Virginia Weekly February 9,1989 MARKETS IN REVIEW: FEB. 2-8, 1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $5.00 HIGHER TO $1.50 LOWER, MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.50 LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN, $7.00 HIGHER TO $1.50 LOWER WHILE MIDEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT 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 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 for hogs for the day. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phone:7l7-275-2880 SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individi Needs Computerized Record Keeping System LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 2 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND LESS THAN 1 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEA VIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY $3.00-10.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 2 PERCENT BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 3 PER CENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE 75 CENT TO $2OO HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS THE SAME THIS WEEK AS LAST WEEK BUT 3 PER CENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-2.00 LOWER AS MID Go* Contracts Available ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD 0 MOYER PACKING CO. PACKING CO. Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle At The BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD 1 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 Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock Developing Individual Financial Programs WEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $2.50-4.75 LOWER EXCEPT LOINS WHICH WERE $1.50-2.00 HIGHER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 1 PERCENT ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 8 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. **THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET CLOSED 25 CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY’S TRADING. BARROWS AND GILTS; COUNTRY PLANTS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 37.00-39.00 US 1-2 210-250 LBS HIGH YIELDING 39.50-41.00 US 2-4 210-250 LBS 37.50-38.50 SOWS WERE $27.00-34.75 AND BOARS $lB.OO-23.00 ***THIS REEDRT IS NOW TAKING THE PLACE OF THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET AND THE COUNTRY POINT HOG MARKET.*** SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 8% SLAUGHTER COWS 21%. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 2%. Services FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 51%, OVER 600 LBS 17%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 72.60-74.70 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 70.50-74.50 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 65.00-69.50 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 68.00-70.75 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 43.00-55.00 BULLS; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.50-62.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 52.50-64.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 51.00-63.25 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 92.50-104.00 FEW 124.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 85.00-88.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 78.50-96.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS 62.00-66.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 36.75-40.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 25.00-35.00 500 LBS & OVER 32.00-36.90 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 92.00-108.50 300-400 LBS 72.00- 300-400 95.00-112.50 400-500 75.50-89.00 400-500 90.00- 00FW88.50 500-600 68.50-81.50 500-600 78.00-92.50 600-700 61.25-76.00 600-700 76.00- 700-800 62.00-69.00 700-800 70.50-81.00 800-900 800-900 72.00- 80.00FW 66.50. N. Virginia Area Livestock Orange, VA February 8, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST ATTENTION DAIRYMEN & LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS! — ANNUAL DAIRY & SOILS CLINIC Sponsored by Agri-Dynamics SPEAKERS Dr. “Mac” McCullough - Professor bf Animal Nu trition and Head of the Animal Science Department at the University of Georgia Experiment Station. Author of several books on dairy nutrition apd fre quent contributor to Hoards Dairymen. TOPIC: “Common Sense Feeding Of Dairy Cows” Dr. Ahktar Kwaja - President of K-Labs Inter national. Agronomist & International Consultant for soils & crops. Also, specialist in feed & water analysis. TOPIC: “Determining Nutrient Deficiencies in Crops” Jerry Brunetti - President of Agri-Dynamics, Inc. Manufacturer of natural and wholistic herd health products for the dairy & equine industry. TOPIC: “Utilizing Herbs, nutrients in Herd Health” WHERE: Harvest Drive WHERE: Antrim House Restaurant Restaurant Intercourse, PA Greencastle, PA WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 23, 1989 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. FREE LUNCH! COMPLIMENTS OF YOUR AGRI-DYNAMICS DISTRIBUTOR For additional Information & reservations contact: :RCI IRSE Fisher & Thompson - Leola, 717-656-3307 J.G. Agri Service - Manheim, 717-665-6727 Daniel’s Farm Store - Leola, 717-656-6982 Lancaster Finning, Saturday, February it, 1989-A9 CLINIC TIMES & PLACES WHEN: Friday, Feb. 24, 1989 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.' ETIN Gary Besecker - Chambersburg, 717-263-4781 Wltmer’s Implement Service- Shippensburg, 717-532-6139 Potomac Valley Supply - Hagerstown, MD 301-223-6877 WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER CATTLE 204 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 54 HEAD STEERS: SELECT 2-3 900-1100 LBS 57.00-63.00 SELECT 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 61.50-64.25 HEIFERS; SELECT 2-3 850-1100 LBS 57.00-63.75 SELECT 2-3 1100-1250 LBS 58.75 SLAUGHTER COWS 105 HEAD CUTTER & BNG. UT. 1-3 39.50-47.50 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-53.25 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD- 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.50 1-2 1300-1600 LfiS 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 51.00-57.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 21 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 99.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 85.00-88.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 77.00- FEEDER CATTLE 121 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 75.00 600-700 77.00 700-800 70.50 STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 71.00-84.50; 500-700 LBS 61.00-64.50 700-900 LBS 51.00-61.50 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 83.00-88.00 400-500 78.00-80.50 71.00-75.50 500-600 73.00-77. 50 68.50 600-700 72.00-74.00 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 200-300 LBS 106.00 300-500 LBS 85.50 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 33 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD 42.50-122.50 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 120.00-157.50 PER CWT. Enzymes & Micro- ;astle meeting HOLSTEIN
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