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Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
April 25, 1991
MARKETS IN REVIEW; APRIL
18-24.1991. FEEDER STEERS AND
HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE
STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER AS MID
WEST PRICES WERE $1.75-2.50 LOW
ER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE 50 CENT TO
$2.25 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES
WERE STEADY TO 75 CENT LOWER.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE STEADY TO $2.00 HIGHER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO
$3.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION
WAS 5% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND
5% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 22
POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR
AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
$1.75-5.75 HIGHER AS MIDWEST
PRICES WERE STEADY TO $B.OO
LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS
3% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 8%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE 50 CENT HIGHER AS
MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.00 HIGH
ER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE MIX
ED, $5.50 HIGHER TO $4.00 LOWER.
HOG PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN
1% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 7%
ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND
LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET APRIL 18-24,1991.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
FULLY TESTED & INDEXED • LEAN & MUSCULAR
RAISED in central pa
MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER
IOD TOTALED 5,197 HEAD COM
PARED TO LAST WEEK 4,408 HEAD.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED 50 CENT HIGHER
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
49.00- 51.00-5100 US 3-4 220-240
LBS 49.00-50.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS
45.00- US 2-4 250-270 LBS
46.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS
42.00- SOWS $34.00-47.20 AND
BOARS 30.00 VALLEY AND NORTH
ERN VIRGINIA HOGS; 843 HEAD FOR
THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS
$48.00-50.75.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 2%; SLAUGHTER COWS 11%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
68%. OVER 600 LBS 17%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS:
CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS 71.75-79.25
CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER
73.50-80.25 HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LBS 69.50-75.50 CHOICE 2-3
1100 LBS & OVER 70.00-78.75
SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 45.00-58.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 55.25-69.00 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 57.00-69.00 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 55.75-68.25 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 200-350 LBS
111.00-119.00 GOOD AND CHOICE
200-350 LBS 97.00-111.00 FEW
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91.00- CALVES'- GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-500 LBS 77.00-SS.OO
SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE
& PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING
64.00- HIGH CHOICE A PRIME
95-125 LBS WOOL 53.75-60.50
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 44.50-48.35 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS 40.00-44.95 500 LBS A OVER
40.00-
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 117.00-132.
00 300-400 LBS 97.00-115.00 300-400
106.00- 400-500 90.00-107.00
400-SOO 109.00-122.00 SOO-600
82.00- 500-600 97.00-114.00
600-700 77.00-88.00 600-700
88.00- 700-800 72.00-83.00
700-800 80.00-92.00 800-900 70.00-75.00
800-900 75.00-83.75.
N. Virginia Livestock
Orange, VA
April 24, 1991
NO REPORT AVAILABLE THIS
WEEK.
Central & Southeast
Virginia Livestock
Blackstone • Southslde, VA
April 24, 1991
SLAUGHTER HOGS 250 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER SOWS 50 CENT TO $1.25
LOWER. BOARS STEADY. SOWS US
1- 300-500 LB. 43.75 - 44.95 US 1-3,
500 LBS. & OVER 46.75 - 46.90 BOARS
300-600 LB. 41.60 - 42.30
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 58 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER STEERS 50 CENT LOW
ER. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO
$l.OO HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS
10 HEAD STEERS CHOICE 2-3,
1150-1300 LB. 72.75 - 75.00
SLAUGHTER COWS 35 HEAD
COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3
47.50 - 57.25 BREAKING UT. & COMM.
2- 48.00 - 56.00 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 44.00 - 46.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 9 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 54.00 -
62.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 52.00 -
66.00 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 60.75
- 62.75
SLAUGHTER CALVES & VEALERS
Offering Duroc, Blackline
& Maternal Line Boars
For Information And Prices Contact
4 HEAD VEALERS CHOICE AND
PRIME, 200-350 LB. 111.00 GOOD AND
CHOICE, 200-350 LB. 91.00 - 95.00
FEEDER CATTLE 300 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS, FEEDER HEIFERS AND
FEEDER BULLS MOSTLY STEADY.
STEERS MEDIUM 1 MED A LARGE 2
300-400 118.00-121.00 104.00-124.50
400-500 102.00-114.00 - 500-600
96.00- - 600-700 84.50- 89.50 -
700-800 82.00- 84.00 - HOLSTEIN
STEER MED A LARGE 2 300- 500
87.50- 92.50
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1 MED
A LARGE 2 300-400 95.00- 97.00 83.00-
88.00 85.00- 96.00 400-500 92.50- 96.00
83.00- 88.00 78.00- 88.00 500-600 82.00-
91.50 - - 600-700 82.00 - - BULLS
MEDIUM 1 MED A LARGE 2 200-300 -
112.00- 300-400 103.00-119.00
105.00- 400-500 94.00-104.00
95.00- 500-600 86.50- 97.00 -
600-700 82.00- 84.00 - COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 10 HEAD -
MAL-2,3-5 YR OLD $50.00-56.50 PER
CWT. M-l, 3-4 YR OLD $50.00-58.50
PER CWT. BABY CALVES
RETURNED TO FARMS 10 HEAD
OVER 100 LBS $132.00-162.50 PER
CWT.
S.W. Virginia Livestock
Wythevllle, VA
April 23, 1991
SLAUGHTER HOGS 13 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. BARROWS
AND GILTS US 1-3, 200-250 LB. 46.00
US 2-4,250-300 LB. 40.50 SOWS US 1-3,
500 LBS. & OVER 45.00 - 46.00 BOARS
300-600 LB. 37.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 65 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 61 HEAD
COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3
47.00 - 56.00 BREAKING UT. * COMM.
2-4 50.00 - 57.00 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 42.00 - 48.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 4 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 58 75 -
61.00 Y.G. 1-2,1600 LBS. & OVER 55.00
- 62.00
LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 115
HEAD - NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 48 HEAD
SPRING CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125
LB. 64.50 CHOICE, 85-125 LB. 63.50
WOOLED CHOICE. 85-125 LB. 55.00
Bonus Maker
Boars
'April 3 2f, 19^-A9
EWES & RAMS 67 HEAD EWES ALL
GRADES 17.00 - 18.50 RAMS ALL
GRADES 18.00
FEEDER CATTLE 276 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS
MEDIUM I LARGE I SMALL 1 MED&
LARGE 2 200-300 117.00-122.00 - -
100.00- 300-400 115.00-122.00
114.00- - 106.00-116.00 400-500
109.00- 110.00-118.00 95.00
103.00- 500-600 100.00 - 85.00-
90.00 95.00- 98.00 600-700 89.00- 99.00 -
- 85.00- 90.00 700-800 88.00- 89.00 - - -
800-900 79.00 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER
MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 92.00-112.00
500- 700 85.00 700- 900 70.00
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300
108.00- - - 95.00- 98.00 300-400
108.00 97.00-103.00 - 92.00-101.00
400-500 92.00- 99.50 95.00- 98.00 82.00-
87.00 85.00- 95.00 500-600 85.00- 95.00
94.00- 75.00- 79.00 84.00- 90.00
600-700 80.00- 83.00 - - 74.00- 77.00
700-800 72.00- 77.00 - - - BULLS
MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED &
LARGE 2 300-400 105.00-115.00
1 14.00-1 19.00 100.00-107.00
96.00- 400-500 96.00-105.00 - - -
500-600 87.00- 95.00 - - - 600-700
700-900 78.00 - - - COWS RETURNED
TO FARMS 5 HEAD; S I. 5-9 YR OLD
775-875 LBS $405.00-485.00; M&L-l, 6
YR OLD 950 LBS $630.00 PER HEAD,
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 5
PAIR; M&L-l, 5-10 YR OLD 850-1050
LBS WITH CALVES 90-200 LBS
$660.00-780.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 16
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
$50.00-200.00 MOSTLY $105.00-175.00
PER HEAD.
CATTLE: 1000 TRADING MOD
ERATE. COMPARED WITH LAST
MONDAY SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS .50 TO 1.00 LOWER. COWS
AND BULLS MOSTLY STEADY.
SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT TO AVER
AGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT 12%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1050-1300 LBS. 78 00-8000 MIXED
SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS
75 00-78.00 SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LBS
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