-
49 50 SOWS US 1 3 300-500 LBS 35 0044 00
500 LBS & OVER 37 0047 00 FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 64 50-77 00
FEW 61 00 500-700 LBS 61 00-70 00 FEW 58 00
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 54 50-67 00
500-700 LBS 53 75-62 50 0930 E WH BBL
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