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
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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.
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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.
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