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
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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.
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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
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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
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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