Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, December IS, 1990 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; NOV. 29-DEC 5, 1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY $1 50 TO $5.00 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.50 HIGHERi SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINA WERE $.50-2.75 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY $l.OO-1.50 LOWER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED WITH COWS $.25-1.50 HIGHER AND BULLS $3.75 LOWER. MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO SI 50 LOWER ON COWS AND BULLS. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 8% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 10% BELOW A 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 ! !j' 'll \ V \ \ \ f 1-800-468-5524 YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 4 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $2.50 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 20% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 11% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE $.50 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $.50 TO $6.50 LOWER EXCEPT HAMS WERE 54.00 HIGHER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 24% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 4% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND 419 West High St.. Elizabethtown. PA 17022 CRIPPLED AND DISABLED COWS. STEERS & BULLS Slaughter Undar USDA Impaction FREE CALL 1-800-234-COWS (2697) 215-286-9400 Wayne Taylor Lebanon, Berks, Lancaster & Chester Co. daft ,