Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, December 14, 1989
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; DEC. 7-13,
1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY
$l.OO-3.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $4.00
LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.75-6.00
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
50 CENTS TO $2.00 HIGHER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $6.00
LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$l.OO-2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUC
TION WAS 2% ABOVE A WEEK AGO
AND 1% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 12 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN
LAST YEAR.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE $6.00-11.00 LOWER. VEAL
AND CALF PRODUCTION WAS 4%
ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 8%
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
50 CENTS TO $4.50 HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$3.50 HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION
WAS 5% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND
8% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE
SAME AS LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE $l.OO HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE 50 CENTS
HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
$4.50-11.00 LOWER EXCEPT LOINS
WHICH WERE $5.50-6.50 HIGHER.
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PORK PRODUCTION WAS 5% ABOVE
A WEEK AGO AND 3% BELOW A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS LIGHTER
THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET DEC. 7-13, 1989. RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA ESTIMATED 14,509 HEAD
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 19,137
HEAD. THE MARKET CLOSED $l.OO
HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY'S TRADING WITH BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY
POINTS PLANTS US 1-3 210-250 LBS
47.00-47.50 US 1-2 210-250 LBS
HIGH YIELDING 49.00-50.50 US 2-4
210-250 LBS BASE PRICE 47.00-49.00
SOWS $40.00 AND BOARS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS -%; SLAUGHTER COWS -%
SLAUGHTER BULLS -%; SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS -% OVER
600 LBS.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1300
LBS & OVER 72.50-75.00 HEIFERS;
CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 65.00-72.00
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS
42.00- BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS
58.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
54.00- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
57.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS
GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS - SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS
56.50-58.20 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4
200-250 LBS 45.00 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 30.00-40.75; 500 LBS &
PRODUCERS:
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FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 85.00-110.00 300-400 LBS
70.00- 300-400 82.50-111.00
400-500 70.00-85.00 400-500 78.00-95.00
500-600 67.00-81.50 500-600 78.00-91.00
600-700 65.00-79.00 600-700 75.00-86.50
700-800 65.00-78.50 700-800 74.00-81.50
800-900 70.00-73.50 800-900
68.00-
S.E. & Central Virginia
Area Livestock
Dec. 11, 1989
Lynchburg, VA
SLAUGHTER HOGS 18 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS
AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 45.00
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 40.00-4075
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 79 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00-3.00 HIGH
ER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 75 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 44.75-50.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 48.25-53.25
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
41.50-45.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 61.00-64.00 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 1-2 1600 LBS &
OVER 60.00
FEEDER CATTLE 259 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2
200-300 89.00-95.50 300-400
92.00-96.0070.75 400-500 86.50-88.50
78.00 500-600 79.50-80.00 67.50-69.0
0 600-700 76.50-77.50 66.50
700-800 68.50-70.75 71.00-71.50
800-900 66.00
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 300-400 74.00-77.00
71.00- 68.75-72.25 400-500
72.50- 69.50-70.50 500-600
68.00- 63.25-67.50 600-700
65.00 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1 LARGE
1 SMALL 1 300-500 LBS 73.00-85.00
500-700 LBS 63.75-66.50
77.50- 700-900 LBS 60.25-60.50
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 15 HEAD OVER 100 LBS
88.00- PER CWT.
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE
64 HEAD SOLD AT LYNCHBURG,
VIRGINIA ON DEC. 11, 1989.
STEERS; MED.&LARGE 1
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MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 92.50-93.50
89.00 400-500 90.50-92.50 84.00-86.00
500-600 83.00-87.50 1 AT 77.50 87.00
600-700 79.00 700-800 71.00
800-900 68.00
HEIFERS: MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 73.00 71.50
400-500 72.00-75.00 73.00-78.00 500-600
73.00- 71.00-73.00 600-700
70.00-
00 900-1100 69.00-72.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS; MED.&LARGE
1-2 300-500 LBS 75.00-79.00; 500-700
LBS 63.00-69.00 700-900 LBS
64.00-66.50; 900-1100 LBS 57.75-64.00
1100 LBS & OVER 53.50-56.75
HEIFERS; MEDIUM I LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400
65.00-73.00 400-500 70.00-75.00
72.00- 62.00-66.00 65.00-72.00
500-600 68.00-74.00 70.00-74.50
62.00- 63.00-71.00 600-700
67.00- 700-800 65.00-71.00
FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1
200-300 LBS 83.00-87.00 300-500 LBS
75.00- 500-700 LBS 70.00-75.00
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 10
HEAD; M&L-l, 5-9 YR OLD 800-1100
LBS 525.00-680.00 PER HEAD. COWS
WITH CALVES AT SIDE 9 PAIR;
M&L-l, 5-9 YR OLD 850-1150 LBS
WITH CALVES 95-250 LBS
575.00- PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 49
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK LD
35.00- PER HEAD.
N. Virginia Area
Livestock
Orange, VA
Dec. 13,1989
BOARS: 30.00
HEIFERS: STD. 1-3 850-1100 LBS
64.00-65.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 54 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 47 HEAD CUT
TER &BNG. UT. 1-3 42.00-61.00 MOST
LY 42.00-52.00 BRKG.UT. & COMM.
2-4 45.00-53.50 CANNER & LOW CUT-
H3R 1-2
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2 HEAD - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 61.00-70.00 1-21300-1600
LBS 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
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FEEDER CATTLE 99 HEAD. NO
TRENDS
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
400-500 87.00 - 500-600 89.00-91.00 -
600-700 - 85.00 700-800 81.50 -
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 17 HEAD
MED.&LARGE 1&2 700-900 LBS
58.00-60.50
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
MED&LARGE 2 300-400 75.00-78.50 -
- 400-500 77.00-78.00 - - 500-600 75.50
72.0a78.00 - 60a700 - - 67.50 700-800
- 65.50 66.00
FEEDER BULLS: MEDIUM 1 SMALL
i soasoo 50.0a85.00 75.00-88.50
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 6 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK
OLD 27.5a67.50 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS 82.50-87.00 PER CWT.
S.W. Virginia Area
Livestock
Hollins, VA
Dec. 11, 1989
SLAUGHTER HOGS 4 HEAD -
BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY.
BARROWS & GILTS US 3-4 25a300
LBS 48.00 SOWS US 1-3 500 LBS &
OVER 37.50
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 100 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER COWS 96 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 44.00-51.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-52.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
38.00-44.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD- 1-2
900-1300 LBS 51.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
58.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
54.75-60.25
FEEDER CATTLE 500 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS STEADY. FEEDER HEIF
ERS STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER.
STEERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 90.00-94.00
3OO-400 88.00-98.00
95.00- 77.00-83.00 400-500
85.00- 89.00-96.50 74.00-84.00
75.00- 500-600 82.00-89.00
65.00- 72.00-80.50 600-700
75.00- 70.00-74.00 71.00-75.00
700-800 74.00-77.00 68.00-74.00
800-900 72.00-74.