Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond,-Va.
Thursday, February 15, 1990
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; FEB. 8-14,
1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $6.50
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$1.25 TO $5.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $3.75
LOWER TO $3.50 HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$l.OO LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $3.50 LOWER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50-2.00
LOWER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 3%
Wanted To Buy
Crippled and
Disabled Sows
and Boars
Hogs Slaughtered For
Federal Inspection
PHONE 717-274-7609
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FRIDAY, MAR. 9-1:00 PM
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
|j3now Date-Fottowing Tins. Same TimTl
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
Located 4 miles east of former loca
tion, i mile off 472 midway between
Quarryvilie & Oxford, PA. 1 mile south
of Kirkwood, turn west off 472 at Union
Church (Street Rd.) 1 mile to crossroad
turn left, 2nd farm on right. Hill Road.
Watch for sale signs.
~ Validated Brucellosis -
Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies
Free Herd #55
50 to 60 Head
We have White Diamond F2’s
crossbred to Chester White & some
3-way cross • York, Landrace & Du roc.
I Vaccinated for Lepto, Eiyslplas, I
L Rhinitis. E’Cbtl. Pasteueralla I
' Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOCfZFUS
60 Hill RtL. Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbacht 1 Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRI., APR. 5. 1:00 P.M.
BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 2%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY FOL
LOWING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH
WERE ALSO STEADY. VEAL AND
CALF PRODUCTION WAS LESS
THAN 1% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT
14% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 14
POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR
AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$2.00-7.75 HIGHER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $4.00-6.00 HIGHER.
LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 3%
ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 14%
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your hedge and arbitrage needs in all agri
cultural futures and options contracts.
With a worldwide presence and over 80
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* Farms * Producers
* Elevators * Ranchers
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11 N. Third Streat
2nd Floor
Harrisburg. PA 17101
PA Only
1-800-332-1700
Local 717-780-1788
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Financial Conaultanl
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE $1.30 HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE $lOO HIGHER.
FRESH PORK PRICES IN VIRGINIA
WERE $l.OO-10.00 HIGHER. SLAUGH
TER HOG PRODUCTION WAS LESS
THAN 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND
2% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET FEB. S-14,1990. RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT
ALED 45,574 HEAD COMPARED TO
LAST WEEK 44,559 HEAD. THE
MARKET CLOSED $1.50 HIGHER
COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES
DAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOC
AL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE
RADIUS) US 1-3 210-250 LBS
46.00-47.00 48.50-49.00 FEW 48.00 ft
49.50 US 1-2 200-210 LBS 46.50-47.00
US 1-3 250-260 LBS 46.50-47.00 US 2-3
260-270 LBS 44.50-45.00 US 2-4 270-300
LBS 40.50-43.00 SOWS $30.00-46.50
AND BOARS $25.00-34.60 VALLEY
AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS;
600 HEAD US 1-3 210-250 LBS
$47.75-48.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 16%
MARKET TOUR
FORMULA FED
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
Our valued growers
weigh their own calves.
Venuto Meats, Inc.
820 W. Girard Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-923-VEAL
* Exporters
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LEHMAN
HUTTON
An American Express company
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SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VBALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
62% OVER 600 LBS 16%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1300 LBS 74.50-79.00 CHOICE 3-4
1000-1300 LBS 77.80 CHOICE 2-3 1300
LBS ft OVER 74.25-78.00 HEIFERS;
CHOICE 2-3 950 LBS ft UNDER
67.00-71.75 CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS
68.75-77.25 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS ft
OVER 74.50-78.25 FEW 68.75 UTILITY
ft COMMERCIAL COWS 47.00-57.00
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 56.0069.00
1-2 1300-1600 LBS 53.25-67.00 1-2 1600
LBS ft OVER 58.00-69.50 FEW 70.00
SLAUGHTERCALVES AND VEALERS
VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE ft PRIME
100250 LBS FEW 92.00116.00 GOOD
AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 82.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250500 LBS 69.0077.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE ft PRIME
95-125 LBS 53.0061.25; SHORN 56.50
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200250
LBS 43.0047.00 SOWS US 1-3 300500
LBS 37.0044.25 500 LBS ft OVER
40.0047.00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 95.00-114.00 300-400 LBS
82.00- FEW 74.00 300-400
92.00- FEW 85.00 400-500
75.00- 400-500 87.00-102.00 FEW
78.50 500-600 71.00-86.50 500-600
78.50-93.00 600-700 67.00-77.50 600-700
73.00- 700-800 64.50-72.00 700-800
75.00- 800-900 62.25 800-900
69.00-
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Northern Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Orange, Va.
Wednesday, February 14, 1990
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER HOGS 30
HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 45.25 2-4 250-300 LBS 42.75 SOWS
US 1-3 300-500 LBS 37,50-39.00 BOARS
33.75.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 118 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 110 HEAD
CUTTER & BNG.UT. 1-3 48.00-54.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 50.00-56.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
46.00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 5 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 60.00-63.501-21300-1600
LBS 61.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 3 HEAD VEALERS - GOOD
AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS 82.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 76.00-77.00.
LAMBS 9 HEAD - NO TRENDS
REPORTED. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS 55.50.
FEEDER CATTLE 160 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 300-40094.00-96.00400-500
88.00-101.00 500-600 79.00-91.50
600-700 73.00 HOLSTEIN STEERS;
MED.&LARGE 1-2 300-500 LBS 75.00;
700-1100 LBS 63.00-64.00.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 300-400
74.00- 400-500 74.00-80.00 500-600
71.00- 600-700 70.00-73.00 FEED
ER BULLS; MED. 1 300-500 LBS
76.00- 500-700 LBS 78.00 BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 20
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
50.00- PER HEAD. OVER 100
LBS 110.00-150.00 PER CWT.
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