Al2-Uncwtef Firming, Saturday. April 29,1989 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter WED, 4/26/89 (EST) WEEK AGO (EST) YEAR AGO (ACT) WEEK TO DATE (EST) SAME PD LT WK (EST) SAME PD LT YR (ACT) Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. April 20-26, 1989 MARKETS IN REVIEW; APRIL 20-26, 1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN $3.00 HIGHER TO $4.50 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $l.OO HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $2.50 HIGHER TO $1.75 LOWER, MIDWEST PRICES WERE UNEVEN, MOSTLY $1.25 LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 1% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE STEADY TO WEAK WHILE MIDWEST PRICES HELD FIRM. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS THE SAME AS LAST WEEK BUT DOWN 6% FROM A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 9 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.25 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE $4.00 HIGHER. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 19% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 18% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 50 CENT TO $1.25 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE MOSTLY 50 CENT TO $3.50 LOWER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 8% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET APRIL 20-16, 1989, RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG CORN STARTER SEASON We Have A Program For Your 7-21-5 Clear Liquid *V3 Clear Liquid Truckload Prices TOBACCO GROWERS “ We Have A 4-8-10 Sulphate of Potash Fertilizer Ready To Go, Applied With Chemicals Full Liquid Blending Service Available Under Federal Inspection * April 26, 1989 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP 128.000 7,000 332,000 20,000 128.000 7,000 342,000 22,000 129.000 7,000 320,000 18,000 381.000 23,000 977,000 59,000 382.000 24,000 1,010,000 62,000 382.000 23,000 947,000 55,000 MARKET IN VIRGINIA TOTALED 20,784 HEAD. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 17,739 HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED STEADY COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY’S TRADING. COUNTRY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3 200-240 LBS 34.50-38.00 US 1-2 210-240 LBS FEW HIGH YIELDING 36.00- US 2-4 210-240 LBS BASE PRICE 34.00-36.00 SOWS 524.00-30.10 AND BOARS 519.00-21.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 3%; SLAUGHTER COWS 13%; SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 70% OVER 600 LBS 11%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000 LBS St OVER 71.25-74.90 FEW 65.00- HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS 65.00-65.75 CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 66.75-69.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1250 LBS 67.25-71.80 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00-53.00 BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.00-62.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 51.00-63.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER 51.25-65.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS 85.00- FEW 101.00-104.00 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 75.00-92.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 70.00-87.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 75.00-83.75; FEW 72.00 HIGH CHOICE St PRIME 95-125 LBS SHORN 74.00; WOOL 70.00-75.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 34.50-38.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 23.00-35.25; 500 LBS & OVER 29.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 95.00-110.00 300-400 LBS. 73.00- 300-400 87.00-102.00 400-500 69.75-86.00 400-500 84.00- 500-600 65.00-77.00 500-600 80.00-97.50 600-700 60.00-75.00 600-700 70.00-89.00 700-800 62.00-68.00 700-800 66.50-78.00 800-900 55.00-67.00 800-900 65.00-74.00. a 9bm/a ▼ 2020 Horseshoe Rd. Lancaster. PA 17601 Phone 717-397-0035 IED & FEED PROGRAMS 20-7-7 Fluid Suspension 24-0-10 Fluid Suspension 30% Liquid N Applied w/Chejpiicals dressing - Liquid Nitrogen Available Fertilizers - Lebanon Ammoniated & R/K Blended (Continued from Pago A 3) pits had become oversold Feeders traded higher on spillover from live cattle. Prices began to slide midsession on reports of weaken ing carcass values and a lack of market direction. Ideas of more than adequate supplies pressured along with lower fed cattle values at direct markets. June live cattle settled unchanged at $70.52. CME FEEDER CATTLE SET TLEMENT PRICE - 4/24/89 - $75.65 dn $ .06. ACRES NEXT DAY OUT LOOK: CASH - steady to weak FUTURES - steady to mixed. A£RES HOG UPDATE: Live hog futures closed mixed this afternoon with bellies settling sharply higher. Today’s mixed close saw the spot option gaining 17 points while the July lost 3. Support early in the day was linked to firmer cash market fun damentals coupled with short Cov- HDHEIHK3HKIHEIHE3H g Keystone Mills n Provides Balanced Nutrition itst* n For Your Pastured Dry n m Cows And Heifers « D D HMmm iM [=a=| 1 a H Improved Breeding And Milk prn Production Through: n : m d K* ■ihimMl Nutrition to meat the |ET^ nutrient requirements off dry cows no and helffers. Pt t If 1 • Ceeveelent and easy to feed, [FlTlt ISbbßj especially those hard to reach [kOJj pastures. vw Kl H K H • Twaslxos 90 lbs. and 500 ibs. * Woalhsrpi aaf for minimal waste. • Vitamin and mlnaral raqulramants ara supplied, Including vitamins A and D, salanium and magnatlum. * Highly Palatabla ■ with Intaka llmltara* Contains intaka llmitars to pravont ovar consumption. Dry cows andJialffars gat what thay noad • no morn, no lass. IBbebU * Trademark Ralston Purina Company ering. Optimism that marketings would soon began their annual drop offered further support. Ideas that the pit had become oversold during the last several sessions prompted buying in bellies. Furth er support was linked to firmer fresh belly prices midday. OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY CLOSE: CATTLE AND CALVES: 700 (50 SLTR, 650 FDRS) BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FO THURRSDAY'S AUCTION. LIMITED TERMINAL RECEIPTS CON SISTS OR COWS. TRADING ACTIVE COWS FULLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS; CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 42.00-46.00. BONING 1-2 46.00-48.00 48.00-SO.OO. LOW TO AVG CUTTER 42.00-46.00. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1.900: WEEK AGO 2,300; YEAR AGO 2,000 FOR THE WEEK: SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO .50 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FULLY .50-1.00 HIGHER. COWS FIRM TO ZOO HIGHER. BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE STEERS AND HEIF ERS, AROUND 10% COWS. |Fj7j KEYSTONE MILLS n R.D.3 Ephrata, PA 17522 (717)354-4616 St. Louis .Cattle, Hogs Thun. April 27,195» 1975 Route 336 Romulus, NY 14541 (315)549-2578 Dewart Livestock Auction Dmrt, Pa. > Monday, April 24,1989 Roport Supplied by fDA CATTLE lSO.JPDA...Cotupamd with U»t Monday'i msrket: Slaughter cow* .50 to $1.50 higher. Paw Select daughter •teen 64.2549.25, few Choice Holsietns 65.00- few Select 60.25-63.00. Two Select sL heifen 61.00 A 63.50. Breaking Utility A Commercial el. cowi 46.00- one 51.25, Cutter A Bon. Utility 46.50-50.50, one SZOO, Canner A Law Outer 43.50-46.50, Shells down to 35.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1050/1700 lb*. sL bull* 56.00-6025. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,530/860 Ibi. iteen 60.00- Medium Frame No. 1 380/590 Ibt. heifen 62.75-7250. CALVES 143... Few Choice veden 100.00-113.00, few Standard A Good 70/95 lbs. 75.00-82.00, few Utility 60/80 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Farm Cdves: Holstein Bulls 80/130 lbs. 100.00-182.00; Hoi. Heifen 85/110 lbs. 100.00-140.00. HOGS 63...Bam>ws and gilts $1 higher. 1-3 225/240 lbs. barrows and gilts 38.70-39.50, few lots 2-3, 275/285 lbs. 33.40-37.50. US No. 1-3 300/5501b5. sows 29.00-32.00. Few Boan 25.25-27.10. FEEDER PIGS 133... US No. 1-3 30/50 Ibt. feeder pigi 27.00-40.50 all per head. SHEEP B... Few Choice 70/100 Ibi. spring slaughter lambs 65.00-74.00. Few si ewes 20.00-33.00. GOATS 0...N0 Market Test [Q a
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