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
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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
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CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED
COWS. STEERS
& BULLS
Slaughter Undar USDA Impaction
FREE CALL
1-800-234-COWS (2697)
215-286-9400
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Lebanon, Berks,
Lancaster & Chester Co.
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Mike Miller Or Jarmon
(717) 367-1525
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET NOV. 29-DEC 6,1990
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER
IOD TOTALED 3,496 HEAD COM
PARED TO LAST WEEK 2,936 HEAD.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED $.50 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
45.50-45.75 46.50-47.00 US 3-4 220-240
LBS 45.00-46.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS
41.00- US 2-4 250-270 LBS
41.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS
38.00- SOWS $36.00-42.90 AND
BOARS $28.00-34.00 VALLEY AND
NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 687
HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3
210-250 LBS $44.55-45.25.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 18%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%. SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
59%, OVER 600 LBS 20%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS. SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1100
LBS & OVER 75.00-79.75 HEIFERS;
CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER
SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 42.00-55.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 50.00-64 00 1-2 1300-1600
LBS 52.00-65.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
52 00-65.25 SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS
GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS SLAUGHTER LAMBS
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS
WOOL 41.50-47.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS
US 1-3 200-250 LBS 45.00-48.00, FEW
50.00- **FEW LOTS
RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGH
TER.»» SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS
37.80-43.00 500 LBS & OVER
40.00-
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 94.00-118.00 300-400 LBS
80.00- 300-400 90.00-115.00
400-500 75.00-91.00 400-500
88.00- 500-600 72.00-85.00
500-600 82.00-97.00 600-700 69.00-83.00
600-700 78.00-91.00 700-800 68.50-78.00
700-800 74.50-87.50 800-900 800-900
74.00-
Central &
Southeast Virginia
Livestock Summary
Smithflcld Blackstone
Southsidc, Va.
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
SLAUGHTER HOGS 190 HEAD
SLAUGHTER SOWS 1.25-4 00 LOWER
SOWS US 1-3,300-500 LB. 37.80 US 1-3,
500 LBS. & OVER 40.00 - 40 80 BOARS
300-600 LB. 35.50 - 38.10.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 101 HEAD
SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY
SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS 10
HEAD STEERS SELECT 2-3, 900-1100
LB. 70 00 - 71.50 HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3,
900-1100 LB 69 50 - 72.25 SLAUGH
TER COWS 80 HEAD COWS CUTTER
& BONING UT. 1-3 44 00 - 52.25
BREAKING UT. & COMM 2-4 44 00 -
50.25 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2
36.00 - 44.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 11
HEAD BULLS Y G 1-2, 900-1300 LB
55.00 - 65.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB
52.50 - 56.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS &
OVER 62.00 - 64.00
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 16 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4
WKS OLD 25 00-77.50, MOSTLY
40 00-60.00
FEEDER CATTLE 229 HEAD
STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 98.00 - -
87.00- 90.00 400-500 93 50 - 86 00- 88.00
89.00 500-600 90 00 - - - 600-700 82 00 - -
72 50 700-800 78 00- 80.00
HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2
300- 500 71.50.
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400
82.50 - - 78 00 400-500 76 00- 78.00 -
65.00- 66.00 72.50- 76.00 500-600 75.00-
76.00 - - 63.00 600-700 - - - 55.00- 66.00.
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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
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 Growth!
Call now to discuss this opportunity!
717-626-0331
or
1-800-432-3040
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 8, 1990-A9
BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 79.00- 88.50
- - - 400-500 79.50- 82.50 - - 79.00- 91.00
500-600 66.00- 79.50 - - 64.50- 80.50
600-700 62.00- 63.00 - - 65.00- 78.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS
41 HEAD STEERS CHOICE 2-3,
1000-1150 LB. 78.00 CHOICE 2-3,
1150-1300 LB. 75.00 - 80.00 SELECT
2-3,900-1100 LB. 74.80 - 78.00 SELECT
2-3, 1100 LBS. & OVER 74.25 - 78.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS SELECT 1-2,
1100-1500 LB. 67.00 HEIFERS CHOICE
2-3, 900-1100 LB. 75.75 - 77.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS 138 HEAD
COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3
45.00 - 53.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM.
2-4 47.00 - 55.25 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 40.00 - 48 75 SLAUGHTER
BULLS 16 HEAD BULLS Y.G 1-2,
900-1300 LB. 50.00 - 64.00 Y.G. 1-2,
1300-1600 LB. 52.00 - 61.75 Y.G. 1-2,
1600 LBS & OVER 53.25 - 60 50.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 17
HEAD M-l, 3-6 YRS OLD 950-1100 LBS
$6OO 00-68000
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 4 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WKS
OLD 125 00 100 LBS & OVER BY CWT
77 50-100 00
FEEDER CATTLE 340 HEAD
STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & 1 ARGE 2 300-400 92 00- 94 00
- 82 00- 89 00 - 400-500 90 50- 94 00
92 00 - - 500-600 83 00- 86 00 - 82 50 -
600-700 82 75 - - - 700-800 81 50 - - -
800-900 77 50 82 25
HOLSTEIN SIEER MED & LARGE 2
1100 <& OVER 56 50
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400
83 50 - 70 00- 77 00 - 400-500 88 00 88 00
73.00- 76 00 - 500-600 70 50- 76 00 78 00
68.50 - 600-700 71.50
BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 100 00 -
77.00- 84.00 - 400-500 76 50- 80 00 - - -
500-600 76 25- 77 00 - 71.50 - 600-700
68.00- 76 50.
Northern Virginia
Livestock Summary
Marshall, Va.
Tuesday, December 4, 1990