Virginia Weekly"' Richmond, Va. Thursday, July 28, 1988 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; JULY 21-27, 1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS AT VIRGINIA AUCTION LASTJWEEK WERE $l.OO-3.00 HIGHER FOLLOW ING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE STEADY TO $7.75 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE S2X»-3.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY OT $2.00 LOWER. THE BOX ED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUES DAY WAS $105.69 DOWN $l.OO FROM LAST TUESDAY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE STEADY TO $5.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY. BEEF PRODUCTION THIS WEEK WAS 4 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUTS PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 7 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES LAST WEEK IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO WEAK. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 4 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 10 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, 52.00 LOWER TO $l.OO HIGH ER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO WEAK. LAMB SLAUGH TER WAS 6 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT2PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE $l.OO-1.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $4.00 HIGHER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 18 PER- Green Dragon Livestock Sales 0 Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1 . mile N. on North State St.. Ephrata. c o* scows % 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. 1:00P.M.-Oairy 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. SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE (Salt Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individi Needs Computerized Record Keeping System CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO 1.50 HIGHER THAN LAST TUESDAY WITH BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $43.00-44.00 PER CWT. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $1.25-1.50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT $44.50-45.00 PER CWT. AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $45.00. SOWS RANGED $25.00-28.00 AND BOARS $lB.OO PER CWT. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 26%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 46%, OVER 600 LBS 23%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 66.00 HEIF ERS; NO PRICES REPORTED UTILITY A COMMERCIAL COWS 37.00-47.50 FEW 50.00 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 47.50-57.00 FEW 62.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 46.00-59.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER 53.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 91.00- FEW 84.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS --- CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 67.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS 52.00- BUCKS 51.75 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 42.75-45.25 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 20.00-31.00; 500 LBS A OVER 28.00-31.50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM I 300-500 LBS 80.00-92.00 500-700 LBS 72.00- HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 82.00-94.00 500-700 LBS 63.00- Contracts Available Livestock market and auction news Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock developing Individual Financial Programs Southwest Virginia Area Livestock Summary Wytheville, Va. Tuesday, July 26, 1988 SLAUGHTER HOGS: 11 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS & GILTS; US 2-4 200-250 LBS. 46 00 SOWS, US 1-3 300-500 LBS 29.00-31.50 500 LBS & OVER 29.00 BOARS 23.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 150 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 131 HEAD CUTTER & BNG.UT. 1-3 40.00-47.00 BRKG UT. & COMM. 2-4 43.00-47.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 37 00-41 75. SLAUGHTER BULLS 19 HEAD. 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55 00-55.75 1-21300-1600 LBS 52 00-58 75 1-2 1600 & OVER 52 25-54.25. LAMBS 233 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 54.50 CHOICE 85-125 LBS. 53.50 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 57.00 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 8 00-21.00. FEEDER CATTLE 239 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 97.00-125.00 3OO-400100.00-105.00 400-500 73.00-76.00 500-600 81.00-83.00 75.00-78.50 77.50 600-700 72.0a76.50 p 70a800.0a73.00 69.5a71.50 80a900 68.25-68.50 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 50a700 LBS 67.00; 70a900 LBS 57.75-64.75 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 130a400 84.00-86.00 40a500 74.00-79.00 65.0a72.50 50a600 66.75 600-700 68.75 70a800 69.00 FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL I 30a500 LBS 81.5ai03.00 68.75-73.00 50a700 LBS 67.50-74.00 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 5 PAIR; M&L-l, 6-10 YR OLD BSai 100 LBS WITH CALVES 10a375 LBS 510.0a580.00; M-2, 9-15 YRS OLD 825-875 LBS WITH CALVES 125-225 LBS 400.0a415.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 35 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 50.0a85.00 PER HEAD. Services Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Sat, July 23, 19U Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: STEADY TO $5 HIGHER. STEERS M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 80.00-88.00; 500-700 LBS. 72.00; 700-1000 LBS. 64.00-66.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 50.00-72.00 S-L&M&L-2 500-700 LBS. 65.00; 700-1000 LBS. 60.00. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 70.00- 500-700 LBS. 71.00. S- L&M&L-2 500-700 LBS. 65.00. STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES -20.0- SLAUGHTER COWS TREND; STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 38.00- CANNER & CUTTERS 1-3 33.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 46.00- LAMBS: TREND 2.00 HIGHER. BLUE 0 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 55.00; RED 0 CHOICE 52.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 59.55-65.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 15.00-27.00. HOGS: SOWS 1-3 28.75; BOARS 22.00. VEALS: CHOICE & PRIME 84.0a91.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD & CHOICE 71.00. Frederick Livestock Sales Frederick, Md. Monday, July 25, 198 S Report Supplied by Auction BUTCHER COWS: GOOD RUN 2.50 HIGHER. GOOD 46.0a48.00; STAN DARD & UTILITY 42.0a45.0a, CAN NERS 38.0a42.00; SHELLY 37.00 DOWN. BULLS: GOOD 52.0a54.50; MEDIUM 49.0a51.00. STEERS: ONE GOOD DAIRY TYPE AT 54.00. HEIF ERS: GOOD 44.0a48.75; MEDIUM 39.0a43.00. BUTCHER HOGS: STEADY PRICES. 225-250 LBS. 45.0a46.00; 27a300 LBS. 39.00- SOWS 350-500 LBS. 27.00- FEW 400 LBS. AT 24.00- BOARS 550-825 LBS. Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. Now accepting new and existing sow herds - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment -Call Us Today -1-800-873-5300 Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 30, 1988-A9 23.00-24.00. VEAL CALVES: NO CHOICE TOP WTS, OFFERED. GOOD HEAVY WTS. 73.00- STANDARD 65.00-72.00; STOCKY & THIN 60.00-65.00; LIGHT CALVES 80-100 LBS. 64.00-70.00; 60-80 LBS. 60.00-63.00; LIGHT CALVES 6.00- UNDER LAST MONDAY. CALVES RETURNING TO FARM: 10.00-15.00 LOWER. HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS: 90-120 LBS. 70.00-75.00. HOLS TEIN BULLS: 95-100 LBS. 90.00-105.00; 105-115 LBS. 110.00-120.00. LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 53.00-56.00; MEDIUM MOSTLY BUCKS 42.00-48.00. STOCK CATTLE: MORE OFFERED AND HIGHER PRICES. STEERS 400-500 LBS. GOOD 66.00-70.00; 800-900 LBS. 60.00-65.00. HEIFERS 300-500 LBS. GOOD 60.00-67.00; MED. 52.00-59.00. BULLS 300-500 LBS. GOOD 68.00-76.00. DAIRY COWS TO 750.00 SPRINGING HEIFERS TO 685.00. PIGS & SHOATS: STEADY PRICES. BY THE HEAD- 15-20 LBS. 7.00-15.00; 30-45 LBS. 19.00-24.00. BY THE LB. FEW 100 LBS. AT 33.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, July 27, 1988 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 91 COWS, 85 HEIFERS, AND 4 BULLS. MARK ET STRONGER. LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS. 780.00-1475.00. LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS 800.00-960.00. LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS 710.00-900.00. LOAD OF PERRY COUNTY FRESH COWS 785.00-1075.00. HERD OF 19 HEAD, ALL STAGES 450.00-975.00. HERD OF 18 HEAD. ALL STAGES 460.00-960.00. LOAD OF PUREBREDS 780.00-1090.00. LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS 400.00-780.00. LOAD OF SPRINGING HEIFERS 620.00-970.00. OPEN HEIFERS 360.00-530.00. BULLS 320.00-880.00. We supply: To
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