Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, V*.
Thursday, February 14, 1991
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA;
MARKETS IN REVIEW; FEB. 7-13,
1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
UNDER 600 LBS IN VIRGINIA WERE
$4.00-5.00 HIGHER WHILE WEIGHTS
OVER 600 LBS SOLD STEADY TO
$l.OO HIGHER. MIDWEST PRICES
WERE FIRM TO $4.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$l.OO LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO 51.00
LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE:
$l.OO-2.00 LOWER. BEEF PRODUC
TION WAS 1% BELOW A WEEK AGO
AND 4% BELOW A YEAR AGO.
AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER THAN A
PRICES
AS
LOW
AS
$6.99
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3000 8 28 WATTS 280
3200 7 40 WATTS 400
3500 * 80 WATTS 800
3700 13 78 WATTS 900
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YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE
STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER. LAMB
PRODUCTION WAS 3% ABOVE A
WEEK AGO AND 12« ABOVE A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND LIGHTER
THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE $l.OO HIGHER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$l.OO HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES
WERE $l.OO-4.00 LOWER. HOG PRO
DUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK
AGO AND UNCHANGED FROM A
YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED
WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER
THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET FEB. 7-13, 1991. RECEIPTS
FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN
VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT
ALED 3,626 HEAD COMPARED TO
• Save Energy Replace* up
to 75 watt incandescent
• Easy Instelleion
• Economteat-Laet* 10 tame*
longer than standard bulb
• Fewer lamp Change*
■ lower Maintenance Coat
• Durable Polycarbonate Housing
• 45,000* Hour Ballast
• 10 000* Hour Lamp Life
• Air Cooled
• Water Resistant Ballast
• 120 Volt
• Ratcheted Brass Socket
• Medium Bom
• Starting Temperatures O'
Made in USA
Ouft
419 West High St.. Elizabethtown. PA 17022
LAST WEEK 3,460 HEAD. THE
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARK
ET CLOSED STEADY COMPARED TO
LAST WEDNESDAY’S TRADING
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUN
TRY POINTS LOCAL PLANT DELIV
ERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3
220-240 LBS 50.00-Sl.OO 51.00-52.00 US
3-4 220-240 LBS 49.00-50.00 US 1-3
200-220 LBS 45.00-48,00 US 2-4 250-270
LBS 45.00-48.00 US 3-4 270-300 LBS
42.00-43.00 SOWS $32.00-36.00 AND
BOARS $27.00 VALLEY AND NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 557 HEAD FOR
THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS
$49.50-51.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 2%; SLAUGHTER COWS 15%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
62%. OVER 600 LBS 19%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1150 LBS 76.25-77.00 CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS 76.50-77.85 CHOICE 2-3
1300 LBS & OVER 73.00-75.00 HEIF
ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900 LBS & UNDER
65.50 CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS
68.00- CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS A
OVER 71.75-76.50 SLAUGHTER COWS
UTILITY A COMMERCIAL COWS
46.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS
BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 56.50-70.00
1-2 1300-1600 LBS 53.75-69.50 FEW
70.001- 1600 LBS A OVER 56.75-66.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS
VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE A PRIME
100-250 LBS 110.00-111.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE 100-250 LBS 89.00-94.00
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 77.00-84.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME
95-125 LBS WOOL 46.00-50.00
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 46.00-52.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
PA COOPERATIVE
POTATO GROWERS INC.
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Institute
Willow Valley Family Resort
and Conference Center
Lancaster, PA
February 26
and 27, 1991
Contact Roger Springer or
Sandy Morlarty for futher information
(717) 232-S3OO
Call For
Details - Ask For
(717) 367-1525
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P
LBS 41.00-44.00 500 LBS A OVER
40.50-44.75.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM I
200-300 LBS 105.00-122.00 300-400 LBS
89.00- 300-400 95.00-110.00
400-500 88.00-104.00 400-500
97.00- 500-600 79.00-92.00
500-600 85.50-102.00 600-700
75.0087.00 600700 81.0094.00 700800
74.0074.50 700800 79.0088.00 800900
72.00 800900 73.0084.00.
Southwest Virginia
Livestock Summary
Wythcvllle, Va.
Tueidaj, February 12, 1991
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
TUESDAY CORRECTION ON BABY
CALVES SLAUGHTER HOGS 13
HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3,
200250 LB. 46.00 - 47.50 US 2-4,
250300 LB. 48.00 - 50.00 SOWS US 1-3,
500 LBS. A OVER 40.50 - 42.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 65 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 61 HEAD
COWS CUTTER A BONING UT. 1-3
46.00 - 53.00 BREAKING UT. A COMM.
2-4 47.00 - 55.50 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 40.00 - 45.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 57.50
Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 57.00 - 62.50.
LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 54 HEAD
- NO TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGH
TER LAMBS 9 HEAD WOOLED
CHOICE AND PRIME. 95-125 LB. 45.00
FEEDER LAMBS 19 HEAD FEEDER
LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY, 70-85
LB. 47.00 CHOICE AND FANCY, 60-70
LB. 49.50 EWES A RAMS 26 HEAD
EWES ALL GRADES 15.50 - 23.00
RAMS ALL GRADES 19.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 148 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS
MEDIUM I SMALL 1 MED ft. LARGE 2
300-400 109.00 - 95.00- 96.00 400-500
97.00 82.00- 85.00 - 500-600 93.00- 96.00
- 86.00- 87.50600-700- - - 700-800 79.00-
80.00 - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED ft
LARGE 2 300- 500 84.00- 90.00 500- 700
75.00 1100 & OVER 57.50.
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED
& LARGE 2 300-400 93.00-100.00 - -
400-500 88.00- 96.00 80.00- 85.00 84.00-
90.00 500-600 82.00- 83.00 - - BULLS
MEDIUM 1 MED A LARGE 2 400-500
98.00 - 500-600 - 75.00- 80.00 COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 23 HEAD;
M-IA2, 4-10 YR OLD 875-1000 LBS
$500.00-680.00 PER HEAD. COWS
WITH CALVES AT SIDE 21 PAIR;
M-1&2, 4-10 YR OLD 900-1050 LBS
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16, 1991*A9
WITH CALVES 95-250 LBS
$600.00-760.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 25
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
$70.00-145.00 MOSTLY $BO.OO-120.00
PER HEAD.
ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY SLAUGHTER CATTLE
85 HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 77 HEAD
COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3
49.00 - 55.50 BREAKING UT & COMM
2-4 50.00 - 56.00 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 43 00 - 5050.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 57 00
Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 56.50 YG. 1-2,
1600 LBS. & OVER 58.00 - 64.25.
BREEDING EWES; 26 EWES 4-6 YR
OLD 150 LBS WITH 25 LAMBS 20-30
LBS $57.00 PER PAIR
FEEDER CATTLE 275 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS
MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL I MED &
LARGE 2 200-300 106.00-122.00 - - -
300-400 101.00-103.00 - 92.00-106.00 -
400-500 97.00-103.00 - - - 500-600 - -
89.00- 93.50 84.00 700-800 - 80.50 - -
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE I SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 91.00- 98.00
- 87.00- 90.00 80.00- 92.50 400-500 86.00-
95.00 90.00-111.50 84.00- 85.00 - 500-600
84.00 87.00 - - 600-700 - 85.50 68.00
66.50 700-800 74.50 - - - BULLS
MEDIUM I LARGE 1 SMALL 1 200-300
111.00- - 101.00 300-400
103.00- - 89.50- 91.00 400-500
91.00- 5097.00 - 500-600 80.00- 92.50
- 81.00 600-700 - 78.50 - BABY CALVES
RETURNED TO FARMS 22 HEAD
NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
$62.50-102.50 PER HEAD. OVER 100
LBS $122.50-152.50 PER CWT.
Central & Southeast
Virginia Livestock
Summary
SmtthflcM (Blackatone)
South fide, Va.
WedMtda;, February 13, 1991
SOUTHSIDE CATTLE SOLD ON
OUT WEIGHTS. ALL TRENDS COM
PARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY
SLAUGHTER HOGS 250 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER SOWS 50 CENT TO $ 1.50
LOWER. BOARS STEADY. SOWS US
1-3, 300-500 LB. 43.60 - 44.00 US 1-3,
(Turn to Pago Al 2)
Northern Virginia
Livestock Summary
Orange, Va.
Wednesday, February 13, 1991