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!
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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