Virginia Weekly Richmond, V> WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA Aug. 18-24, 1988 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS WERE MIXED $4.00 LOWER TO $4.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.25 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $2.00-2.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50-1.75 HIGHER. THE BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS $112.37 UP $2.47 FROM LAST TUESDAY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MARKET YOUR FORMULA FED CALVES WITH AREA PACKER We allow our valued growers to weigh their own calves. Domenic Venutp, Inc. 622 Federal Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-339-9921 or 215-467-9614 or 215-389-VEAL rfnammk gwauhey of SMITHFIELD, LTD. RECEIVING HOGS: LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS MONDAYS; McCoy'* Branch Offlc*, Bareville WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawell* Butcher Shop) & FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668 TUESDAYS: B & R Cattle THURSDAYS: Marietta 717-426-3258 YORK COUNTY FARMERS MONDAYS: Stewartatown 717-993-2564 TUESDAYS: Thomaaville 717-792-2248 or 9836 DEWART AREA FARMERS WEDNESDAYS - Dewarl 717-538-9835 Contact for Information: Ron Myers, 717-656-3291 Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203 or Charle Kauffman, 215-593-5674 Future forward contracts available ,5 ( n '/ 1 Livestock market and auction news STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. BEEF PRO DUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 2 PER CENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT LESS THAN 1 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 8 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 9 PER CENT BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 6 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 7 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $4.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIXED. Green Dragon Livestock Sales 0 Location; Ephrata RO 4. 1' mile N. on North State St.,, ~ Ephrata. 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.-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. $l.OO HIGHER TO $3.00 LOWER. LAMBS SLAUGHTER WAS I PER CENT ABOVE THE PREVIOUS WEEK 4 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 25 CENT LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.50 HIGHER EXCEPT LOINS WHICH WERE $5.50 TO $6.50 LOWER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 3 PERCENT BELOW LAST WEEK BUT 11 PER CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 C tttlcattei' SUiftaK'i "27f -HBMW Pounds heavier THAN LAST YEAR. THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER THAN LAST TUESDAY WITH BAR ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS $42.00-42.50 PER CWT. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-4 200-240 LBS $44.00-44.50 PER CWT. AT HARRISONBURG, LYNCHBURG AND TAPPAHANNOKC HOG PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER THAN LAST WEDNEDAY AT $42.00-45.00. SOWS RANGED $27.00- 29.00 AND BOARS $19.00 PER CWT, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 16%, SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 61%. OVER 600 LBS 19%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 65 50-66.00 HEIFERS: NO PRICES THIS WEEK UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 40.00- BULLS, 1-2 900-1300 LBS 48.50- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 52.50- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 54.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 90.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 75.50-90.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 69.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS 50.50- SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 40.00-45.25 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 29.00-35.00; 500 LBS & OVER 29.00-36.20 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 96.00- FEW 85.00 500-700 LBS 79.00- HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-500 LBS 75.00-90.00 500-700 LBS 72.00- pni p V Imm# XmMK WpMK ' BUkLDinBS Agricultural - Residential • Commercial • Please call us for a free estimate wsd «o oblifMioo I [ consultation. Ctor goal isto ferve you - 1 | because 'we 1 CONESTOGA BUILDING SUPPLY CO. 202 Orton *&, Hm mm, P* 17887 1-800-544-9464. 717-364-9616 HORSEH GENUINE HOR Barnyard Acid Rr AMERICAN Made of tough, long wearing shoes stand manure, silage, i better than cowhide. Shoes fei Goodyear welt, nitro cork soli not track, steel shank, paddei collar, cushion insole and arcl support. Ideal for barn use. Sizi 7-13 including 'A sizes. Ist quality. Our experience show; that horsehide outlasts good cowhide by 50% or more for farm use WIDTH STYLE inch D, EE. EEE $50.95 D, EE, EEE 8 Inch ” Steel Toe EE Onl 8" Insulated, snow grip sole $60.95 We ship in 24 hours We pay shipping W-R SUPPLY CO. Lake.Craina Rd. Box 388 Earlville, N.Y. 13332 1-800-533-1675 STATE ZIP VISA Phone orders shipped same day Mastercard Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Sat, August 20, 1988 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE TREND: MOSTLY STEADY. STEERS M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 86.00- 500-700 LBS. 78.00-93.00; 700-1000 LBS. 67.00-83.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 60.00-70.00. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 79.00-86.00; 500-700 LBS. 68.00- FEEDER BULLS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 82.00-88.00. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 73.00-80.00. HEIFERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS 75.00-79.00; 500-700 LBS. 70.00-80.00 S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 72.00-73.00 STOCK COWS: BEEF: WITH CALF 620.00- BABY CALVES: 25.00- SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: STEADY TO $2 HIGHER. UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 40.00-49.00; CAN NER & CUTTERS 1-3 34.00-40.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 52.00-58.00. LAMBS: TREND LOO HIGHER. BLUE O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 55.00; RED O CHOICE 58.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 66.50-67.75; SLAUGHTER EWES 13.00-25.00. HOGS; SOWS 1-3 29.00-31.25. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD & CHOICE 69.00-77.00. Peoria Sheep Peoria, Illinois Tuesday, August 23, 1988 SHEEP: 125 TRADING MODERATE. SLAUGHTER LAMBS MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER NO RECENT PRICE COM PARISON ON SLAUGHTER EWES. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 95-115 LBS. 52.00-53.00, FEW 54.00 CHOICE 90-120 LBS. 50.00-52.00 SLAUGHTER EWES; FEW CULL AND UTILITY 7 00-14 00 PRICE SIZE TOTAL i 52.95 157.95 NY Add 6% Tax- Grand Total- CUSTOMEI ADORES! TOWI s»*
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