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.
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▼ 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-
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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.
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Ephrata, PA 17522
(717)354-4616
St. Louis .Cattle,
Hogs
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1975 Route 336
Romulus, NY 14541
(315)549-2578
Dewart Livestock
Auction
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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
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