Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, December 21, 1989 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; DEC.I4-20,1989. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA SHOWED STEERS UNEVEN $1.50 LOWER TO $7.75 HIGHER, HEIFERS WERE 25 CENT TO $2.00 LOWER WHILE MID WEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $5.75 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED $2.25 LOWER TO $2.50 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY $1.50-2.25 HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA HAD COWS 52.50-3.00 HIGHER WHILE BULLS WERE $3.75-5.00 LOW ER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS THE SAME AS LAST WEEK BUT 3% HIGH ER THAN A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 10 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE NOT ESTABLISHED THIS WEEK AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE Introduces: BY PASS 100 PLUS “We Are Looking For, A Few Good Dairymen ...” Who have high producing cows and want to keep them producing, minimize weight loss, and get them rebred. BY PASS 100 PLUS is a combination of By Pass Protein and MEGALAC® locked into a pallatable pellet. MOSTLY STEADY. VEAL AND CALF PRODUCTION WAS 4% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 18% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE 75 CENT TO $3.75 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $4.50 LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 10% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $ 1.50 HIGH ER FOLLOWING THE MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WAS 50 CENT TO $1.50 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $1.50-19.50 HIGHER EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WERE $20.00-23.00 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 7% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 6% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET DEC.I4-20, 1989. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN MEGALAC* te a registered trademark of Volac Limited and licensed to Church A Dwight Co., Inc. Working With The Dairymen Today & Tomorrow Co* VIRGINIA ESTIMATED 19,436 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 14,509 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 1-3 210-250 LBS 47.50-50.75 US 1-2 210-250 LBS HIGH YIELDING 49.50-51.50 US 2-4 210-250 LBS BASE PRICE 47.50-50.50 SOWS $33.00-42.00 AND BOARS $22.00-31.75. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 25% SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%; SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 46% OVER 600 LBS 24%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-f 1000-1150 LBS 72.25-75.85 1 LOT 67.75 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 72.75-77.30 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 70.25-75.00 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1000 LBS 71.50-73.50 1 AT 62.00 UTILITY A COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00- BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 61.00- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 57.50-68.25 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 60.00-70.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS 52.75-57.75 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 38.00-49.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 37.00-43.50 500 LBS A OVER 45.10-46.10. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS --- 300-400 LBS 80.00- 300-400 89.00-103.00 400-500 72.00-87.00 400-500 89.00- 500-600 68.00-79.50 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1989-A9 500-600 74.50-88.75 600-700 67.25-78.00 600-700 73.50-85.75 700-800 66.50-77.75 700-800 70.75-82.50 800-900 63.00-70.00 800-900 68.50-78.00. THIS REPORT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AGAIN UNTIL JANUARY 11, 1989. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. Northern Virginia Area Livestock Summary Orange, Va. Wedneadaj, December 20, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER HOGS 21 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 200-250 LBS 46.00 3-4 250-300 LBS 42.00-43.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 37.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 78 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS 5.00-6.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS 65 HEAD CUT TER A BNG. UT. 1-3 43.00-55.00 BRKG.UT. A COMM. 2-4 46.00-60.00 CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2 40.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 65.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 65.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 67.25-68.25. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 9 HEAD CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 60.00-70.00. LAMBS 9 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 64.00; 60-70 LBS 55.00. FEEDER CATTLE 132 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 77.00 80.50 400-500 85.00 71.00-75.50 500-600 80.00 80.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS: MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 66.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 75.50 70,25 400-500 74.00-80.00 71.75 500-600 73.50 70.25 71.25-72.00 600-700 66.00-68.00 FEEDER BULLS; MED. 1500-700 LBS 72.00 700-900 LBS 68.00 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 17 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK 0LD45.00-90.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS 80.00-102.50 PER CWT. ...Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. - Single source Feeder Pigs available for 1000 to 1200 head Finishing Floors - Also accepting new and existing sow herds We Supply - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative. To Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment Call Us Today — 1-800-873-5300 Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture Southwest Virginia Area Livestock Summary WythevHlc, Va. Tueaday, December 19, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 27 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 27 HEADCUT TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 46.25-52.758RKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.00-50.50 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 44.00-44.50 LAMBS 59 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 54.50 FEEDER LAMBSCHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 53.00 SLAUGHTER EWES ALL GRADES 12.00. FEEDER CATTLE 73 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.NO FEEDER STEER PRICES. HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 600-700 67.25-68.00 700-800 67.50 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 9 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK 0LD70.00-107.50 I AT 135.00 PER HEAD. Southeast And Central Virginia Area Livestock Summary Smlthfleld, Va. Wednesday, December 20, 1989 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY (SOUTHSIDE -BLACKSTONE AUCTION NOT AVAILABE ) SLAUGHTER HOGS 300 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 38.10-42.00 500 LBS & OVER 45.10-46.10 BOARS 33.00-36.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE NO REPORT. FEEDER CATTLE 13 HEAD - TOO FEW TO REPORT PRICES.COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 16 HEAD - M-l, 3-6 YR OLD 49.00-58.50 PER CWT.S-1, 3-4 YR OLD 48.50-53.50 PER CWT.
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