Virginia Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Wednesday, September U, 1991 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA MARKETS IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER 511 1991. FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA WERE $l.OO TO j 4 oo HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $2.75 TO $7.25 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY. AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE MOSTLY STEADY. COWS AND BULLS IN VIRGINIA WERE STEADY TO WEAK, AS MID WEST PRICES WERE $2.00 TO $3.00 HIGHER. BEEF PRODUCTION WAS 12% BELOW A WEEK AGO AN LESS THAN 1% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 13 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. HARNSPRAYCTGISOTJtgCSWESS WE WHTT*WASHOTI» 1,000 BARHB A TEAR USING ADVAJTTAG* FARM WHITE • DRIBS WHITE • NO WET FLOORS • IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY SPRAYS • DOBS NOT RUB OFF EASILY • WASHES OFF WINDOWS A PIPELINES EASILY BARN CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE WITH COMPRESSED AIR BEITZEL S SPRAYING Winner, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or Wo will take work Toll Free within 100 mile 1-800-727-7228 radius Of 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Lancaster CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS LICENSED INSURED ★ Spraying Since 1961 * /r* 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 LAMB PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $.75 TO $l.OO HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE STEADY TO $3.50 HIGHER. LAMB PRODUCTION WAS 5% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT UNCHANGED FROM A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 2 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A YEAR AGO. HOG PRICES IN VIRGINIA WERE $1.50 HIGHER AS MIDWEST PRICES WERE $l.OO TO $1.75 HIGHER. FRESH PORK PRICES WERE STEADY TO $5.00 HIGHER HOG PRODUCTION WAS 13% BELOW A WEEK AGO BUT 6% ABOVE A YEAR AGO. AVERAGE DRESSED WEIGHTS WERE 1 POUND HEAVIER THAN A YEAR AGO. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET SEPTEMBER 5-11, 1991. RECEIPTS FOR THE DIRECT HOG 419 West High St.. Elizabethtown, PA 17022 MARKET IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PER IOD TOTALED 4,846 HEAD COM PARED TO LAST WEEK 2.901 HEAD. THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HOG MARKET CLOSED $1.50 HIGHER 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 45.00- 46.00-47.00 US 3-4 210-240 LBS 45.00-46.00 US 1-3 200-220 LBS 41.00- US 2-4 240-270 LBS 42.00- US 3-4 270-300 LBS 38.00- SOWS $32.00-38.50 AND BOARS $24.50-26.00 VALLEY ANC NORTHERN VIRGINIA HOGS: 693 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD. US 1-3 210-250 LBS $44.00-45.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS SLAUGHTER COWS -% SLAUGHTER 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 1000-1150 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS. jjjrj&Sb All-Purpose Sprayer m short ON CASH? 3 S,zes lnterest Available Financing 1'- ,^vsAy ailable y Special \ lPricej^ give your vegelaßles wrap around protection AgTeds routing vegetable head gives complete coverage with wrap around protection. 190 MPH Air Stream carries mist-size droplets that penetrate and ding, even to the undersides of leaves Without leaving the trader seat you can rotate the head 270* to spray with the wind and adjust the deflector lor swaths up to 60 feet, with AgTec low volume efficiency youll reduce chemical and fuel costs, and spray mors acres a day. The rotating head Is available In 3 pt hitch and pull-type AgTec sprayers with PTO-drtve. LESTER A. SINGER CO. 96 N. Ranks Rd. Ranks, PA 17572 (717) <B7-6712 1-800-456-5250 Call For De Ask For Mike Miller (717) 367-1525 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1100 LBS A OVER SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY A COM MERCIAL COWS 42.00-55.0 P SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - K 900-1300 LBS 53.00-64.501-21300-1600 LBS 54.00-66.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVEP 53.00-69.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS - HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 200-350 LBS s * GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS SLAUGHTER LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING 39.00-49.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS 43.00-43.75 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 35.00 500 LBS A OVER 33.00-35.00. FEEDER CATTLE STEERS: MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 LBS 89.00-109.00 300-400 LBS 77.00- 300-400 88.00-116.00 400-500 74.00-93.00 400-500 85.00- 500-600 72.00-85.00 500-600 83.00-96.00 600-700 70.00-80.25 600-700 79.00-87.00 700-800 65.00-78.00 700-800 75.00-85.00 800-900 - 800-900 74.00- Northern Virginia Livestock Summary Winchester, Va. Monday, September 9, 1991 SLAUGHTER CATTLE 172 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 140 HEAD COWS CUTTER A BONING UT. 1-3 42.50 - 52.00 BREAKING UT. A COMM. 2-4 46.00 - 54.25 CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 39.00 - 48.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 32 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 53.00 - 64.50 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 55.50 - 66.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. A OVER 55.75 - 65.75. LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 92 HEAD SLAUGHTER LAMBS 43 HEAD SPRING CHOICE AND PRIME, 95-125 LB. 47.00 CHOICE, 85-125 LB. 40.00 FEEDER LAMBS 27 HEAD FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY. 70-85 LB. 42.00 CHOICE AND FANCY. 60-70 LB. 42.00 EWES & RAMS 22 HEAD EWES ALL GRADES 10.00 - 14.00. FEEDER CATTLE 624 HEAD. STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 90.00- 85.5073.00- 88.50400-500 90.00- 90.50-104.00 86.00- 93.50 79.50- 89.50 500-600 84.00- 88.00 80.00- 88.00 75.00- 80.00 77.00- 91.00 600-700 82.25- 87.00 82.00- 84.25 78.50- 8200 73.50- 76.50 700-800 79.00- 85.00 79.50- 85.00 73.00- 79.75 74.00 800-900 75.50- 77.00 - 72.00, HOLSTEIN STEER MED & LARGE 2 300- 500 76.00- 86.00 500- 700 67.00- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 14, 1991*A9 73.50 700- 900 61.00. HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-30 C 75.00- 80.00 93.00 - - 300-400 77.00 85.00 82.00 67.00- 73.00 76.00- 82.00 400-500 74.00- 82.00 81.50- 87.00 64.00- 75.00 77.00- 78.00 500-600 72,00- 80.00 77.50- 81.50 64.00- 69.00 75.00 600-700 71.50- 80.25 79.50 - 69.50 700-800 65.00 66.00- 67.00 61.00 62.00 800-900 - 62.50- 63.75. BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 85.00- 92.0 C 101.00- 84.00- 87.00 - 400-501 87.00- 99.50 92.25- 93.00 73.00- 82.00 - 500-600 79.00- 85.00 77.00 - - 600-700 68.50- 74.00 70.00- 76.50 62.00 63.00 700-900 62.50- 70.00. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 36 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WKS OLD SMALL 45.00-85.00, LARGE 85.00-135.00 PER HEAD. 100 LBS & OVER 77.50-152.50 PER CWT. Isennock Auction New Park, PA Monday, September 9, 1991 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 54.00 AND DOWN. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HOLSTEINS 770-775 LBS. 56.50-59.00. BULLS: HOLSTEINS 80 LBS. 49.50-50.50. VEAL CALVES; 90-110 LBS. 87.00- 75-85 LBS. 76.00-80.00; WEAK AND ROUGH 70.00 AND DOWN. FARM CALVES: 110-125 LBS. 140.00- 95-105 LBS. 145.00- 80-90 LBS. 135.00-148.00. HEIFER CALVES; 105-115 LBS. 164.00- 80-100 LBS. 115.00- FEEDER BULLS: 290-500 LBS. 73.00- FEEDER HEIFERS: HOLSTEINS 270-430 LBS. 69.00-73.00. SOWS: 440-485 LBS. 36.00-37.00. BOARS: 655 LBS. 33.00. HOGS: 200-245 L 85.41.00-42.00. SHEEP: 120-185 LBS. 14.00-19.00. LAMBS: 55-110 LBS. 35.00-40.00. GOATS: 27.00-43.00 HEAD; KIDS 15.00 HEAD.
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