Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Oct. 24, 1990 MARKETS IN REVIEW; OCT. 18-24, 1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $2.25-3.00 LOW ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-2.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 75 CENT HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $3.25 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER. BEEF PRO DUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 4% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 8 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE Call Toll Free 1-800-673-2580 SOLD AND SERVICED BY: ■ NORTHEAST AGRI SYSTEMS, INC. FLYWAY BUSINESS PARK 139 A West Airport Rd. (717) 569-2702 Dealer Inquiries Invite*. 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 MIXED 75 CENT HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 5% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 50 CENT LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $1.50 LOW ER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE MOSTLY $2.00- 7.00 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 9% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET OCT. 18-24, 1990 RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 3,548 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 4,695 HEAD. THE Mad* n USA \ \ \ \ STORAGE TRAILERS For Rent ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Safe And Inexpensive Storage KEENS SERVICES INC. I 717-626-5420 850 Keens Road, Lltltz, pa 17543 Gaft Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET CLOSED 50 CENT LOWER COM PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 220-250 LBS 53.00-53.50 55.50-56.50 US 3-4 220-250 LBS 52.50-53.50 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 48.50- US 2-4 250-270 LBS 48.50- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 45.50- SOWS $40.00-50.10 AND BOARS $37.25-43.50 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 930 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $55.00-55.25. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 10% SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 77%, OVER 600 LBS 12% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS 73.25-75.50 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 72.50-75.85 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 70.00-74.50 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 71.25-75.25 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00-55.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 53.00-64.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 55.0a68.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 55.00-69.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 42.50-48.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS US 2-4 s ' 250-300 LBS 45 00 SOWS US 1-3 30a500 LBS 36.5a45.00 500 LBS & OVER 37.50-45.00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 20a300 LBS 92.0 a 107.00 30a400 LBS 74.00- 300-400 94.00-110.00 400-500 71.50-86.00 400-500 85.00- 500-600 70.00-83.00 soaeoo 84.0a95.75 6oa?oo es.oass 00 600-700 77.00-88.25 700-800 67.00- 700-800 75.00-89.50 800-900 65.00-73.00 800-900 72.0a84.10. N. Virginia Livestock Orange, VA Oct. 24, 1990 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 123 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 116 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 46.00 - 52.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.00 - 54.00 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 42.00 - 47.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 7 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2 90ai300L8.51.50-60.00Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 58.75 FEEDER CATTLE 240 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 86.00- 90.00 - 78.00 - 300-400 85.00- 88.00 400-500 8000- 89.00 - 75.00 - 500-600 81.00 - 70.00 79.50 600-700 82.00 - 72.00 - 700-800 75.00- 78.50 - - - HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 400-500 68.50- 73.00 - 67.50- 68.50 66.00 500-600 70 00- 71.75 71.00- 75.00 63.50 - 600-700 - - 63.00 - BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 89.00- 92.00 3OO-400 87.00 400-500 75.00- 90.00 - 75.00 75.00 700-900 64.50 - - - COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 7 HEAD; COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE; RECEIPTS 7 PAIR: M-l 3-6 YEAR OLDS 950-1050 LBS. WITH CALVES 100-150 LBS. $610.00- 730.00/PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 32 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WEEKS; SMALL $35.00-52.50; LARGE $52.50-118.00. 100 LBS. AND OVER BY THE CWT. $105.00-127.50. Central & S.E. Virginia Livestock Smithflcld, Blackstone (Southside) VA ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. SLAUGHTER HOGS 150 HEAD BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3, 0 Psaudorabla* Fraa 5, 1 FRI-, NOV. 2 \ \ 1:30 P.M. \ WESTMINSTER \ LIVESTOCK AUCTION \ h Westminster, MD ? | Sales Every Ist & 3rd i' 0 Friday. \ \ Phone (301) 848-9820 A for (301)^j179i PIGS STATE GRADED SALE MULVANEY LIVESTOCK M SERVICES H tma—m * Tom Miilvano, Jr. ‘‘teHKflU Easton, PA (215) 258-1670 W j'T OFFERING: Order Buying, Livestock Trucking To Leesport Sale 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, Carbon and Schuylkill. NJ- Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex Call (215) 258-1670 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 27, 1990-A9 200-250 LB. 53.25 SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 45.00 - 47.00 US 1-3, 500 LBS. & OVER 49.00 BOARS 300-600 LB. 42.00 - 44.75 SLAUGHTER CATTLE .97 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 86 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 46.00 - 54.25 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 44.00 - 53.75 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 38.00 - 42.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 54.00 - 57.50 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 54.00 - 65.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. & OVER 61.00 - 67. 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES & VEALERS 2 HEAD VEALERS GOOD AND CHOICE, 200-350 LB. 90.00 - 97.00 FEEDER CATTLE 359 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 92.00 - - - 400-500 82.00- 94.50 - 71.00- 73.50 73.00- 88.00 500-600 78.00- 90.00 - - 73.00- 78.50 600-700 74.50- 78.50 83.50- 85.00 - - 700-800 77.00- 79.00 - - - HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 76.00- 78.00 - 70.50- 80.00 75.00- 78.50 400-500 70.00- 76.50 - 66.00- 69.00 70.00 500-600 69.75- 75.00 - 62.50- 70.00 65.50 BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 90,00- 99.00 - - 86.00- 90.00 300-400 88.50 - 84 50 79.00- 90.00 400-500 81.50- 88.50 - 70.00- 75 00 76 00- 84.50 500-600 80 50- 86 00 - 62 00- 72 00 - STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS 9000-108.00; 500-700 LBS. 80.50-96.00, 700-1000 LBS. 74.00-86 25; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 62.00-78.50. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS 81 50-93 50, 500-700 LBS, 67 50-81.50 FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS 91 00-105.00; 500-700 LBS 67 00-80 50. 700-800 LBS. 62.00-70.50. S-L&M&L-2 500-700 LBS 63 00-75.00. HEIFERS. 300-500 LBS. 71.50-85 50, 500 700L85.70 00-77.50;700-1000LBS 67 50-74 00 S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 65.50-72 50. 500-700 LBS 65 00-69 75 STOCK COWS; BEEF 4255 00-880 00. DAIRY 675 00-930.00, BABY CALVES BY THE HEAD 50 00-137 50, BY CWT 105 00-149 50. SLAUGHTER COWS. UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 5100-55.75, CAN NERS AND CUTTERS 45 50-50 75 SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2 53 50-60 75. LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 47.50, RED O CHOICE 41.10; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 52 25-53.75; SLAUGHTER EWES 5.00-15.00. SOWS 1-3: 44.00-45.00 BOARS- 40.25. SLAUGHTER CALVES- GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS. 66 00-74 50 Wanted To Buy Crippled and Disabled Sows and Boars Hogs Slaughtered For Federal Inspection PHONE 717-274-7609 & Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Oct. 20, 1990 Report supplied by auction