■H.MWi-i'HMV f'H I >. t , VI Ov r‘>J ' Virginia Weekly Livestock Thursday, August 6, 1987 MARKETS IN REVIEW; JULY 30-AUG. 5,1987. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SHOWED SOME STRENGTH WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE FIRM TO $2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WERE STEADY AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS. MIDWEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $l.OO HIGHER. CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE 17 CENT LOWER THAN LAST WEEK. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE REACHED $99.85/CWT MON DAY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE FIRM TO $2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 1 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO AND AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 1 LB. HEAVIER THAN LAST WEEK. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE BARELY STEADY LAST WEEK. SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 2 PERCENT FROM THF PREVIOUS WEEK AND 18 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individual Needs Computerized Record Keeping System Grain Purchasing And Exchange It’s time for profit in Agriculture. It’s time the farmer profit from technology, rather than someone else. Com prices are a good example... you work hard to produce a quality crop... to see the local elevator take all the profit from you. Moisture dockage and storage fees leave little to pay you for your labor in today’s world grain market. AeroDry - Grain Management Specialists have designed a way for you to put the elevator’s profit into your pocket. With the AeroDry System, you don’t pay anyone for moisture or storage, but yourself. AeroDry uses natural fan forced air, controlled by computer, to dry your crop - not high heat. By using mother nature’s way, AeroDry means less shrink and higher test weights. You can save up to 75% on high energy bills, and have the flexibility to sell when the price is right. Eliminate elevator costs, high energy bills, and excess labor. Make money with improved quality and marketing flexibility. Farm proven from the midwest to the east coast - AeroDry Grain Management Systems.... FARM TECHNOLOGY FOR FARM PROFIT. R.D. 2, Box 159 215-286-0301 COMPUTERIZED GRAIN MANAGEMENT WEIGHTS WERE 3 LBS. LIGHTER. LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC TIONS WERE MIXED 75 CENT HIGH ER TO AS MUCH AS $2.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS 8 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 4 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST WEEK. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE AS MUCH AS $2.00 LOWER BY THE END OF THE WEEK. PORK PRICES WERE MIXED DURING THE WEEK. PORK PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 2 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 2 PERCENT HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 4 LBS. HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED $2.50-3.00 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $55.50/ CWT. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 221 HEAD THE SOUTH EAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $2.00-2.25 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $55.75-56.50/CWT. TOTAL RECEIPTS IT’S TIME F0R.... PE ; i (.V. I'; MI _■ (V) /AI >0 VO A j ,4 ).)f 1 .( fo* ' / /■ ,8 Ml '■* i f,js _ >V( ;■ 1 1,1 l( (, I Livestock market and auction news Co* Developing Individual Financial Programs FOR THE WEEK 12,308 HEAD. AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE $1.50-2.00 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $54.00-58.00. SOWS RANGED $38.00-42.00 AND BOARS 32,00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 5%; SLAUGHTER COWS 22%; SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%; SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 60tF LBS 43%, OVER 600 LBS. 25% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 64.00-67.00 CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 64.40-66.00 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 950 LBS & UNDER 58,30-61.00 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 950-1100 LBS 58.50-63.90 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 38.50-46.25 BULLS 1-2 900-1300 LBS 44.25-56 00; 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 45 50-55.25 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 47.25-56.75 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 68.00-80.00 FEW 013.50 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70.00-85.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 61.00-77.00 SLAUGHTER Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs Marketing and Hedging Services Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock LAMBS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 70.00-73.60 SLAUGHTER HOGS- US 2-4 200-250 LBS 55.00-58.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 43.00-48.10; 500 LB & OVER 40.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 500-700 LBS 62.50-76.75 FEW 80.00 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 67.00-79.00 500-700 LBS 62.00- Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, August 1, 1987 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: STEERS STEADY - 2.00 HIGHER; HEIFERS STEADY - 1.50 HIGHER. STEERS 300-500 LBS. M&L-l 74.00-88.50, 500-700 LBS. 67.50-73.50; 700-1000 LBS. 58.75- HOLSTEINS 300-1000 LBS. 54.75- S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 65.75- 500-700 LBS. 63.50-67.50. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 65.00-75.00; 500-700 LBS. 63.25-66.25; 700-1000 LBS. 55.00-58.75. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 63.00-70.00; 500-700 LBS. 61.00-62.50; 700-1000 LBS. 49.50-51.50. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 65.75-73.00; 500-700 LBS. 61.25-66.50. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 65.00-66.50; 500-700 LBS. 60.50-65.00. STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES: SMALL TO MED. 40.00-94.00; LARGE 95.00-107.50. SLAUGHTER COWS TREND:, STEADY - 1.00 LOWER, UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 38.50-42.25; CAN NER & CUTTERS 1-3 35.00-39.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS; 1&2 48.75-54.00. LAMBS: TREND 2.00 LOWER. BLUE O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 73.60; RED O CHOICE 69.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 79.50-81.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 24.00-31.00. HOGS: SOWS 1-3 46.25-47.25; BOARS 40.00. VEALS: GOOD 70.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD & CHOICE 70.00-77.00. Grantsville Livestock Grantsvllle, Maryland Saturday, August 1, 1987 LARGE: 35-42; MEDIUM: 25-30. HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS 58.00- HEAVY BUTCHER 54.00- LIGHT BUTCHER 45.00- BUTCHER SOWS 40.50-48.00; FEEDER SHOATS 20.00- THE BEST “CRAPSHOOTER” The best “crap shooter” - but you won’t have to gamble with your manure manage ment needs. XJ S Agri-Systems has the reputation of being the best “Crapshooter” in the business. Why? They combine years of experi ence with the best equipment. Equip- SPECIAL GRADED SALE Friday, August 14 11 AM • 150 Head Local Acclimated Cattle All Weights Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 . An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times VEAL: GOOD 70.00-85.00; STAN DARD 65.00-69.00; UTILITY 50.00-64.00; BULL 1.00-1.16. SHEEP & LAMBS: GOOD 68.00-76.00; UTILITY 60.00-65.00. CULLS: SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS GOOD 60.50-63.75; STANDARD 54.00-60.00; UTILITY 50.00-53.00. HEIFERS: GOOD 58.00-62.00; STAN DARD 50.00-54.00; UTILITY 40.00-48.00. COWS: COMMERCIAL 41.50-48.50; UTILITY 38.00-40.00; CANNER AND CUTTER 30.00-33.00. BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD 48.00-56.00; CUTTER & UTILITY 40.50-44.00. STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: (YEAR LING STEERS) GOOD 62.00-75.00; MEDIUM 48.00-55.00. STEER CALVES: GOOD 70.00-80.00; MEDIUM 50.00-60.00. HEIFER CALVES: GOOD 52.00-65.00; MEDIUM 40.00-48.00. Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES TO 115.00. VEAL CALVES TO 90.00. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 120.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 70.00-75.00. GRASSERS A FEEDERS 40.00-60.00. LAMBS 65.00-79.00. SHEEP 15.00-25.00. HOGS, 200 TO 250 52,00-58.50. SOWS 30.00-41.00. BOARS 32.00-35.00. PIGS EACH 25.00-48.00. HEIFERS 40.00-47.25. STEERS 44.00-52.00. STEERS, FEEDER 50.00-70.00. BULLS 46.00-55.75. COWS, UTILITY 43.00-47.00. COWS, FAT 43.00-46.00. COWS. MEDIUM 39.00-42.00. COWS, POOR OR SMALL 30.00-36.00. CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES EACH TO 250 00. GOATS TO 62.50. REMARKS; MARKET REAL ACTIVE. ment to handle the toughest jobs, without breaking the budget. Don’t gamble with your manure management system. Call the best in the business - the “Crapshoot ers” at U S Agri- Systems - call them toll free at 1-800-222-2948. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, August 3, 1987 SADDLE UP! To Better Equipment... Find It In Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS!
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