Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23, 1988 Virginia Weekly Review Richmond, Va. Wed., April 21, 1988 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; APRIL 14-20, 1988, FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED 53.00 HIGHER TO $3 00 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE HIGHER THIS WEEK SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE $1 00 LOWER THIS WEEK AS MID WEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TOsl 50 LOWER THE BEEF CUT OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS $lll 6911 lIS WAS $1 94 HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA AUCTION WERE MIXED $5 00 HIGH ER TO $2 00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADSY TO $2 00 LOWER BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 5 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 2 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 19 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE STEADY TO STRONG AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO WEAK CALF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK 3 PERCENT BELOW THE PAST WEEK AND 6 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR. DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR LAMBS PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC TIONS WERE MOSTLY $2 00-3.00 LOWER LAST WEEK AS MIDWEST PRICES REMAINED STEADY PRO DUCTION WAS 8 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 6 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 8 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR MARKET HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE STEADY AS MID WEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $1 00 LOWER FRESH PORK PRICES WERE GENERALLY STEADY EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WERE STEADY TO $4 25 LOWER PORK PRODUCTION WAS 5% ABOVE LAST WEEK BUT 14% ABOVE A YEAR AGO AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO $1 00 LOWER WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $3B 50 39 00 PER CWT THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY Will! BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $4O 00-41 00 PER CWT A F HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $2 00 LOWER WITH LAST WEDNESDAY AT $3B 00-41 00 SOWS RANGED $2B 00 31 00 AND BOARS $2O 00 22 00 PER CWI SLAUGH TER SILERS AND HEII - ERS 3% SLAUGHTER COWS 13%, SLAUGH TER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEAU'RS 1%. EPEDER CATTLE UNDER 6(X) LBS 67%. OVER 600 LBS 14% PRICE RANGES EOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS, CHOICE 2 3 1000 1300 LBS 65 75-70 30 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 65 75-70 75 HEIFERS, CHOICE 2 3 950-1100 LBS 62 85 69 50 CHOICE 2 3 1100 LBS & OVER 64 75 69 75 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 43 50 57 75 BULLS, 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50 50-66 00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 53 00-65 00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 58 00-69 50 SAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 85 00100 00 FEW 115 00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100 250 LBS 80 00-92 00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250500 LBS 79 0 094 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 82.00 87 10,WOOL 78 5082 75 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200250 LBS 38 0041 50 SOWS US 1 3 300500 LBS 38 0 041 50, 500 LBS & OVER 33 50 36 75 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, MEDIUM 1 300 500 LBS 95 00109 00 FEW 87 00 500700 LBS 94 00108 00 HEIFERS, MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 80 00 97 00 500 700 LBS 75 00 89 00 FEW 60 25 St, Louis Cattle Wed., April 20, 1988 CATTLE AND CALVES 100 LIGHT SLAUGHTER SUPPLY CONSISTS OF COWS TRADING ACTIVE COWS FULLY STEADY COWS CUT!’, UIIL. COMM BULK SALES HI-DRESS % LO DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 44 00 4 8 QQ BONING 1-2 48 00 50 00 50 00-52 00, CANNER & CUTTER 1-2 43.Q047 60 SHELLY CANNER 1-2 39.0043 00 DS 0930 NW. Keister’s Livestock Auction Middlcburg, Pa. Tucs., April 19, 1988 CATTLE 446 .PDA Compared with last Tuesday’s market. Slaughter steers uneven, about steady. Cows 25 to $2 50 higher High Choice & Prime si steers 72-74 50, Choice 1100/1485 lbs 69 50-73 75, couple yield grade #1, 75 50, Select 63 50-68 75, Choice holsteins 64 50-68, few Select 63-64 75, few Stan dard 58-62 00 Few High Choice & Prime si heifers 67 75-73 50, Choice 66 75-71, Select 60-64 00 Breaking Utility & Com mcrcial si cows 48 75-54 35, few 58 75, Cutler & Boning Utility 48 00-53, Canner & Low Cutter 46 00-50 50, Shells down to 43 00 Few Select & Choice si bullocks 64 00 65 50 Yield Grade No 1,900/173$ lbs si bulls 55 00-63, one 2140 lbs 66 35 Feeder Cattle Few Large Frame No 2, 630/830 lbs steers 65 00-75 00 Few Medium Frame No 1,420/690 lbs heifers 65.00-73 00 CALVES 115 Couple Prune vealers 118 00&126 00, few Choice 110 00-123, Standard and Good 70/90 lbs 90 00-96 00. few Utility 60/75 lbs. 75 00-85 00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/135 lbs 98 00-162 00, Holstein heifers 80/110 lbs 100.00-180 00 HOGS 708 Barrows and gills about steady. US No 1, 220/240 lbs 44 00-45, few 46 75, 1-2 210/245 lbs 43 00-44, 2-3 200/250 lbs. 42 00-43, 2-4 190/270 lbs 38 00-42 00. US No 1-3 300/650 lbs sows 30 00-33 00, few light weights 39 50, 2-3 300/575 lbs 26.00-30 00 Boars 29 00-30 00 FEEDER PIGS 546... US No 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 27.50-37 00, 35/50 lbs 36 00-46 00, 60/70 lbs. 48 00-51 50 all per head SHEEP 40 . Choice 40/110 lbs spring slaughter lambs 88.00-94 00, few 15/35 lbs 150 00-220 00 Slaughter ewes 15 00-39.00. GOATS 22 Urge 34 00-78 00, Kids 16 00-36 00 all per head Peoria Livestock Peoria, 111. Thurs, April 21, 1988 COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD WEAK TO 1 50 LOWER, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WEAK TO MOSTLY 100 LOWER SLAUGHTER COWS WERE MOSTLY STEADY SLAUGHTER BULLS GENERALLY STEADY TO LIMITED COMPARISON SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT 12% COWS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 900 AS COMPARED WITH ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1664 A WEEK AGO AND 1283 A YEAR AGO SLAUGHTER CLASSES STEERS CHOICE 2-4, MOSTLY 3 1100-1350 LBS 71 50-73 75 950-1100 LBS 68 00-71 50 SELECT & CHOICE 2 3 1000 1200 LBS 67 00 71 50 HEIFERS CHOICE 24, MOSTLY 3 1000 1200 LBS 70 00 72 25 850-1000 LBS 67 00-70 00 SELECT & CHOICE 2 3 900-1100 LBS 66 00 70 00 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 45 00-48 00 CUI TER AND BONING UTILITY 1 2 44 00 49 00 FEW HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUALS 49 00-52 00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 40 00-45 00 BULLS FEW YG 1-2 1500-2000 LBS 58 00-65 00 1200 1500 LBS 56 00-63 00 Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, April 18, 1988 Report supplied by auction 186 CATTLE STEERS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 67 00 70 25, CHOICE 64 00-66 75, GOOD 61.00-63 75. STANDARD 53 50-60.75 HEIFERS CHOICE 66 00-68 75, GOOD 53 00-62 75 COWS UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 50 25-55 25, CUTTERS 47.00-49 75, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 41 25 48 75 BULLOCKS. GOOD AND CHOICE 59 50-63 75 BULLS YIELD GRADE NO 1 56 75-61 75 ITEDER CA'ITLE STEERS, GOOD 88 00-106 50, STANDARD 72 50 86 50, BULLS GOOD 86 00-94 50, STANDARD 62 50 81 50, HEIFERS, GOOD 78 00 88 50. STANDARD 58 00-74 50 CALVES 228 PRIME 1 02'/. -1 IS 1 /. , CHOICE 9 BV4-1.06'/i, GOOD 92 50 99 00. STANDARD & GOOD 82 50 91 00; 90-110 LBS 88-1 02’/ 2 , 65-90 LBS 74 00-96 50, HOLST BULL CALVES, 90-130 lbs. 1 10-1 52, HOLST HEIFER CALVES, 90-130 LBS 1 05-1 46 HOGS. 148 US #1 42 00-43.75; US #l-3 40 25-41.75; SOWS US #1 TO 3 33 50-38 75, BOARS 28.50-33 50. FEEDER PIGS 32. 20-35 LBS PER HD 28 50-38 50; 35-50 LBS PER HD 39 00-44.50 SHEEP 40 CHOICE LAMBS .92-1 01, GOOD 88 00-91 50, SLAUGHTER EWES 25 00-41 50 GOATS PER HD. 22 00-53.00. MIXED HAY- 8 LDS PER TON. CHECK OUR PRICES - GIVE US A CALL 717/684-5050 REP • Fractional HP %, % , % HP etc. • Larger Motors 5, 10, 20, 50 HP etc. • AC or DC • Single or Three Phase • Foreign or Domestic Motors Mon.-Frl. 8:00 to 5:00 Sal. • 8:00 • 12:00 C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC Intercourse, PA (717) 768-8231 WE SHIP PARTS DAILY VIA UPS Slaymaker Electric MOTOR SALES AND SERVICE - AND • Staalkat and Other Poultry House Motors _ Danolc • Manufacture and Repair of Harvestore®* Motors and Control Panels • Not affiliated with A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc, Rt 30 1 I n j Route 462 SUTMUEI EIECIRIC* (Penn Sll Rt 999 MIUERSVIUE 40 00-11400 STRAW. 3 LDS PER TON 67 00-80 00 Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tues., April 19, 1988 CATTLE 333 PDA .Compared with last Tuesday’s market Slaughter steers ful ly steady; Cows steady Couple High Choice si steers 73 75&74 00, Choice 67 25-73 85. Select 64.50-67.50, Standard 57 50-65, few Utility 49-52 50 Choice si heifers 66 00-71, one High Choice 74 00, Select 63 00-66, Standard 54 00-61, Utility 50-54 00 Breaking Utility & Commercial si cows 49 00-53, Cutler & Boning Utility 47 00-51, Canner & Low Culler 40 00-47, Shells down to 28 00. Yield Grade No 1, 1100/1700 lbs si bulls 56 00 64 10, few No 2. 900/1200 lbs 50 00-54 00 Feeder Cattle Few Medium Frame No 1,600/750 lbs steers 64 00-73 00, few Large #l, 380/400 lbs. 90 00, one lot Large No 2,614 lbs 58 00 Medium & Large Frame #l, 350/600 lbs heifers 56 00-72 00 Medium & Large Frame No 1, 550/750 lbs bulls 60 00-69 00. CALVES 85... Standard and Good 90/120 lbs vealers 76 00-92, 60/85 lbs 68 00-78, few Utility 50/65 lbs. 30 00-46 00 Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/120 lbs 112 00-151.00, Hoi. Heifers 90/115 lbs 100.00-140.00. HOGS 210. Barrows and gilts unevenly steady US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs. 42.00-43, two Lots 43.75&44.35, 1-3 200/260 lbs 40.85-41 85.2-3 205/260 lbs. 40 10-40.50 Few US No 1-3 350/560 lbs. sows 32.00-37, few 2-3 350/600 lbs 27 00-32 00 Few Boars 25 00-30 00. TWO LOCATIONS The Saving Place BUS PPSH • DAYTON • CENTURY • G.E. • LELAND FARADAY MARATHON • SIEMENS ALLIS • VANGUARD • 1/8 Thru 15 HP Single and Three Phase • Browning Pulleys, Roller Chain and V-Belts • Contractors, Drum Switches, Relays, and Other Motor Control Parts A FEW OF QUALITY SERVICE REASONABLY PRICED icurtu FEEDER PIGS 10„.Few US No 1-3 25/30 lbs. feeder pigs 25 00, few 35 lbs at 30 00 per head. SHEEP 0 No Market Test GOATS 0 No Market Test Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, Apr. 19, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction BEEF COWS UTILITY AND COM MI RCIAL 48 00-52.75, CUTTERS 45 00-47 50, CANNERS 41 00-44 50, SHILLS 36 50 HEIFERS COMMERCIAL 56 00 59 00 S 1 F.ERS GOOD 60 00-64 75, STAN DARD 53 00-58 00 BULLS GOOD 57 00-62 00, STAN DARD 51 00-55 50 1 I EDER CATTLE 300-500 LBS lARGE FRAME 62 00-83 00, 300-500 iBS SMALL FRAME 60 00-78 00, 500-700 LBS LARGE FRAME 66 00 79 00, 500-700 LBS. SMALL IRA ME 58 00-71.00 VEAL CALVES: GOOD 95 00-103 00, S I ANDARD 87 00-94 00, UTILITY 77 00 86 00 I-ARM CALVES BULLS 100 00-146 00; HEIFERS 100 00-137 00 HOGS- 39 50-41.50 SOWS 32 00-34 50. SHOATS. NOT ENOUGH TO TEST LAMBS. NOT ENOUGH TO TEST SHEEP- NOT ENOUGH TO TEST. GOATS- NOT ENOUGH TO TEST AIR FREIGHT, ETC. iTQCK AND SE UR SPECIALITIES: 146 Penn 9t, Washington Boro, PA After Hours or Emergency Calls (717) 684-5360 Penns Valley Livestock HOOBER EQUIPMENT, INC, Middletown, DE (302) 378-9555
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