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Virginia Weekly
Oct. 12, 1989
MARKETS IN REVIEW; OCT. 5-11,
1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN, $1.50
HIGHER TO $3.00 LOWER WITH MID
WEST FEEDER CALVES STEADY TO
WEAK ON LIGHT CALVES AND
HEAVY CALVES WERE STEADY TO
$4.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE NOT
REPORTED THIS WEEK AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50
CENT LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE MOSTLY $l.OO-6.00 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.50
LOWER. BEfiF PRODUCTION WAS
LESS THAN 1% BELOW A WEEK
AGO BUT 2% BELOW YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
(WERE 9 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY AS
CHESTER COUNTY
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100 Lb. Net* numensm $11.71 w/o Rumenaln
$10.75 w/Rumenaln 100 Lb- Net *
100 Lb. Nat* $14.74 N.t/100 Lb.* $l3 06
Feeding Rate Feeding Rate Feeding Rate
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Cattle & Hogs
MIDWEST PRICES REMAINED
STEADY. VEAL AND CALF PRODUC
TION WAS 4% ABOVE A WEEK AGO
BUT 18% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 10 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY. LAMB
PRODUCTION WAS 4% ABOVE A
WEEK AGO AND 4% ABOVE A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN
LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOGS IN VIRGINIA
WERE 50 CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.75
HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
50 CENT TO $3.00 LOWER EXCEPT
HAMS WHICH WERE $2.00-2.50 HIGH
ER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 1%
ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 2%
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUND
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
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(717) 367-1525
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET OCT. 5-11, 1989. RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA ESTIMATED 14,344 HEAD
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 17,561
HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED 50
CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER COMPARED
TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUN
TRY POINTS PLANTS US 1-3 200-240
LBS 44.75-48.00 US 1-2 210-240 LBS
FEW HIGH YIELDING 48.00-49.00 US
2-4 210-240 LBS BASE PRICE
46 00-47.00 SOWS $32.00-39.75 AND
BOARS $25.00-33.60.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 9%;
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
70% OVER 600 LBS 19%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: NO
QUOTES HEIFERS; NO QUOTES
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS
42.00- FEW 39.00 BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 52.25-63.00 1-2
1300-1600 LtfS 53.00-65.00 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 55.00-67.00 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS
97.00- FEW 82.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 100-250 LBS 78.00-87.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 67.00-82.50 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
95-125 LBS SPRING 50.00-54.15;
SHORN 52.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US
2-4 200-250 LBS 43.00-48.00 SOWS US
1-3 300-500 LBS 30.50-39.50; 500 LBS &
OVER 35.00-38.00 FEW 42.10-42.70
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM I HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 85.00-101.00 FEW 121.00
300-400 LBS 79.00-90.00 300-400
95.00- FEW 84.00 400-500
73.00- 400-500 87.00-104.00
500-600 68.00-80.00 500-600
75.00- 600-700 68.00-81.00
600-700 76.00-88.00 700-800 65.00-74.00
700-800 70.00-84.00 800-900
63.50-71.00 800-900 63.00-78.00.
N. Virginia Area
Livestock
Orange, VA
Oct. 11, 1989
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 82 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 60 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG. UT. 1-3 42.50-45.25
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 42.00-51.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
35.00-36.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 14 HEAD - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 52.25-58.75 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 55.00-56.75
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 8 HEAD CALVES - GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 67.00-79.00
LAMBS 12 HEAD - NO TRENDS
REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS 51.00
FEEDER CATTLE 356 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2
300-400 78.50 400-500 81.50-83.00
75.00- 72.75-78.75 500-600
79.00- 71.50-77.25 600-700
69.00- 700-800 73.00-79.00 -,-
800-900 72.50-74.25 900-1100
63.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS;
MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS
70.50-79.50
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED &LARGE 2 300-400 73.50-80.00
63.50-68.50 400-500 72.00-77.50
63.00- 65.00-70.50 500-600
68.00- 600-700 72.00-74.00
FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 SMALL 1
300-500 LBS 80.00-87.50 69.75-73.50
500-700 LBS 69.50-80.50 60.00-64.50
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 1
PAIR: M-l, 8-10 YR OLD 1000-1050
LBS WITH CALF 80 LBS 500.00 PER
PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 15 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK
OLD 42.50-117.50 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS 91.00-100.00 PER CWT.
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S.W. Virginia Area
Livestock
Wytheville, VA
Oct 10, 1989
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 138 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS 3.00-5.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 124 HEAD
CUTTER & BNG.UT. 1-3 41.00-45.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 42.00-46.00 1
AT 47.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER
1-2 34.00-40.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 14 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 46.00-60.50 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 48.00-58.25 1-2 160 C
LBS & OVER 50.00-60.00
LAMBS 123 HEAD - SLAUGHTER
LAMBS STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 50.0 C
CHOICE 85-125 LBS SPRING 48.0 C
FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FAN
CY 70-85 LBS 50.00; 60-70 LBS 50 0C
SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES
12.00-15.00
FEEDER CATTLE 1044 HEAD -
FEEDER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIF
ERS STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER.
STEERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 88 00-99.00
95.00- 75.00-82.00 84.00-94.00
400-500 84.00-89.50 85 00-90.00
73.00- 78.00-83.00 500-600
77.00- 79.50-85.50 69 00-72.00
74.00- 600-700 76.00-82.50
79.00- 64.00-69.00 73.00-79 00
700-800 74.00-80.00 75.00-81.00
70.00- 800-900 70.00-73.00
64.00- HOLSTEIN STEEHS,
MED.&LARGE 1-2 200-300 LBS
94.00- 300-500 LBS 79.00-8600
500-700 LBS 69.00-75.00; 700-900 LBS
65.00- 900-1100 LBS 60.00-61.00;
1100 LBS & OVER 55.00
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
73.00- 84.00-90 00 63.00-68.00
65.00- 400-500 70.00-78.00
62.00- 64.00-71.00 500-600
67.00- 69.00-74 50 58.00-63.00
63.00- 600-700 68.00-74.00
69.00- 55.00-58.00 62.00-73.00
700-800 67.00-71.50 61.00-66.00
800900 64.0066.00 FEEDER
BULLS; MED. 1 MED &LARGE 2
300500 LBS 75.0083.00 68.00-76 00
500700 LBS 67.00-73.00 64.00-68.00