Virginia Cattle
Richmond, Virginia
Northern, Va.
Thors., March 5 to
Wed., March 11,1987
Report Supplied by VDA
Head Count: 10,289
Trend: Steady to 1.50 higher.
STEERS: Medium 1 300-500 lbs.
73.00-85.00; 500-700 lbs. 63.00-77.50;
700-1000 lbs. 62.00-74.25. Large 1
300-500 lbs. 68.50-77.50; 500-700 lbs.
68.50-77.50; 700-1000 lbs. 67.0049.00.
Small 1300-500 lbs. 61.00-71.00; 500-
700 lbs. 60.00-70.00; 700-1000 lbs.
65.00.
HEIFERS: Medium 1 300-500
lbs. 57.5048.25; 900-700 lbs. 55.00-
64.50; 700-900 lbs. 53.0040.25. Large
1 300400 lbs. 60.0047.00; 500-700
lbs. 60.0045.00; 700400 lbs. 59.00-
60.50; Small 1 300400 lbs. 50.00-
60.00; 500-700 lbs. 50.0040.00; 700-
900 lbs. 48.0043 t QQ,
South A Southwest Va.
STEERS: Medium 1 300-500 lbs.
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AIRGINI4
MARKETS
63.0046.00; 500-700 lbs. 64.25-77.00;
700000 lbs. 54.0047.00. Large 1300-
500 lbs. 74.0045.50; 500-700 lbs.
65.00-75.50; 700900 lbs. 56.0045.50.
Small 1300400 lbs. 68.0040.00; 500
700 lbs. 58.0048.50.
HEIFERS: Medium 1 300400
lbs. 62.0073.00; 500700 lbs. 53.00
63.75; 700900 lbs. 50.0049.00. Large
1 300500 lbs. 60.0073.50; 500700
lbs. 55.5044.25; 700900 lbs. 54.00
58.00. Small 1 300400 lbs. 53.00
66.00; 500700 lbs. 58.0041.50.
Virginia Weekly
Livestock
Thursday, March 12,1987
MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 511, 1967
VIRGINIA FEEDER CATTLE PRICES WERE
STEADY TO >1.50 HIGHER AS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE AND FEEDER CATTLE IN THE MIDWEST
WERE UNEVEN 52.00 LOWER TO $1 SO HIGHER
BEEF CARCASS PRICES WERE LOWER EARLY
BUT GAINED UP TO SI 00 BY THE CLOSE. ON
TUESDAY THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE
REACHED S9C 27/CWT. THIS WAS $2.53 LOWER
THAN LAST WEEK BEEF PRODUCTION LAST
WEEK WAS UP 5 PERCENT FROM THE
PREVIOUS WEEK AND 7 PERCENT ABOVE A
YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 11
LBS. HEAVIER. VEAL AND CALF PRICES AT
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST COAST
CARCASS PRICES MOSTLY STEADY TO $2 00
LOWER SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS 1
PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 10
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AND AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE ONLY 4 US. HEAVIER LAMBS
PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY
TO $3 00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES
HELD STEADY TO $1 00 HIGHER. EAST COAST
CARCASS PRICES RANGED STEADY TO $4 00
LOWER SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 3
PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND IS
PERCENT BELOW THE SAME WEEK OF 1966
AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE ABOUT UN
CHANGED. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS
WERE UNEVEN - $1 00 LOWER TO SO CENT
HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $1 SO HIGHER. PORK PRODUCT
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $5 00 HIGHER PORK
PRODUCTION WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE
PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 3 PERCENT BELOW A
YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 5 LBS
HEAVIER THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED $lOO HIGHER THAN LAST WED
NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 220
250 LBS AT $44.00- 46 50ICWT TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 250 HEAD THE
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED
$1 SO HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH
BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 220-250 LBS AT
$44.5047 00/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
WEEK 11,145 HEAD HARRISONBURG, LYN
CHBURG, AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE SO CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WED
NESDAY AT $44 5046 SOCWT SOWS RANGED
FROM $34 00-34 (XVCWT AND BOARS WERE
s2s OOCWT PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE
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RECEIVING HOPS:
LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy'* Branch Office, Bareville
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawells Butcher Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: B 6 R Cattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
YORK COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAVS:StMrar&gwn
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: Thomaaville
717-792-2248 or 9836
Contact for information:
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward contracts available
STEERS 2-3 10001300 LBS 54.0042.25 CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 1300 US ( OVER 56.2562.10
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 9001100 LBS 55.0054 00
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1100 US 4 OVER S 3 50
60.50 UTILITY 6 COMMERCIAL COWS 33.75
47 00 BULLS - 1-2 9001300 LBS 44.0056.00
FEW 39 75 1-2 1300160 LBS 440051,00; 1-2
1600 US 6 OVER 42 5055 00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 100250 LBS 74 0047 00 FEW 69 00
GOOD AND CHOICE 100250 LBS SB 5074 00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250500 LBS
56 5069 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 95125 US 760082 25; SPRING
BS 5086 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS - US 2-4 200250
LBS 43 5047 50 SOWS US 1-3 300500 LBS
35 0044 75, 500 U 6 OVER 3B 7543.25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300500
LBS 73 0086 00 FEW 63.00 500700 LBS 62.00
7400 FEW 77 00 HEIFERS. MEDIUM 1 300500
LBS 62 0073 00 FEW 55 00 500700 LBS 50 OO
64 50
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat, Mar. 7,1987
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND:
Steady. All other weights steady -
1.50 higher. STEERS: M&L-l 200
300 lbs. 73.00-80.00; 300500 lbs.
67.00- 1 lot 83.00; 500-700 lbs.
65.00- 7001000 lbs. 58.00
65.75; Holstein 3001000 lbs. 48.75-
55.25. S-L&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 63.00
70.00; 500700 lbs. 60.0065.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 306
500 lbs. 64.50-72.00; 500-700 lbs.
57.00-64.25. S-L&M&L-2 306600 lbs.
63.25-70.50.
HEIFERS: Steady - 2.50 higher.
M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 63.0668.00; 506
700 lbs. 56.5664.00; 7061000 lbs.
53.0659.25. S-L&M&L-2 306500 lbs.
58.0660.50; 506700 lbs. 48.0655.50.
STOCK COWS: Baby Calves:
Small & Medium 40.0690.00; Large
94.06100.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND:
2.00 Lower. Utility & Commercial
2-4 36.5642.50; Canner & Cutters 1-
331.25-35.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2:
44.0648.00.
LAMBS: Blue 0 High Choice &
Prime Spring 85.50 - Wooled 81.50;
Feeder Lambs Choice 73.00;
Slaughter Ewes 20.50-33.00.
HOGS: US 1-3 206240 lbs. 45.00;
Sows 1-3 39.0643.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 59.0665.00.
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Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Mar. 10,1987
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: Steers: Good run;
mostly steady & active; No high
choice & prime offered; Good
55.00-59.00; Medium 50.0frM.50;
Good Choice Holsteins 50.75-55.75;
Medium Holsteins 44.00-49.00.
Heifers- mostly steady Choice
58.25-59.00; Good 51.00-57.00;
Medium 45.75-50.25. Cows- Large
run with strong demand; High
Yield 44.00-45.75, couple to 50.00;
Good 41.00-43.75; Medium 38.00-
40.75; Big Middle 36.00-41.50;
Shelly 35.00 & Down. Fat bulls;
good run; Medium-Good 47.50-
51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Next Tues.
March 17 will be the first special
spring feeder cattle sale beginning
at 7:00 p.m. Steers (400-850 lb.)
Good 54.00-58.00; Medium 48.50-
53.00. Heifers (all weights) active
1.00 higher. Good 52.0fr58.50;
Medium 45.5fr51.00. Bulls (all
weights) mostly steady. Good
53.50-58.00; Couple medium 50.00 &
down.
VEAL CALVES: Mostly Steady.
Choice 85.00-97.00; Good 65.00-
84.00; Medium 50.00-64.00;
Light/Weak 49.00 & Down; Farm
Bulls 80.00-108.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts: 1.00
higher. US No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 45.50-
46.50; over 260 lb. 41.5044.00;
Under 200 38.7543.50; 2&3’s 43.85-
45.00.
SOWS: Over 450 lb. 39.2542.25;
under 450 38.0040.75; 2 & 3’s 32.00-
37.00; Boars: Heavy 34.00-34.75;
Light 39.0045.00.
FEEDER PIGS: (bythehd) (25-
35 lbs. 32.00-39.00); (40-55 lbs. 47.00-
53.00).
SHEEP; Lambs; Strong
demand esp. for 60-75 lb. lambs.
Choice 96.00-120.00; Good 82.50-
89.00. EWES mostly 24.00-32.00.
Goats Sm./Med. 28.0048.00.
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