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Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thunday, October 13, 1988
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA.
MARKETS IN REVIEW; OCT. 6-12,
1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN, $2.00
HIGHER TO $3.00 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE $3.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA THIS WEEK WERE
75 CENT TO $3.75 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$l.OO HIGHER. THE BOXED BEEF
CUT-OUT VALUE ON TUESDAY WAS
$112.57 UP $1.68 FROM LAST
ATTENTION FARMERS
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 for 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 wilt 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 for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE
Feeding Programs
And Services To
Meet Your Individ'
Needs
Computerized
Record Keeping
System
TUESDAY.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $3.00 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
50 CENT LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION
WAS LESS THAN 1 PERCENTABOVE
LAST WEEK BUT 2 PERCENT BELOW
A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS HEAVIER
THAN LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO FIRM.
VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 4
PERCENT HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK
BUT DOWN 8 PERCENT FROM LAST
YEAR. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHT-
Contracts
Available
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EMERY'S
( BUYING
ifi STATON
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
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD p MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RDI Martinsburg. Pa
MONDAYS - Hogs 7:30 AM to 12 Noon
Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 PM
THURSDAYS - Cattle & Calves
7:30 AM to 4 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
Cnfc
developing Individual
Financial Programs
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S WERE 14 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$2.00 HIGHER. LAMB SLAUGHTER
WAS 3 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK
AGO AND 2 PERCENT ABOVE A YE AR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 2 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
WERE 50 CENT LOWER TO $l.OO
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
25-50 CENT LOWER. FRESH PORK
PRICES WERE $1.25-4.50 LOWER.
PORK PRODUCTION WAS 3 PERCENT
ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 13 PER
CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER
AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE
SAME AS LAST YEAR.
THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET
CLOSED $2.00 LOWER TTIANLASt
TUESDAY WITH BARROWS AND
200 ' 240 LBS 537 -°°-38.00
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 1.
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
[arketing and Hedging
Services
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Lancaster fenrflng, iatoniay,' P 6cTofe>r
LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-4
200-240 LBS $39.00-40.00 PER CWT.
AT HARRISONBUR. LYNCHBURG,
& TAPPAHANNOCK HOG PRICES
WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER
THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT
$38.00-40.50. SOWS NO QUOTE.
BOARS NO QUOTE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1% SLAUGHTER COWS 11%.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 1%. FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 69%, OVER
600 LBS 17%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 65.00-68.85
MOSTLY 66.50-68.85 CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS 66.60-68.25 HEIFERS
CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS 62.00-66.60
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 62.00-68.00
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS
38.00- BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS
47.25-58.00 FEW 62.00 1-2 1300-1600
LBS 46.00-56.50 FEW 62.50 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 50.00-60.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250
LBS 71.00-88.50 GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-500 LBS 65.00-75.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 95-125 LBS 50.00-59.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 36.25-40.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 27.00-32.00; 500 LBS & OVER
28.50-32.00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 97.00-115.00
300-400 98.00-110.00 400-500
84.00- 500-600 75.00-89.50 600-700
70.00- 700-800 65.00-79.50
800-1000 61.00-74.00.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-400 LBS
77.00- 400-500 74.00-88.00 500-600
70.00- 600-700 65.00-75.25 700-800
60.00- 800-900 57.00-65.50.
Northern Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Orange, Va.
Wednesday, October 13, 1988
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 20 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND
GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 38.50 2-4
180-200 LBS 35.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 27.50 500 LBS & OVER 29.50
BOARS 22.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 133 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 13 HEAD STEERS CHOICE 2-3
900-1000 LBS 64.00 SELECT 2-3
850-1100 LBS 62.50-64.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS 111 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG. UT. 1-3 40.00-50.25
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 43.50-51.50
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
32.50-44.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 55.00-62.001-2 1300-1600
LBS 53.25-61.75.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 12 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS
HOSTETTER PORK
Wanted To Buy
Crippled and
Disabled Sows
and Boars
Hogs Slaughtered For
Federal Inspection
&
PHONE 717-274-7609
71.00-BS.OO.
LAMBS 8 HEAD - NO TRENDS
REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 461 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 LARGE I SMALL 1 MED. &
LARGE 2 200-300 94.00-115.00
300-400 83.50-96.50 400-500
76.00- 82.00-93.00 72.00-76.00
67.00- 500-600 77.00-81.50
80.00- 77.00 600-700 72.00-72.50
63.50 69.50 700-800 74.00-75.00
68.00 800-900 61.00-70.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE
1-2 300-500 LBS 63.50-70.50; 700-900
LBS 58.00 900-1100 LBS 52.50-57.75.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
72.00- 75.00 65.00-72.00 400-500
70.00- 71.00-80.50 70.00-76.00
500-600 72.00-76.50 75.00-76.50
62.00- 70.00 600-700 65.00-70.00
73.75 700-800 60.00-64.00
FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS
83.50-95.00 85.00-90.00 300-500
LBS 82.00-92.50 66,50-83.00 67.00
500-700 LBS 73.00-77.00 74.00
65.00- COWS RETURNED TO
FARMS 16 HEAD; M-l, 4-7 YR OLD
SPRINGERS 420.00-450.00 PER HEAD
OR BY LB. 45.00-51.50 PER CWT.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 14
PAIR; M-1.4-7 YR OLD WITH CALVES
NEWBORN TO 150 LBS 530.00-590.00;
M-l, 4-7 YR OLD WITH CALVES
250-400 LBS 745.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 34
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
65.00- PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS
70.00- PER CWT.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, Oct. 8, 1988
LARGE 60.00-80.00; MEDIUM
45.00-52.00.
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
40.00- HEAVY BUTCHER
35.50-41.00; LIGHT BUTCHER
32.00- BUTCHER SOWS
25.00- FEEDER SHOATS
5 00-24.00.
VEAL: GOOD 95.00-115.00; STAN
DARD 85.00-90-00; UTILITY
55.00- HEAVY BULL CALVES
105.00-
SHEEP & LAMBS; GOOD
53 50-60.00; UTILITY 50 00-52.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-25 00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS.
GOOD 64.50-71.50; STANDARD
60 00-62.00; UTILITY 54.00-58.00.
HEIFERS: GOOD 62.00-66.50; STAN
DARD 58.00-60.00- UTILITY
48.00-54.00.
COWS: COMMERCIAL 43.50-55.00;
UTILITY 40.00-42.00; CANNER & CUT
TER 30.00-38.00.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD
55.00-62.50; CUTTER & UTILITY
48.50-52.00.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE; GOOD
70.00-80.00; MEDIUM 60.00-68.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.00-90.00;
MEDIUM 65.00-75.00.
HEIFER CALVES: GOOD
70.00-85.00; MEDIUM 55.00-65.00.
MARTIN'S
HAY &. STRAW
SALE
Public Auction 1
Every Wednesday, 1
12 Noon Sharp '
Location: John Prlmua h ,
Son, Buck Run Road,
Coalavillc, PA i
For Information
215-383-6686 !
Coordinators:
Harvsy Z. Martin
John Marlin Prlmua *
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