Virginia Weekly Thurs., July 21, 1988 MARKETS IN REVIEW; JULY 14-20, 1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS AT VIRGINIA AUCTION LAST WEEK WERE $2.00-3.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $2.00-4.00 HIGH ER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-1.50 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00 LOWER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUES DAY WAS $106.68 DOWN $2.45 FROM LAST TUESDAY. COWS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. SLAUGH TER BULLS WERE STEADY ALONG WITH MIDWEST PRICES. BEEF PRO ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD 0 MOYER PACKING CO. PACKING CO. Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle At The BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD I Martinsburg. 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 AIRGINI4 MARKETS f " v -“ DUCTION LAST WEEK AS 19 PER CENT ABOVE THE WEEK BEFORE AND 8 PERCENT ABOVE LAST YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 10 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES LAST WEEK IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER AS CARCASS PRICES HELD STEADY. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 20 PERCENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 4 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 16 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. F Livestock market and auction news NEEDED Custom Rock Picking, 20 acres, Lower Oxford Twp., Oxford, PA. Please calf Robert Nichol 215-932-9395 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 Green Dragon Livestock Sales K? 1 Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. ***** 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.-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. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $2.00-3.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE. STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER. LAMBS SLAUGHTER WAS 25 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 18 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 6 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 15 PER CENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 17 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 THAN LAST TUESDAY WITH BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $42.00-42.50 PER CWT. ' THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED STEADY 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 50 CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $41.50-44.00. SOWS RANGED $25.00 AND BOARS $17.00-18.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 2% SLAUGHTER COWS 25%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 51%. OVER 600 LBS 17%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 62 50-65.00 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 61.30-64.30 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 59.50-62.50 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 59.50-63.50 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 38.00-4800 FEW 51.50 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 46.50-56.25 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 48.00- 50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 49 00-58 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 86.00- 00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70.00-84.50 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 73.00- 00 FEW 61.50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 50.50-57.35 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 4000-45.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 26.75-33.50, 500 LBS & OVER 25 00-32.25 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 80 00-95.00 FEW 78.00 500-700 LBS 71.00-84.00 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS FEW 63.50 500-700 LBS 62 00-76.50. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Marshall (Fauquier) & Staunton Union, VA Tues., July 19, 1988 SLAUGHTER HOGS 50 HEAD- BAR ROWS AND GILTS STEADY BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 44 10 2-4 180-200 LBS 43.50 BOARS 22 00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 115 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS AND SLAUGH TER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 100 HEAD CUTTER & BNG.UT 1-3 40 00-48 00 BRKG UT. & COMM 2-4 39 00-48 00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 37 00-41 50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 15 HEAD - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52 00-55 00 1-21300-1600 LBS 50 00-54 00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 54 25-58 00 LAMBS 115 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 57 35 CHOICE 85-125 LBS 55 00 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 17 00-20.50 FEEDER CATTLE 315 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED STEERS, MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 MED &LARGE 2 ' 200-300 85 00-96 00 300-400 79 00-88 00 400-500 78 00-86 00 79 00 68 00 500-600 74 00-82 00 77 00-81.50 600-700 68 00-75 50 76.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 900-1100 LBS 54 50 HEIFERS, MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 400-500 70 00-75 00 70 50 500-600 ATTENTION FARMERS For prompt removal of dead and disabled animals FREE of charge call 215-445-4202. In some cases you will be paid. w T VALLEY PROTEINS. INC. Wide Hollow Rd. (Off 897) Terre Hill, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 23, 1988-A9 66.00-71.0068.00-70.50600-70063 50 800-900 53.50 54.50 FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-500 LBS 65.00-76.00 500-700 LBS 62 00-73.00 700-900 LBS 56 00-58.00 55.50-58.00 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 48 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 30.00-106.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 88.00-120.00 PER CWT. S.E. & Central Virginia Area Livestock Summary SLAUGHTER HOGS 28 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 43.25 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 30.50-31.25 500 LBS & OVER 31.00-32.25 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 114 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 72 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 41.50-45.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 41 25-47.25 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 34.50-41.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 12 HEAD - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 49.50-53.50 1-21300-1600 LBS 54 00-57.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 54.00-56 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 30 HEAD CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 65.50-73.00 LAMBS 23 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-12* LBS SPRING 57.00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS 54.75 SLAUGH TER EWES ALL GRADES 19.50-22.00 FEEDER CATTLE 223 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 81.00-89.00 - 74.00 400-500 83.50-87.00 76.50-83.50 77.50-79.00 500-600 73.00-79.50 68.50-73.00 75.50-76.00 600-700 65.00 71.00-72.75 HOLS TEIN STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1-2 500-700 LBS 58.50-61.75 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED &LARGE 2 300-400 74.50- 00 400-50070.00-71.75 5OO-600 69.00-70.25 70.00-73.50 61.50- 70,25 600-700 64.75-67. 50--- 64.50 FEBDERBULLS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-500 LBS 72.75 FEW 97.00 500-700 LBS 62 25-74 50 54.75-57.00 700-900 LBS 53.50-54 25 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 12 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 48.00-93.50 PER HEAD OVER 100 LBS 64.00-89.00 PER CWT STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 83 HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 99.00 88 00-91.50 400-500 84.50-86.25 80 00-84.50 500-600 73.50-82.00 77.00 600-700 68 00-72.75 72.00 HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1 MED &LARGE 2 300-400 74.50-77.50 76 50-79.75 400-500 72 50-75 50 7025 500-600 71 00-74 00 67 00-69 50 600-700 67 75-69 75 SHEEP 200 TRADING MODERATE SLAUGHTER LAMBS 1 00-2.00 LOW ER NOTENOUGH SLAUGHTER EWES FOR A MARKET TEST SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS FEW LOTS CHOICE & PRIME WITH #1 & 2 PELTS 105-120 LBS 55 50 SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS; CHOICE AND PRIME 90-120 LBS 52 00-53 00 SLAUGHTER EWES FEW CULL 7 00-8 00 Lynchburg. VA Monday, July 18, 1988 Peoria Sheep Peoria, IL Tuesday, July 19, 1988
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