Virginia Weekly
Thursday, July 16, 1987
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; JULY 9-15,
1987 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER WHILE
MIDWEST MARKETS WERE STEADY
TO $l.OO HIGHER. SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY TO
WEAK IN VIRGINIA DURING THE
WEEK AS THEY WERE IN THE MID
WEST. CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER AS BOX
BEEF PRICES ON MONDAY WERE
$105.65 PER CWT. THIS WAS $1.99 PER
CWT. LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGH
ER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY DURING THE PERIOD
SHOWING SOME STRENGTH TOW
ARD THE END. BEEF PRODUCTION
LAST WEEK WAS 3 PERCENT ABOVE
A WEEK AGO BUT 11 PERCENT
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME THIS
WEEK AS LAST WEEK AND 7 LBS.
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LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. VEAL
AND CALF PRICES AT VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS REMAINED STEADY THIS
WEEK AS CARCASS PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGH
TER WAS 16% HIGHER LAST WEEK
THAN THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 19
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO
WHILE AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 16
LBS. HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE AS MUCH AS $6.00
HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES
REMAINED STEADY. EAST COAS T
CARCASS PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER LAST
WEEK WAS 16 PERCENT HIGHER
THAN THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 2
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE WEIGHTS REMAINED THE
SAME. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA
AND THE MIDWEST WERE UNEVEN
AGAIN 50 CENT LOWER TO 50 CENT
HIGHER. PORK PRODUCT PRICES
REMAINED FIRM BEFORE DROPPING
$2.00-4.00 AT THE CLOSE. PORK PRO
DUCTION WAS 11 PERCENT LIGHTER
THAN LAST WEEK BUT WAS DOWN 4
PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. AVER
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AGE WEIGHTS REMAINED THE
SAME AS THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT
2 LBS HEAVIER THAN IN 1986. THE
RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED
Sl.oo-1 50 LOWER THAN LAST WED
NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND
GILTS 1-4, 200-240 LBS 557.00-57.50
PER CWT. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
WEEK 285 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED
$2 00 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNES
DAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4-
200-240 LBS AT $57.50-58.50 PER CWT.
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK
10,738 HEAD AT HARRISONBURG.
LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK
HOG PRICES WERE $ 1.00-2.00 LOWER
THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$56.00-58.50/CWT AND SOWS
RANGED 538.00-42.00/CWT AND
BOARS $32.00 PER CWT
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 5%; COWS 23%; BULLS 3%;
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS
4%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
45%; AND OVER 600 LBS 20%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE
CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1100 LBS &
UNDER 62.00-68.25 CHOICE STEERS
2-3 1100-1300 LBS 64.60-69.90 CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
61.25-68.25 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 950
LBS & UNDER 64.00-66.75 CHOICE
HEIFERS 2-3 950-1100 LBS 63.50-67.70
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1100 LBS &
OVER 63.85-66 50 UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 37.00-48 00 BULLS
1-2 900-1300 LBS 42.00-56 00, 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 49 00-58.75 1-2 1600 LBS
& OVER 52.00-63.25 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LB
70.00- FW 94.00-110 00 GOOD &
CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70 00-86.00 FEW
60.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 64.00-78 00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
95-125 LBS SPRING 74.00-80.25
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 55.75-61.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 35 00-47 Oa, 500 LBS & OVER
35.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 81.00-95.00
FEW 71 00 500-700 LBS 70.00-82.00
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LB
72.50-85.00 FEW 67.00 500-700 LBS
63 50-75.00 1205 E WH BBL
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
piesday, July 14, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 265...PDA. .Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter Steers $1
lower. Cows mostly $1 higher. High
Choice si. steers 67.75-69.25, Choice
64.00- Good 60-64.50, Standard
53.00- Choice si. heifers 62-66.85,
one yield grade #2, 67.85, Good 56-62,50,
Standard 50-55.50, few Utility
45.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 44.25-48.60, few high yielding
Commercial 50.25, Cutter & Boning Utility
41.50-46, Canner & Low Cutter 36 50-42,
Shells down to 29.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1100/1700 lbs. si. bulls 54.00-60.25, few
No. 2. 1000/1300 lbs. 45.25-4900 Feeder
Cattle- Few Medium Frame No. 2,500/650
lbs. heifers 49.00-55.00.
CALVES 92. Few Good vealers
67.00- 00. Standard and Good 90/120
lbs 62 00-70, 60/85 lbs, 56.00-66, few
Utility 55/80 lbs. 30.00-40 00 Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs
95 00-142.00
HOGS 189. Barrows and gilts $1 to
$125 lower US No 1-2 220/250 lbs
60 30-61,1-3 210/255 lbs 58.60-6040.2-3
250/275 lbs. 56.85-57.75 Few US No. 1-3
380/550 lbs. sows 45 00-50.00. Couple
Boars 38.75.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test.
SHEEP 13...G00d and Choice 58/65 lbs
feeder lambs 69.00-74.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
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Wednesday, July 15
Report supplied by USDA
WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
STEADY TO 50 CENTS HIGHER THAN
LAST WEEK. SLAUGHTER COWS
1.00- 50 LOWER SLAUGHTER
BULLS STEADY TO MOSTLY 1.00
LOWER RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 13,500
HEAD. FOLLOWING QUOTES ARE
SALES FOR THE WEEK:
FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 160-260 LB
121.00- 300-350 LB.
103.00- 350-400 LB 94 00-98.50;
400-500 LB. 86.25-95 80; 500-600 LB.
82.0a88.75; 60a650 LB. 79.00-85.25,
65a700 LB 76.25-8050; 70a800 LB
74.00- 80 MOSTLY 74.80-78.10,
80a900 LB 72,0a75.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 230-275 LB.
93 0ai05.25; 30a400 LB 80.50-87.00;
40a500 LB. 77.5a84.00; 500-600 LB
73.8a78.10; 600-700 LB. 71.25-74.20;
70a825 LB. 68.6a71.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS; BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 3-4
41.00- BONING UTILITY 1-2
42.0a47 50. CUTTER 1-2 41.5a45.50
CANNER AND LOW DRESSING CUT
TER 38.0a41.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G.
looaisoo lb. 49 oass 00; isoaisoo
LB 53 0a58.00
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, July 13, 1987
Report supplied by Auction
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 555
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES.
MARKET: STEADY.
LOCAL
BETTER HORSES: 650 00-900 00
REGISTERED HORSES
650.00-
DRIVING HORSES- 300 00-560 00
RIDING HORSES; 225 00-500 00
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS
175 00-30000.
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS
350.00- 00.
MARE PONIES. 35.00-70 00.
COLTS- 10.00-20.00.
GELDING PONIES: 35.00-70,00.
LARGER PONIES- 110.00-200 00
DAIRY
BEDDING