SLAUGHTERLAST WEEK WAS 4 PER-
Virginia Weekly cent above the previous week
I ivMtnck AND 8 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR
dla AGO. AVERAGE LIVE WEIGHTS
KKnmoM, VA WERE 11 LBS. ABOVE LAST YEAR.
Thun, January 7, 1988 HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUC-
MARKETS IN REVIEWT'DEC. 31, TIONS WERE $l.OO-2.00 LOWER EAR
-1987 THRU JAN. 6. 1988. FEEDER LY AND CLOSED STEADY TO $l.OO
STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK AS MID
AUCTIONS SOLD STEADY. WEST AREAS CLOSED $l.OO HIGHER.
INSTANCES $l.OO LOWER WHILE PORK PRICES WERE GENERALLY
MIDWEST PRICES WERE' FIRM TO HIGHER DURING THE WEEK. PORK
$l.OO HIGHER. PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 27
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HE IF- PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS
WEEK AND 15 PERCENT ABOVE A
ETEADY TO AG °' AVERAGE LIVE WEIGHT
SWBRB UNCHANGED PROM LAST
LATB CLOSE STEADY. BOXED BEEF thp rirHMOMn pot 1 matjvpt
CUT-OUT VALUE WAS 96 CENT LOW- riosED WITH NO TREND REPORTED
FELL 10 ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240L8S
tvt 39 0 °- 39 - 50 - TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA tttr WEEK 61 HEAD
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED WITH NO TREND
PRnnnrTHTN $ i REPORTED DUE TO HOLIDAY LAST
WAS2OPEROTNTABOVE^]ePREvf WEEK * BA RROWS AND GILTS US 1-4
WAS2OPbRCbNI ABOVb IHbPRbVI- 200-240 LBS $40.00-41.00. TOTAL
OUS WEEK AND 3.5 PERCENT ABOVE RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 8529
A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE LIVE HEAD
WEIGHTS WERE 11 LBS. HEAVIER AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG
™an LAST YEAR. and TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES -
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI- NO TREND REPORTED DUE TO HOLI
NIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY TO DAY - CLOSED $36.00-4000. SOWS
$2.00 LOWER LAST WEEK. FOLLOW- RANGED 527 .00-30 00 AND BOARS
ING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE J 2 0.00 PER CWT.
STEADY. SLAUGHTER WAS 1 PER- SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
CENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 16 ER s 9%, SLAUGHTER COWS 23%,
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER
A VERAGE WEIGHTS WERE CALVES AND VEALERS 3%,FEEDER
UNCHANGED FROM A YEAR AGO. STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC- UNDER 600 LBS 48%. OVER 600 LBS
TIONS WERE STEADY TO $2.00 LOW- j 5%
ER EARLY AND CLOSED STEADY PRICE RA NGES FOR VIRGINIA
WITH LAST WEEK AS MIDWEST AUCTIONS
PRICES WERE $2.00 TO $4.00 HIGHER.
ATTENTIONFARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 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 for hogs for
the day.
. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
f Livestock market and auction news
AIRGINI4
MARKETS
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD 4. 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
I Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors
SLAUGHTER CATTLE CHOICE
STEERS 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 62.00-64.25
CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1150-1300 LBS
63.25-66.00 CHOICE STEERS 2-3 1300
LBS 63.50-66.25 CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3
900-1000 LBS 54.50-60.75 CHOICE
HEIFERS 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 57.00-61.00
CHOICE HEIFERS 2-3 1150-1275 LBS
61.00- UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
COWS 42.00-55.00 BULLS 1-2 900-1300
LBS 44.25-56.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
50.00- FEW 48.75 1-2 1600 EBS &
OVER 51.00-62.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 82.0a95.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
10a250 LBS 72.0a87.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 25a500 LBS
64.0a79 00 FEW 82.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
95-125 LBS 72.25-76.85; BUCKS 71.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 20a250
LBS 37.5a42.00 SOWS US 1-3 30a500
LBS 300a41.00 500 LBS & OVER
30.0a38 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 30a500 LBS 82.0a95.00
FEW 77.00 500-700 LBS 72 00-85.50
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 30a500 LBS
67 5a78,25 50a700 LBS 62 75-75 00
EMKYS
BUYING
STATION
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Haniaonburg, Va.
Sat, Jan. 1, 1988
Report aupplled by auction
FEEDER CATTLE TREND:
STEERS: M&L-l 30aS00 LBS. FEW
81.0a91.0a, 50a700 LBS. 72.0a82.00;
70ai000 LBS. 64.5a72.50; HOLSTEIN
soaiooo LBS. 66.0a70.00.
FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 30a500
LBS. 77.0a89.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
70.0a74.50; 50a700 LBS. 67.0a72.50.
S-L&M&L-2 30a500 LBS. 66.0a70.50.
STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES:
80.0ai37.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: UTILI
TY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.5a50.5a
FEW 50.50-51.50. CANNER & CUT
TERS 1-3 40.0a46.50.
LAMBS: TREND: BLUE O HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 76.00; RED O
CHOICE 77.75; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 82.0a88.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 30.0a40.50.
HOGS: SOWS 1-3 32.00-38 00;
BOARS 23.50
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE * BLADEX * EXTRAZINE
* DUAL * BANVEL * FURADAN
* LASSO * LOROX * COUNTER
* SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT * LORSBAN
* ROUND UP * PRINCEP * DYFONATE
* LASSO-ATRAZINE ETC.
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL
• EXTRAZINE • DUAL • BLADEX • LASSO MT
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 •
Ph: 717 569-6576 or 898-8354
CATTLE 133...PDA...Compared with
Um weeki market: Slaughter cowt $1.25 to
$2.50 lower. Standard slaughter ateen
53.25-59.25, few Utility 48.75-52.75.
Select holstein heifer, individual at 56.50.
Breaking Utility and Commercial al. oowa
44.75-47.25, one 48.60, Cutter and Boning
Utility 43.50-46, Canner and Low Cutter
37.00-43, Shelia down to 35.00. One Yield
Grade No. 1, ISIS lb. al. bull 5X60.
CALVES 106... Few Standard and Good
70/100Iba. vealera 7XOO-79.00, few Utility
65/75 Iba. 60.00-70.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulla 90/125 Iba. 80.00-118, one
123.00, few Hoi. Heifers 90/100 Iba.
80.00-107.00.
HOGS 149.. Barrows and Gilts about .50
lower. US No. 1-2 220/2401ba. barrows and
gilts 40.10-41.10, 1-3 200/240 Iba.
38.60-40.10. US 1-3 385/550 lbs. sows
32 00-34.75. Few Boars 24.00-26.75.
FEEDER PIGS 166...0ne Lot US No.
1-3 20 lbs. feeder pig> 14.00, 30/40 lbs.
19 00-28.50, 45/65 lbs. 32.50-43.00 all
per head.
SHEEP 21 ...Good 40/90 lbs wooled si
lambs 73 00-88.00, couple 108 00 Few si
ewes 22.00-38.00.
GOATS 0. .No Market Test Holstein <*
Dairy Cows.. Few $510.00-$1090.00
per head.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
BeUevlUe, PA
Wed, January 6, 1988
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