Virginia
Weekly
Richmond, Va.
REQUEST .2903
Thurs.-Thurs. June 9-15_J988
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN
VIRGINIA LAST WEEK’ WERE
$l.OO-6.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $5.00T0 $9.25 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED. 75
CENT HIGHER TO $1.25 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50 TO
$4.00 LOWER. THE BOXED BEEF
CUT-OUT ON TUESDAY WAS $113.67
DOWN $2.29 FROM LAST TUESDAY.
COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS WERE $l.OO-4.00 LOWER
LAST WEEK AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE $3.00-4.00 LOWER. BEEF PRO
DUCTION WAS 19 PERCENT ABOVE
THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 3 PER
CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER
AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES AT VIRGI
NIA AUCTION WERE $3.00-4.00 HIGH
ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. VEAL AND
CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 23 PERCENT
ABOVE LAST WEEK BUT DOWN 11
PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. AVER
AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 14
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOW
ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.00
LOWER. LAMB SLAUGHTER LAST
WEEK WAS 21 PERCENT ABOVE A
WEEK AGO AND 2 PERCENT ABOVE
A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 7 POUNDS HEAVIER
THAN LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
LAST WEEK WERE 25 CENT TO $1.50
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$1.50 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES
WERE STEADY TO $4.00 HIGHER.
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PORK PRODUCTION WAS 13 PER
CENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 9
PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE
3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED STEADY TO 50 CENT LOW
ER LAST TUESDAY WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT
$47.00-47.50 PER CWT.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO 1.00
LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4
200-240 LBS AT $47.50-49.00 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG
AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER
THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$46.00-49.50. SOWS RANGED
$28.00-31.00 AND BOARS $22.00 PER
CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 4% SLAUGHTER COWS 20%,
SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 2%. FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 56%, OVER
600 LBS 15%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS;
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 69.25-75.50
CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
68.00- HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
950-1100 LBS 65.00-72.40 CHOICE 2-3
1100 LBS & OVER 68.25-74.50 UTILITY
& COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00-54.75
BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.00-64.00
1-2 1300-1600 LBS 54.00-65.00 1-21600
LBS & OVER 55.00-66.25 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 98.00-120.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 71.00-87.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
72.00- FEW 65.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
95-125 LBS SPRING 57.00-61.00;
BUCKS 53.00-58.00 SLAUGHTER
HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 45.00-49.50
Contracts
Avav’aible
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 32.00-37.00;
500 LBS & OVER 31.30-38.00 FEEDER
CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500
LBS 87.00-102.00 500-700 LBS
78.00-92.00 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1
300-500 LBS 71.00-82.00 FEW 88.00
500-700 LBS 65.00-77.00 FEW 83.00.
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 21 HEAD - BAR
ROWS AND GILTS 1.50 HIGHER. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS
49.50 3-4 250-300 LBS 47.50 2-4180-200
LBS 47.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 95 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 76 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 43.00-47.75
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 42.00-50.25
CANKER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
36.00-46.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 58.75-60.25 1-21300-1600
LBS 55.75 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
61.50-63.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 10 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS
95.00-115.00.
LAMBS 190 HEAD - SLAUGHTER
LAMBS 1.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 59.00
CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 58.50
SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES
15.00-18.25 SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL
GRADES 18.50-18.75.
FEEDER CATTLE 205 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 400-500 89.00-105.00
500-600 80.00-92.00 600-700 76.50
800-900 75.50-78.50.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
400-500 78.50 500-600 67.00
Green Dragon
livestock Sales
Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1 .
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
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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.
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
Sarketing and Hedging
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Developing Individual
Financial Programs
Northern Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
(Fauquier) And
Staunton Union
Richmond, Va.
Tuesday, June 14, 1988
Services
600-700 68.00-69.75 65.00 700-800 70.50
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 14 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4
WKS OLD 48.00-87.50 PER HEAD.
OVER 100 LBS 93.00-102.00 PER CWT.
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE
248 HEAD SOLD AT MARSHALL
(FAUQUER) STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 400-500 99.00
500-600 83.50-93.00 80,50-81.00 600-700
83.50-85.75 75.75-76.50 700-800 80.00
69.00.
HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE I
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 77.00
400-50071.00-80.00 71.00 500-600 79.00
69.50 600-700 69.00-71.50 69.50 700-800
70.00 900-1000 66 00.
Southeast And
Central Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Richmond, Va.
Lynchburg, Va.
Monday, June 13, 1988
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
MONDAY.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 24 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND
GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 48.70.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 79 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00-3.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER BULLS MOSTLY
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER COWS 68 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 45.00-48.75
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-49.75
CANKER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
38.00-44.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 11 HEAD - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 58.00-59.00 1-21300-1600
LBS 55.50-59.25 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
57.25-61.00
FEEDER CATTLE 229 HEAD - FEEDER
STEERS STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER.
FEEDER HEIFERS 4.00-6.00 LOWER.
FEEDER BULLS 2.00-6.00 LOWER.
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 79.00-84.00
300-400 90.50-98.50 80.50-84.50
79.50-81.00 500-600 91.00 HOLS
TEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2
300-500 LBS 83.00; 1300-1560 LBS
51.00-54.00.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
75.00-78.00 70.50-73.00 71.50-73.00
400-500 72.00-73.00 65.25-70.25
500-600 61.50-64.50 FEEDER
BULLS: MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS
94.50-102.00 300-500 LBS
76.75-97.00 70.75-82.25 69.25-73.75
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SALE
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CHANGE OF LOCATION
STARTING MAY 25
Located Gum Tree area.
Going south on 41, at
Cochranville turn left, one
block turn right, go about 5
mi. on the right hand side.
Watch for sale signs.
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215-445-5303
(Residence)
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 18, 1988-A9
500-700 LBS 65.00-78.
50 - COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE
6 PAIR; L-l, 5-9 YR OLD 950-1175 LBS
WITH CALVES 150-175 LBS
590.00- M-l, 7-9 YR OLD 900-925
LBS WITH CALVES 150-175 LBS
580.00- PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 24
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
65.00- 19.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS
85.00- PER CWT.
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 111
HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG
STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 90.25
81.50-83.00 400-500 91.50-97.00
90.25-91.00 500-600 90.00-93.50
80.75-86.75 600-700 77.00-80.75 75.25
700-800 71.50 71.75.
HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 75.00
72.50-75.00 400-500 71.75-77.00
70.25-74.00 500-600 72.50 65.50-70.50
600-700 69.50.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 30 HEAD - BAR
ROWS AND GILTS 45 CENT LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 48.30 SOWS US 1-3 500 LBS &
OVER 32.00-38.00 BOARS 26.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 81 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-3.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 75 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 42.50-46.50
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 43.00-47.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
34.75-42.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 6 HEAD; 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 48.00-58.75 1-21600 LBS
& OVER 50.00.
LAMBS 218 HEAD - SLAUGHTER
LAMBS STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 58.10
CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 52.25
FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN
CY 60-70 LBS 62.00 SLAUGHTER
EWES ALL GRADES 14.00-19.50
SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL GRADES
19.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 109 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
1.00-4.00 LOWER. STEERS; MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 200-300 85.00-94.00 109.00
400-500 74.50-76.50 500-600 78.00
600-700 76.00-77.50 HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 500-700
LBS 66.25; 700-900 LBS 59.00-64.50.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 MED.&LARGE
2 400-500 70.00-75.00 65.00-70.00
500-600 68.00-73.50 700-800
63.00- FEEDER BULLS;
MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 75.0a81.00
500-700 LBS 68.00-70.00 COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 2 HEAD; M-l,
5-0 YR OLD 80a950 LBS 500.0 a 550.00
PER HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT
SI DE 8 PAIR; M-1,5-9 YR OLD 80a 1050
LBS WITH CALVES 100-250 LBS
605.00- PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 41
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
57.5ai65.00 PER HEAD.
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Southwest Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Wythevllle, Va.
Tuesday, June 14, 1988
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