, Virginia Weekly Livestock Richmond, Va. Thursday, September 10, 1987 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA; MARKETS IN REVIEW; SEPT. 3-9, 1987. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SOLD STEADY TO $5.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $1.50 LOWER. SLAUGH TER STEERS AND HEIFERS WERE STEADY AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WHILE MIDWEST MARKETS WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER. BOXED BEEF PRICES WERE $4.40 IT STIRS THE IMAGINATION... If you’ve looked at your lagoon wonder ing how it can be emptied, you’ve probably imagined money floating away. You should be imagining a manure management system to handle your needs without costing you a fortune. At U S Agri- Systems you’ll find the manure manage- ment system that ATTENTION FARMERS EVERY MONDAY HATFIELD PACKING CO. and MOYER PACKING CO. Will Receive Your Hogs and Cattle at the DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET RO 4, Danville, PA We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon every Monday Your hogs will be weighed and paid for immediately. We will also accept your sows & boars. Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P M. We will either pay you for your cattle immediately or you may sell them dressed weight. There will not be a commission or yardage fee deducted from your check. You may call our office Monday morning and we will be able to tell you the base price tor hogs tor the day. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phone:7l7-275-2880 SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individual Needs Computerized Record Keeping System Grain Purchasing And Exchange ? Livestock market and auction news AIRGINI4 MARKETS HIGHER LAS T WEEK AS THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE REACHED $105.05/CWT TUESDAY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO $1.50 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRO DUCTIONS LAST WEEK WAS 2 PER CENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 12 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 8 LBS. LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGINI - AUCTIONS WERE STEADY LAST WEEK. FOLLOWING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE $5.00 TO $lO.OO HIGHER AT START OF THE PERIOD AND STEADY TOWARD THE END OF stirs your imagina tion into reality, and state of the art equip ment backed by years of experience in the manure man- agement business. Many of your neigh bors have already found U S Agri- Systems to be the leader, in manure management without breaking the budget. Call them today toll free 1-800-222-2948. On* ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD ~ MOYER PACKING CO. PACKING CO. WHI Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle At The BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD 1 Martmsburg. Pa MONDAYS - Hogs 8 AM to 11:30 AM Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM THURSDAYS- Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM • No commission or yardage fees deducted from check • Livestock weighed and paid for immediately • You may call our office sale day for prices DALE R. HOOVER - Owner Business 814-793-3077 Residence 814-793-2657 Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs Marketing and Hedging Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock Developing Individual Financial Programs THE PERIOD. SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM THE PREVI OUS WEEK AND 17 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 9 LBS. LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY AS MID WEST PRICES WERE GENERALLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS 6 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVI OUS WEEK AND LESS THAN 1 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE WEIGHTS WERE 1 LB. HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY WITH DOWNWARD PRESSURE THIS WEEK. PORK PRICES WERE GENER ALLY HIGHER EXCEPT FOR BELLIES Services WHICH WERE $7.00 TO $ll.OO LOW ER. PORK PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 5 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 24 PERCENT HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE WEIGHTS WERE 1 LB. LIGHJER THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 1.00-1.50 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4, 200-240 LBS AT $54.50 PER CWT. TOT AL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 221 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 1.50 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $55.00- 56.00 PER CWT. TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 9920 HEAD AT HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $54.00-57.50. SOWS RANGED $38.00-43.00 AND BOARS $33.00 PER CWT. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 15%; SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 65%, OVER 600 LBS 16% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE NO PRICES REPORTED THIS WEEK ON STEERS OR HEIFERS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 38.00-48.75 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 45.00-57.50; 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 44.50-56.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 49.25-57.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND HUME 100-250 LBS 80.00-95.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 80.00-97.00 FEW 62.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 74.00-80.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 66.00-71.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS - US 2-4 200-250 LBS 55.00-57.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 43.00-51.80; 500 LBS & OVER 42.00-55.50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 83.00-94.50 FEW 100.00 500-700 LBS 75.00-88.00 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 73.00-86.00 FEW 66.00 500-700 LBS 64.00-78.001130 E WH BBL Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, Sept. 5, 1987 Report supplied by auction STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS 80.00-94.00, 500-700 LBS. 71.00-79.50, 700-1000 LBS. 63.00-75.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 50.00-68.00. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 75.00-80.00; 500-700 LBS. 55 00-60.00. HEIFERS; M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 7200-80.00, 500-700 LBS. 66 00-76.25; 700-1000 LBS. 55.00-61.95. STOCK COWS; BEEF- 392 00 & DOWN; BABY CALVES. 116 00 & DOWN. SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 42.00-48.00; CAN NER & CUTIERS 1-3 41.50 & DOWN LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 68 80; RED O CHOICE 67 50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 67 00-84 25, SLAUGHTER EWES 19 00-30.75 HOGS SOWS 1-3 50.25 & DOWN; OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE TO FARMERS Let ys help you build a successful marketing program! Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 - Grains & Livestock • Forward Contracting • Hedging Services PCC || I EJ *l* COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE. INC. - BOARS 38.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES. GOOD & CHOICE 79.00 & DOWN, Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 8 Report supplied by Auction BEEF COWS; UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 46.50-52.00; CUTTERS 42.50-45.00; CANNERS 39.50-42 00; SHELLS 35 00. HEIFERS: STANDARD 46.00-52.00; COMMERCIAL 40.00-45.00 STEERS: GOOD 56,00-61.50, STAN DARD 50.00-54.50. BULLS: GOOD 55.00-58.00; STAN DARD 50.25-54.00. FEEDER CATTLE: 300-500 LBS, LARGE FRAME 61.00-78.00; 300-500 LBS. SMALL FRAME 54.00-61.00; 500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME 64.00-69.00;, 500-700 LBS. SMALL FRAME 52.00-60.00. VEAL CALVES: GOOD 86.00-94,00; STANDARD 75.00-85.00; UTILITY 69.00-74.00. FARM CALVES: BULLS .95-1.39; HEIFERS 1.00-1.25. HOGS: 56.25-57.25. SOWS: 45.75-52.00. BOARS: 38.00-41.00. SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 28.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD 40.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD 47.00- LAMBS; 68.00-80.00. GOATS PER HEAD: 20.00-44.00. Joliet Cattle Dcs Moines, lowa Tuesday, September 8, 1987 REPORTED SALES FOR TUESDAY 5,200; WEEK TO DATE: 7,200. LIVE SALES TRADE FAIRLY ACTIVE. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS 50, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGH ER. DEMAND GOOD. SELLER INTER EST UNEVEN. SOME CATTLE PRICED OUT OF THE MARKET. LIVE SALES SLAUGHTER STEERS: MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 1050-1300 LBS. 65.50-66.50, FEW 67.00. MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 64.50-65.50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 950-1100 LBS 64.00-65.00, FEW 65.50 MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 63.50-64.00. MOST CATTLE DELIVERED TO THE PACKING PLANTS WITH WEIGH ING CONDITIONS EQUIVALENT TO 3% SHRINK AT THE FEEDLOTS. ’ CARCASS BASIS STEERS AND HEIFERS 1.00 HIGHER. WEIGHT ONLY STEERS- MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 600-900 LBS. 104.00-105.00. GOOD AND CHOICE HOLSTEINS FEW 99 00-100.00 WEIGHT ONLY HEIFERS. MOSTLY CHOICE 2-4 550-800 LBS 102 00-103 00. DRESSED PRICES BASED ON HOT WEIGHTS
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