Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Wedneadaj, Augurt 7, 1991
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW: AUGUST 1-7,
1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
IN VIRGINIA WERE $5.00-7.50
LOWER
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE • NONE
SOLD.
COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA
WERE $3.50 TO $6.00 LOWER BEEF
PRODUCTION WAS 19b BELOW A
WEEK AGO BUT 1% ABOVE A YEAR
AGO. AVEAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE 10 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A
YEAR AGO.
LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE
UNEVEN, $.50 HIGHER TO $.50 LOW
ER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 1%
BELOW A WEEK AGO AND 2ft
BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE
DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND
HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER HOG PRICES IN VIR
GINIA WERE $l.OO LOWER. FRESH
PORK PRICES WERE $2.00 TO $5.00
LOWER. EXCEPT LOINS WHICH
WERE $.50 TO $3.50 HIGHER. HOG
A. & C. DIFFENBACH
AUCTION INC.
Wednesday Hay Sale Discontinued Until Fall.
Flea Market Spaces Available Every Monday Next To Hay Sale.
WED.. AUG. 14 6:30 P.M. WINROSS TRUCK AUCTION
WED.. SEPT. 4
TUES.. SEPT. 17 9:00 A.M. QUILT. CRAFT & BUGGY AUCTION-BUGGIES 1 P.M
WED.. SEPT. 18 9:00 A.M. QUILT. CRAFT AUCTION
ERL SEPT. 27
TUES.. OCT. 1 6:00 P.M. WHOLESALE WOOD FURN. & CRAFT ITEMS AUCTION
WED.. OCT. 9
10:00 A.M.
TUES.. OCT. 15
PHONE (717) 355-7253-OFFICE (717) 354*3297 HOME
FAX #355-9547
HOG CONTRACTS AVAILABLE!
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Managing A New 1,000-2,000 Head Finishing Facility
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PRODUCTION WAS 19b BELOW A
WEEK AGO AND 19b BELOW A YEAR
AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS
WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET AUGUST 1-7, 1991.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG
MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER
IOD TOTALED 4,321 HEAD COM
PARED TO LAST WEEK 3,733 HEAD.
THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG
MARKET CLOSED $l.OO LOWER
COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES
DAY'S TRADING WITH BARROWS
AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOC
AL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE
RADIUS) US 1-3 210-240 LBS
52.50-53.00 54.00-55.00 US 3-4 210-240
LBS 52.00-53.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS
48.00- US 2-4 240-270 LBS
49.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS
45.00- SOWS $37.00-43.10 AND
BOARS 33.00-34.50 VALLEY AND
NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS: 404
HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3
210-250 LBS $53.50-54.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS -ft; SLAUGHTER COWS -ft
SLAUGHTER BULLS -ft. SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS -ft; FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS -ft. OVER
600 LBS -ft PRICE RANGES FOR VIR-
1991
HAY SALE EVERY Ml
6:30 P.M. WINROSS TRUCK AUCTION
EQUIPMENT AUCTION
9:00 A.M. FARI
GUNS A WINROSS TRUCK AUCTIOI
6:30
HARVEST EQUIPMENT AUCTION (NO SMALL ITEMSI
-
4i9 West High St.. Elizabethtown. PA 17022
100 W. JACKSON ST., BOX 186
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
INDAY • 10:00 A.M.
ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT. - AU2258-L
OnJSr
kSNS
(717) 367-1525
GINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGH
TER CATTLE STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS 65.75-68.70 CHOICE 2-3
1300 LBS ft OVER 64.50-68.80 HEIF
ERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS
CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS ft OVER
SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY ft COM
MERCIAL COWS 40.00-52.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS SO.OO-65.2S 1-21300-1600
LBS 50.50-67.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER
55.50-64.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH
CHOICE ft PRIME 200-350 LBS
GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 74.00-88.50 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE ft PRIME
95-125 LBS SPRING 40.50-53.50
SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250
LBS 45.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS
34.00-42.00 500 LBS ft OVER 35.
50-43.50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS; MEDIUM I
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS
100.00- 300-400 LBS 82.00-96.00
300-400 90.00-116.00 400-500
78.50-91.00 400-500 86.00-106.00
500-600 75.00-84.00 500-600 85.00-98.00
600-700 69.00-81.00 600-700 77.50-94.00
700-800 6750-73.50 700-800 76.50-85.25
800-900 60.00-67.00 800-900
65.00-
Northern Virginia
Livestock Summary
Orange, Va.
Wednesday, August 7, 1991
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 50 HEAD
SLAUGHTER COWS 42 HEAD COWS
CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 44.25 -
48.00 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4
46.50 - 51.25 SLAUGHTER BULLS 8
HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB.
62.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 55.00 -
58.50 Y.G. 1-2,1600L85. & OVER 60.00
- 63.00.
f *
FEEDER CATTLE 287 HEAD.
STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400
97.00- 97.00-110.00 - - 400-500
95.00- 97.50 95.00- 97.50 - - 500-600 -
87.00- 90.50 - - 600-700 80.00- 86.00
80.00- 86.00 - 79.00- 82.00.
HOLSTEIN STEER MED ft LARGE 2
500- 700 70.50- 77.00.
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300
96.00- - - - 300-400 89.00- 93.50
95.00- 79.00- 84.00 86.00- 92.50
400-500 82.00- 86.50 86.50- 88.00 - -
500-600 79.00- 86.00 79.00- 86.00 70.00-
74.00 74.00- 76.00 600-700 72.00- 75.00
72.00- 75.00.
BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED ft LARGE 2 300-400 93.00- 99.00
- - - 400-500 83.00- 90.00.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 34
HEAD M4L-IA2, 850-1100 LBS 4 -10
YRS OLD $340.00-610.00 PER HEAD.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 6
HEAD MftL-lft2, 6-10 YRS OLD
900-1150 LBS WITH CALVES 140-240
LBS $650.00-770.00 PER PAIR.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 60 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4
WKS OLD LARGE $85.00-110.00,
SMALL $50.00-80.00 100 LBS ft OVER
$120.00-145.00 PER CWT.
Central &
Southeast Virginia
Livestock Summary
SmUMleld, Va.
Wednesday, August 7, 1991
*NO REPORT ON BLACKS TONE*:
SLAUGHTER HOGS 165 HEAD SOWS
US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 41.50 US 1-3, 500
LBS. & OVER 41.50 BOARS 300-600
LB. 35.00 - 36.50.
LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 35 HEAD
FEEDER LAMBS 35 HEAD FEEDER
LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY. 70-85
LB. 35.50 - 38.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 42 HEAD - TOO
FEW IN ANY ONE CLASS TO QUOTE.
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FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday,
9 AM TO 8 PM
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes,
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Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items &
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PHONE; 215-926-1307
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10, 1991-A9
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 80 HEAD
SLAUGHTER COWS 70 HEAD COWS
CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 46.00 -
49.50 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4
45.00 - 51.75 CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 40.00 - 45.25 SLAUGHTER
BULLS 10 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2,
900-1300 LB. 59.00 - 6Z50 Y.G. 1-2,
1300-1600 LB. 54.50 - 61.50 Y.G. 1-2,
1600 LBS. & OVER 59.25 - 64.00.
LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 36 HEAD
SLAUGHTER LAMBS 17 HEAD
SPRING CHOICE AND PRIME. 95-125
LB. 40.50 - 44.75 FEEDER LAMBS 19
HEAD FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND
FANCY, 70-85 LB. 37.50.
FEEDER CATTLE 225 HEAD
STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 500-600 - - - 87.00-
90.00 600-700 - - 75.00 73.50 700-800
76.50- 77.50 - 76.50 - 800-900 73.50-
74.50 - 74.00 -
HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2
300- 500 83.50- 91.00 500- 700 67.00-
79.50 900-1100 59.00.
HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 - -
79.50 - 400-500 80.00 - 75.25 - 500-600 - -
65.00 75.00- 79.00 600-700 76.50 - -
72.00.
BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 92.00- 98.00
- - - 500-600 - - 70.00- 78.50 - 600-700
81.00- BZOO.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 8
HEAD L-l, 1000-1100 LBS 4-9 YRS
OLD WITH CALVES 150-200 LBS
5650.00-800.00; M-l, 775 LBS 3 YRS
OLD WITH CALVES 150 LBS $600.00;
M-2, 800 LBS 8 YRS OLD WITH
CALVES 250 LBS $650.00 PER PAIR.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 37 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4
WKS OLD $70.00-195.00. MOSTLY
$85.00-140.00.
D
BILL WEIST & WOODY WEIST, MGRS.
Southwest Virginia
Livestock Summary
Wythevllle, Va.
Tuesday, August 6, 1991
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Turn East off Route 61