Richmond, Va. Wednewtay, March 30, 1989 MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 23-29. 1989. FEEDER SIBERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN $5.00 HIGHER TO $14.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $2. 50 HIGHER TO $4.00 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.50 LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.75-5.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.50 HIGH ER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 3% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 13 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE STEADY TO $6.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGH TER WAS 9% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 4% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 9 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE MARTIN’S HAY Si STRAW SALE Public Auction Every Wednesday, 12 Noon Sharp ■ Location: John Primus & Son, Buck Run Road, Coatesville, PA Coordinators: Harvey Z. Martin John Martin Primus 215-445-5303 215-383-6686 Leon Kurtz, Auctioneer Mulch Contract* Also Avallabl* SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Co* Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individu: Needs Computerized Record Keeping System WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 12% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 24% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE $37.00-38.00, WITH NO COM PARISON. THEY WERE CLOSED FOR EASTER WEEK. MIDWEST MARKETS WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE MIXED. $5.00 HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER WITH MOST OF THE STRENGTH ON LOINS. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 4% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET MARCH 23-29,1989. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA TOTALED 10,007 HEAD. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 1*7,257,HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED $l.OO-1.25 LOWER COM PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY’S TRADING. COUNTRY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3 200-240 LBS 35.00-38.50 US 1-2 210-240 LBS HIGH YIELDING Contracts Available FRIDAY, APR. 7-1:00 PM ON THE FARM MONTHLY I Snow Date Following Tugs. Same TlmFI BRED GILT SALE Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks Located 4 miles east of former loca tion, 1 mile off 472 midway between Quarryvllle & Oxford, PA, 1 mile south of Kirkwood, turn west off 472 at Union Church (Street Rd.) 1 mile to crossroad turn left, 2nd farm on right. Hill Road. Watch for sale signs. For This Sale 20 F2’s due between Apr. 10 & 17 20 F2*s due between Apr. 17 & May 1 14 3 ways due between April 14 & 20 I If you need bred gilts don’t miss it. Last 'sale average only $2OO. If you can’t | | come to sale place your order with the! > • Diffenbachs. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #lO9 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 SO to 60 Head We have White Diamond F2’s crossbred to Chester White & some 3-way cross - York, Landrace & Duroc. s Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryslplas, Rhinitis. E’Coll, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., MAY 5. 1:00 P.M. Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock Developing Individual Financial Programs 37.00-38.50 SOWS $26.00-33.50 AND BOARS $19.00-24.85. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 13%; SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS' 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 69% OVER 600 LBS 16%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 68.50-71.00 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1150 LBS 67.00-70.00 UTILITY A COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00- BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 50.75-67.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER 52.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS FEW 102.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 85.00-97.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS -- SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 75.25-'»6.00 FEW 63.25 HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 69.00-73.00 FEW 60.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 36.00-39.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 25.00-33.00; 500 LBS A OVER 30.00- Services FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 96.00-115.00 300-400 LBS. 78.00- 300-400 89.50-104.50 400-500 78.00-92.75 400-500 92.00- 10.00FW87.00 500-600 70.00- 500-600 83.00-98.00 600-700 63.00- 600-700 73.00-86.00 700-800 64.00- 700-800 69.25-78.50 800-900 65.00- 800-900 65.00-74.00. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Orange, Virginia Wednesday, March 29, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 30 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 39.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 80 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 75 HEAD CUT TER A BNG. UT. 1-3 48.00-51.00 BRKG.UT. A COMM. 2-4 48.00-53.00 CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2 38.00-48.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 5 HEAD- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 58.00-67.00. FEEDER CATTLE 350 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 90.00- 400-500 88.00-91.75 89.00- 78.00-85.00 500-600 84.00- 88.00-91.00 600-700 80.00- 83.00 --- 700-800 72.50-75.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 82.00-88.00 85.00- 400-500 80.00-84.00 84.00- 500-600 74.00-79.50 78.00- 74.00 600-700 72.00-75.00 76.00 65.50-67.25 700-800 64.00-68.00 64.00 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 SMALL 1 300-500 LBS 78.50-91.00 75.00-80.00 500-700 LBS 80.00-82.50 60.00-70.00 Southeast And Central Virginia Area Livestock Summary Smlthfleld, Va. Thursday, March 30, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY (SOUTHS IDE -BLACKSTONE- NOT AVAILABLE). SLAUGHTER HOGS 225 HEAD - SLAUGHTER SOWS 2.00-3.50 LOWER. SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 28.80-30.00 500 LBS & OVER 31.75-32.75 BOARS ... Contract with Purina Now accepting new and sow herds We supply: - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment -Call Us Today -1-800-873-5300 Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture 23.90-28.60. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 49 HEAD - SLAUGHTER STERS AND HEIFERS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 31 HEAD STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1 ISO LBS 68.50-70.00 SELECT 2-3 900-1100 LBS 62.00-66.00. HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS 67.00-69.00. SLAUGHTER COWS 9 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 46.50-48.25 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 40.50-43.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 5 HEAD; 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 57.00-59.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 56.50-60.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 4 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS FEW 102.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 89.00-93.00. FEEDER CATTLE 132 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS 2.00 HIGHER. FEEDER HEIFERS 4.00 HIGHER. FEEDER BULLS STEADY TO 2.00 HIGHER. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 89.50-95.00 400-500 89.00-91.50 78.00-89.50. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 82.00-85.00 75.00- 400-500 78.00-81.00 73.00- 500-600 71.00-72.00 75.00 68.50-69.00 600-700 63.00-67.00 61.00- FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 MED.&LARGB 2 300-500 LBS 88.00- 76.00 500-700 LBS 60.00- 61.50-72.50. Philadelphia Eggs Thursday, March 30, 1989 Report Supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: TRADE SEN TIMENT WAS CAUTIOUS. MOVEMENT OF CARTONED EGGS INTO RETAIL CHANNELS SLOW TODAY BUT WAS ABOUT AS EXPECTED. SOME RETAILERS MADE INQUIRIES ABOUT FEATURES FOR NEXT WEEK. FLOOR STOCKS WERE GENERALLY IN GOOD BALANCE, JUMBOS AND MEDIUMS LONG IN SOME QUARTERS. MOST DISTRIBU TORS PLAN TO HOLD INVENTORIES CLOSE TO IMMEDIATE NEEDS. PRICES TO RETAILERS; SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. CONSUMER GRADES WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR: EXTRA LARGE .78-97; A LARGE .76-.95; A MEDIUM .66-.86. Mills, Inc. existing To 1 19 i
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