Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Thursday, May 10, 1990
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW; MAY 3-9,
1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY
$2.00-5.50 HIGHER, AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $4.50-9.50 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO
$2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE $1.25-1.50 HIGHER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
HAD COWS 75 CENT TO $1.50 HIGH
ER WHILE BULLS WERE 50 CENT TO
$3.75 LOWER. MIDWEST PRICES
WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT HIGHER.
BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 1% BELOW
A WEEK AGO AND 5% BELOW A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 13 POUNDS HEA
VIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
THERE WERE TOO FEW VEAL AND
CALF PRICES IN VIRGINIA TO
QUOTE A MARKET THIS WEEK, MID
WEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY
STEADY. VEAL AND CALF PRODUC
TION WAS 7% BELOW A WEEK AGO
AND 15% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE II POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
MATERIALS
* BULLET
* LASSO MT
* BICEP
* DUAL
* BLADEX
* EXTRAZINE
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BULLET • LASSO MT • PROWL
• EXTRAZINE • BICEP • DUAL -BLADEX
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2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph; 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$l.OO-2.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE $l.OO-3.25 HIGHER.
LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 5%
ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 6%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE
SAME AS LAST YEAR.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT
HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
$l.OO-1.50 HIGHER. FRESH PORK
PRICES WERE VERY UNEVEN $5.00
LOWER TO $13.00 HIGHER WITH
BELLIES NOT BEING TESTED. HOG
PRODUCTION WAS 1% BELOW A
WEEK AGO AND 9% BELOW A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET MAY 3-9, 1990 RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT
ALED 48,940 HEAD COMPARED TO
LAST WEEK 45,692 HEAD. THE
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK
ET CLOSED STEADY TO 50 CENT
HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY'S TRADING WITH BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY
POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED
(30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 210-250 LBS
58.50-59.00 58.50-59.00 FEW 58.00 &
* RANGER * POUNCE
• ROUND UP • SUTAZENE
• BANVEL * FURADAN
• LOROX • COUNTER
* GRAMOXONE* LORSBAN
* PRINCEP • DYFONATE
AND MORE
WEAVER
59.50 US 1-2 200-210 LBS 56.50-57.00
US 1-3 250-260 LBS 56.50-57.00 US 2-3
260-270L8S 54.50-55.00 US 2-4 270-300
LBS 50.50-53.00 SOWS 535.00-SB.OO
AND BOARS $36.00-46.00 VALLEY
AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS;
853 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3
210-250 LBS $59.50-60.25.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 18%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%; SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
62% OVER 600 LBS 17%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS: NO PRICES
REPORTED THIS WEEK HEIFERS; NO
PRICES REPORTED THIS WEEK UTIL
ITY A COMMERCIAL COWS
45.00- BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS
59.00- 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
59.00- 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
62.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE A PRIME 100-250 LBS
101.00- GOOD AND CHOICE
100-250 LBS 82.00-90.00 CALVES -
GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS
76.50-88.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 62.50-65.60; BUCKS 62.50
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS
WOOL 56.00-60.00 FEW 40.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 55.50-59.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 44.75-54.90 500 LBS A OVER
53.00-
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 98.00-116.00 FEW
122.00- 300-400 LBS 85.00-102.00
300-400 LBS 100.00-118.00 FEW 95.00
400-500 LBS 86.00-98.00 400-500 LBS
94.00- 500-600 LBS 79.00-94.00
500-600 LBS 87.50-104.00 600-700 LBS
71.00- 600-700 LBS 84.00-99.50
700-800 LBS 68.00-75.00 700-800 LBS
78.00- 800-900 LBS 66.50-69.00
800-900 LBS 68.00-79.00.
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WEAVER
DISTRIBUTING
RO 2 Box 470
Fredericksburg, PA 17026
Northern Virginia
Area Livestock
Summary
Staunton A Marshall
(Fauquier), Va.
Tuesday, May 8, 1990
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY.
SLAUGHTER HOGS 10 HEAD -
BARROWS AND GILTS $2.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS A GILTS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 59.50 US 2-4 250-300 LBS 55.00
BOARS 38.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 152 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS SXSO HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER COWS 133 HEAD
CUTTER A BNG.UT. 1-3 49.00-58.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 49.00-55.00
CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2
46.25-52.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 61.50-71.501-21300-1600
LBS 1 AT 79.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER
62.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 10 HEAD CALVES - GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS BZOO-84.00.
TOTAL LAMBS 175 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 130 HEAD HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS
SPRING 65.50; WOOL 40.00 CHOICE
85-125 LBS SPRING 60.00; WOOL 45.00
FEEDER LAMBS 20 HEAD CHOICE
AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 62.00 EWES
AND RAMS 25 HEAD SLAUGHTER
EWES ALL GRDES 13.00-18.50
SLAUGHTER RAMS ALL GRADES
15.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 163 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 104.00-116.00
100.00- FEW 132.50
300-400 101.00-112.50 400-500
95.00- 93.00-100.00 87.00-91.00
90.00- 500-600 95.00-99.50
92.00- 76.00-82.00 85.00-91.00
600-700 88.00-99.50 700-800
83.00-89.00 FEW 97.00
800-900 78.00-79.00.
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2 200-300
86.00- 300-400 83.00-88.00
85.00- 89.00 400-500 81.00-86.00
83.00- 79.00-80.50 75.00-79.50
500-600 75.00-83.00 75.00-82.50
74.00- FEW 86.50 600-700
64.00- 700-800 69.25-70.00
70.00- FEEDER BULLS;
MED. 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 LBS
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Hay Tedder for working in swath and gently
turning windrows.
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Gentle raking action to save valuable leaves.
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EQUIPMENT,i~.
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UncMttf Farming, Saturday, May 12,1M0-A9
98.00- 16.00 98.00-112.00 300-400
LBS 101.00-117.50 100.00-11U0
400-300 LBS 97.00-101.00
83.00- 300-600 LBS 80.00-83.30
70.00-72.30 600-700 LBS
67.00- 700-900 LBS
64.00- FEW 78.00
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 3 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK
OLD 95.00-140.00 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS 115.00 PER CWT.
STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE
237 HEAD SOLD AT MARSHALL, VIR
GINIA ON MAY 8, 1990.
STEERS; MED.&LARGB 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 400-300 100.00-108.50
98.00 103.00 500-600 96.00-103.00
600-700 98.00 700-800 83.00-87.00
BOO-900 76.50 900-1100
71.50-76.00.
HEIFERS; MED.&LARGE 1
MED.&LARGE 2 300-400 94.00-96.00
400-500 92.00-95.00 91.00 500-600
88.25-88.50 600-700 80.00-82.50
700-800 75.50-78.50 70.50 800-900
70.50-73.50
Southeast And Central
Virginia Area
Livestock Summary
Smlthfldd, Va.
Wednesday, May 9, 1990
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY (SOUTHSIDE
-BLACKSTONE NOT AVAILABLE AT
THIS TIME).
SLAUGHTER HOGS 140 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 50.00-54.90 500 LBS &
OVER 57.50-58.10 BOARS 45.75-49.20.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 17 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 12 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 49.50-52.00
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 55.00-57.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1 HEAD; 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND
VEALERS 4 HEAD VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 200-350 LBS
101.00-104.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
200-350 LBS 82.00-90.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 46 HEAD - TOO
FEW IN ANY CLASS TO REPORT.
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