Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Thursday, March 21, 1991 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 14-20, 1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE MIXED. $2.50 HIGHER TO $2.50 LOWER FOLLOW ING MIDWEST PRICES WHICH WERE ALSO MIXED, $1.75 HIGHER TO $4.00 LOWER mm&\ BINKLir*HURST ■SS 1 ™ BROS.INC.-' Lord's Day raS] HI 133 Rolhsville Station Rd. • Liutz, PA 17543 mm£m Phone 717-626-4705 WE SHIP PARTS DAILY * FEDERAL EXPRESS * • AIR FRT • BAH DELIVERY SERVICE & HIGH PRESSURE WASHERS: Matter Where n—-v ( Are - You’re N. - """N \ Never Too Fi df%. kinze VMm I .IVI Your Parts >8*8? CORN PLANTERS It * * /O) AfCk IllCt CLflO GRAIN CARTS_J IwwERrTBUiPEsI A - SUNFLOWER ! n«vruu/\r' I mV—™»T| 0 m ■ ■SSHS® IS«~. . W . c aii Kl.'nma B«t Wing Model » Other* I J AWOV! ("BETTER-BILT") [&3M HIE IH David Brown GEHL TRAILERS \jt~t 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 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO-2.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERRE MOSTLY STEADY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $l.OO HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO HIGH ER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS \% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 11 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A northeMl “Instant Rebate” Offer On Selected EiEih Spring Maintenance Parts And Accessories Through March 419 Wmi High St, Elizabethtown. PA 17022 jfotfror tPT JtKUvlk Jrn.*« Ouft (717) 367-1525 YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $5.50 LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 15% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 26% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE $l.OO LOWER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE 75 CENT TO $l.OO LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $3.00-9.00 LOWER EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WERE $3.00-7.50 HIGH ER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 3% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET MARCH 14-20, 1991 RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 5,266 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 4,781 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $l.OO LOWER Busy As A Bee? COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES DAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOC AL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 220-240 LBS 48.50- 50.25-51.25 US 3-4 220-240 LBS 48.50-49.50 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 44.50- US 2-4 250-270 LBS 44.50- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 41.50- SOWS $34.00-39.00 AND BOARS $30.00-38.50 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 867 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $50.00-51.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 12% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 65%, OVER 600 LBS 16%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS; SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 74.00-76.50 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 75.00-78.75 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 74.00-78.75 HEIF ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 73.20-76.75 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 72.50-78.50 SLAUGHTER COWS Special Easter Lamb Sale Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 A.M. Leesport Farmers Market North End of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61 Regular Livestock Sale Every Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Farmer’s Market begins at 9 a.m.—Flea Market at 7:00 a.m. Phone: (215) 926-1307 Bill Weist and Woody Weist, Managers Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23, 1991-A9 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 55.00-69.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 54.00-69.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 58.00-70.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 200-350 LBS 92.50- GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 85.00-105 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 44.50- HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 60.00-68 50 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 47.50-50.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 40.00-45.00 500 LBS & OVER 42.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 110.00-130.00 300-400 LBS 93.00- 300-400 104.00-122.00 400-500 88.00-104.00 400-500 100.00- 500-600 78.50-93.00 500-600 95.00-113.00 600-700 75.00- 600-700 83.00-98.00 700-800 71.50-80.00 700-800 78.00-88.00 800-900 72.75 800-900 73.00-86.00.
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