Virginia Weekly'
Livestock
Richmond, Va.
Sept. 10-16, 1987
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SOLD MIXED
$3.00 HIGHER TO $3.00 LOWER
WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIX
ED ALSO $l.OO HIGHER TO $2OO
LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS WERE STEADY AT VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS WHILE MIDWEST MARK
ETS WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER
BOXED BEEF PRICES WERE 62 CENT
HIGHER LAST WEEK AS THE BOXED
BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE REACHED
$105.67/CWT. TUESDAY.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO AS
MUCH AS $7.00 HIGHER WHILE MID
WEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY
STEADY. BEEF PRODUCTION LAST
WEEK WAS 10% BELOW THE PREVI
OUS WEEK AND 15% BELOW A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 5
LBS. LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA AUCTH—NS WERE STEADY
LAST WEEK, FOLLOWING MIDWEST
PRICES WHICH WERE STEADY.
SLAUGHTER WAS UP 4% FROM THE
PREVIOUS WEEK AND 19% BELOW A
YEAR AGO AS AVERAGE WEIGHTS
WERE 23 LBS. LIGHTER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE STEADY TO $7.00 HIGH
ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE FIRM
TO $3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER LAST
WEEK WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE THE
PREVIOUS WEEK AND 14 PERCENT
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
WEIGHTS WERE 2 LB. HEAVIER
THAN LAST YEAR.
HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE $l.OO-3.00 LOWER THIS
WEEK. PORK PRICES WERE GENER
ALLY MIXED. PORK PRODUCTION
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LAST WEEK WAS 12 PERCENT
BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 9
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE L LB.
LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
HAD NO QUOTES THIS WEEK.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED $3.00 LOWER
THAN WEDNESDAY WITH BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS
$52.00-53.00 PER CWT. TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 14727
HEAD.
AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHB’JRG
AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE $ 1.50-3.00 LOWER THAN LAST
WEDNESDAY AT $51.00-56.00. SOWS
RANGED $38.00-43.00 AND BOARS
$33.00 PER CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 2%; SLAUGHTER COWS 15%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 68%
AND OVER 600 LBS 12%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 63.50-67.50
CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
63.75-63.85 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 950
LBS & UNDER 59.25-63.00 CHOICE
HEIFERS 2-3 950-1100 LBS 59.25-64.75
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1100 LBS &
OVER 60.75-64.00 UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 40.00-51.25 FEW
36.00.
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS
45.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
48.00- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
45.00- FEW 62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 77.00-94.00
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& STOCKER
CATTLE
FBI., OCTOBER 23, 198 7
7 PM. x
All weights & breeds.
Contact Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Paradise, PA
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Office, 717-442-4181
Home, 215-458-8518
Call Anytime.
75.0090.00FEW67.00CALVES - GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 69.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS
68.00-76.00.
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 51.5056.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 42.00-51.25; 500 LBS & OVER
43.50-56.25.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS,
MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 83.00-97 00
500-700 LBS 77.00-89.00 HEIFERS.
MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 7300-85 0O
500-700 LBS 64.00-77.00.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1987
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND
STEADY-4.00 HIGHER.
STEERS: M&L-l 200-300 LBS.
95.00- 300-500 LBS. 89.00-114.00;
500-700 LBS. 79.75-88.25; 700-1000 LBS.
71.25- HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS.
61.25- S-L&M&L-2 200-300 LBS.
85.00- 300-500 LBS. 84.50-92.00;
500-700 LBS. 74.00-83.50.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 200-300
LBS. 90.00-112.00; 300-500 LBS.
85.00-96.00; 500-700 LBS. 72.00-84.00.
S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 75.00-85.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
74.00-83.00; 500-700 LBS. 70.50-75.75;
700-900 LBS. FEW 57.00-66.50.
STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES:
SMALL & MED. 40.00-98.00, LARGE
98.00-119.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND;'
STEADY. UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
2-4 41 25-46.50; CANNER & CUTTERS
1-3 37.50-47.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
46 00-52.50.
LAMBS: TREND 4V5 LOWER,
FEEDERS- STEADY. BLUE O HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 68.00; RED O
CHOICE 75.75; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 91.35-93.50; SLAUGHTER
EWES 3050-33.25.
HOGS; US 1-3 200-240 LBS. 1 AT
51.50; SOWS 1-3 43.75-45.25; BOARS
35.00.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, September 30
Report supplied by Auction
BUTCHER - GOOD RUN, STEADY
PRICES STANDARD 42.00-47.00; HIGH
YIELD 48.00-50.25, BULLS - STEADY.
GOOD 53.50-55.00; MEDIUM
51.00- FED STEERS LIGHT
WEIGHT, GOOD - 60.00-68.00;
MEDIUM 55.00-59.00. FED HEIFERS
GODO 53.00-56.25; MEDIUM
48.00- BUTCHER HOGS 1.00
LOWER, 200-220 LBS. 48.00-50.00;
SOWS 450-500 LBS. 46.00-48.00;
350-400 LBS. 42.00-45.00. BOARS
450-780 LBS. 39.75-41.25. VEAL
CALVES, GOOD RUN, STEADY
PRICES. GOOD-CHOICE 85.00-98.00;
KILLERS 80-100 LBS. 78.00-89.50.
GSTM VSLBRD 5 00-8 00 HIGHER.
HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-120 LBS.
110.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90.00- LAMBS FEW OFFERED -
GOOD-CHOICE 65.00-66.50. '
FEEDER CATTLE (VERY ACTIVE,
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER) STEERS
CHOICE 78.00-88.00; GOOD
70.00- MEDIUM 65.00-69.00.
HEIFERS CHOICE 68.00-73.00; GOOD
62.00- MEDIUM 55.00-61.00.
BULLS CHOICE 75.00-84.00; GOOD
67.00- MEDIUM 60.00-66.00.
FEEDER PIGS (LG. RUN 1.00-3.00
HIGHER) BY HEAD 20-30 LBS.
23.00- 40-60 LBS. 40.0&-55.00;
60-80 LBS. 55.00-59.00. SHOATS LB.
45.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS
650.00- DAIRY OPEN HEIFERS
52.50-57.50. LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS
71.00- HOLSTEIN SERVICE
BULLS 1200 72.00.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, Sept. 26, 1987
LARGE: 45-60; MEDIUM- 38-42.
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
50 50-53 00; HEAVY BUTCHER
46.50-52 50; LIGHT BUTCHER
40.00- BUTCHER SOWS
42.00- FEEDER SHOATS
20 00-48.00.
VEAL. GOOD 8000-90 00, STAN
DARD 68.00-78 00; UTILITY
40 00-65 00, BULL CALVES 1 00-1 33
SHEEP & LAMBS GOOD
65.00- UTILITY 52 00-60 00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 22.00-30 00.
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Lancaster' Firtntnfi, Saturday, October 3, T9BT4V9 '
GOOD 62.00-65.00; STANDARD
55.00-60 00; UTILITY 48.50-5200.
HEIFERS: GOOD 59.00-6200. STAN
DARD 54.00-58.00; UTILITY
42 00-48 00.
COWS. COMMERCIAL 42 00-49.50;
UTILITY 38 00-40.00, CANNER AND
CUTTER 3000-35 00.
BULLS COMMERCIAL & GOOD
55 00-60.50; CUTTER & UTILITY
48 00-5200.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE. (YEAR
LING STEERS) GOOD 70 00-78.00,
MEDIUM 52 00-65.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 78 00-92.00;
MEDIUM 54 00-70 00.
HEIFER CALVES- GOOD
62 00-78.00, MEDIUM 48.00-55.00.
CATTLE 117. COMPARED WITH
LAST MONDAY’S MARKET:
SLAUGHTER COWS .50 TO 51 HIGH
ER. FEW GOOD SL. STEERS
57.25-59.00. FEW GOOD SL. HEIFERS
56.00- BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 44.50-48.75,
COUPLE 51.85. CUTTER & BON. UTIL
ITY 42.50-46.00, CANNER & LOW CUT
TER 38.00-42.00, SHELLS DOWN TO
35.00. YIELD GRADE NO. 1. 920/1670
LBS. SL. BULLS 49.75-56.00, ONE 58.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEW MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1. 350/450 LBS. STEERS
78.00- 550/800 LBS. 68.00-74.25.
FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1, 300/500
LBS. HEIFERS 65.00-74.00, 550/750
LBS. 58.00-66.00.
CALVES 198: FEW GOOD & CHOICE
VEALERS 76.00-95.00, STANDARD
AND GOOD 75/90 LBS. 79.00-88.00,
UTILITY 60/80 LBS. 70.00-79.00. FARM
CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS AND
HEIFERS 90/130 LBS. 90.00-129.00.
HOGS 53: ONE LOT US NO. 1-2 210
LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS 48.10.
ONE LOT 2-3240 LBS. 45.75. US NO. 1-3
350/600 LBS. SOWS 43.75-47.50. FEW
BOARS 41.75-43.00.
FEEDER PIGS 106: US No. 1-3 20/30'
LBS. FEEDER PIGS 27.00-32.00. 35/45
LBS. 36.00-41.00 - ALL PER HEAD.
SHEEP 4; FEW CHOICE 75/110 LBS.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS
72.00-73.00.
GOATS 0: NO MARKET TEST.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, Sept. 28, 1987
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