Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thursday, June 30, 1988
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW: JUNE 23-29,
1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK"* WERE
$1.50-2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $5.50-6.50 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE
$5.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE MOSTLY STEADY. THE BOX
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RECEIVING HOGS:
LANCASTER COUNTY
FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Office, Bsrevllle
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawells Butcher Shop)
i. FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS; B & R Cattle
THURSDAYS! Marietta
717-426-3258
YORK COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: Stewartetown
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: Thomaevllle
717-792-2248 or 9836
DEWART AREA FARMERS
WEDNESDAYS - Dewart Sale Barn.
717-538-9835
Contact for Information:
Ron Myers, 717-656-3291
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward contracts available
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ED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUES
DAY WAS $106.77 DOWN $2.15 FROM
LAST TUESDAY.
COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS LAST WEEK WERE
$l.OO-3.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO
HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 2
PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT
LESS THAN 1 PERCENT ABOVE A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEA
VIER THAN LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES AT VIRGI-
Livestock market and auction news
MARKET YOUR
FORMULA FED
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
We allow our valued growers
to weigh their own calves.
Domenic Venuto, Inc.
622 Federal Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-339-9921
or 215-467-9614
or 215-389-VEAL
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 MartmsbUrg, 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
NIA AUCTION LAST WEEK WERE
STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO WEAK. VEAL AND CALF
SLAUGHTER WAS THE SAME AS
LAST WEEK BUT 14 PERCENT
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 18
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
LAMB PRICES AT VIRGINIA AUC
TIONS WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGH
ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. LAMB
SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 3 PERCENT
FROM LAST WEEK BUT 5 PERCENT
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS
HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
LAST WEEK WERE $3.00-4.00 LOWER
WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$1.25-1.50 LOWER. FRESH PORK
PRICES WERE VERY UNEVEN LAST
WEEK. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 1
PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT
13 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE
4 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED 1.50 LOWER THAN LAST
TUESDAY. WITH BARROWS AND
GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT
$43.00-43.50 PER CWT.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 1.50 LOWER THAN
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT
$43.50-44.50 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG
AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE $1.50-2.00 LOWER THAN LAST
WEDNESDAY AT $42.00-46.00. SOWS
RANGED $26.00-28.00 AND BOARS
$20.00 PER CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 24%,
SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 2%, FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 58%, OVER
.600 LBS 12%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER CATTLE
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS
64.00- CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS
59.00- HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1150 LBS 61.50 UTILITY A COM
MERCIAL COWS 34.00-47.75 BULLS;
1-2 900-1300 LBS 44.00-58.00 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 49.75-62.001-21600 LBS
A OVER 49.25-61.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 78.00-90.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 73.00-89.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
64.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 48.25-52.00; BUCKS
48.00- SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200-250 LBS 40.50-45.00 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 25.00-35.00; 500 LBS A
OVER 25.90-31.75 FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS
74.50- 500-700 LBS 73.00-87.50
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS
73.50- FEW 65.00 500-700 LBS
60.00-
SE & Central Virginia
Livestock Summary
Tues., June 28, 1988
Lynchburg, VA
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
MONDAY.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 89 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
Pennsylvania Beef Council, Inc.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Board of Directors seeks a professional staff person
who is dedicated to improvement of the livestock, beef, and
veal industries to serve as chief executive officer of the
Pennsylvania Beef Council and is responsible for
managing the programs and affairs of the Council.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have a broad know
ledge of the livestock industry; some knowledge of food
industry promotion and merchandising, consumer educa
tion and promotion, and trade association operations,
management, budget preparation, etc. Previous experi
ence with a trade association is desirable. The candidate
should have an extensive knowledge of the Beef Promotion
and Research Act as it applies to state beef councils.
Superior skills in written and verbal communication are
essential.
The candidate must be a team player who is able to
motivate and work well with others and functions as an
independent professional.
Combined training and experience must be equivalent
to not less than a B.S. degree.
Responsibilities:
Examples of responsibilities: administer Council office
operations and staff, administer beef check-off collection
and distribution, define beef and veal promotion program
goals, prepare marketing plans, coordinate state"plan with
national programs, participate in certain promotional
events, represent PBC at state and national meetings,
communicate with livestock producers and others and
perform usual functions required of an association office.
Salary: Commensurate with experience and
qualifications.
Qualified persons interested in this challenging position
should send a resume' of education, experience, and salary
requirements, together with names and phone numbers of
references to:
Search Committee
Pennsylvania Beef Council
4714 Orchard Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109
■ Applications must be received by July 25, 1988.
Inquiries can be directed to:
Robert R. Coleman, Executive Director 717-545-6000
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2, 1988-A9
SLAUGHTER COWS 64 HEAD CUT
TER * BNG.UT. 1-3 35.00-43 00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 34.00-46.50
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
25.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD - 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 53.25-56.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 21 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS
83.00- GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 73.00-81.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
64.00-
FEEDER CATTLE 133 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2
200-300 78.50 77.50 300-400
71.00- 400-500 72.75-76.00
62.00- 64.00-73.00 500-600 68.00
63.00 600-700 66.75 700-800
57.50-64.75 800-900 64.75
900-1100 60.00-62.00 HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED &LARGE 1-2 300-500
LBS 68.50-76 00-500-700 LBS
56 50-64.50.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 67.50-73.00
57.50- 400-500 64.00-66.00 62.75
56.50- 500-600 60 00-62 50 58.50
600-700 53.75-56.25 FEEDER
BULLS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS
72.00- 64.00 68.00 300-500 LBS
73.00- 57.00-69 00 70.00-72.50
500-700 LBS 58.50-63.00 700-900
LBS 55.50-60.00 COWS WITH
CALVES AT SIDE 3 PAIR; M-l,
750-1000 LBS WITH CALVES 100-230
LBS 515 00-615.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 18
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
45.00- 50 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS
87.00- PER CWT
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE
45 HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG.
STEERS. MED &LARGE 1
MED &LARGE 2 300-400 83 50
400-500 86.00-91 00 73 50-84.00 500-600
70 00-78 50 74 00 600-700 68.00-68 50
69 50 700-800 66 75-68 75
HEIFERS. MED &LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 70 50-71 50
400-500 66.00-70 00 -=- 500-600
62 50-63.50 54 00-58 25 600-700
6075.