Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Nov. 29, 1990 MARKETS IN REVIEW; NOV, 22-28, 1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED, $5.00 LOWER TO $1.75 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $6 75-8.50 HIGH ER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINA WERE $2.50-4,00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY $l.OO HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.50-2.25 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE MIXED, $l.OO LOWER TO $ 1.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRO DUCTION WAS '9% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 2% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE 25 CENT TO $2.50 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 17% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 11% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2POUND- S LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE $l.OO LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $l.OO TO $37.50 HIGHER WITH LOINS SHOW ING SOME SOFTNESS. HOG PRODU CITON WAS 15% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 6% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET NOV. 22-28,1990 RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 2,936 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 3,107 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET CLOSED $l.OO LOWER COM PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 220-240 LBS 47.00- 48.00-49.00 US 3-4 220-240 LBS 47.00-48.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 43.00- US 2-4 250-270 LBS 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 w\ x ' p 111 1-800-468-5524 43.00-46.00 US 3-4 270-300 LBS 4000-41.00 SOWS $37.00-44.50 AND BOARS $30.00-35.00 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 374 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $46.75-47.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 17% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 59%, OVER 600 LBS 21% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 76.50- HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 76.60-77.25 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 44,50-54.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.00-63.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 56.75-69.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 51.75-68.25 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 65.50-74.50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 41.50-47.25 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 43.00-48.00*** **FEW LOTS RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGH TER.** SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 36.50- 500 LBS & OVER 37.00-48.50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 98 00-112.00 300-400 LBS 72.75-83.00 300-400 88.00-105.00 400-500 71.00-83.50 400-500 87.00-100.00 500-600 70.00-82.75 500-600 80 00-93.25 600-700 66 00-79.50 600-700 78.00-91.00 700-800 62.50-78.00 700-800 71.25-84.00 800-900 63.00-75.50 800-900 70.00-84.00. S.W. Virginia Livestock Wythevllle, VA Nov. 27, 1990 SLAUGHTER HOGS 19 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3. 200-250 LB. 43.00 US 2-4,250-300 LB. 42.00 SOWS US 1-3, Go* St.. Elizabethtown. PA 17022 419 West Hit r3^ Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon (717) 367-1525 300-500 LB. 39.00 - 46.50 BOARS 300-600 LB. 32.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 120 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COWS 111 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 45.00 - 53.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 47.00 - 54.50 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 38.00 - 44.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 56.00- 61.00 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 58.25 - 63.50 LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 87 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGH TER LAMBS 37 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125 LB. 41.50 CHOICE. 85-125 LB. 37.00 FEEDER LAMBS 41 HEAD FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY, 70-85 LB. 43.00 EWES & RAMS 9 HEAD EWES ALL GRADES 15.50 - 17.50 18 GOATS $16.00-60.00 PER HEAD. FEEDER CATTLE 412 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 93.00-103.00 95.00- - 85.00- 92.00 400-500 87.00- 95.00 97.00-105.00 80.00- 86.00 84.00- 90.00 500-600 84.00- 88.00 85.00- 88.00 77.00- 83.00 76.00- 83.00 600-700 76.00- 83.00 - 72.00- 75.00 72.00- 76.00 700-800 75.00- 82.00 - - 70,00- 75.00 800-900 70.00- 79.00 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 86.00- 97.00 500- 700 68.00- 72 00 700- 900 69.00- 70.00 900-1100 - 1100 & OVER 61.00 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 84.00- 91.00 - - - 300-400 72.00- 82.00 84.00- 89.00 70.00- 74.00 - 400-500 71.00- 80.00 75.00- 82.50 63.00- 68.00 65.00- 70.00 500-600 68.00- 75.00 72.00- 78.00 61.00- 67.00 66.00- 70.00 600-700 65.00- 72.00 72.00- 75.00 - 64.00- 67.00 700-800 64.00- 70.00 68.00- 72.00 - 62.00- 65.00 800-900 63.00- 66.50 - - - BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 95.00-110.00 - - - 300-400 92.00-109.00 98.00-108.00 78.00- 84.00 82.00- 90.00 400-500 85.00- 90.00 97.00- 99.00 75.00- 80.00 79.00- 84.00 500-600 80.00- 86.00 - 72.00- 76.00 73.00- 75.00 COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 14 PAIR; M&L-l, 4-10 YR OLD 850-1150 LBS WITH CALVES 90-275 LBS $600.00-750.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 55 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $40.00-165.00 MOSTLY $65.00-115.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS $165.00-205.00 PER CWT. N. Virginia Livestock Orange, VA Nov. 28, 1990 SLAUGHTER HOGS 3 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BOARS 300-600 LB. 35.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 118 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS \\\\ .V” Call For Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 1, 1990-A9 NO HEAD COUNT HEIFERS STANDARD 1-3, 850-1100 LB. 52.50 - 62.50 SLAUGHTER COWS 108 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 43.50 - 51.00 BREAKING UT. A COMM. 2-4 46.75 - 52.50 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 37.00 - 46.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 10 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 50.00 - 51.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB 49.00 - 50.50 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. A OVER 55.50 - 60.00 LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 21 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGH TER LAMBS 13 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125 LB. 45.00 FEEDER LAMBS 8 HEAD FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY, 60-70 LB. 45.00 - 50.00 FEEDER CATTLE 362 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 92 00 - 75.00- 78.50 - 400-500 90.00 - 72.50- 77.00 - 500-600 84.00- 90.00 - 73.00- 76.00 73.00 600-700 - 77.00 - - 700-800 800-900 75.00- 75.50 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 72.50 500- 700 58.00- 70.00 700- 900 62.50- 65.00 900-1100 57.00- 58.50 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 81.00- 83.00 - - 300-400 72.75- 79.00 66.50- 69.00 72.50- 73.50 400-500 73.00 - 66.50- 73.00 500-600 75.00 - 69.00 600-700 70.00- 71.50 64.50 - BULLS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 300-400 85.00 63.00- 69.00 400-500 74.50- 85. 50 - 500-600 70.00- 80.00 - COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 37 HEAD, M-1. 4-10 YR OLD 900-1100 LBS $450.00-690.00 PER HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 18 PAIR; M-l, 4-10 YR OLD 900-1100 LBS WITH CALVES NEWBORN TO 150 LBS $600.00-700.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 43 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $44.00-90.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS $BO.OO-120.00 PER CWT. Central & S.E. Virginia Livestock Smithficld (Blackstonc) - Southsidc VA Nov. 28, 1990 SLAUGHTER HOGS 175 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 39.10 - 40.90 US 1-3, 500 LBS. & OVER 44.50 BOARS 300-600 LB. 36.00 - 37.80 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 66 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER COHD COWS CUT TER & BONING UT. 1-3 42 00 - 48.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 44 50 - 51.75 SLAUGHTER BULLS 6 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 52.00 - 55.25 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 57.00 - 57.50 LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 37 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGH TER LAMBS 37 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE. 85-125 LB. 45.00 FEEDER CATTLE 427 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 400-500 90.00- 94.00 - - 500-600 88 00- 91.50 75.00 - 600-700 78.00- 8000 - 74 00- 75.50 800-900 75.00- 77.00 - - ATTENTION TOBACCO GROWERS GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INC. as in years past, will be a major purchaser of 609 tobacco again this year. We are very excited about the coming marketing season and expect to be in the area the first week in December. If you have any questions, please contact Golden Leaf Tobacco Company, or one of our buyers. Gene Bare Aaron Miller Mac Bailey Bird In Hand, Pa. Bird In Hand. Pa. President 717-656-9306 717-768-3074/ 804-736-9604 HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 68.00- 72.50 500- 700 67.00 700- 900 63.50 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 78.00- 85.00 - - 300-400 75.00- 80.50 66.00 70.00- 73.50 400-50072.50- 81.50 63.00 73.50 65.00 73.50 500600 70.50 72.50 62.00 66.00 65.00 67.50 600700 66.00 67.00 61.00 63.00 - BULLS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300400 82.00 90.50 70.00 76.00 72.50 78.00 400500 80.00 91.00 64.50 70.00 - 500600 80.00 86.00 - - COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 2 PAIR; M-l, 4-14 YRS OLD 850900 LBS WITH CALVES 100-180 LBS $310.00-670.00 PER PAIR BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 23 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $72.00-112.00 PER HEAD. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Nov. 24, 1990 Report supplied by auction STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 88.00-100.00; 500-700 LBS. 80.50-91.00, 700-1000 LBS. 75.00-84.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 78.50-89.00; 500-700 LBS. 69.00-78.50. FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 85.00-101.00, 500-700 LBS. 66 00-80.00; 700-800 LBS. 60.00-69.00. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 75.00-83.00; 500700L85. 74.0079.50; 700-1000 LBS. 65 0 075.50. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 66.0073.50; 500700 LBS. 65.0070.50. STOCK COWS: BEEF SPRINGERS 410.00625.00; PAIRS 685.00910.00; BABY CALVES BY THE HEAD 127.50; CWT. 90.00122.50. SLAUGHTER COWS; HIGH YIELD ING COWS FEW 52.0055.00; UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 47 25-51 50. CANNERS AND CUTTERS 44 00-48 25 SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2 54.0058.50. LAMBS; BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 47.20; RED O CHOICE 46.75; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 50.00-51.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 14.0015 50. SOWS: 1-3 43.25-48.50. BOARS: 35 00. SLAUGHTER CALVES. 70.00-74 50
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