Virginia Weekly
Richmond, V>.
Thursday, August 11, 1988
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE STEADY
TO $5.00 HIGHER AS MIDWES’L,
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2 75
HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO
$1 00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE STEADY TO $lOO HIGHER
THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE
ON TUESDAY WAS $ 106.72 THIS WAS
$2.37 HIGHER THAN LAST TUESAY.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $2 00
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$l.OO-2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUC
TION WAS 3 PERCENT BELOW LAST
WEEK AND 1 PERCENT BELOW A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 6 POUNDS HEAVIER
THAN LAST YEAR
VEAL AND CALF PRICES WERE
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 ft? 1
Location: Ephrata RO 4. 1 .
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
CO**"" 8 X
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.
f Livestock market and auction news
AIEGINI4
MARKETS
S IE AD Y IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK AS
NATIONAL CALF CARCASS
REMAINED STEADY. VEAL AND
CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 6 PERCENT
ABOVE LAST WEEK AND 6 PERCENT
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 23
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$3 00 HIGHER. LAMB SLAUGHTER
WAS 1 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK
AGO BUT 2 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE 25-75 CENT
LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
75 CENT TO $3.00 HIGHER EXCEPT
BELLIES WHICH WERE STEADY TO
$2.00 LOWER. PORK PRODUCTION
WAS 5 PERCENT ABOVE LAST WEEK
AND 15 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED 50 CENT HIGHER THAN
LAST TUESDAY WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS AT
$42 00-43.00 PER CWT.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 75 CENT 1.50 LOW
ER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240
LBS AT $43.25-44.00 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG
AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
y MERY’S
( BUYING
\fi at station
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD 4. 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
WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER
THAN LAST WEDNEDAY AT
$42.00-45.00. SOWS RANGED $26.00-
29.00 AND BOARS $19.00 PER CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 22%,
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 2%. FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 53%. OVER
600 LBS 20%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS- SLAUGHTER CATTLE
STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS
63 25-67.00 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LBS 61.00-6275 CHOICE 2-3
1100 LBS & OVER 63 50-64.00 UTILITY
& COMMERCIAL COWS 41 00-53.00
BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 48 25-58.25
1-2 1300-1600 LBS 51 75-61.75 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 53.00-62.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
MARTIN’S
HAY 81 STRAW
SALE
Public Auction 1
Every Wednesday,
12 Noon Sharp
Location: John Primus h
Son, Buck Run Road,
Coatsvllk, PA
For Information
215-383-6686 !
Coordinators:
Harvay Z. Martin
John Martin Primua '
Mulch Cantracla Alao
Available
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1988-A9
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 91.00-109.00 FEW 86.00 GOOD
AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 70.00-80.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 68.00-85.00 FEW 105.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 95-125 LBS 50.50-53.05; BUCKS
48.50-50.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200-250 LBS 40.00-45.35 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 28.00-34.40; 500 LBS &
OVER 30.50-33.95 FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS
88 00-100.00 FEW 117.00 500-700 LBS
80.00-92.00 FEW 71.00 HEIFERS;
MEDIUM 1 ,300-500 LBS 75.00-88.25
500-700 LBS 69 00-82.00.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, 111.
Wed, August 10, 1988
CATTLE; 75 NOT ENOUGH
OFFERED FOR A MARKET TEST.
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Competitive Prices!
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