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-
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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