Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, August 18, 1988 MARKETS IN REVIEW. AUG. 11-17, 1988 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS"' IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE $2OO-3.00 HIGHER THIS WEEK MID WEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO S2.SO HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $2.00-4 75 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l5O HIGHER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS $lO9 90 THIS WAS $3.18 HIGHER THAN LAST TUESAY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. BEEF PRO DUCTION WAS 3 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT DOWN 1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 6 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE $l.OO-5.00 LOWER LAST WEEK WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER, VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 6 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 17 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 14 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $2.50 LOWER TO $3.50 HIGH Metered Concrete at Competitive Prices! PARADISE ElKpcr CONCRETE Pay L , tar use , I 687-0990 | „ . . . Perfect For The No JOD too small! “Do-It-Yourselfer" general contractors welcome Mitch White - Driver 19 Meadow Lane, Paradis* Eric R. Probst, Prop. Green Dragon Livestock Sales J Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St.,/ Ephrata. c o* s COWS 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. ER MIDWEST PRICES WERE $4 00 HIGHER. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 4 PERCENT FROM A WEEK AGO AND 4 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA LAST WEEK WERE $1 00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 25-50 CENT HIGHER FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.50 HIGHER PORK PRODUCTION WAS 2 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 11 PER CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 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 $42.50-43.50 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 50-45.50 PER CWT. Livestock market and auction news AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNEDAY AT $42 00-45 50. SOWS RANGED $2600- 30.00 AND BOARS $20.00 PER CWT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4% SLAUGHTER COWS 20%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 53%. OVER 600 LBS 19%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 62 00-67.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 64.00-68.40 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 63 00-68.35 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS 62.25-65.80 CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 63.75-65 25 FEW 57.25 CHOICE 2-3 1150 LBS & OVER 63.25-66.60 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 42 00-53.50 BULLS, 1-2900-1300 LBS 50 00-57.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 50 00-63.75 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 52.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 90.00- 00 GOOD AND CHOICE 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 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1988-A9 100-250 LBS 72.50-90 00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 75 00-86.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS 50 50-54 00, SHORN 53.50-54.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 43.00-45.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 29.00-3575; 500 LBS & OVER 27.00-35 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 90.50-104 00 FEW 82.00 AND FEW 113.00 500-700 LfiS 83.00-100.00 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 30G-500 LBS 82.00-95.00 FEW 73.00 500-700 LBS 69 50-81.00. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Fauquier & Staunton Union, Va. Tuesday, August 16, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 84 HEAD - BAR ROWS ANDGILTS STEADY. SLAUGH TER SOWS STEADY. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 45.10 2-4 180-200 LBS 40.00-42.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 29.00-32.00 500 LBS & OVER 32.00-34.00 BOARS 25.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 154 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 118 HEAD CUTTER & BNG.UT. 1-3 42.00-48.00 FEW 50.00-51.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 40.00-51.50 1 AT 55.50 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 37.00-4: SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 56.25- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 53.25- SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 28 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 92 00-104.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 72.50-85.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 78 00-85.00. LAMBS 180 HEAD - SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 54.00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS 56.25 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 58.50 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 10.00-13.50. FEEDER CATTLE 315 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED &LARGE 2 200-300 90.00-114.00. 3OO-400 85.00-100.00 FEW 107.00 81.00 400-500 91.00-104.00 FEW 85.00 86 50-91.00 500-600 79.00-89.00 87.00 72.75 76.50 600-700 74.75-83.00 77 00-82.00 700-800 74.50. HEIFERS; MEDIUM I LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 75.00-81.00 400-500 75.00-82.25 68.00- 80 00 71.00-76.50 600-700 70.00- 73.00 700-800 70.00. FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM I LARGE 1 300-500 LBS 75.50-86.00 500-700 LBS 70.00-80.00 71.50 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 36 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 35.00-90.00 FEW 97.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 65.00-104.00 PER CWT. 500-600
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