Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
June 7, 1989
MARKETS IN REVIEW; JUNE 1-7,
1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-6.00 LOW
ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$7.75-11.50-LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO
25 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $2.00 LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE MIXED, $5.75 HIGHER TO $4.25
LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS
17% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND LESS
THAN 1% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED DUE
TO THE SMALL NUMBERS SOLD.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$2.25-6.75 LOWER FOLLOWING MID
WEST PRICES WERE $3.00-4.00 LOW
ER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 11%
BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT LESS
THAN 1% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGED DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE STEADY TO SO CENT
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LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
UNEVEN. 25 CENT LOWER TO 50
CENT HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES
WERE MOSTLY 50 CENT TO $4.00
LOWER WITH HAMS SHOWING
SOME STRENGTH. PORK PRODUC
TION WAS 17% BELOW A WEEK AGO
BUT 2% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVER
AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1
POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET JUNE 1-7, 1989 RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA ESTIMATED 16,373 HEAD.
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 13,238
HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED
STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER COM
PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY’S
TRADING.
COUNTOY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3
200-240 LBS 43.50-45.50 --- US 1-2
210-240 LBS FEW HIGH YIELDING
42.00-46.00 US 2-4 210-240 LBS BASE
PRICE 40.00-42.00 SOWS $25.00-35.00
AND BOARS $20.00-31.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 5%; SLAUGHTER COWS 21%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
47% OVER 600 LBS 25%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
Contracts
Available
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS;
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS 69.50-73.25
CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
72.00-74.50 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
900-1000 LBS 68.75-70.50 CHOICE 2-3
1000-1100 LBS 70.00-71.50 UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 44.00-53.00
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.75-65.00
1-21300-1600 LBS 50.00-67.00 1-21600
LBS A OVER 56.00-68.25 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 100-250 LBS
GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 62.00-68.75 HIGH CHOICE A
PRIME 95-125 LBS BUCKS 55.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 20025 D
LBS 42.30-47.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 24.00-33.00; 500 LBS & OVER
29.00-34.25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 94.00-IQS.SO 300-400 LBS.
79.00- 300-400 88.00-103.00
400-500 76.00-86.00 400-SOO
81.00- 500-600 68.00-83.00
500-600 80.25-94.00 600-700 67.00-73.00
600-700 70.00-86.00 700-800
62.50-68.50 700-800 72.00-80.00 800-900
800-900 66.00-69.50.
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY
SLAUGHTER HOGS 31 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND
GILTS US 2-4 200250 LBS 43.00 3-4
250300 LBS 41.00 BOARS 26.0027.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 128 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 2.50
LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 49 HEAD
CHESTER COUNTY
HAY SALE
Public Auction Every Wednesday,
12 Noon Sharp
Location: John Primus & Son,
Buck Run Road, Coatcsvilie, PA
215-383-6686
Mulch Contracts Available, S 9 Harvest
...$75.00
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
[arketing and Hedging
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Developing Individual
Financial Programs
N. Virginia Area
Livestock
Orange, VA
June 7, 1989
STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 10001150 LBS
Services
68.75-70.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS
69.25-71.50 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS A
OVER 71.50-72.50 SELECT 2-3
900-1100 LBS 65.50-65.75 SELECT 2-3
1100 LBS & OVER 62.50-68.00
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS
65.50 CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS
64.50-70.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150 LBS A
OVER 64.75 SELECT 2-3 850-1100 LBS
60.00-66.00 STANDARD 1-3 850-1100
LBS 55.25-58.00
SLAUGHTER COWS 58 HEAD CUT
TER A BNG. UT. 1-3 42.50-50.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.00-50.75
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
35.00-44.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS 21 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 54.75-59.501-213001600
LBS 59.0061.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
55.0067.25
FEEDER CATTLE 193 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
STEADY TO 4.00 HIGHER. FEEDER
BULLS STEADY. STEERS; MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
99.50 92.00 400-500 83.00-93.00
500-600 85.75 76.75-86.50
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
83.0088.00 65.00-74.00 400-500
76.0080.00 80.00 70.50-74.50 500-600
76.25 76.50-79.00 73.00-76.50 77.50
600-700 73.00-75.50 74.25 71.00
FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 SMALL 1
200300 LBS 101.00102.00 300500
LBS 74.0085.00 64.5073.00 500700
LBS 69.0075.50 COWS RETURNED
TO FARMS 7 HEAD; M-l, 4-7 YR OLD
SPRINGERS 47.5049.00 PER CWT.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 10
PAIR; M-l, 4-10 YR OLD WITH
CALVES NEWBORN TO 150 LBS
560.00635.00 PER PAIR OR COWS
46.25-49.25 PER CWT AND CALVES
85.00-110.00 PER CWT. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 14
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
48.0066.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS
93.00118.00 PER CWT.
S.E. & Central Virginia
Area Livestock
Soulhilde (Blackstone) & Smithflcld,
June 7, 1989
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY SOUTHSIDE CATTLE
SOLD ON OUT WEIGHTS.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 241 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS
AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 44.20
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 34.00-35.40
500 LBS A OVER 33.10-34.50 BOARS
29.50-31.35
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 170 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS MOSTLY 2.00
HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 43 HEAD STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1150 LBS 65.50-67.00 CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS 61.00-67.25 CHOICE 2-3
1300 LBS & OVER 66.00 SELECT 2-3
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900-1100 LBS 59.50-65.50 SELECT 2-3
1100 LBS A OVER 59.00-6S.SO
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150
LBS 64.25 SELECT 2-3 850-1100 LBS
56.00-57.00
SLAUGHTER COWS 105 HEAD
CUTTER * BNG.UT. 1-3 42.00-55.75
FEW 40.25 BRKG.UT. A COMM. 2-4
45.00-55.25 CANNER * LOW CUTTER
1-2 38.25-47.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 17 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 53.50-60.25 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 54.50-60.50 1-2 1600
LBS A OVER 58.00-67.50
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 5 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND "PRIME 100-250 LBS
86.00-90.00 CALVES - GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-500 LBS 72.00-83.00
LAMBS 13 HEAD - NO TRENDS
REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 110 LBS FEW 56.50 FEEDER
LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85
LBS 52.00-56.00
FEEDER CATTLE 193 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS STEADY. FEEDER HEIF
ERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. FEED
ER BULLS MOSTLY STEADY.
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.ALARGE 2 400-500 84.00
73.00-82.00 500-600 74.50-88.50
66.50-72.00 600-700 78.00-79.00
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.ftLARGE 2 300-400 78.00-BS.OO
72.00- 75.50 400-500 78.50-82.00
71.00- 74.00-83.00 500-600
68.00- 71.50 71.50-73.00 600-700
64.00- - FEEDER BULLS;
MED. 1 SMALL 1 MED.
ALARGB 2 200-300 LBS 88.00
80.50-85.00 90.00-93.00 300-500 LBS
83.00-98.00 77.00-88.00 65.00-68.00
500-700 LBS 65.00-68.50 700-900
LBS 58.00-64.50 COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 6 HEAD; L-l,
1100-1300 LBS 650.00 PER HEAD.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 2
PAIR; M-l. 3-4 YR OLD 900 LBS WITH
CALVES 220 LBS 655.00 PER PAIR.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 20 HEAD NEWBORN TO4WK
OLD 60.00-126.00 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS 112.50-129.00 PER CWT.
40 GOATS; BILLES $35.00-50.00
KIDS $lO.OO-20.00 NANNIES
$25.0035.00 0935 E WH BBL
SHEEP: 150 TRADING MODERATE.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS MOSTLY 5.00
LOWER. NO RECENT PRICE COM
PARISON ON SLAUGHTER EWES
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 95-120 LBS. 6ZOO-64.00.
FEW 65.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: CULL AND
UTILITY 10.00-15.00
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, IL
June 6, 1989
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