MARKETS p Virginia Cattle Richmond, Virginia Northern, Va. Thurs., March 19 to Wed., March 25,1987 Report Supplied by VDA HeadConnt: 7,566 Trend: Steady to $3 higher. STEERS: Medium 1 300-500 lbs. 70.00-82.00; 500-700 lbs. 61.00-74.25; 700-1000 lbs. 59.00-68.50. Large 1 300500 lbs. 70.0083.00; 500-700 lbs. 63.75-73.75; 700-1000 lbs. 63.0085.50. Small 1300800 lbs. 60.00-73.00; 500- 700 lbs. 58.0088.75; 700-1000 lbs. 55.0080.00. HEIFERS: Medium 1 300800 lbs. 56.0088.50; 500-700 lbs. 55.75- 67.50; 700-900 lbs. 58.0083.25. Urge 1 300800 lbs. 62.0087.50; 500-700 lbs. 58.0085.50; Small 1300800 lbs. 54.0084.00; 500-700 lbs. 52.5081.00. Green Dragon Livestock Sales (K? j Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St.,, Ephrata. ***** °% s SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week. 1:00P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor All out of state and new buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank. It’s Agitating To Find Your Manure Management System Has Failed. It May Also Be Agitating To Think About The Dollars You’ll Spend. Not If You Contact US Agri-Systems. US Agri-Systems Is In The Agitation Business. That’s To Say To Relieve Your Agitation And Apply Proper Agitation To Your Manure Management System. Regardless Of What Your Problem - US Agri-System Will Find The Answers, As They Have For 15 Years. Don’t Get Agitated - Get US AGRI-SYSTEMS To Handle Your Manure Management System. CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-222-2948. gggj *■•*»#«; t+'«*VV<VSrVVV*S V» jVi» * t V*V*V f Livestock market and auction news South & Southwest Va. STEERS: Medium 1 300800 lbs. 73.0085.00; 500-700 lbs. 67.00-78.00; 700-900 lbs. 59.0088.00. Large 1300- 500 lbs. 78.0089.00; 500-700 lbs. 64.50-77.00; 700-900 lbs. 63.0086.00. Small 1300800 lbs. 62.00-72.00; 500- 700 lbs. 60.0089.00; 700800 lbs. 52.0084.50. HEIFERS: Medium 1 300800 lbs. 63.00-70.00; 500-700 lbs. 55.00- 65.75; 700-900 lbs. 49.0088.00. Large 1 300800 lbs. 60.00-74.50; 500-700 lbs. 57.5087.60. 700-900 lbs. 57.00- 59.00; Small 1 300800 lbs. 54.00- 63.00; 500-700 lbs. 54.0089.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Sat., Mar. 21,1987 Report supplied by auction FEEDER IT'S AGITATING... CATTLE TREND V v EMERY'S \ BUYING |Ai % STATION OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET RD 4, EPHRATA. PA 17522 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA ON NORTH STATE STREET. HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. 215-458-5677 Residence 717-733-9648 Office 215-458-5677 Residence 717-733-9648 Office YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors STEERS: M&Lrl 300-500 lbs. 73.00- 82.00; 500-700 lbs. 64.00-73.00; 700- 1000 lbs. 59.00-65.50; Holstein 300- 1000 lbs. 50.75-58.00. S-L&M&L-2 500-700 lbs. 56.00-68.00; 700-1000 lbs. 55.00- FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300- 500 lbs. 62.00-70.50; 500-700 lbs. Few 61.00- 700-800 lbs. 55.00. S- L&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 55.0046.50. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 61.00- 500-700 lbs. 57.0044.50; 700400 lbs. 57.0042.00. S-L&M&D-2 300-500 lbs. 54.00-59.00; 500-700 lbs. 55.00- STOCK COWS: Baby Calves: Small & Med. 47.0045.00; Large 88.00-93.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE TREND: Heifers: Standard 45.50-48.00. SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: Utility & Commercial 2-4 38.25- 44.50; Canner & Cutters 1-3 36.50- 39.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2: Few 49.25-54.50. LAMBS: Trend- Springs- 3.00 higher. Blue O High Choice & Prime 88.75; Springs, wooled 2 at 76.75; Red O Choice 1 at 77.50; Feeder Lambs Choice Few 76.50; Slaughter Ewes 21.00-28.50. HOGS: 1.00 Higher. US 1-3 200- 240 lbs. 47.35; Sows 1-3 38.00-40.00; Boars 28.00. VEALS: Good 78.5041.50. Virginia Weekly Livestock Wednesday, March 25,1987 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW. MARCH 19-25, 1997 FEEDER CATTLE IN VIRGINIA AUCTION AND IN THE MIDWEST MOVED HIGHER ALONG WITH SLAUGHTER CATTLE PRICES THE CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE ALSO STEADY TO $3OO HIGHER THE BOXED BEEF CUT OUT VALUE OF CHOICE 2-3. 550-700 LBS CARCASSES REACHED $lO3 04/CWT TUESDAY THIS WAS $6 75 HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA HELD STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER THE COW BEEF PRICES WERE $lOO-2 00 HIGHER BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 3 PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND THE SAME WEEK A YEAR AGO AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 9 LBS. LIGHTER VEAL AND CALF PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES UNEVENLY STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER. LAST WEEK SLAUGHTER WAS 3 1/2 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK. BUT 6 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE B LBS LIGHTER LAMBS PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST HELD STEADY WHILE EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES RANGED STEADY TO $5 00 HIGHER SLAUGHTER WAS UNCHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 24 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 4 LBS HEAVIER HOG PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTION AND THE MIDWEST WERE STEADY TO $1 50 HIGHER BEFORE WEAKENING BY THE CLOSE PORK PRODUCTION PRICES RANGED STEADY TO $4 00 HIGHER BEFORE CLOSING STEADY TO $5 00 LOWER PORK PRODUCTION WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 3 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 3 LBS HEAVIER THAN IN 1986 THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED TUESDAY STEADY WITH LAST WED NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 220 250 LBS AT $46 0047 00 PER CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 163 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 5075 CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS NO GILTS 1-4, 220250 LBS AT $4B 0048 50/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 13.249 HEAD AT TAPPAHANNOCK. LYNCHBURG AND HARRISONBURG HOG PRICES WERE $1 502 00 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $46 0048 50/CWT SOWS RANGED $34 0040 00/CWT AND BOARS WERE $29 00/CWT PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS LIVESTOCK HAULING Dependable Service 6 Possum Bottom Tractors and Trailers Call Anytime Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. L. Robert Frame Manager Office 717-442-4181 Office & Home: 215-458-5060 Office & Home: 215-458-8518 SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1000- 1300 LBS 59 7561.50 CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS t OVER 59.25 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 900 1100 LBS 39 0090 50 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1100 LBS t OVER SS2S UTILITY 4 COM MERCIAL COWS 36 0045 SO BULLS 1-2 900 1300 LBS 43 25-54 SO; 1-2 13001600 LB 42 75-54 25 1-2 1600 LBS 6 OVER 45 0057 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS DEALERS ■ HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100250 LBS 74 OOB9SO GOOD AND CHOICE 100250 LBS 61 0077 00 FEW SB 50 CALVES - GOOD ANO CHOICE 250500 LBS 63.007000 FEW 55 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING B 4 901175. SPRING BUCKS 17 00. WOOLED 71.0015 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200250 LBS 4600 4100 SOWS US 1-3 300500 LBS 32.0044 50. 500 LBS 6 OVER 36 5045 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 73.0015.00 FEW 67 00 500700 LBS 67 0071.00 FEW 61.50 HEIFERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 59 0070 00 500700 LBS 55 0067 501150 E WH BBL SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers: 1.50 higher. Choice to prime 63.0045.25; Good to choice 55.00-62.00; Medium 48.00- Heifers; Good 46.00 53.75; Medium 42.0047.00. Cows steady to 1.00 higher; High Yield 43.0047.00; Average 38.0042.00; Big Middle 34.0037.00; Fatty Herf. 33.0036.00; Shelly 33.00 down. Fat Bulls: 2.00 higher; Good 49.50 56.50; Medium 46.0049.00. Veal Calves 1.00-3.00 higher. Choice 70.00- Good 60.00-69.00; Medium 50.0059.00; Farm Hfrs. 60.0076.00; Farm Bulls 65.00-75.00; Light calves 52.0058.00; Weak calves 51.00 down. Lambs: few offered; Medium 70.0077.00. STOCKER: very active 2.00 higher. Steers 400-550 lbs. Choice 67.00- Good 60.00-66.00; Medium 54.0059.00; Culls 53.00 down. 600650 lbs. Choice 65.00 70.00; Good 59.00-64.00; Medium 53.0058.00. Heifers- (All Weights): Choice 57.00-61.50; Good 50.00 56.00; Medium 45.0049.00. Open Dairy Heifers 52.0058.00. Pigs Hd. strong demand, steady prices 4075 lbs. 40.0046.00. Shoats by lb. HO 1601 b. 41.0051.00; Lt. Boars 285-355 lb. 35.7540.00. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, Mar. 25 Report supplied by Auction KING'S AUCTION KIRKWOOD Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Located Rt 472 5 mites south at Quarryvllte or 6 mites north of Oitord at Shaub's Auction Housa Lloyd H Kreider. Auctionoer AU-000513L No out of state checks ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME
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