r MARKETS^ Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, May 11, 1989 MARKETS IN REVIEW; MAY 4-10, 1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIXED, $1.50 LOWER TO $2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.25-2.25 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 75 CENT HIGHER. SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE Feeding Programs And Services To Meet Your Individw Needs Computerized Record Keeping System COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY $l.OO-3.00 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY $l.OO-1.50 LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE $3.00-4.00 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES HAD CHOICE AND PRIME FED VEAL STEADY. GOOD AND CHOICE VEAL WAS UNTESTED. VEAL AND CALF SLAUGHTER WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 5% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 12 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE Colt Contracts Available STEADY TO $7.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY. LAMB SLAUGHTER WAS 1 % BELOW A WEEK AGO AND i% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2,25 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.75-2.25 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2,50 HIGHER. HOG PRO DUCTION WAS 1% BELOW A WEEK NEW YORK MULTIPLE DROP BROILER REPORT; CURRENT BROILER/FRYER NEGO TIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA. BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 71-78 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 74.89 NO. OF BOXES 7,477. 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 RDI 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 Buiinm 814-793-3077 Resident* 814-793-2657 Green Dragon Livestock Sales 4£pj Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St.. Ephrata. ***** X SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. 11:00 A.M.-Beel Sale 200-300 each week. 1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor AN out of state and new buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank. Supplying Farm Fresh Feeder Pigs [arketing and Hedging Marketing of Genesis Breeding Stock Developing Individual Financial Programs Services Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Orange, Va. Wednesday, May 10, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER HOGS 36 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 35.00 2-4 180-200 LBS 28.00-30.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 56 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1 HEAD STEERS: SELECT 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 67.00. SLAUGHTER COWS 34 HEAD CUT TER & BNG. UT. 1-3 40.00-49.50 BRKG.UT. A COMM. 2-4 42.00-56.50 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 40.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 7 HEAD} 1-2 900-1300 LBS 57.00-61.001-21300-1600 LBS 62.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 59.75-63.25. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 14 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 100-250 LBS 94.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 89.00-93.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 80.00- LAMBS 7 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 68.50. FEEDER CATTLE 98 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 79.50 80.00 400-500 90.50 77.00-87.00 500-600 74.00-82.00 81.00 71.50 700-800 71.50 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 500-700 LBS 56.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 80.00 74.00 78.00 400-500 77.25-80.75 72.50-74.50 64.50-75.50 500-600 76.50-79.00 67.25 73.00 600-700 75.75 60.00-64.50 700-800 58.75-67.75 800-900 55.75-61.00 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS 83.00 300-500 LBS 75.50 500-700 LBS 70.75-78.50 COWS WITH CALVES AT S IDE 9 PAIR; M-1.4-10 YR OLD 900-1000 LBS WITH CALVES 50-300 LBS 530.00-750.00; S-l. 12-14 mcaater YR OLD 650-700 LBS WITH CALVES 240 LBS 460.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 9 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD BS.OO PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 111.00-16100 PER CWT. Southwest Virginia Area Livestock Summary Wythevllle, Va. Wednodi;, May 10,1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 20 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 34.25 3-4 250-300 LBS 32.00 SOWS US 1-3 500 LBS Sl OVER 28.50 BOARS 22.75. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 61 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 55 HEAD CUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 45.00-51.50 BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 46.00-52.75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 35.00-44.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 6 HEAD; 1-2 900-1300 LBS 54.00-58.75 1-21300-1600 LBS 60.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 54.00-63.25. LAMBS 140 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 78.75; WOOL 72.25 CHOICE 85-125 LBS 77.00 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 19.00-21.00 SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL GRADES 15.00. FEEDER CATTLE 137 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS: MEDIUM 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 89.00- 300-400 90.00-96.00 85.00- 400-500 94.00-98.00 500-600 85.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 80.00- 500-700 LBS 72.00-74 00 700-900 LBS 76.00. HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 83.00-89.00 78.00- 400-500 76.00-80.00 500-600 74.00-80.00 72.00-73.00 600-700 73.25 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS 86.00- 112.00 300-500 LBS 84.00- 78.00-83.00 ■relay. May 13, 1989-A9
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