Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va
SEPT. 13, 1989
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; SEPT. 7-13,
1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO
$4.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE $1.50-4.
00 LOWER
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED $l.OO
HIGHER TO SI.OOLOWER IN ALIGHT
TEST. IN THE MIDWEST THEY WERE
$l.OO-1.50 LOWER.
COWS AND BULL PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE STEADY TO $6.00 HIGH
ER AS MIDWES PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. BEEF
PRODUCTION WAS 15% BELOW A
WEEK AGO AND 10% BELOW A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 6 POUNDS HEA
VIER THAN LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE NOT TESTED AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY
STEADY. VEAL AND CALF PRODUC
TION WAS 10% BELOW A WEEK AGO
AND 10% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 9 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO TO $3.00
LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS
5% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 7%
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUNDS
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE $2.50-3.00 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.25-3.00
LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
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ER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 10%
BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 3%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET SEPT. 7-13, 1989 RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA ESTIMATED 16,710 HEAD
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 17,606
HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED
$2.50-3.00 LOWER COMPARED TO
LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUN
TRY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3 200-240
LBS 40.50-42.25 US 1-2 210-240 LBS
FEW HIGH YIELDING 42.00-43.00 US
2-4 210-240 LBS BASE PRICE
40.00-41.00 SOWS $30.00-33.30 AND
BOARS $25.00-29.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 11%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
64% OVER 600 LBS 23%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; NO
QUOTES THIS WEEK HEIFERS; NO
QUOTES THIS WEEK UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00-52.00
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.50-62.00
1-2 1300-1600 LBS 54.25-64.50 1-21600
LBS & OVER 54.00-65.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS
NO QUOTE GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS NO QUOTE CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
74.00-81.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 56.00-59.50; BUCKS 52.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250
LBS 38.25-42.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
f %
LBS 31.25-33.00, SOO LBS & OVER
33.00-35.50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 90.00-105.00 300-400 LBS.
74.00-83.50 300-400 90.00-101.00
400-500 73.50-82.00 400-500
84.50-97.00 500-600 72.00-81.00
500-600 79.50-88.00 600-700 68.50-78.50
600-700 74.00-86.00 700-800
65.00- 700-800 71.00-84.00
800-900 60.00-67.50 800-900
62.00-
Southwest Virginia
Area
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AREA
LIVESTOCK SUMMARY WYTHEVIL
LE, VIRGINIA ON SEPT. 12,1989 ALL
TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 12 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND
GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 38.25 3-4
250-300 LBS 34.00 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 31.25 500 LBS & OVER
34.00 BOARS 24.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 91 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 73 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 43.00-49.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-51.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
40.50-44.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 18 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 55.00-58.25 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 54.75-63.25 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 56.75-65.00
LAMBS 115 HEAD - SLAUGHTER
LAMBS STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 56.00;
BUCKS 52.00 CHOICE 85-125 LBS
SPRING 57.00 FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 63.50
SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES
15.00-17.00 6 GOATS 25.00-53.00 PER
HEAD.
FEEDER CATTLE 386 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY. FEED
ER HEIFERS STEADY TO 2.00 LOW
ER. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGB 2 200-300
90.00-104.00 300-400
92.00- 95.00-101.00 85.00-90.00
400-500 85.00-88.00 75.00-77.00
78.00- 500-600 79.50-86.00
84.00- 73.00-75.00 75.00-80.00
600-700 77.00-84.25 83.00-87.00
74.00- 700-800 73.00-76.00
68.00- 800-900 68.00-73.50
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TEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGB 1-Z
200-300 LBS 85.00-91.00; 300-500 LBS
73.00- 500-700 LBS 65.00-75.00;
700-900 LBS 58.00-68.00 900-1100 LBS
60.00; 1100 LBS & OVER 54.00-55.00
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
75.0082.00 72.0076.00 400-500
73.00- 79.00-83.50 65.00-68.00
67.00- 500-600 72.00-76.00
74.00- 63.00-67.00 66.00-72.00
600-700 71.00-74.50 65.00-70.00
700-800 68.00-71.00 800-900
- FEEDER BULLS;
65.00-67.00
MED. 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-500 LBS
75.00- 7ZO.ofr-74.00 500-700 LBS
68.00-
50 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 7
PAIR; M&L-I, 5-8 YR OLD 950-1200
LBS WITH CALVES 90-250 LBS
590.00-730.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 25
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
57.50-152.50 MOSTLY 80.00-100.00
PER HEAD.
Southeast and Central
Virginia Area
SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL VIR
GINIA AREA LIVESTOCK SUMMARY
SOUTHSIDE (BLACKSTONE) AND
SMITHFIELD, VA. SEPT. 13,1989 ALL
TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY SOUTHSIDE CATTLE SOLD
ON OUT WEIGHTS.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 475 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER SOWS 1.00 TO 2.00
LOWER. SLAUGHTER BOARS MOST
LY 1.50 HIGHER. SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 33.60-34.50 500 LBS &. OVER
36.50-36.75 BOARS 32.90-34.10
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 72 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER BULLS MOSTLY
STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS
STEADY. VEALERS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER COWS 46 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 46.50-52.00
BRKG.UT. &. COMM. 2-4 42.00-52.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
41.00-44.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS 15 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 53.00-59.00 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 57.00-61.75 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 58.50-64.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS 6 HEAD
VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 100-250 LBS 95.00-105.00
GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS
87.00-90.00
LAMBS 24 HEAD. NO TREND
CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 55.50
FEEDER CATTLE 321 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY. FEEDER BULLS
2.00-3.00 LOWER. STEERS; MEDIUM 1
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LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED AL ARGE 2
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78.00- 82.00 500-600 80.50-85.00
74.00-75.00 79.00-85.50 600-700 77.50
71.00-72.00 74.00-76.50 700-800
74.00- HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1-2 700-900
LBS 61.00
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
86.00- 75.00-81.50 74.00-83.00
400-500 72.00-81.00 66.00-74.00
72.00- 500-600 78.00-79.00 74.00
70.00- 600-700 70.00-73.00
FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS
85.00- 300-500 LBS 75.00-86.00
77.00- 67.00-87.00 500-700 LBS
73.00- 65.00-70.50 700-900 LBS
60.00- 52.00-60.50 BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 28
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
34.00- MOSTLY 54.00-75.00 PER
HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 90.00-118.00
PER CWT.
Northern Virginia
Area,
SEPTEMBER 14, 1989.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA
LIVESTOCK SUMMARY ROCKING
HAM, VA. SEPT. 7.1989 ALL TRENDS
COMPARED TO LAST THURSDAY
NO FREDERICKSBURG REPORT. .
SLAUGHTER HOGS 5 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS &
GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS SOWS
US 1-3 300*500 LBS 34.00-36.50 500
LBS & OVER 37.75 BOARS $25.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 125 HEAD -
COWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 120 HEAD
CUTTER & BNG.UT. 1-3 44.00-48.75
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-50.25
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
39.00-46.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 5 HEAD - 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 57.00-58.00 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 58.00-61.75
LAMBS 100 HEAD - STEADY HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 58.25 CHOICE 85-125 LBS
SPRING 59.00 FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 74.00
SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES
14.50
FEEDER CATTLE 80 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 300-400 96.00
400-500 91.00 500-600 89.00
900-1100 66.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE
1-2 1100 LBS & OVER 59.70