Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Wednesday, December 14, 1988 MARKETS IN REVIEW: DEC. 8-14,1988. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOST LY STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST MARKETS WERE $1.75-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 75 CENT HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $1.50 LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $2.00 LOWER. BEEF PRO DUCTION WAS 5 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 5% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 10 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.00 LOWER. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGH TER WAS 2 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 13 PERCENT BELOW MELHORN SALES, SEftVXCE, jH itU lOlOW.MilnSt., Mount 17552 LOCAL DEKALB HATC Four nearby locations capable of large volumes to fill your orders in 1 to 2 consecutive days utilizing professional people and state of the art equipment. This provides you with fast, efficient service that results in a top quality chick. The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total fjgk For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Hi jWy_ Monday -Friday 8:30 AM -4:00 PM A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEA VIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 4% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 4% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE $2.50-3.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $2.00 HIGHER, FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $1.50-6.00 HIGHER EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WAS MIXED, $3.00 HIGHER TO $3.50 LOWER. PORK PRO DUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $3.00-3.50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-4 200-240 LBS $39.00-40.50 PER CWT. AT HARRISONBURG, TAPPAHAN NOCK & LYNCHBURG HOG PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.25 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $35.00-41.25. SOWS RANGED $25.00-26.00 AND BOARS $lB.OO-19.00 PER CWT. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS ft •* mm = j r needs of poultrymen. 5% SLAUGHTER COWS 16%. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%, FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 60%, OVER 600 LBS 17%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 67.00-70.25 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 66.50-69.40 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 65.75-68.50 HEIF ERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 61.25-67.25 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 64.00-66.75 UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 40.00-49.50 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 47.00-54.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 50.75-61.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 47.00-58.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 80.00-97.00FEW71.00G00D AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 78.00-86.50 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 68.00-81.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS 65.50-67.25; BUCK 60.00 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SHORN NO. 1&2 PELTS 67.35 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 37.50-40.50** **FEW LOTS RETURNED FOR HOME SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 24.50-33.00** SLAUGHT ER** 500 LBS & OVER 25.00-31.00. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 97.00 300-400 LBS 71.50-83.00 300-400 82.00-95.00 400-500 69.00- 400-500 80.00-95.00 500-600 65.00- 500-600 75.00-89.00 600-700 65.00- 600-700 71.00-84.00700-800 63.25-73.00 700-800 65.00-78.00 800-900 60.00- 800-900 71.00-80.00. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Orange, Va. Wednesday, December 14, 1988 SLAUGHTER HOGS 15 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 3-4 250-300 LBS 32.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 21.00-26.00 500 LBS & OVER 23.00-26.00 BOARS 21.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 113 HEAD - STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 10 HEAD CUT TER & BNG. UT. 1-3 41.00-47.00 2 AT 50.00- BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 42.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 34.00-43.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 3 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 46.00-56.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER. ■ SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS - HEAD CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS. LAMBS - HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. CHOICE 85-125 LBS FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN CY 70-85 LBS. FEEDER CATTLE 145 HEAD - STEADY STEERS; MEDIUM 1 400-500 82.00-86.00 500-600 78.00-84.00 600-700 82.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 700-900 LBS 57.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 72.00-75.00 400-500 70.00-74.00 - - FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 LARGE 1 300-500 LBS 78.00 - 500-700 LBS 69.00 76.00 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 40 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 40.00-110.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 55.00-122.00 PER CWT. Southeast And Central Virginia Area Livestock Summary (Blackstone) And Smlthfleld, V*. Wednesday, December 14, 1988 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY SOUTHSIDE CATTLE SOLD ON OUT WEIGHTS. SLAUGHTER HOGS 165 HEAD - SLAUGHTER SOWS $.50-75 CENTS HIGHER BOARS 1.00-1.50 HIGHER SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 26.30-28.00 500 LBS & OVER 28.00-28.30 BOARS 24.50-26.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 110 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS TOTAL RECEIPTS 17 HEAD STEERS: SELECT 2-3 900-1100 LBS 61.50-63.50 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 61.00-6150. SLAUGHTER COWS 75 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 43.00-47.25 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 43.00-49.00 BOYDELL FARMS 302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-8943 DISTRIBUTORS FOR PROVEN RESULTS... QUARRYVILLE TRIAL N.C. #2515 - 151.2 Bus. Per A. P # 3378 = 144.7 Bus. Per A. N.C. Shores N.C. Waves Pella Williams CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 36.00-41.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 11 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 40.00-44.501-21300-1600 LBS 52.00-56.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 51.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES & VEALERS TOTAL RECEIPTS 7 VEALERS: H CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS 93.50-95.00 GOOD & CHOICE 100-250 LBS 73.00-84.50. FEEDER CATTLE 246 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS STEADY. FEEDER HEIF ERS 2.00-3.00 HIGHER FEEDER BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 105.00 - -- 300-400 - 77.50-84.50 - 400-500 80.50 75.00-79.00 - 500-600 78.00-85.00 - 68.50-74.50 800-900 63.50-70.50. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 70.00-72.00 69.50- 400-500 75.00-77.00 66.00- 70.00-72.00 500-600 69.50- 70.25 69.00-73.00 600-700 71.00- 59.50-64.00 700-800 66.00 BOO-900 64.25 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 SMALL 1 MED&LAR GE 2 200-300 LBS 92.00-105.00 - 91.00- 300-500 LBS 78.00-90.00 65.00- 74.00-88 00 500-700 LBS 64.00- 69.00-78 STOCK COWS & COWS WITH CALVES TOTAL RECEIPTS 45 COWS RETURNED TO FARMS TOTAL RECIPTS 36 HEAD COWS W/C AT SIDE TOTAL RECEIPTS 9 PAIR COWS W/C 95-107 LBS 515.00-800.00 PER PAIR BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 44 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 14.00-84.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 115.00-123.00 PER CWT. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, December 15, 1988 OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY CLOSE. CATTLE AND CALVES: 750 ( 50 SLTR, 700 FDRS). RECEIPTS CONSISTS OF FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FOR THURS DAY’S AUCTION. SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS; CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS % LO DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 NO TEST. BONING 1-2 NO TTST CANNER & CUTTER 1-2 NO TEST. SHELLY CANNER 1-2 NO TEST. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,800; WEEK AGO 2,500: YEAR AGO 2,300. AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS WEEK’S CLOSE, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS. UNEVEN. MSOTLY 1.00 LOWER. COWS UNEVENLY 3.00-5.00 HIGHER. BULLS FIRM. 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS, AROUND 10% COWS. SCHLESSMAN'S HYBRID CORIT^ „ 805 • 711 crv 1987 Ohio - All Reps, 53134 - 58.5 Bu/A - Group 111 Pella - 53.7 Bu/A - Group 111 53136 - 70.2 Bu/A - Group 111 A 3127 - 60.6 Bu/A - Group 111 Williams 82 - 61.2 Bu/A - Group 111
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