Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Feb. 7, 1991 MARKETS IN REVIEW; JAN. 31-FEB.6. 1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.50 LOWER TO $4.00 HIGHER FOLLOW ING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE $1.50 HIGHER TO $5.25 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $3.50 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO $3.75 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUC TION WAS 5% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 4% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN, 50 CENT HIGHER TO $1.75 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE ALSO UNEVEN, $l.OO HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 5% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. 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 »«k \ x f Si SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 75 CENT TO $l.OO LOW ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $l.OO-13.00 HIGHER EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WERE $l.OO-1.50 LOWER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 2% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET JAN. 31-FEB. 6, 1991. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 3,460 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 4,039 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG •MARKET CLOSED 75 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER COMPARED TO LAST WED NESDAY'S TRADING WITH BAR ROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 220-240 LBS 51.50-52.00 51.50-52.50 US 3-4 220-240 LBS 49.00-50.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 45.00- US 2-4 250-270* LBS 45.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 42.00- SOWS $39.00-42.10 AND BOARS $31.50-32.75 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 699 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 100.00-118.00 300-400 LBS 90.00- FEW 82.00 300-400 97 00-108.00 400-500 86.00-100 00 400-500 88.00-105.00 500-600 79.00- 00 500-600 89.00-100.00 600-700 74.00-89.00 600-700 78.00- 700-800 70.00-87.00 700-800 73.00-88.00 800-900 68.25-70.00 800-900 73.00-82.50. OUfc \ v ‘ \ N K., *~£z~ FOR SALE SHAVINGS & SAW DUST ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Year Round Supply ★ Excellent for Dairy or Horses Call For Price To Your Area 717-653-5935 jPcMartininc. Mt. Joy, PA Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $51.00-51.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 16% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 64%. OVER 600 LBS 14% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 75.25 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 74.90-78.00 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 73.25-77.25 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900 LBS & UNDER 76.00 CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 75 00-75 25 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 67.00-73.25 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00-56 00" SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 56.00-66.50 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 53.75-64.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 57.00-65.00 FEW 71.25 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 100-250 LBS GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250L8S CALVES-GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 72.00-80.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 44.00-50.50; SHORN 51.50 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 56.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 47.25-48.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 38.00-45.70 500 LBS & OVER 40.00-45.00 r * Call For N. Virginia Livestock Orange, VA Feb. 6, 1991 SLAUGHTER HOGS 25 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3, 200-250 LB. 47 25 US 2-4,250-300 LB. 40.00 SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 43.50 BOARS 300-600 LB. 36.00 37.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 93 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS 8 HEAD HOLSTEIN STEERS CHOICE 1-3, 1100-1500 LB. 66.50 SLAUGHTER COWS 77 HEAD COWS CUTIER & BONING UT 1-3 49.00 - 53 50 BREAKING UT. & COMM 2-4 47.00 - 52.00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 44.00 - 49.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 56 00 - 62.00 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 59.00 - 63.00 FEEDER CATTLE 220 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS MEDIUM 1 300-400 100.00 400-500 88.00-100.00 500-600 87.00- 97.00 600-700 82.00- 91.00 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 300-400 82.00- 89.00 85.00- 94 00 400-500 79.00- 87.00 - 500-600 77.00- 87.00 - 600-700 70.00-76.00- BULLS MEDIUM 1 300-400 85.00- 91.00 400-500 84.00- 90.00 500-600 80.00- 90.00 600-700 75.00- 81.00. Central & S.E. Virginia Livestock Smithflcld Blackstone - Southslde SLAUGHTER HOGS 275 HEAD - SLAUGHTER SOWWS UNDER 500 BOYDELL FARMS 302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-8943 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 Growthl Call now to discuss this opportunity! 717-626-0331 or 1-800-432-3040 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9, 1991-A9 Feb. 6, 1991 LBS $2.00 HIGHER. OVER 500 LBS STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER. SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 45.00 - 45.70 US 1-3, 500 LBS. & OVER 44 50 BOARS 300-600 LB. 38.75 - 4UO SLAUGHTER CATTLE 83 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS $l.OO-2 00 HIGH ER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS 75 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 49 50 - 53.25 BREAKING UT & COMM. 2-4 4550 - 54.00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 44.00 - 46 25 SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 57.50 - 61 25 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB 57.00 - 60 00 Y.G 1-2,1600 LBS & OVER 55.00 - 65.00 FEEDER CATTLE 450 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS $2 00-3 00 HIGHER STEERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 117 00-137 00 - 119 00-13700 300-400 100 00-119 00 FEW 130 00 - 106 00 400-500 96 00-109 00 79.50- 97 50 92.00-102.00 500-600 % 75- 98 50 84 00- 89.50 - 600-700 89.50- 91 50 - 88.50- 96.00 700-800 79.00 - - 800-900 68 50- 81 50 - - HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 102.00-114.00 - - 300-400 90.00-108.50 77.00- 90.50 90.00 400-500 94.00- 98.00 73 00- 82.50 76 00- 86.00 500-600 72 00- 86.75 - 67 50- 79.50 600-700 79.75- 80.00 - 69.50- 79.50 BULLS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 96.00-123.00 - 98.50- 400-500 80.00-119 00 81.50- 92 50 96 00-107.00 500-600 74 00- 92 50 - 69.00- 91.00 COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 23 HEAD, M&L-l, 5-10 YR OLD 900-1250 LBS $46 75-52.00 PER CWT. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 26 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $5O 00-122 50 PER HEAD OVER 100 LBS $95.00-145.00 PER CWT