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
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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
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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
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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