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
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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.
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