Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thursday, March 22, 1990
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 15-21,
1990. FEEDER STEERS IN VIRGINIA
WERE $2.00-2.50 HIGHER, HEIFERS
WERE STEADY TO $1.50 LOWER.
MIDWEST MARKETS WERE STEADY
TO $2.00 HIGHER.
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SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO
$1.75 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT
HIGHER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE $2.00-5.00 HIGHER AS MID
WEST MARKETS REMAINED
STEADY. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS
39i> ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 10%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
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DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 19 POUND
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI
NIA HAD VEAL PRICES $6.00-7.00
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
MOSTLY STEADY. VEAL AND CALF
PRODUCTION WAS 3% ABOVE A
WEEK AGO BUT 13% BELOW A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGED DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER
THAN A YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$2.50-3.75 LOWER 'ASMIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00
HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS
3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 13%
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE 75 CENT LOWER WHILE
MIDWEST PRICES WERE MIXED, 25
CENT LOWER TO 25 CENT HIGHER.
FRESH PORK PRICES WERE
$l.OO-12.00 LOWER. PORK PRODUC
TION WAS 5% ABOVE A WEEK AGO
BUT LESS THAN 1% BELOW A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET MARCH 15-21, 1990.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER
IOD TOTALED 47,683 HEAD COM
PARED TO LAST WEEK 43,749 HEAD.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 75 CENT LOWER
COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S
TRADING WITH BARROWS AND
GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOCAL
PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE
RADIUS) US 1-3 210-250 LBS
51.00- 51.50-52.00 FEW 51.00 &
52.50 US 1-2 200-210 LBS 49.50-50.00
US 1-3 250-260 LBS 49.50-50.00 US 2-3
260-270 LBS 47.50-48.00 US 2-4 270-300
LBS 43.50-46.00 SOWS $37.00-50.00
AND BOARS $27.00-40.10 MOSTLY
38.00- 10 VALLEY AND NORTHERN
VIRGINIA HOGS; 730 HEAD FOR THE
PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS
$52.00-52.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND Hbir-
ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 6%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
62% OVER 600 LBS 15%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1100-1300 LBS 74.00-77.25 CHOICE 2-3
1300 LBS & OVER 72.50-76.35 HEIF
ERS; CHOICE 2-3 950 LBS & UNDER
67.00- CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS
72.00- CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS &
OVER 69.25-73.25 UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 45.00-57.50 BULLS -
1-2 900-1300 LBS 58.00-68.00 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 57.00-67.75 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 61.50-77.75 FEW 59.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS
VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
100-250 LBS 94.00-107.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 100-250 LBS 81.00-90.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 75.00-85.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
95-125 LBS SPRING 65.50; SHORN
60.00 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125
LBS WOOL 59.50-63.75 SLAUGHTER
HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 46.00-52.65
SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 37.50-47.50
500 LBS & OVER 47.00-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
M. Dunlap and Sons recommends
lambs for the Easter Trade be
d either April 2, 1990 or April
9, 1990, since Easter/Greek Easter is April 15, 1990.
All lambs consigned to Walter M. Dunlap and Sons on
April 2, or April 9 will be sold at auction beginning at 9:30
a.m.
Your consignments are respectfully solicited and for
further information contact KEN SMOKER 717-397-5136
(office) or 215-593-2123 (home).
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel, (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
With The times
March 24,1990-A9
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 116.00-132.00 FEW
88.00- 300-400 LBS 79.00-95.00
300-400 90.00-106.50 FEW 116.00
400-500 79.50-94.00 400-500
96.00- 500-600 70.00-83.50
500-600 85.00-103.00 600-700
65.00- 600-700 76.00-89.00 700-800
66.0a78.50 70a800 73.0a83.00 800-900
59.5a67.00 80a900 68.00-7600.
Northern Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Orange, Virginia
Wednesday, March 21, 1990
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 10
HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3 2(0-250
LBS 50.00 BOARS 37.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 73 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 70 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 52.00-56.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.0a53.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
46.0a51.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 3 HEAD - 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 66.50-67.50 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 66.00.
LAMBS TOTAL 15 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS 8 HEAD HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-125 LBS SHORN 60.00 EWES
AND RAMS 7 HEAD SLAUGHTER
EWES ALL GRDES 23.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 150 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 300-400 88.00-97.00 400-500
88.00- 500-600 85.00-93.00 600-700
77.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS;
MED.&LARGE 1-2 500-700 LBS 73.50;
700-900 LBS 69.00.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
200-300 78.00-84.00 82.00-87.00 300-400
77.00- 82.00-87.00 400-500
75.00- 80.00-85.00 FEEDER
BULLS; MED. 1 300-400 LBS
88.00- 400-500 LBS 88.00-97.00
500-600 LBS 77.00-83.00.
LAMB
CONSIGNORS
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