Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, August 16, 1990 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; AUG. 9-15,1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA FOLLOWED MIDWEST PRICES AND WERE VERY UNEVEN, $2.00 LOWER TO $4.00 HIGHER, MIDWEST PRICES WERE $9.00 LOWER TO $6.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $2.00 LOWER TO $3.50 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $1.75 HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA HAD COWS $4.50-5.00 LOWER AND BULLS $2.50-4.25 HIGHER, MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 5% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 5% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 10 POUNDS LIGHT ER THAN A YEAR AGO. VEAL AND CALF PRICES IN VIRGI NIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO WEAK. VEAL AND CALF PRODUC TION WAS 3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 9% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 28 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-2.75 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $2.00 LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS /*■** ~ 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 1-800-468-5524 2% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 50 CENT TO 75 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-1.25 LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE MIXED, $5.00 HIGHER TO $7.00 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN 1 % ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 6% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGED DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET AUG. 9-15,1990. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 2,931 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 2,662 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET CLOSED 50-75 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 55.50-56.00 56.00-56.50 US 3-4 210-250 LBS 54.50-55.50 SOWS $44.00-53.00 AND BOARS $35.00-43.30 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 774 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $56.00-56.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS 3%; SLAUGHTER COWS 16% SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS '-it. 419 West High St., Elizabethtown. PA 17022 Wanted To Buy Crippled and Disabled Sows and Boars Hogs Slaughtered For Federal Inspection PHONE 717-274-7609 1® Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon (717) 367-1525 53%, OVER 600 LBS 24%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 76.00-76.50 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 70.00-76.50 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 70.25-76.75 HEIF ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900 LB & UNDER 68.00- CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 70.00- CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 70.00-74.00 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 58.00-70.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 57.00-70.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 60.00-75.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS - GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 91.00- CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 80.00-87.75 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 45.50-50.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 52.00-57.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 40.00-50.50 500 LBS & OVER 46.00-51.90 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM I 200-300 LBS 90.00- 300-400 LBS 85.00-95.00 FEW 103.00 300-400 98.00-115.00 400-500 82.00-97.50 400-500 93.00- FEW 86.00 500-600 81.00- FEW 75.00 500-600 80.00- 600-700 74.00-87.50 600-700 80.00- 700-800 74.00-84.00 700-800 78.00- 800-900 71.00-77.25 800-900 73.00- Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1990 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 50.00- 00; HIGH DRESSING 56.00- CANNERS 48.00-53.00; SHELLY 48.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG#ll3OO LBS. UP TO 68.25; YG#2 61.00-65.00; STANDARD 55.00-60.00. FED STEERS: SELECT 1200-1400 LBS. 67.00-71.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 900-1050 LBS. 70.00-74 00- —^ STANDARD 1 100-1400 LBS 58.00-64.50. FED HEIFERS: CHOICE TO PRIME 800-1050 LBS. 71.00-74.00; CHOICE 700-800 LBS. 67.00; SELECT, ALL WEIGHTS, 62.00-66.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 170-300 LBS. 107.00-115.00; GOOD 82.00-94 00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 67.00-73.00; 50-80 LBS. 63.00-69.00; WEAK AND ROUGH 63.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES, HOLSTEIN BULLS: #1 90-125 LBS. 140.00-173.00; #2 85-110 LBS. 90.00-150.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 95-120 LBS. 150.00-200.00. BUTCHER HOGS: #1 AND 3 220-260 LBS. 55.75-56.50; 260-280 LBS. 54.00-55.00; 200-215 LBS. 54.00-55.00. SOWS: 300-700 LBS. ->7.00-50.00. BOARS: 400-750 LBS. 44.00-45.75 STOCK CATTLE; STEERS 300-500 LBS. 86.00-95.00; ONE 106.00; 500-700 LBS. 68.00-75.00; 700-800 LBS. 70.00-77.00; 800-1000 LBS. 65.00-74.00. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 78.00-94.00; 500-700 LBS. 74.00-84.00; 700-800 LBS. 64.00-71.00. BULLS; 300-500 LBS. 78.00-99.00; 500-700 LBS. 78.00-89.00; 900-1000 LBS. 64.00-65.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 60-110 LBS. 48.00-53.00; 40-60 LBS. 51.00-65.00; GOOD. ALL WEIGHTS, 46.00-48.00. SHEEP: 18.00-25.00. GOATS: MEDIUM 35.00-61.00; SMALL 20.00-37.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD, 15-30 LBS. 11.00-24.00; 30-40 LBS. 25.00-34.00; 50-65 LBS. 50.00-59.00; BY THE POUND, 150-190 LBS. 53.00-60.00; 100-150 LBS. 55.0a64.00. STOCK BOARS; 200-225 LBS, 48.0a49.00; BRED GILTS 20a250 LBS, 54.0a55.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Aug. 11, 1990 Report supplied by auction MULVANEY LIVESTOCK SERVICES [A Complete livestock Company-ln Our 21st Year Of Business OFFERING: Order Buying, Livestock Trucking To Leesport & Quakertown Sales In PA & Hackettstown Sale In NJ. TOP PRICES FOR DOWN & DISABLED CATTLE, Paid On Dressed Weight At Competitive Prices. Also - Fat Cattle, Bulls and Steers. NOW AVAILABLE! - Removal of Dead Cattle & Horses (Subject To Charge Based On Area) PRESENTLY HANDLING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: PA-Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks, Monroe, Part Of Berks NJ-Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex Call (215) 258-1670 Contracts Being Offered For... New Farrow To Finish Units Preferrably 300-500 Sows. Also Interested In New And Existing Finishing Floor To Be Run “All-In-All Out” We Supply • Cash Flow Information • Professional Service Personnel • Quality Genetics • Producer Incentive Programs Become a part of our Planned Growthl Call now to discuss this opportunity! 717-626-0331 or 1-800-432-3040 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1990-A9 STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 95.00-108.00; 500-700 LBS. 86.00-93.00; 700-900 LBS. 75.25-86.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 68.00-77.50. S-L&M&L-2 500-700 LBS. 85.00-87.00; 700-1000 LBS. 72.00-74.00 FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 85.00-98.00; 500-700 LBS. 76.00-84.00. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 88.00-95.00; 500-700 LBS. 86.00-88.50; 700-1000 LBS. 79.00. S-L&M&L-2 300-500 LBS. 78.00-85.00; 500-700 LBS. 76.00-83.50. STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES 80.00-165.00 SLAUGHTER COWS; UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 50.00-53.50; CAN NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 42.75-49.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2 60.00-60.50 LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 49.50; RED O CHOICE 46.60; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 43.75 SLAUGHTER EWES 17.00-21.00. HOGS: USI-3 200-240 LBS. 54.50 BOARS 31.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD ANE CHOICE 78.00-80.00 North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1990 Report supplied by auction CALVES .26-1.35. COWS .43-62. HEIFERS .32.-.76. BULLS .58% -.72. STEERS .65% -.71% . HOGS .42-.54% . SOWS .43-.45. ROASTING PIGS. EACH 17.00-24.00. BOARS .42-.46V4 . SHEEP .10-.52. LAMBS, EACH 7.00-69.00. LAMBS PER LB. .33-1.17% . GOATS EACH 9.00-122.50. KIDS EACH 9.00-60.00. EASY COWS 17- 51% . TOTAL 1,055.
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