Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, June 20,1987 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: Mostly Steady. STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 78.0045.50, 1 lot’ 88.00; 500-700 lbs. 69.00-75.00; 700-1000 lbs. 66.25-67.00; Holstein 300400 lbs. 63.0046.00; S-L&M&L-2 300400 lbs. 67.00-74.00; 500-700 lbs. 65.50-70.50. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300- 500 lbs. 69.00-77.50 ; 500-700 lbs. 63.50-72.00; S-L&M&L-2 300400 lbs. 66.0049.00. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300400 lbs. few 67.00-75.00 ; 500-700 lbs. 65.00- 70.50. STOCK COWS: Baby Calves: 51.00-119.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE TREND: Heifers: Choice 24 2 at OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET RD4. 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 YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH SUCCESS You can’t argue with success. When a company solves your problems, supplies the best equipment on the market, and doesn’t break the budget doing it - that’s success. US Agri-Systems has been doing just that for 15 years. They tackled the toughest jobs, when others were only interested in selling something. When you want success - contact US AGRI SYSTEMS Toll Free at 1-800-222-2948. 65.00; Standard 51.0041.75. SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: Steady. Utility & Commercial 24 43.5047.75; Canner & Cutters 1-3 38.7543.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 53.7549.25. LAMBS; Trend 4.00 lower. Blue O High Choice & Prime 79.00; Red O Choice 73.00; Feeder Lambs Choice 70.00; Slaughter Ewes 20.50-27.50. HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 60.00, IM> higher; Sows 1-3 40.0046.75; Boars 39.50. VEALS: G00d70.00-78.00. Virginia Weekly Livestock Thursday, June 25,1987 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW. JUNE IS-24, 1987 FEEDER CATTLE IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST WERE STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER FOLLOWING SLAUGHTER CATTLE PRICES EMERY'S BUYING STATION Livestock market and auction news STEADY TO $lOO HIGHER CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO SI 00 HIGHER WITH THE BOXED BEEF CUTOUT VALUE OF CHOICE 2 3. 550-700 LBS CAR CASSES AT $ll3 39/CWT TUESDAY THIS WAS 24 CENT LOWER THAN LAST WEEK COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MID WEST FOLLOWED COW BEEF PRICES STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 6 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 7 LBS LIGHTER VEAL AND CALF PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES STEADY TO $2 00 LOWER SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS UP 3 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 14 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 7 LBS LIGHTER LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST MOVED WEAK TO $4 00 LOWER WHILE EAST COAST CARCASS PRICES WERE AS MUCH AS $lO 00 LOWER SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 2 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 2 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE UN CHANGED HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUC TIONS FOLLOWED MIDWEST PRICES HIGHER EARLY AND CLOSING STEADY TO 1 00 LOWER PORK PRODUCT PRICES RANGED STEADY TO $5 00 HIGHER BUT CLOSED STEADY TO $3 00 LOWER PORK PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 3 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO WITH AVERAGE WEIGHTS 2 LBS HEAVIER THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1 4 200-240 LBS AT $6O 00-60 50/ CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 263 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED SO CENT TO $1 00 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1 4. 200-240 LB AT $6l 00-61 50/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS 9 135 HEAD COUNTRY POINT HOGS, JUNE 24. 1987 AT HARRISONBURG LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE SO CENT TO 1 00 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT SS9 00-61 50/CWT SOWS RANGED FROM $36 00-42 00/CWT AND BOARS BROUGHT $32 00/CWT SLAUGHTER COWS 24%. SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%. CALVES 8 VEALERS 4%, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS 1%, FEEDERS UNDER 600 LBS 50% FEEDERS OVER 600 LBS 18% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE STEERS 2 3 1000- 1150 LBS 66 00-70 00 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 900- 1100 LBS 62 25-66 00. CHOICE HEIFERS 2 3 1100 LBS 8 OVER 63 75 UTILITY 8 COM MERCIAL COWS 40 00-54 SO BULLS 1 2 900- 1300 LBS 48 75-58 25.1 2 1300-1600 LBS 52 25- 63 50 1-2 1600 LBS 8 OVER 50 00-6100 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 84 50- 98 00 FEW 100 OO GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70 0088 SO CALVES GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 65 00-79 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE 8 PRIME 95-125 LB SPRING 74 50-80 50. BUCK 70 00-73 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 57 25-63 50 SOWS US 1 3 300-500 LBS 40 00-49 40. 500 LBS 8 OVER 42 00-46 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 83 00-96 00 500-700 LBS 69 00- 80 50 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 62 00- 73 00 Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, June 24 Report supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers: Good Run. Choice to Prime 73.00- 76.00; Good to Choice 65.00-72.00; Good 60.00-65.00. Heifers- Choice to Prime 68.00-72.00; Good to Choice 60.0067.00; Medium to Good 55.00- 60.00. Cows: Good run, steady to |1 higher; High Yield 49.00-52.00, 1 at RCMA— FARMERS HELPING FARMERS... 20 Days To Sign Up • Increase income through over-order pricing • No Dues • No Assessments • No Change in Handler • Act Now - July 10 Deadline For more information call State Coordinator Harold Ely 717-278-1259 or Ed Anna, executive director at 716-344-1463 Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency ~ 26 Harvester Ave., Batavia, N.Y. 14020 AT TWO ON-FARM RESEARCH DEMONSTRATION SITES The Rodale Research Center, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania I Chesapeake Bay Program efforts, will host a Farmer Field Day on I Wednesday, July 8 at two Lancaster County farms. | FIELD DAY FEATURES SOYBEANINTERSEEDING This field day will demonstrate new cost cutting tech niques that farmers can apply on their own farms. Farmers interested in reducing costs, controlling erosion and reducing herbicides are invited to attend these demonstrations; WHAT: * interseeding soybeans into winter and spring barley, * overseeding hairy vetch into spring barley You will have a chance to ask questions on how inter seeding may work on your farm. WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 WHEN WHERE: Lloyd Lefever Farm Jim Nissley Farm RD 2, Box 328 127 Aberdeen Road Chestnut Grove Road Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Conestoga, PA 17516 2:00 p.m. . 10:00 a.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS TO THE FARMS CONTACT; Ben Zimmer (717) 299-7557 Adel Weinberg (215)683-6383 Lancaster Farming, Saturday r Jana 27,1957-A9 56.00; Utility 44.0048.00; Big Middle 41.00-44.00; Canners & Cutters 42.00-45.00; Shelly 41.00 down. Fat Bulls; Steady Good 55.00-58.00; Medium 53.00-55.00. Veal Calves; Choice few to 80.00; Good 70.00-75.00; Medium 60.00- 70.00; Farm Bulls 100-125 lbs. 90.00- 105.00 ; 95-100 lbs. 88.00-95.00; Light Calves 78.00-88.00; Weak Calves 77.00 down. Lambs $3 lower; Choice 72.00-75.00; Good 65.00- 70.00; Medium 25-60 lbs. 55.00- 66.00. STOCKER: Mostly steady. Good 68.00- Medium 62.00-67.00; Culls 61.00 down. Steers: 600-850 lbs. Choice 67.00-72.00; Good 60.00- 66.00; Medium 69.00 down. Heifers (all weights) Choice 70.00-76.00; Good 65.00-70.00; Medium 58.00- 64.00. Open Dairy Heifers 45.00- 52.00. Springing Heifers Small To $485.00. Pigs, Hd. 195 head; 25-45 lbs. 25.00-45.00; 45-60 lbs. 49.00- 54.00. Shoats by lb. 150-200 lbs. 52.00- Stock Boars 70-250 lbs. 48.00-49.50. Slaughter Hogs steady prices. 215-240 lbs. 60.00- 61.85; 240-260 lbs. 59.00-60.00; 290- 350 lbs. 50.00-54.00. Sows $3 higher 300-450 lbs. 47.00-49.00; 450-600 lbs. 43.0047.00; Heavy Boars to 42.50. Bulls: Choice 71.00-75.00; Good 65.00- Medium 60.0054.00. 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