Virgmi(^s^^ Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly August 9, 1990 MARKETS IN REVIEW: AUG. 2-8. 1990 FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN, $3.50 HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER FOLLOW ING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE ALSO MIXED, $9.25 LOWER TO $20.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $3 25 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT HIGHER TO 75 CENT LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE WERE SI .50-2.25 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $l.OO HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 5% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 5% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 8 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. HOG CONTRACTS AVAILABLE! 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STEERS & BULLS Slaughter Undar USDA Inapaction FREE CALL 1-800-234-COWS (2697) 215-286-9400 Wayne Taylor Lebanon, Berka, Lancaster & Cheater Co. Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon (717) 367-1525 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE STEADY AS MIDEST PRICES WERE $1.50-2.00 LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $1.50-18.00 LOWER EXCEPT BELLIES WHICH WERE $2.00 HIGHER. PORK PRODUCTION WAS 8% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 3% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET AUG 2-8, 1990. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 2,662 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 2,758 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET CLOSED STEADY COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS COUN TRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIV ERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 210-250 LBS 56 50-57 00 57.50-58 50 US 3-4 210-250 LBS 56.00-57 00 SOWS $44.00-52.50 AND BOARS $36.00-44.00 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 786 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $57.25-58.00 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 2%; SLAUGHTER COWS 17% * SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 49%. OVER 600 LBS 29% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 70 50-73.00 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 72.00-78.50 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 72.50- 75 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 69.75-78.00 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 73 50-79 00 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 48 00-56.50 FEW 60 25 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 53 50-69 00 FEW 71.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 59.00- 00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 57.50- 00 FEW 75 50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS 97.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250*LBS 90.50-10000 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 77.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 48.50-52.75 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 51.00-56.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 43.00-49.75 500 LBS & OVER 49.00-51.50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 97.00-109.00 300-400 LBS 83.50- 300-400 96.00-110.00 FW 89.00 400-500 81.00-93.50 400-500 89.00- 500-600 80.00-90.00 FEW 75.50 500-600 84.00-99.00 600-700 76.00- 600-700 79.50-91.00 700-800 76.50-85.00 700-800 76.50- 800-900 64.00-77.00 800-900 73.00- ORDER NOW! CjSp^ BARLEY^ Twain Barsoy Coker 916 Wysor Dynasty Pennco Tyler ALL CERTIFIED AND VITAVAX TREATED AVAILABLE AT ALL CHEMGRO SEED DEALERS Chemgro Union Mill P» B»\ 218, Stale Street R D i, po. Box 40F hast Petersburg. PA 17520 Belleville. PA 17004 1 717-569-3296 1-717-935-2185 1-KOO- 346-4769 ((, ROW) ★ STAR SILOS ★ Quality Storage for corn silage, haylage and high moisture ground ear corn. Other uses Storage for • Durabk _ |5 “ star “s 1630 E. Lincoln Ave., Myerstown. PA 17067 D BoMom Un|o , dlng Concrat* Silo* ■Address Clty/Stateu I Zip Best Time To C; | County— " UnoiiSr STOCK BULLS & STEERS (200 TO 400 LBS) 80.00-106 00 STOCK HEIFERS 70 00-92 50 SLAUGHTER STEERS. GOOD TO CHOICE 70 00-74 00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 64 00-69.50 HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 60 00-68 50, LIGHT 57 00-61 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 70 00-75 25, MEDIUM TO GOOD 62 50-68 50 BULLS HEAVY 62 50 73 50, LIGHT 58 00-68 00 COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 56 00-60 50, UTILITY HOLSTEIN 50 00-55 50, CANNERS 44 00-53 75, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 47 00-54 50. CULL COWS 45 00 & DOWN VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 95 00-109.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 75 00-90 00 808 CALVES; 50.00-76.00. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB 100.00-154.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES: RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB 100.00-170.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 58.50-59.50; HEAVY 55.00-58.75; LIGHT 5200-57.00. SOWS; 42.00-48.00. MALE HOGS: 41.00-45.00, BUTCHER LAMBS- 45 00-50 00 EGGS: (PER DOZEN) LARGE .70-.75, MEDIUM AND SMALL, NONE AVAILABLE. 1 X ’hom Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Aug. 6, 1990 o- 1 □ 2. Top Unloading Concrata Siloa □ 3. Upright Bunkar Siloa □ 4. Manura Pita □ S. Faad Bunka □ 6. Cattlaguarda □ 7. Induatrlal Sftoa/Tanki
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