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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME