Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va Thursday, July 14, 1988 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; JULY 7-13, 1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFfiRS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $3.50-7.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE $1.25-1.50 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE UNEVEN $l.OO LOWER TO 50 CENT HIGHER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS $109.13 UP $l.lO FROM LAST TUESDAY. COWS AND BULLS AT VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE MOSTLY STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $1 00 LOWER BEEF PRODUCT jLAST WEEK WAS 11 PERCENT BELOW THE WEEK BEFORE AND 7 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 7 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES LAST WEEK IN VIRGINIA WERE $5.00-14.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.00 LOWER. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 15 PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 11 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 14 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA AUC TIONS WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO- 2.00 HIGHER LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 7 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 9 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE 50 CENT TO 75 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 25 CENT LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $7.00 Green Dragon Livestock Sales ftp j Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St, Ephrata. COWS ft. cO* % s 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.-DairySaie. 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 LOWER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 12 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 1 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO $l.OO HIGHER THAN LAST TUESDAY WITH BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $42.00-43.00 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 $43.25-44.50 PER CWT. AT HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $41.00-43.50. SOWS RANGED $24.00-28.00 AND BOARS $i7.00. SLAUGH+*H*UQQ** 9HEIFERS 2% SLAUGHTER COWS 20%, SLAUGH TER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%. FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 60%, OVER 600 LBS 14%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS. SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 66.75 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 65.75 UTILITY* COMMERCIAL COWS 38.00-49.75 FEW 50.00 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 48.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 49.25-64.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 51.75-58.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 75.00- FEW 98.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 75.00-82.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 60.50-75.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 50.00-55.00; SHORN 47.50-50.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 41.00-46.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 25.00-33.60; 500 LBS & OVER 26.00-31.20 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 78.00-93.00 500-700 LBS Contracts Avav’mble Livestock market and auction news y EMKYS \ BUYING |/tl Ml STATION OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET RD4. EPHRATA, PA 17522 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA ON NORTH STATE STREET. HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. 215-458-5677 Residence 717-733-9648 Office YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors Go* Developing Individual Financial Programs 70.00- HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 70.00-85.00 500-700 LBS 62.00- FEW 58.00. Virginia Weekly Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Richmond, Va. Tuesday, July 12, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 50 HEAD - ALL CLASSES SIEADY. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 44.25 2-4 180-200 LBS 40.00 SOWS US 1-3300-500 LBS 27.00 500 LBS & OVER 29.00 BOARS 21.25. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 93 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 79 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 38.00-43.00 BRKGUT. & COMM. 2-4 40.00-44.50 FEW 48.75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 36.00-41.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS 10 HEAD - 1-2 1600 LBS. & OVER $53.75-56.75 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 10 HEAD VEALERS: H. CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS. 75.00-85.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 76.00. LAMBS 140 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 54.75-55.00 FEEDER LAMBS SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 16.50-21.50 SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL GRADES 15.00. FEEDER CATTLE 92 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL-1 400-500 80.00-84.00 74.00-76.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 400-500 73.00. FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM I 300-500 LBS 69.00. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 53 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK QLD 35.00-116.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 75.00-123.00 PER CWT. SPECIAL MONTHLY STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE HELD AT MARSHAL. VIRGINIA ON Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Services Marketing of Genesis' Breeding Stock JULY 12,1988.524 HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED. STEERS: MED.&LARGE-l MED.& LARGE-2 400-500 LBS. 80.50 64.00 500-600 72.75-76.00 600-700 69.50-73.00 65.00-69.00 700-800 71.00-73.50 63.50 800-900 65.00-69.00 63.50 900-1100 64.00. HEIFERS: MED.& LARGE-1 MED.&LARGE-2 300-400 LBS. 68.00- 400-500 64.50-73.50 68.50 500-600 70.00-74.50 64.00 600-700 68.00- 700-800 62.50-67.50 800-900 63.50. Southwest Virginia Area Livestock Summary Wythevllle, Va. Tuesday, July 12, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS: 21 HEAD-NO TREND. BARROWS & GILTS: US 2-4 200-250 LBS. 41.00 SOWS; US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 27.00-28.00 500 & OVER LBS. 26.00-27.50 BOARS: 22.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 186 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 169 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 37.00-43.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 38 00-44.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 34.00-40.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 17 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 48.00-53.501-2 1300-1600 LBS 52 00-57.75 1-2 1600 & OVER 52 00-53.75. LAMBS 208 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 52.00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS. 47.00 SLAUGH TER EWES; ALL GRADES 13.00-16.00 SLAUGHTER RAMS: ALL GRADES 17.00 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN CY 70-85 LBS 55.00. FEEDER CATTLE 352 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM-1 LARGE-1 SMALL-1 MED.& LARGE-2 200-300 90.00-94.00 300-400 82.00- 90.00-92.00 400-500 75.00- 80.00-86.00 72.00-78.50 74.00- 500-600 70.00-75.00 73.50-76.00 68.00-70.00 68.00-71.00 600-700 65.00-70.50 69.00-70.00 700-800 64.00- 67.50 800-900 65.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 200-300 LBS. 70.00-76.00 700-900 LBS. 54.00-57.50 300-500 LBS. 68.00-77.00 900-1100 LBS. 49.25-52.25 500-700 LBS. 56.5062.00 1100&OVER 45.75-48.50. HEIFERS; MEDIUM-1 LARGE-1 SMALL ! MED.* LARGE-2 300-400 71.00- 71.00-72.00 400-500 65.00- 66.00-70.00 62.00-66.00 500-600 66.00-67.50 66.00-67.25 59.00- 61.00-64.00 600-700 64.00- 64.50-66.50 700-800 59.00- FEEDER BULLS: MED.-l LARGE-1 SMALL-1 MED.&LARGE-2 300-500 85.00- 99.00 72.00-79.50 500-700 69.00- 65.00-70.00. STOCK COW & COWS WITH CALVES:TOTAL RECEIPTS 5 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: RECEIPTS 5 PAIR:'M&L-1 4-9 YEAR OLDS 800-110 LBS. WITH CALVES 100-250 LBS. $515.00-600.00. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 67 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 32.50-127.50 MOSTLY 65.00-85.00. OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE TO FARMERS Let us help you build a successful marketing program! Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 Grains & | • Forward Contracting • Hedging Services CFS PFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE, INC. Lancaster Ruining, Saturday, July 16, 1988-A9 Southeast And Central Virginia Area Livestock Summary Smithfield & Southside, Va. Wednesday, July 13, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY SOUTHSIDE CATTLE SOLD ON OUT WEIGHTS. SLAUGHTER HOGS 125 HEAD - SLAUGHTER SOWS STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 30.50-33.60 500 LBS & OVER 30.85-31.20 BOARS 24.25-28.10. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 85 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00 HIGHER EXCEPT SOUTHSIDE 1.00-2.00 LOW ER. SLAUGHTER BULLS 3.00-4.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 9 HEAD HEIFERS SELECT 2-3 850-1100 LBS 55.00-61.50. SLAUGHTER COWS 63 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 39.00-47.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 36.00-49. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Sat., July 9, 1988 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: STEERS M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 70.00-77.00; 500-700 LBS 60 00-75.00; 700-1000 LBS. 55.00- S-L&M&L-2 HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 55.00-65.00. FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 65.00-69.00; 500-700 LBS. 63.00- HEIFERS; M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 65.00- 500-700 LBS. 58.00-66.00; 700-1000 LBS. 55 00-60.00 STOCK COWS: BEEF: 460 00-680.00; BABY CALVES: 40.00-119.00. SLAUGHTER COWS TREND. STEADY. UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 38.00- CANNER & CUTTERS 1-3 37.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 49.00- LAMBS; TREND .50 LOWER. BLUE 0 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 54.50; RED 0 CHOICE 48.75; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 58.25-58.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 20.00-23.50. HOGS: US 1-3 200-240 LBS. 45.75. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD & CHOICE 59.00-60.50. Peoria Sheep Peoria, Illinois Tuesday, July 12, 19U MIDSESSION AND CLOSE SHEEP; 200 TRADING MODERATE. SLAUGH TER LAMBS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER NO RECENT PRICE COMPARISON ON SLAUGHTER EWES. SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS: FEW LOTS CHOICE & PRIME WITH #l*2 PELTS 105-120 LBS. 55.50-56.00. SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 90-120 LBS. 54.00-55.00 LOT PRIME 115 LBS. 57.00. CHOICE 90-125 LBS. 50.00-53.00. • SLAUGHTER EWES: CULL AND UTILITY 9.00-10.00. Lives
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