r Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thurs., May 26, 1988 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE MIXED $l.OO HIGHER TO $3 00 LOWER, MID WEST PRICES WERE $2 00-2 50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA THIS WEEK WERE STEADY TO $2.50 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2 00 LOW ER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VAL UE ON TUESDAY WAS $l2O 93 UP $ 98 FROM LAST TUESDAY. COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA AUCTIONS LAST WEEK WERE MOST LY STEADY TO 75 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.50 LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 2 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 2 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHT- S WERE 15 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA LAST WEEK WERE STEADY WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER LAST WEEK WAS 3 PER CENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK BEFORE, 13 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR LAMBS PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC TIONS WERE $4 00 TO $l2 00 LOWER LAST WEEK AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIXED. $2 00 LOWER TO $2 00 HIGHER LAMBS SLAUGHTER WAS THE SAME THIS WEEK AS LAST WEEK BUT 8 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 8 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINA WERE STEADY TO 75 CENT LOWER IIIIS WEFK AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 25-50 CENT LOWER FRESH PORK PRICES WERE 75 CENT T O S 3 00 I OWER THIS WEFK PORK PRODUC ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD - MOYER PACKING CO. PACKING CO. Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle At The BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD 1 Martinsburg, Pa MONDAYS - Hogs 7:30 AM to 12 Noon Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 PM THURSDAYS - Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 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 TION WAS DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM 'I HE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 10 PER CENT ABOVE LAST YEAR AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED $2 00-2 50 HIGHER THAN LAST TUESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $47.50-49.50 PER CWT. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 25-50 CENT HIGH ER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $47.50-49 50 PER CWT AT HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $2OO HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $45.00-50.00. SOWS RANGED $3O 00-32 00 AND BOARS $22.00 PER CWT. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 2% SLAUGHTER COWS 25%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%. FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 54%. OVER 600 LBS 14%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 71.0 Qr 73.25 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 72.00-73.50 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1000 LBS 67 00-73 25 CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 71 25-74 75 CHOICE 2-3 1150 LBS & OVER 68.75 UTILITY & COMMER CIAL COWS 44 50-57 75 BULLS. 1-2 900-1300 LBS 54 50-68 00 1 -2 1300-1600 LBS 52 25-67 00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 56 00-69 75 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100 250 LBS 88 00-108 00 FEW 124 00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 81 00-96 00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 82 00-100 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 62 00-75 00, SHORN 75 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 47 00-50 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 32 00-40 50, 500 LBS & OVER 33 00-38 00 FEEDER CATTLE Livestock market and auction news STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 88.00- 500-700 LBS 85.00-100.00 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 81.00- FEW 77.00 500-700 LBS 73.00- Southeast & Central Virginia Area Livestock Lynchburg, Virginia Wed., May 23, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 11 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 49 25 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 33.25-35.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 93 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 3 00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS MOST LY STEADY SLAUGHTER COWS 62 HEAD CUT TER & BNG UT 1-3 47 00-51 25 BRKG UT. & COMM 2-4 48.25-52 75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 40.00-47.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 6 HEAD - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00-59.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 61.25-64.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 25 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 88 00-102.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 78.50-8050 FEEDER CATTLE 156 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS STEADY TO 3 00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY TO 300 LOWER. STEERS: SMALL 1 MED &LARGE 2 300-400 92 50-93.50 400-500 85 00-94 50 87 00-96 50 HOLS TEIN STEERS, MED &LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 83 50 85 00, 500-700 LBS 77 00-83 00 900-1100 LBS 59 00-62 50 HEIFERS, MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED &LARGE 2 300-400 79 25 83 00 78 00-81 50 400 500 79 50 67 00-73 25 73 50-74 50 500-600 76 50 - 70 00-73 25 FEEDER BULLS, MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 300-500 LBS 79 50-93 75 70 00-74 00 500-700 LBS 68 50-76 00 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 6 PAIR, M-2, 6-9 YR OLD 775-900 LBS WITH CALVES 125-17'’LBS 700 00, S-l, 3-10 5 R OLD 625-7*o LBS WITH CALVES 100-22* i BS 530 00-540.00; M l. 7 YR OLD 850 LBS WITH CALVES 200 LBS 590.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 3 HEAD NEW BORN TO 4 WK OLD 143,00-159.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 150.00-154.00 PER CWT. STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 87 HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG. STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 107.00 97.00- 400-500 102.00-103.00 95.00- 500-600 93.50-94.00 82.00- 600-700 77.50-86.50 83.75 HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 83.00-87.75 83.50-86.75 400-500 81.50-83.00 80.00-82.50 500-600 75.25-76.25 72,00 600-700 71.00. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Tues., May 24, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 15 HEAD - BAR ROWS AND GILTS 75 CENT LOWER. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 48.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 87 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 100 LOWER, SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 78 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT 1-3 42 00-54.75 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-50 75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 40 00-46.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD; 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 61.00-63.501-2 1600 LBS & OVER 60 25-64 00 LAMBS 165 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS 7.00 LOWER HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 64 00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 64 00 | FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN CY 70-85 LBS 63 00, 600-700 LBS 64 50 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 17 50-22.50 FEEDER CATTLE 160 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300-400 90 25 400 500 92 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS, MED &LARGE 1-2 500-700 LBS 74 40-78 50, 700 900 LBS 68 50-75 00 HEIFERS, MEDIUM 1 400-500 89 00 MARKET YOUR NATURE CALVES WITH AREA PACKER Domenic Venuto, Inc. 622 Federal Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-339-9921 or 215-467-9614 or 215-389-VEAL I OUR BUSINESS IS | I SERVICE TO FARMERS I * * Let us help you build a successful Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 | • Forward Contracting • Hedging Services CFS PFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE, INC. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1988-A9 500-600 82.00-87.50 600-700 77.00-81.00 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 40 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 22.00-125.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 101.00-182.00 PER CWT. ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 45 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 47.75 3-4 250-300 LBS 43.00 SOWS US 1-3 500 LBS & OVER 33.00 BOARS 28.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 49 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 45 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 45.00-51.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.50-51.75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 42.00-45.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 57.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 56.00-60.75. LAMB 151 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS 12.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 66.00 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN CY 70-85 LBS 74.00 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 15.00-24.75. FEEDER CATTLE 106 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 98.00-102.00 400-500 84.00-87.00 84.50 500-600 87.50 700-800 65.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 88.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 MED &LARGE 2 300-400 94 00 400-500 81 00 500-600 78 00 FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 300-500 LBS 89.50-97 50 79 00 500-700 LBS 69.00-85 00 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 6 PAIR, L-l, 4-8 YR OLD 1000-1150 LBS WITH CALVES 275-350 LBS 735 00-865.00; M-l, 5-9 YR OLD 775-950 LBS WITH CALVES 125-250 LBS 55000-590.00 PER PAIR BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 35 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 77.50-160.00 PER HEAD. marketing program! m ■ Ma^' in Livestock Southwest Virginia Area Livestock Wythcvillet Virginia Turn., May 24, 1988 SELL IT WITH A LANCASTER FARMING CLASSIFIED
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