Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Aug. 21, 1991 MARKETS IN REVIEW: AUGUST 15-21. 1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $3.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $lO.OO TO $ll.OO HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $3.50 HIGH ER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $3.00 TO $3.50 HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $5.00 LOWER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.25 TO $6.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 7% HIGHER THAN A WEEK AGO AND 3% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 11 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO $4.00 HIGHER AS MID WEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $1.75 LOWER. LAMB PRODUCTION 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 v \ X N - 1-800-468-5524 WAS 5* ABOVE A WEEK AGO BUT 5% BELOW A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $.50 TO $l.OO HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE $5.00 TO $lO.OO LOWER. EXCEPT HAMS WHICH WERE- $2.50 TO $5.00 HIGHER. HOG PRODUCTION WAS 11% ABOVE A WEEK AGO AND 3% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE THE SAME AS A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET AUGUST 15-21, 1991. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 3,953 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 3,672 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $l.OO HIGHER COMPARED TO LAST WEDNES DAY’S TRADING WITH BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY POINTS LOC AL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE f 1 419 West High St.. Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (UK V' x r3^ Details - Ask For Mike Miller Or Jarmon (717) 367-1525 RADIUS) US 1-3 210-240 LBS 50.00- 50.00-51.00 US 3-4 210-240 LBS 49.00-50.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 45.00- US 2-4 240-270 LBS 46.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 42.00- SOWS $32.50-41.00 AND BOARS 30.00 VALLEY AND NORTH ERN VIRGINIA HOGS: 613 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $49.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS •%i SLAUGHTER COWS -% SLAUGH TER BULLS SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS OVER 600 LBS -% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1300 LBS & OVER HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3900-1100 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS & OVER SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 44.00-53.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 53.50-62.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 50.00-67.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 55.25-67.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 200-350 LBS GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 74.00-89.50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 41.00-49.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 47.75-49.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 35.00-42.00 500 LBS & OVER 40.00-43.00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS r ss Call For MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 91.00-119.00 300-400 LBS 79.00- 300-400 90.00-120.00 400-500 78.00-93.00 400-500 85.00- 500-600 75.00-86.25 500-600 82.50-98.00 600-700 72.50-84.00 600-700 75.00-92.00 700-800 70.00-78.50 700-800 75.00-85.00 800-900 78.00 800-900 71.00-83.25 S.W. Virginia Livestock Wjrlhevllle, VA Aug. 20, 1991 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 72 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 58 HEAD COWS CUTTER A BONING UT. 1-3 45.00 - 49.00 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 46.00 - 51.50 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 40.00 - 46.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS 14 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 55.00 - 61.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 58.75 - 62.75 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. & OVER 63.25 - 64.75 LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 136 HEAD SLAUGHTER LAMBS 73 HEAD SPRING CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125 LB. 44.00 CHOICE, 85-125 LB. 40.00 FEEDER LAMBS 36 HEAD FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY, 70-85 LB. 45.00 EWES & RAMS 27 HEAD EWES ALL GRADES 13.00 - 14.00 GOATS 9 HEAD - 15.00-69.00 PER HEAD. FEEDER CATTLE 243 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 98.00-106.00 113.00 - - 300-400 asa gw —- , 38 A.PO,, Rd Esbenshade Mills Marietta, PA 17547 him mix w 'm p* msw Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 24, 1991*A9 94.00- 99.00-106.00 - 88.00- 96.00 400-500 92.00-102.00 100.00-106.00 78.00- 85.00 86.00- 88.00 500-600 90.00- 95.00 - - 80.00- 85.00 600-700 79.00- 86.00 - - 78.00- 82.00 700-800 75.00- 81.00 - - - 800-900 79.00 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 82.00- 89.00 500- 700 70.00- 73.00 700- 900 63.00- 66.50 HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL I MED & LARGE 2 200-300 - - - - 300-400 84.00- 88.00 86.00- 88.50 - 80.00- 85.00 400-500 83.00- 86.00 85.00- 87.00 75.00- 80.00 78.00- 83.00 500-600 - - - 74.00- 80.00 600-700 79.00- 83.00 - - - 700-800 74.00- 78.50 - - - 800-900 78.00 - BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 84.00- 96.00 105.00-111.00 - - 400-500 84.00- 89.00 - - - 500-600 75.00- 80.00 - - - COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 4 HEAD M&L-l, 5-8 YRS OLD 550-1050 LBS WITH CALVES 95-250 LBS $605.00-820.00 PER PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 40 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WKS OLD 45.00-145.00. MOSTLY 80.00-120.00.
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