Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thursday, October 5, 1989
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; SEPT. 27-OCT.
4. 1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA HAD STEERS
$1.50-3.00 HIGHER, HEIFERS WERE
$2.00 LOWER. MIDWEST FEEDERS
WERE MIXED, $2.00 HIGHER TO $4.00
LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-1.25
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE 50 CENT TO $2,00 HIGHER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY.
BEEF PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN
1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 1%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 14
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST
YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE STEADY AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE GENERALLY STEADY.
VEAL AND CALF PRODUCTION WAS
LESS THAN 1 % ABOVE A WEEK AGO
BUT 20% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 10 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY WITH A WEAK UNDER
TONE WHILE MIDWEST PRICES
PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN 1%
ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 13%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY.
FRESH PORK PRODUCTS WERE
UNEVEN, STEADY TO $4.00 HIGHER
WHILE BELLIES WERE $3.00-3.50
LOWER. SLAUGHTER HOG PRODUC
TION WAS 5% BELOW A WEEK AGO
AND 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET SEPT. 28-0CT.4.1989.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
MARKET IN VIRGINIA ESTIMATED
17,561 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK 18,556 HEAD. THE MARKET
CLOSED STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER
COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES
DAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS
PLANTS US 1-3 200-240 LBS
43.75-46.75 US 1-2 210-240 LBS FEW
HIGH YIELDING 46.50-47.50 US 2-4
210-240 LBS BASE PRICE 44.50-46.50
SOWS $30.50-36.35 AND BOARS
$21.00-34.90.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 13%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
63% OVER 600 LBS 21%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1300 LBS 63.50-69.10 CHOICE 2-3
1300 LBS & OVER 64.00-68.35 HEIF
ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS
60.00- CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS
64.50-65.00 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
COWS 40.00-53.50 BULLS - 1-2
9001300 LBS 53.00-63.50 1-213001600
LBS 52.0068.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
55.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 100250 LBS NO
QUOTE GOOD AND CHOICE 100250
LBS NO QUOTE CALVES - GOOD
AND CHOICE 250500 LBS 69.0083.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE
& PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING
50.0054.00 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
95-125 LBS SHORN 52.00; BUCKS
48.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200250 LBS 41.5046.50 SOWS US 1-3
300500 LBS 28.0039.50; 500 LBS &
OVER 31.00-38.00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200300 LBS 100.00-121.00 FEW 90.00
300-400 LBS 76.00-90.50 300-400
97.00- FEW 83.00 400-500
72.00- 400-500 91.00-106.00 FEW
83.00 500-600 68.00-80.00 500-600
79.25-92.00 600-700 65.50-78.00 600-700
72.00- 700-800 65.50-75.75 700-800
70.75-82.00 800-900 63.50-75.00 800-900
67.00-
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, October 3, 1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 278...PDA...Compared with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter steers .50
to 1.00 higher; Cows mostly steady.
Choice slaughter steers 67.00-72.00, few
high yieldmg 74.00, few High Choice
73-74.50, Select 65.00-67.50; Select &
Choice holstems 62.00-67.50, Standard
57.00- few Utility 53.00-56.00.
Choice si. heifers 66.00-68.75, Select
64.00- few Standard 57.00-61, Utili
ty SO.OO-S6.SO. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 48.50-53.60, couple
55.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
46.00- Canner & Low Cutler
37.00- Shells down to 23.00. Yield
a Grade No. 1, 1000/1950 lbs. si. bulls
58.00- couple low yielding
50.00&55, No. 2. 1300/2000 lbs.
58.00- No. 2, 970/1800 lbs.
50.00- Feeder Cattle; Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 300/500 lbs. steers
72.00- 600/900 lbs. 66.00-78.00.
Medium Frame No. 1,400/650 lbs. heifers
63.00-
CALVES 90... Standard and Good
90/120 lbs. vealers 80.00-91.00,60/85 lbs.
68.00- few Utility 45/60 lbs.
35.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
90/135 lbs. 110.00-179, 80/90 lbs.
85.00-105,00. Beef Cross 85/120 lbs. Bull
& Heifer calves 78.00-IQS.OO.
HOGS 140... Barrows and gilts .50 to
1.00 higher. US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs.
46.50-47.00, few to 48.00,1-3 215/260 lbs.
45.00-46.50,2-3 212/265 lbs. 43.00-45.00.
US No. 1-3 300/600lbs. sows 37.00-43.00.
Few Boars 29.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 5...N0 Market Test.
SHEEP 25... High Choice & Prime 80/94
lbs. wool slaughter lambs 60.00, few
Choice 78/85 lbs. 55.00-58.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test.
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE ...PDA...NOT REPORTED,
CALVES ...NOT REPORTED.
HOGS 218... US No. 1-2 225/240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.90-47.50, lot 48.60,
1-3 220/250 lbs. 45.00-47.40, few 2-3
260/275 lbs. 44,50-45.00,1-3 195/215 lbs.
43.50- US No. 1-3 320/615 lbs. sows
34.00-38.00, few Medium 295/340 lbs.
31.75-33.50. Boars 29.00-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 92... US No. 1-3 15/30
lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-15.50,1-3 30/40 lbs.
13.50- 2-3 40/45 lbs. 17.00-19.00
all per head.
SHEEP 13... Few Choice 90/110 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 54.50-59.00, few
Good & Choice 45/70 lbs. 59.50-64.50.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test.
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