i <=r. Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thurs, May 12, 1988 MARKETS IN REVIEW; MAY 5-11, 1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA THIS WEEK WERE MOST LY STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.00-4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.50-3.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $ 1.00 LOWER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS $114.04 DOWN $2.39 FROM LAST WEEK. COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE MIXED $l.OO HIGH ER TO $2.00 LOWER WHILE MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2 00 LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS DOWN 2 PERCENT FROM A WEEK AGO BUT 9 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA LAST WEEK WERE $4.00-14.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE ERRATIC, MOSTLY $7.00-10.00 LOWER. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGH TER LAST WEEK WAS 5 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 6 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 7 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMBS PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE 75 CENT TO $2.00 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIXED, $2.00 HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 5 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 11 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. MARKET HOG PRICES THIS WEEK Green Dragon Livestock Sales Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. to *scows * SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week 1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H, RISSER, Proprietor All out of state and new buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank. SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individ' Needs Computerized Record Keeping System IN VIRGINIA WERE 25 CENT TO $2.50 HIGHER THIS WEEK AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.25 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $lO.OO HIGHER EXCEPT FOR HAMS WHICH WERE $3.00 LOWER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 3 PERCENT BELOW LAST WEEK BUT 12 PER CENT ABOVE LAST YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED STEADY THAN LAST WED NESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $40.50-41.50 PER CWT. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $l.OO-1 50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $43.00-44.00 PER CWT. AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.50 HIGHER WITH LAST WEDNESDAY AT $40,00-44.50. SOWS RANGED $30.00-32.00 AND BOARS $22.00 PER CWT. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 18%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 64%. OVER 600 LBS 14%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 66.50-75.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 73.50 HEIF ERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 64.50-71.35 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 65.00-72.25 UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 45.00-56.75 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 53.25-63.75 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 54.00-68.501-21600 LBS & OVER 54.75-68.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 92.00-115.00 FEW 122.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 91.00-99.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 80.00-89.00 FEW 65.00 Contracts Ava&ible Livestock market and auction news (Soil Developing Individual Financial Programs SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 81.25-84.75; SHORN 76.00-77.00 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 72.00- SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 41.50-45.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 30.00-36.00; 500 LBS & OVER 32.00-37.75 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 95.00- FEW 114.00 500-700 LBS 86.00- HEIFERS; MEDIUM f 300-500 LBS 80.00-96.00 FEW 71.50 500-700 LBS 72.00-83.00. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Tucs., May 10, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 10 HEAD - BAR ROWS AND GILTS 75 CENT HIGHER. SLAUGHTER SOWS STEADY. BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 44.25 3-4 250-300 LBS 39.00 SOWS US 1-3 500 LBS & OVER 35.50-37.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 122 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 99 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT 1-3 43.00-49.75 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.00-53.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 42.00-46.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 12 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00-63.501-2 1300-1600 LBS 55.00-65.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 65.00-68.00. Slaughter calves and VEALERSII HEAD VBALERS-HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 90.00-122.00. LAMBS 195 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS 1.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 84.00; SHORN 76.00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 79.75; SHORN 77.50 GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 75-90 LBS SHORN 72.50 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 21.00-26.00 SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL GRADES 22.00-26.00. Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Services Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock FEEDER CATTLE 215 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 98.00-109.00 300-400 93.00-105.00 400-500 93.00-100 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 86.00; 500-700 LBS 73.00-75.75 700-900 LBS 66.50. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-400 80 00-87.00 400-500 74.00-80.00 500-600 73.00- FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 95.00-111.00 500-700 LBS 75.00- BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 29 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 50.00-168.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 139 00-158 00 PER CWT. STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 454 HEAD SOLD AT MARSHALL. STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 105.50 400-500 97.50-100.00 100.00-101.00 500-600 95.50-100.00 83 50-86.00 600-700 85.50-95 00 81.50 700-800 80.00-86.00 800-900 74.75-77.00 70.50. HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 94.00-97.00 400-500 86.00-88.75 82.75 500-600 79.50-81.25 75.00-77.50 600-700 74.00-75.00 75.00 700-800 71.00-73.75 800-900 68.25-68.75 68.00 900-1000 68.50. Southeast & Central Virginia Area Lynchburg, Va. Mon., May 9, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 56 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS MOST LY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 52 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 46.75-51.50 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.75-54.25 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 42.00-44.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00-57.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 61.00-63.25. FEEDER CATTLE 214 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS TOO FEW FOR A TREND. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 --- PARADISE CONCRETE Metered Concrete @ Competitive Prices Air Entrained Concrete For Greater Strength No Job Too Small! Pay Only What You Use - And Do The Job Yourself General Contractors Welcome « Perfect For The “Do-It-Yourselfer” 717-687-0990 19 Meadow Lane, Paradise, PA Mitch White, Driver X 4 OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE TO FARMERS Let us help you build a successful marketing program! Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 Grain • Forward Contracting • Hedging Services CFS PFA^COMMODITY^ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 14, 1988-A9 92.00- 89.00-108.50 400-SOO 92.00- 83.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 85.00-89.50; 500-700 LBS 77.50-82.00 700-900 LBS 64.50; 1100 LBS & OVER 59.90. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 83.50 400-500 75.00-79.00 500-600 78.50- 72.50 74.50 600-700 73.50- FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-500 LBS 91.00-115.00 81.00-93.00 82.00- 500-700 LBS 72.00-85.00 -- COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 12 PAIR; M&L-l, 3-7 YR OLD 950-1125 LBS WITH CALVES 200-225 LBS 600.00- M-2,3-7 YR OLD 725-875 LBS WITH CALVES 150-200 LBS 560.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 20 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 82.50-142.50 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 80.00-151 00 PER CWT. STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 100 HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 102.00-103.00 400-500 102.00-103.00 FEW 88.50 97.50-99.00 500-600 96.00-98.50 97.50 600-700 85.00-87.00 90.00. HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 80.00-86.50 80.50-86.50 400-500 78.00-85.50 79.75 80.00-86.00 500-600 75.50 77.00 600-700 74.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tues, May 10, 1988 Report supplied by auction CALVES .39-2.00. COWS .41-.59'/.. EASY COWS .10-.54'/,. HEIFERS .4S-.68. BULLS .54*/. -.69. STEERS .56-.74V1. HOGS .24-38'/.. SHEEP .10-.78. LAMBS. EACH 13.00-85.00. LAMBS. PER LB. .37-1.25. GOATS. EACH 31.00-93.00. KIDS, EACH 7.00-48.00. TOTAL 1,404. Livesto
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