Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, V». Thursday, December 20, 1990 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; DEC.I3-19, 1990. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $6.75 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINA WERE MIXED, $2.00 HIGHER TO $3.50 LOWER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY 50 CENT TO $5.00 LOWER WITH BULLS SHOWING SOME STRENGTH, MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUC TION WAS 6% ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVER AGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 NOWHERE ELSE IS SO LITTLE FAT AND SO MUCH LEAN MUSCLE AVAILABLE IN A SINGLE BOAR WHY? 1. Linebred Genetics With Leaness and Muscle Concentrated For Generations. 2. Carcass Contest And Customer Fat-O-Meater Results Prove The Progress Our Boars Can Sire in Several Different Herds. 3. Blood Typing By Dr. Jan Rapacz University Of Wisconsin. 4. Results From Central Test Stations Have Shown Our Boars To Sire Leaner And Heavier Muscled Offspring Than Their Contemporaries. 5. We Guarantee Our Boars And Deliver Free. Call 1-800-752-7113 for more info. OUTLAW SEEDSTOCK SERVICES Ben Outlaw 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 1-800-468-5524 POUND LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN. $l.OO LOWER TO $2.50 HIGHER WHILE MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.00-3.00 HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 5 % ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 8% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 50 CENT HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO HIGH ER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE UNEVEN, $4.00 HIGHER TO $12.00 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 8% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 5 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET DEC.I3-19, 1990 . RECEIPTS Route 2, Box 324 A • Seven Springs, NC 28578 GOA 419 West High St., Elizabethtown. PA 17022 FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 4,899 HEAD COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 4,120 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK ET CLOSED SO CENT HIGHER 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 46.00- 47.00-48.00 US 3-4 220-240 LBS 46.00-47.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 42.00- US 2-4 250-270 LBS 42.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 39.00- SOWS $32.00-38.75 AND BOARS $30.00-32.50 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 648 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $46.75-47.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 17% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 61%, OVER 600 LBS 16% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 72.00- CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 76.75-82.00 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 75.25-82.30 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900 LBS & UNDER 70.00-74.60 CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 74.50-77.90 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 76.80-81.00 SLAUGHTER COWS UTIL ITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 44.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 50.75-64.75 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 50.00-65.25 1-2 1600 (717) 367-1525 Coming... C.B. Hoober & Son, Inc. intercourse, PA - Middletown, DE BIG SAVINGS IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT LOOK For Special 12 Page Insert In Next Week’s Issue For For on Lancaster Farming, LBS & OVER 52.00-67.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS 90.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 79.00-81.00 CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 68.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 41.00-47.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 45.00-4S.SO FEW 50.00- **FEW LOTS RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGH TER.** SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 33.00- 500 LBS & OVER 36.50-40.50 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 95.00- 300-400 LBS 85.00-101.00 300-400 88.00-104.00 400-500 79.00- 400-500 88.00-100.00 500-600 70.50-86.00 500-600 85.00- 600-700 70.00-78.00 600-700 79.00-94.00 700-800 67.00-72.00 700-800 74.00-88.00 800-900 68.50-76.25 800-900 71.50-86.00. THIS REPORT WILL NOT BE ISSUED NEXT WEEK DUE TO MANY AUCTIONS BEING CLOSED FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THIS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ALSO FOR DEC. 24. AND DEC. 25. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MARKET NEWS, RICHMOND, VA. 1035 E WH BBL *** Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. Now accepting new and existing sow herds We Supply - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative To Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture Saturday, December 22, 1990-A9 Shenandoah Valley Livestock Hurban burg, V». Dec. 15, 1990 Report nip plied by auction STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 85.00- M*L 2 79.00-89.00; 500-700 LBS 77.00-85.00. S-L&MAL-2 300-500 LBS. 80.00- SOO-700 LBS. 75.00-8S.00; 700-1000 LBS. 70.00-78.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 64.00-74.00. FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 85.00- 500-700 LBS. 65.00-82.00; 700-800 LBS. 64.00-70.00. HEIFERS; 200-300 LBS. 75.00-85.00; 300-500 LBS. 70.00-81.00; 700-1000 LBS. 65.00- S-LAMAL-2 300-500 LBS. 72.00- 500-700 LBS. 72.00-77.00; 700-1000 LBS. 62.00-68.00. STOCK COWS: BEEF 575.00-750.00; BABY CALVES 30.00-100.00; BY THE POUND. 80.00-115.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: TREND 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 2-4 45.00-53.50; CANNERS AND CUTTERS 42.00-47.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 53.00-54.50. LAMBS; BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 47.00; RED O CHOICE 44.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 45.00- SLAUGHTER EWES 17.00; HEAD EWES 30.00-71.00. SOWS: 40.00. BOARS: 28.50. Call Us Today — 1-800-873-5300
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