Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly ers in Virginia were steady to Richmond, Va. $4.00 HIGHER FOLLOWING MID- Thursday, August 2, 1990 WEST PRICES WHICH WERE STEADY WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA TO S 3OO HIGHER. MARKETS IN REVIEW: JULY 25-AUG. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF -2 1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIF- ERS WERE NOT REPORTED THIS /f— ~ HOG CONTRACTS AVAILABLE! An Opportunity For People Who Are Capable Of Managing A New 1,000-2,000 Head Finishing Facility BENEFITS INCLUDE: ■ POSITIVE Cash Flow & Depreciation Write-Offs ■ MINIMAL Labor & Flexible Hours ■ QUALITY Farm-Produced Feeder Pigs ■ SUPERIOR On-Farm Technical Support f In ia 1-800-468-5524 <Txoyi>< t... \-Az. 419 West High St.. Elizabethtown. 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LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 6% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 5% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE $l.OO-1.50 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 50-75 CENT LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE For Tho Selective Buyer... STRATFORD a Coal Stoves IF at M 2533 OLD PHRJL PIKE, W RT. 3401 Smokitown, PA I Tun., Thuim. A Frl 104; p Wsd. A Sll 10-5 I (717) 397-7539 EM WOOD STOVES- \\ N <V \V\ -4c \* Call For MIXED, $lO.OO HIGHER TO $12.00 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 6% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 8% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET JULY 26-AUG. 1, 1990. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 2,758 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 3,021 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED WITH NO TREND DUE TO NO PRICE QUOTED COM PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING WITH ARROWS AND GILTS; COUNTRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 210-250 LBS 59.50-60.00 NO QUOTE US 3-4 210-250 LBS NO QUOTE SOWS $42.00-52.00 AND BOARS $35.00-44.00 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 790 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $59.50-60.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 21% SLAUGHTER BULLS 4%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 55%, OVER 600 LBS 19%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS 70.25 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 70.00 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 46.00-58.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00-69.50 1-21300-1600 LBS 62.00-74.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 61.00- FEW 55.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS 90.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 79.00-84.50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 48.50-53.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 51.75-60.25 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 42.50-51.00 500 LBS & OVER 47.50-52.00. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 95.00-113.00 300-400 LBS 84.00-99.50 300-400 94.00-109.00 following buyers for supporting our 28th Annual FFA Hog Show & Sale Hatfield Packing White Oak Mill Keystone Farm Credit Willie The Butcher Ken and Leon Trucking Arnold Hog Farm Ray Burkholder Trucking Vent Dull Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4 1990-A9 400-500 82.00-95.50 FEW 74.50 400-500 89.00-107.00 500-600 76.00-92.00 500-600 84.00-98.00 600-700 73.00-87.00 600-700 81.00-93.50 700-800 72.00-84.75 700-800 75.00-86.00 800-900 70.00-77.00 800-900 70.25-83.75. Northern Virginia Livestock Summary Orange, Va. Wednesday, August 1, 1990 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 139 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS 14 HEAD STEERS CHOICE 2-3,1150-1300 LB. 70.25 SELECT 2-3 , 900-1100 LB. 68.00 - 70.00. HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 900-1100 LB. 70.00 SELECT 2-3, 850-1100 LB. 68 00 ■ 70.00. SLAUGHTER COWS 97 HEAD CUT TER & BONING UT. 1-3 47.00 - 53 00 BREAKING UT. & COMM 2-4 48.50 - 56.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 28 HEAD Y G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 65.00 Y.G 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 62.00 - 74.00 Y.G 1-2, 1600 LBS. & OVER 61.00 - 68.25. LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 10 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED SLAUGH TER LAMBS 10 HEAD CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125 LB. SPRING 50.00. FEEDER CATTLE 281 HEAD- FEED ER STEERS $2.00-6.00 HIGHER. FEED ER HEIFERS STEADY TO $2 00 HIGH ER. FEEDER BULLS STEADY STEERS MEDIUM 1 400-500 94 00- 99.00 500-600 93.50- 97 50 600-700 83 00- 90.00 700-800 80 25 HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 700- 900 62 50 1100 & OVER 56.50- 59 00 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 - 80.00- 86.00 400-500 84.75- 91.00 - 78 00- 84.00 500-600 83.50- 90 50 76 50- 80 50 76 00- 82.50 600-700 76.50- 84 00 - - 700-800 72.00 - - BULLS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 114 00 - - 300-400 95.00- 99.00 - 89 00- 92 50 400-500 89.00- 95.25 83.00- 87 00 - 500-600 80 50- 85 00 - - 600-700 75 25- 79.50 - - BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 32 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $7OOO-112.50 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS $lOO 00-110 00 PER CWT. The Lancaster County Red Rose FFA thanks the
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