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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Area Livestock
Wythcvillet Virginia
Turn., May 24, 1988
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