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Virginia Weekly
Livestock
Richmond, Va.
June 4,1987
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW. MAY 20JUNE 3. 19t7
FEEDER CATTLE PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE .
STEADY TO $2 00 LOWER FOLLOWING
SLAUGHTER CATTLE THAT MOVED STEADY TO
SI 50 LOWER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
WEAKENING CARCASS REEF MARKET COWS'
AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AND THE MIDWEST
WERE STEADY TO 12 00 LOWER ALONG WITH
COW BEEF PRICES THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT
VALUE OF CHOICE 2-3 550-700 LBS CAR
CASSES REACHED Sll4 92/CWT TUESDAY
THIS WAS $1 53 LOWER THAN LAST WEEK
BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 11
PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 5
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE 7 LBS HEAVIER VEAL AND
CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS
FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS MARKETS
STEADY TO SI 00 HIGHER LAST WEEK'S
SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 11 PERCENT FROM
THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 25 PERCENT BELOW
A YEAR AGO LIVE WEIGHTS WERE ALSO DOWN
5 LBS ON THE AVERAGE LAMB PRICES AT
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO $4 00
LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES RANGED
STEADY TO SI 00 LOWER
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MARKETS
EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES HELD MOSTLY
STEADY AS SLAUGHTER WAS 9 PERCENT
BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK, BUT ONLY 3
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE SLIGHTLY HEAVIER THIS PAST
WEEK HOG PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS
AND THE MIDWEST SHOWED SOME WEAKNESS
BEFORE CLOSING STEADY TO tl 50 HIGHER
PORK PRODUCT PRICES UNEVENLY STEADY
TO $4.00 HIGHER ON HAMS AND BELLIES
WHILE PORK LOINS WERE STEADY TO NEARLY
$llOO LOWER PORK PRODUCTION LAST
WEEK WAS 14 PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS
WEEK AND 6 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO
ALTHOUGH AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE NARLY
UNCHANGED RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED 50 CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WED
NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1 4. 200-
240 LBS AT SSC 50-57 00/CWT TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 171 HEAD
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED
25 CENT TO 1 75 HIGHER THAN LAST WED
NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4. 200
240 LBS AT $57 75-5 B 25/CWT TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 8480 HEAD AT
HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAP
PAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$1 00 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$55 0058 00/CWT SOWS RANGED $3B 00
40 00/CWT AND BOARS BROUGHT $32 00
34 00/CWT PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 10001300 LBS M 0071 75 CHOICE
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HOGS IMMEDIATELY
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Marketing and Hedging
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STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS ( OVER 68 0069 25
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 9501100 LBS 63 5065 75
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1100 LBS < OVER 63 50
69 50 UTILITY 6 COMMERCIAL COWS 38 00
49 50 BULLS 1-2 9001300 LBS 46 25-59 00, 1 2
13001600 LBS 52 0063 OOFW 48 75. 1-2 1600
LBS C OVER 50 0064 SO SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 100250 LBS 77 0093 00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 100250 LBS 78 0090.00 FEW 6000
CALVES GOOD AND CHOICE 250500 LBS
64 0078 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 86 25-93 60
SLAUGHTER HOGS - US 2-4 200250 LBS 53 OO
58 00 SOWS US 1 3 300500 LBS 40 0045 00.
500 LBS 8 OVER 43 0045 25 FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 82 0094 00
FEW 75 00 500700 LBS 71 0085 00 HEIFERS.
MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 65 0074 00 500700
LBS 62 0072 001010 E WH BBL
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, May 30,1987
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE: All classes
Steady. STEERS: M&L-l 300-500
lbs. 81.00-90.00; 500-700 lbs. 69.00
Services
84.50; 700-1000 lbs. 64.00-70.50;
Holstein 300-1000 lbs. 46.00-77.00; S-
L&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 73.50-79.00;
500-700 lbs. 65.50-76.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300
500 lbs. 72.00-89.00; S-L&M&L2
300-500 lbs. 56.25-73.00; 500-700 lbs.
61 50-66 50
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs.
69.00-73.25 ; 500-700 lbs. 62.00-70.00;
700-1000 lbs. 61.00-64.00; S-L&M&L
--2 300-500 lbs. 64.00-68.00; 500-700
lbs. 64.0068.00; 7001000 lbs. 53.00.
STOCK COWS: Beef w/calves
M&L-l 450.00700.00; Baby Calves
Large 80126; Small 4070.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Trend
Steady. Utility & Commercial 2-4
42.0048.00; Canner & Cutters 1-3
' 36.5040.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
48.75-58.00.
LAMBS: Trend 4.25, Lower. Blue
0 High Choice & Prime 90.00; Red
0 Choice 86.00; Feeder Lambs
Choice 79.00-84.50; Slaughter Ewes
20.00-27.00.
HOGS; Sows 1-3 43.00; Boars
35.75.
VEALS: Choice & Prime 78.00-
90.00; Good 78.00-84.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 70.00-73.50.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 6,1987-A9
All Weights
FARMERS
Grantsville Livestock
Grantoville, Maryland
Saturday, May 30,1967
Large: 28-33; Medium: 25-28.
HOGS: Top Barrows & Gilts
57.00-59.10; Heavy Butcher 54.00
58.50; Light Butcher 45.0043.00;
Butcher Sows 38.00-47.50; Feeder
Shoats 30.00-60.00.
VEAL: Good 75.00-100.00;
Standard 60.00-74.00; Utility 50.00
60.00; Bull 80.00-125.00.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Good 85.00
95.00; Utility 65.00-75.00; Slaughter
Ewes 18.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers:
Good 64.00-71.25; Standard 60.00
62.00; Utility 50.00-54.00.
HEIFERS: Good 60.0048.75;
Standard 55.0058.00; Utility 45.00
52.00.
COWS: Commercial 44.00-49.50;
Utility 42.0043.00; Canner & Cutter
38.0040.00.
BULLS: Commercial & Good
56.0060.25; Cutter & Utility 50.00
54.00.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE:
Yearling Steers: Good 68.0078.00;
Medium 52.00-60.00.
STEER CALVES: Good 72.00
84.00; Medium 60.0070.00.
HEIFER CALVES: Good 62.00
76.00; Medium 48.00-55.00.