Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Wednesday, April 3, 1991 ZEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW; MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA HAD STEERS $2.00-3.00 LOWER AND HEIF ERS STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER. MID WEST PRICES WERE MIXED $9.00 HIGHER TO $2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $2,00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-2.00 HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO $3.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO-3.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 8% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 12% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 17 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE UNEVEN. $5.00 HIGHER TO $5.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 26% BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 9% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR GINIA WERE 50 CENT HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO 50 CENT LOWER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $5.00 LOWER EXCEPT BELLIES WHICH WERE $l.OO-1.50 HIGHER. HOG PRO DUCTION WAS 3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 5% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 3 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 1991. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 4,188 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 3,629 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES DAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOC- I 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 AL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-3 220-240 LBS 48.50-49.00 50.00-51.00 US 3-4 220-240 LBS 48.00-49.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 44.00- US 2-4 250-270 LBS 44.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 39.00- SOWS $37.50-47.60-AND BOARS $36.00-37.50 VALLEY AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 1088 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $48.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 4%; SLAUGHTER COWS 10% SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 66%, OVER 600 LBS 19%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 77.75-78.25 CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 76.00-79.20 CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER 76.00-80.60 HEIF ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 75.60-75.90 CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER 74.75-77.00 SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00-56.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.00-67.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 55.00-67.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 56.00-68.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 200-350 LBS GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 60.00 HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS WOOL 50.00-56.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 45.00-47.35 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 500 LBS & OVER 43.00-47.50, FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 117.00-135.00 300-400 LBS 96.00- 300-400 109.00-130.00 400-500 90.00-105.00 400-500 99.00- 500-600 79.50-96.00 500-600 95.00-113.00 600-700 75.00- 600-700 85.00-101.00 700-800 71.00-80.00 700-800 81.00-90.00 800-900 72.00-73.00 800-900 70.00- Co* , v _ 419 West High St.. Elizabethtown. PA 17022 Northern Virginia Livestock Summary Orange Va. Wednesday, April 3, 1991 SLAUGHTER HOGS 15 HEAD BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3, 200-250 LB. 46.00 SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 38.50. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 84 HEAD SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS 8 HEAD HEIFERS STANDARD 1-3, 850-1100 LB. 54.00 - 58.50 SLAUGH TER COWS 68 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 48.50 - 55.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 49.50 - 54.00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 43.00 - 48.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 55.00 - 66.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 60.25 Y.G. 1-2,1600 L85.&0VER61.25 - 63.25. LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 9 HEAD SLAUGHTER LAMBS 3 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE. 85-125 LB. 44.00 - 45.00 FEEDER LAMBS 2 HEAD FEED ER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY. 70-85 LB. 54.00 EWES & RAMS 4 HEAD EWES ALL GRADES 18.00 RAMS ALL GRADES 16.50. COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 10 HEAD M&L-l. 4-10 YRS OLD 950-1100 LBS $530.00-635.00 PER HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 23 HEAD M&L-l, 4-10 YRS OLD 950-1100 LBS WITH CALVES NEWBORN TO 200 LBS $600.00-800.00 PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 30 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WKS OLD 60.00- MOSTLY 80.00-132.50 100 LBS & OVER BY THE CWT. 90.00- FEEDER CATTLE 391 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 104.00- - 94.00- 96.00 - 400-500 103.00- 11.00101.00-106.00 85.00- 93.00 98.00- 500-600 95.00-106.50 88.00 84.00- 92.00 - 600-700 86.25- 96.50 91.00 79.00- 85.00 - 700-800 82.25- 86.25 - 76.00- 78.00. HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 85.50- 89.00 500- 700 76.00. HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 99.00-108.00 - 96.00- 97. 300-400 93.00-100.00 101.00-104.00 - 87.00- 98.00 400-500 88.50- 93 50 95.00 79.00- 83.75 8200- 88.50 500-600 83.50- 87.50 84.00 78.00- 78.50 88.50 600-700 82.50 78.00- 81.00 - 73.00 700-800 72.50- 77.00 - - 74.00. BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 111.00- 121.00111.00-124.00 87.5 a 90.00 los.oain.oo 30a400 96.0ai05.00 - 90.00- 102.00 400-500 96.0ai05.00 -82.5 a 84.00 88.50 500-600 86.0 a 90.00 87.50 - - 600-700 77.50- 80.50. mmmm sx (717) 367-1525 X s»' Southwest Virginia Livestock Summary Hodini-Roanolce, V*. Monday, April 1, 1991 ALL TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY- SLAUGHTER HOGS 16 HEAD - BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3, 200-250 LB. 45.00 - 46.00 BOARS 300-600 LB. 36.75 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 74 HEAD - SLAUGHTER COWS AND SLAUGH TER BULLS STEADY TO SI.OO LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS 64 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 46.00 - 51.00 BREAKING UT. & COMM 2-4 47.00 - 52.75 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 41.00 - 45.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS 10 HEAD BULLS YG. 1-2, 900-1300 LB 55 00 - 61.50 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB 59 75 - 62.00 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 62 50 - 64.25. FEEDER CATTLE 702 HEAD - FEED ER STEERS STEADY TO $l.OO HIGH ER. FEEDER HEIFERS STEADY TO 53.00 LOWER. STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 120.00-135.00 126.00-136.00 100.00- 110.00-125.00 300-400 1 15.00-130.00 125.00-135.00 98.00- 105.00-115.00 400-500 107.00- 110.00-121.00 95.00- 100.00-111.00 500-600 98.00- 100.00-112.00 86.00- 93.00 90.00- 600-700 90.00- 97.00 95.00- 98.00 83.00- 85.00 81.00- 91.00 700-800 83.00- 87.00 - - 75.00- 77.00 800-900 70.00- 77.00 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 77.00- 87.00 500- 700 78.00- 85.00 700- 900 76.00. HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 30a400 88.0a98.00 - -85.0 a 91.00 400-500 87.0a97.50 95.00 79.0 a 83.00 78.00- 86.00 500-600 82.0 a 92.00 87.0 a 97.50 70.0 a 76.00 75.0 a 85.00 600-700 79.00- 84.00 80.0 a 85.00 -75.0 a 80.00 70a800 75.0 a 80.00 - - - BULLS MEDIUM 1 MED & LARGE 2 40a500 97.0ai07.00 89.00- 95.00 soaeoo 90.0ai00.00 85.00- 90.00 600-700 83.00- 88.00 - COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 4 HEAD - M-l, 5-9 YR OLD 875-1025 LBS $555.00-600.00 PER HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 9 PAIR - M&L-l, 5-10 YR OLD 875-1150 LBS WITH CALVES 95-250 LBS $630.00-910.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 21 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD $95 Oa 157.00 MOSTLY $llOOO-147.00 PER HEAD. LEOLA TIRE SERVICE. INC. 717*656-2574 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 6, 1991-A9 Central & Southeast Virginia Livestock Summary Blackstone-Southslde SmitMleld, Va. Wednesday, April 3, 1991 SLAUGHTER HOGS J 45 HEAD SOWS STEADY-1.50 HIGHER. BOARS 4.25 HIGHER. SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 45.00 - 47.90 US 1-3,500 LBS. & OVER 47.45 - 48.90 BOARS 300-600 LB. 41.75 - 42.70. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 66 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 53 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 49.00 - 55.25 BREAKING UT, & COMM. 2-4 50.25 - 53.50 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 45.00 - 57.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 13 HEAD BULLS YG. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 56.75 - 60 00 Y.G 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 57.00 - 63.50 Y.G 1-2, 1600 LBS. & OVER 62.50 - 63.50 COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 32 HEAD M&L-l, 3-8 YRS OLD $45.00-58 00 PER CWT. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 24 HEAD M&L-l, 4-10 YRS OLD 850-1200 LBS WITH CALVES $625.00-840.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 15 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WKS OLD 65.00-95.00. 100 LBS & OVER BY THE CWT. 133.00-140.00. FEEDER CATTLE 272 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 115.00 - - 96.00- 400-500 105.00-107.00 - 82.00- 92.00 97.00-100.00 500-600 93.50- 97.75 - - 84.00- 87.00 600-700 93.00 - - 80.00 700-800 79.00- 82.50. HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 88.50- 97.00 - - 84.00- 95.50 400-500 79.00- 88.00 90.50- 98.00 78.50- 82.50 82.00- 84.00 500-600 84.00- 85.00 - - 81.00- 84.50 BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 108.00-116.00 - - - 300-400 90.00-114.00 - - 104.00-116.00 400-500 86.00-103.00 91.00 80.50- 87.00 - 500-600 82.50- 88.00 89.00 - - 600-700 - 84 00. 4.^ 258 W. MAIN ST.. LEOLA. PA , eide r»nß^ Techno ‘ oi! '
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