Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thursday, Sept. 29, 1988
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN
VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $5 00
LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $2 00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA THIS WEEK -NONE
REPORTED. MIDWEST PRICES WERE
50 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER. THE BOX
ED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUES
DAY WAS $llO 06 DOWN 93 CENT
FROM LAST TUESDAY.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $3.00 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE WERE $l.OO
HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS
DOWN 2 PERCENT FROM A WEEK
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
AJfBMON FARMBiS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid (or immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price tor hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
Livestock market and auction news
AGO BUT UP 2 PERCENT FROM LAST
YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHT-
S 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 DbWN
6 PERCENT FROM A WEEK AGO AND
DOWN 9 PERCENT FROM A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 11 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$2.00-2.50 LOWER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2 00
LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 8
PERCENT BELOW A WEEL AGO AND
8 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE
Y' "y EMHWS
( BUTINS
{$ STATION
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD4, 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
THE SAME AS LAST YEAR
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
WERE $I 00 LOWER TO $ 1.75 HIGHER,
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK
ET WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT HIGH
ER. MIDWEST HOGS WERE $l.OO-2.00
HIGHER FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
$3.75-7.25 HIGHER EXCEPT LOINS
WHICH WERE $2.50 LOWER. PORK
PRODUCTION WAS 3 PERCENT
ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 14 PER
CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO AVER
AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1
POUND LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED NO TREND REPORTED DUE
TO NO REPORT LAST WEEK BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 1-4 200-240 LBS
TUESDAY WERE $39 00-40.00 PER
CWT.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED STEADY TO 50
CENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNES
DAYWITH BARROWS AND GILTS, US
1-4 2CJ-240 LBS $39.50-41.50 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBUR, LYNCHBURG.
& TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE STEADY COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY AT $3B 00-41.00, SOWS
RANGED $28.00-30.00 AND BOARS
$2O 00 PER CWT.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0% SLAUGHTER COWS 11%,
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 73%, OVER
600 LBS 14%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS:
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; NO
PRICES REPORTED THIS WEEK HEIF
ERS; NO PRICES REPORTED THIS
WEEK UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
COWS 37.50-49.25 BULLS; 1-2900-1300
LBS 50 00-63.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
48 50-59.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
53.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS
82 00-91.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 79.00-81.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
75.00- FEW 65.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
95-125 LBS 54.00-57.50; BUCKS 48.50
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 38.00-41.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 25.00-37.00; 500 LBS & OVER
28.0a33.00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 20a300 LBS 97 00-11000
300-400 85.00-101.00 400-500
88.00- 500-600 75.00-89.00
600-700 75 oaBB.oo 70a800 72.(X)-82.00
80a900 63 75-75 50.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-400 LBS
76 00-88 00 400-500 70 00-87 50 500-600
68 0 081 00 600-700 65 00-76.00 700-800
62 00-73.00 800-900 61.00-75 00.
Richmond Va
Fed State
Northern Virginia Area
(Fauquier) And Staunton Union, Virgi-
Sept. 27, 1988
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY
SLAUGHTER HOGS 85 HEAD - BAR
ROWS AND GILTS 1.00 HIGHER
SLAUGHTER SOWS 2.00 HIGHER
BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 39.25-41.75 3-4 250-300 LBS 33 50
2-4 180-200 LBS 38.25 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 29.00-32 00 500 LBS &
OVER 31.00-33.00 BOARS 24 00-26 00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 120 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS AND SLAUGH-
• tYeod Shavings & Sawdust Mix
• Reasonably Prised
• Continuous Year Round Supply
a
• Delivered To Your Farm By Trader
—CALL FOR PRIC
Martins
◄grain
84 East Mam St.
Mount Joy, PA
717-653-1085
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1988-A9
TER BULLS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER COWS 94 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 39.00-47.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 38.00-47.50
CANNER $ LOW CUTTER 1-2
36.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS 16 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
53.00- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
56.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 10 HEAD CALVES - GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 75.00-86.00
LAMBS 99 HEAD - SLAUGHTER
LAMBS STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS 55.00 CHOICE
85-125 LBS 59.75 FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 65.00;
60-70 LBS 66.00 SLAUGHTER EWES
ALL GRADES 13.00-21.00
FEEDER CATTLE 330 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS,
MEDIUM 1 300-400 90.00-107.00
400-500 80.00-86.00 500-600 75.00-80.00
600-700 75.00-79.00 HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 500-700
LBS 68.00-73.00
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 300-400
74.00- 400-500 70.00-78.00 500-600
65.00- FEEDER BULLS; MEDIUM
1 300-500 LBS 85.00-103.00 500-700 LBS
70.00- 700-900 LBS 55.00-59.00
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 25 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK
OLD 30.00-116.00 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS 80.00-126.00 PER CWT.
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE
626 HEAD SOLD AT MARSHALL
(FAUQUIER)
STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 96.00-102.00
400-500 92.00-94.25 500-600
’BO.OO-95.00 80.00 600-700 81.00-85.25
81.25 700-800 75.00-80.25 75.50 800-900
72.25-78.50 71.00 900-1000 69.00-74.75
HEIFERS: MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 80.00-82.00
400-500 77.00-81.25 73.50 500-600
77.75-80.00 73.75 600-700 73.00-76.25
65.00 700-800 70.00-73.00
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, Illinois
Tuesday, September 27, 1988
SHEEP: 200 TRADING MODERATE.
COMPARED WITH LAST TUESDAY
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 1.00 TO 2.00
LOWER NOT ENOUGH SLAUGHTER
EWES FOR A MARKET TEST
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-120 LBS.
55 00-57.00. FEW 58.00
MIRY
BEDDING