Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, April 25,1987 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: Steady to $4 higher. STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 77.0045.00; 500 700 lbs. 72.0042.00; 7001000 lbs. 63.0070.50. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 75.00; 500700 lbs. 65.0077.00; 700 1000 lbs. 59.00-63.00; Holstein 300 700 lbs. 60.0073.00. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300 500 lbs. 70.0080.00; 500700 lbs. 63.0069.00. S-L&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 66.0069.00. HEIFERS; M&L-l 300500 lbs. 67.0072.00; 500700 lbs. 59.0065.00; 7001000 lbs. 55.0062.00; S-L&M&L -2 300500 lbs. 60.0065.00. STOCK COWS: Beef w/Calves 525.00640.00; Baby Calves Small 25.00-45.00; Medium 45.0075.00; Large 80.00140.00; mostly 60.00 110.00. SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: Steady. Utility & Commercial 24 40.0045.00; Canner & Cutters 1-3 34.0040.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2 50.00-55.00. LAMBS: Blue O High Choice & Prime Spring 94.50; Wooled 81.50. SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-23.50. HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 48.00; Sows 1-3 40.0041.00; Boars 33.00. 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Call US Agri-Systems For Solutions - TOLL FREE 1-800-222-2948 SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Gaft Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individual Needs Computerized Record Keeping System Grain Purchasing And Exchange f Livestock market and auction news Virginia markets Virginia Weekly Livestock Thursday, April 30,1987 MARKETS IN REVIEW. APRII 23-29. 1987 IN VIRGINIA FEEDER CATTLE PRICES WERE STEADY TO *4.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO *1 00 HIGHER AS SLAUGHTER CATTLE MOVED STEADY TO *IOO HIGHER CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE ALSO STEADY TO *1 OO HIGHER CLOSING TUESDAY WITH THE BOXED BEEF CUT OUT VALUE OF CHOICE 2-3. SSO-700 LBS AT *lO7 21/CWT THIS WAS *2 45 LOWER COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 7 PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 12 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WITH AVERAGE WEIGHTS 13 LBS. BELOW LAST YEAR VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES MOSTLY STEADY THE SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS 1 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 15 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 12 LBS LIGHTER THAN IN 1985 SLAUGHTER LAMBS IN VIRGINIA AUC TION AND THE MIDWEST HELD MOSTLY STEADY TO *lOO HIGHER AS EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES WERE UNCHANGED SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS IB PERCENT UNDER THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 16 PERCENT UNDER A YEAR AGO WITH AVERAGE WEIGHTS 6 LBS HEAVIER HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST MOVED STEADY TO *2 00 HIGHER SOME VIRGINIA LOCATIONS AS MUCH AS *3.50 LOWER WHILE PORK PRODUCT PRICES FLUCTUATED STEADY TO >3 00 HIGHER ON BELLIES AND HAMS. BUT STEADY TO *5 00 LOWER ON LOINS BEFORE CLOSING *1.50 HIGHER PORK PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 7 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 18 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHILE AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE NEARLY UNCHANGED THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED *2.00-2 50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 200-240 LBS AT *5l 50-52.00 PER CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 223 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED *2 25 HIGHER THAN LAST WED NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 200- 240 LBS AT *52 75-53 2S/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 20.582 HEAD AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG. SALUDA AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE *2 OD2 25 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT (SOOD 53.00/CWT SOWS BROUGHT *36 0040 00/CWT AND BOARS WERE *32 00/CWT PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 61.75-66 OO CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS t OVER 63 75- 65 75 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 900-1100 LBS 62 25 CHOICE HEIFERS 1-2 1100 LBS & OVER 61 75 UTILITY 6 COMMERCIAL COWS 3* 00-47 50 BULLS 1-2 90D1300 LBS 46 00-54 25. 1-2 1300- 1600 LB 4* 50-57 50 1-2 1600 LBS 6 OVER 49 25-60 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES ANO VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 10D2S0 LBS 81 50-99 OOFEW 71 00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70 0085 00 FEW GO 00 CALVES GOOD AND CHOICE 100250 LBS 600075 00 FEW 55 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE t PRIME 95-125 LB SPRING 93 009710. WOOL 81 5090 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 24 200250 LBS 48 0053 60 SOWS US 1-3 300500 LBS 37.0043 75. 500 LBS 8 OVER 40 004810 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 73 0088 00 500700 LBS 75 0089 00 FEW 65 00 HEIFERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 62 OO 75 SO 500700 LBS 60 0072 50 CATTLE: 7286. Compared with 6653 head last week and 6315 head a year ago. Steers and heifers strong to 2.50 higher; cows .50-1.00 higher; bulls steady to strong; High Choice & Prime 68.00-73.00; Choice 63.50-70.00; Good 57.50- 66.00; Standard 49.00-58.50; Good& Choice holsteins 53.00-61.00; Choice heifers 58.5067.00; Good 53.00- 60.50; Standard 47.00-53.00; Breaking Utility & Commercial cows 43.25-50.00; Cutter & Boning 41.00-47.00; Canner & Cutter 36.00- 43.00; shells 28.00; few Choice bullocks 55.0060.00; Good 50.50- 57.00; YG 1, 1100-2100 lb. si. bulls 50.0060.00; No. 2,900-1400 lb. 45.00- 53.00. 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 Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs Marketing and Hedging Services Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock Developing Individual Financial Programs Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, May 1 Report supplied by PDA 15 Livestock Markets FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Med. & Large 1, 300600 lb. 60.00-75.00; up to 925 lb. 54.00-60.00; Med. 1-2, 300600 lb. 55.00-70.00; up to 845 lb. 48.00-58.00; heifers few Large 1, 750-1000 lb. 54.5063.00; Med. 1-2, 300-550 lb. 63.00-74.00. CALVES: 3008. Compared with 3133 head last week and 2969 head a year ago. Good & Choice grades steady; Standared & Low Good strong to 5.00 higher; High Choice & Prime few 98.00-110.00; Choice 85.00- Good 69.0066.00; 90- 110 lb. 55.00-72.00; 70-90 lb. 50.00- 60.00; Utility 50-100 lb. 30.00-58.00; hoi. bulls 90-130 lb. 80.00-130.00; hiefers 85-140 lb. 70.00-152.00; beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110 lb. 62.00- HOGS: 5229. Compared with 4317 head last week and 4947 head a year ago. Fully 1.00-2.00 higher; 1- J 2,210-250 lb. 53.00-55.75; 1-3,200-260 1 lb. 51.00-54.50; 2-3, 220-270 lb. 49.00- 1 53.00; few 24, 230-290 lb. 45.00- [ 51.00; few 1-3, 160-195 lb. 42.00- 51.00; sows 1-3, 300450 lb. 40.00- 47.50; few 2-3, 400-700 lb. 38.00- 43.00; boars 32.0040.00. FEEDER PIGS: 670. Compared \ with 710 head last week and 610 ! head a year ago. Mostly steady; 1- ' 3, 20-35 lb. 36.5041.00; 35-50 lb. . 40.0048.00; 50-100 lb. 50.0042.00. 1 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE: 1326. Compared with 2002 head last week and 1477 head a year ago. Mostly steady to 8.00 higher; 1-2, 3069 lb. 138.00-159.00; up to 49 lb. 118.00-141.00; up to 59 lb. 118.00- to 69 lb. 106.00-116.00; 93-96 lb. 71.0061.00; 2-3, 25-27 lb. 144.00- 30-39 lb. 132.00- 136.00; 45-56 lb. 112.00-116.00; per hundredweight. SHEEP 967. Compared with 712 head last week and 2997 head a WANTED 111 ISO - 250 Farrow to Finish Swine Complexes to produce Breeding Stock 1. New facilities preferred 2. Independent or contract agreement 3. Would consider leasing new facility 4. Bonus paid on boars and gilts sold 5. If now in production- must depopulate 6. Prefer York, Adams, Franklin, Cumberland Lebanon, or Berks, PA counties and also Northern Maryland. If you want to raise quality breeding stock and be rewarded for it - CALL EAST COAST HOG SERVICE 35 N Cedar St. Litltz. PA 17543 717-626-6566 (Monday thru Friday 8 AM to 5 PM) NEW FINISHING BARNS For Hogs Wanted! a. Prefer York, Adams, Franklin, Cumberland, Lebanon or Berks Counties b. We supply Top contract payments c. Quality feeder pigs from our own sow units d. Building specifications to utilize your investment in facilities e. Top-notch serviceperson f. Quality Feeds We need three 1,200 head bams to be built this spring and summer. FARM CREST FEEDS 717-626-0331 (Monday thru Friday 7:30 AM - 5 PM) Yam Local Master Mix Paalar year ago. Strong to 10.00 higher; Choice & Prime 20-50 lb. 100.00- 130.00; 50-105 lb. 90.00-115.00; few Choice 50-115 lb. 70.00-106.00; si. ewes 15.00-34.00. Acquires Bull TUNKHANNOCK - A young Holstein bull bred by Thomas W. Kelly, Tyrone, P? was recently selected to ente: .e Gold Sire Development Program at Sire Power, Inc. Spring-Lane Barron-ET 2020439 is located at Sire Power headquarters where he will un dergo an intensive herd health program before joining 70 other bulls being sampled this year. Spring-Lane Barron-ET 2020439 is sired by Sweet-Haven Tradition, a genetically superior bull with +1712M - .16% +3IF +sl43, 99% Repeatability. His dam is Spring-Lane VB Brilliant-ET, EX(9O). She was specially selected because of her outstanding type and production with a top record at 3-4 305 days of 28022 M 4.1% 1150 F, a Cow Index of +B22M +.11% +49F +sl26. She is sired by S-W-D Valiant. The incentives offered to dairymen through the Gold Sire Development Program are the broadest in the industry and are designed to reward those dairymen cooperating in the sampling and development of Gold Sires. Make Sire Power Gold sires part of your breeding program today, and have daughters of genetically superior sires for your future. Sire Pover
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