Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Feb. 19,1992
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOGS FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY
13 - 19. RECIEPTS FOR COUNTRY
BUYING STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR
THE PERIOD TOTALED 2298 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR DELIVERY TO THE
PLANT (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS)
FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED 1825
HEAD.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET FOR TUESDAY FEBURARY
18, 1992 CLOSED $.50 HIGHER COM
PARED TO LAST TUESDAY’S
TRADING.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S
1-3 220-250 LBS 39.00-41.00
LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30
MILE RADIUS)
US 1-2 220-250 LBS. 41.(XM2.00 US
2-3 220-250 LBS. 39.00-41.00 US 1-3
200-210 LBS. 37.00-38.00 US 1-3
210-220 LBS. 39.00-40.00 US 2-4
250-260 LBS. 38.00-39.00 US 2-4
260-270 LBS. 36.00-37.00 US 3-4
270-280 LBS. 34.00-35.00 US 3-4
280-300 LBS. 32.00-33.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 5%; SLAUGHTER COWS 1396
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 1%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
65%, OVER 600 LBS 15%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE STEERS:
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS 73.75-76.25
CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 72.00-77.50
CHOICE 2-3 1300 & OVER 71.00-76.50
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 900 LBS &
UNDER 68.75-72.00 CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LBS 73.00-75.75 CHOICE 2-3
1100 LBS & OVER 71.25-76.25
SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00-56.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 55.00-69.50 1-2
1300-1600 LBS 53.00-68.75 1-2 1600
Environmental Farm Issues:
Manure & Cover Crop Tools
for Nutrient Management
March 13,1992
Kutztown Grange Hall, Kutztown, PA
Farmer ♦ Extension ♦ Rosoarcher
Presentations
♦ Nutrient Management Legislation
♦ Maximizing Manure Nutrient Conservation
♦ Late Spring Nitrate Test for Field Corn
♦ Use of Cover Crops for Nutrient
Management & Soil Improvement
Sponsored by
Rodale Institute &
Young Farmers Association
Pre-registration: $lO per person; $l2 at the door
Lunch included
To register, write or call:
Barbara May, Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Rd.
Kutztown, PA 19530
(215) 683-6383
Sustainable Agriculture Workshop
H®-
tnh* FULLY TESTED & INDEXED • LEAN & MUSCULAR
S/SSSk RAISED IN CENTRAL PA
For information And Prices Contact:
419 West High Street JARMON
Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (PA Toll Free) 1-800-468-5524 or (717) 367-1525
LBS & OVER 53.50-66.25 SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS VEALERS -
HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 200-350 LBS
GOOD AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 77.00-82.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS HIGH CHOICE A PRIME
95-125 LBS WOOL 54.00-55.00 HIGH
CHOICE A PRIME 95-125 LBS SPRING
69.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 1-3
200-250 LBS 38.00-39.00 SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 24.00-34.00 500 LBS &
OVER
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS:
MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1
200-300 LBS 92.00-108.00 300-400
80.00- 300-400 89.00-105.50
400-500 77.00-90.00 400-500
88.00- 500-600 70.00-85.00
500-600 82.75-98.00 600-700 69.50-76.25
600-700 73.00-88.00 700-800
66.00-71.00 700-800 73.00-80.00
800-900 64.50-68.50 800-900 68.00-78.00
N. Virginia Livestock
Orange, VA
Feb. 19, 1992
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 93 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND HEIFERS 35 HOAD
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS
70.00-73.00 SELECT 2-3 1100 LBS &
OVER 67.00-72.50
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS
70.00-73.00 SELECT 2-3 850-1100 LBS
65.50
SLAUGHTER COWS 55 HEAD CUT
TER & BNG.UT. 1-3 45.50-51.75
BRKG.UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00-50.50
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
39.00-45.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS 3 HEAD; 1-2
900-1300 LBS 70.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
67.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 66 50
TOTAL LAMBS 19 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS 15 HEAD WOOLED HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS
62.50-63.00 FEEDER LAMBS 4 HEAD
CHOICE AND FANCY 70-85 LBS 71.50
FEEDER CATTLE 148 HEAD - NO
TRENDS REPORTED. STEERS;
MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 MED.ALARGE 2
300-400 94.00-102.50 400-300
85.00- 500-600 89.00-9100
83.00- 74.00-75.00 900-1100 74.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS;
MEO.&LARGB 1-2 300-500 LBS 85.00;
500-700 LBS 65.00-78.00 700-900 LBS
61.00-
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.ALARGB 2 200-300 95.00
300-400 83.50-85.00 400-500
78.00-81.00 68.00-72.00 500-600
8100-85.00 70.00 72.00-75.00 COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 26 HEAD;
MAL-I, 4-7 YRS OLD SPRINGERS
900-1100 LBS $440.00-570.00 PER
HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT
SIDE 6 PAIR; M&L-l, 4-7 YRS OLD
900-1100 LBS WITH CALVES NEW
BORN TO 150 LBS $470100-640.00 PER
PAIR. BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 7 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WK
OLD $6OOO-10000 PER HEAD. OVER
100 LBS $120.00 PER CWT.
S.E. Virginia Livestock
SouthiM* (Bladutooe) . Smith Held
VA
Feb. 19, 1992
SLAUGHTER HOGS 173 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER SOWS STEADY TO $3.00
HIGHER. BOARS SI.OO-2.00 HIGHER.
SOWS US 1-3 300-300 LBS
32.10-33.60 US 1-3 300 LBS A OVER
32.80-33.30 BOARS 27.10-28.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 39 HEAD -
SLAUGHTER COWS $l.OO-2.00 HIGH
ER EXCEPT SMTTHFIELD SLAUGH
TER COWS STEADY TO $2.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 12 HEAD STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1130 LBS 69.00-73.00
SLAUGHTER COWS 44 HEAD CUT
TER A BNG.UT. 1-3 43.00-52.75
BRKG.UT A COMM. 2-4 45.75-52.00
CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2
35.50-42.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS 3 HEAD - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 1-2 1300-1600 LBS
58.50- 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER-
CATTLE 248 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS. FEEDER HEIFERS AND
FEEDER BULLS $l.OO-2.00 HIGHER.
STEERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL
1 MED.ALARGB 2 200-300 111.00
111.00 300-400 95.00-106.00
95.00-106.00 89.50 88.50-94.00 400-500
89.50- 89.50-93.50 83.50-87.50
500-600 88.00-92.50 88.00-92.50
81.50- 600-700 82.50-83.50
82.50- 70.00-76.00 HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED.ALARGE 1-2 300-500
LBS 76.50-83.50
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL 1
MED.&LARGE 2 200-300 94.00-97.00
Offering Duroc, Blackline
& Maternal Line Boars
300-400 79.00-88.00 75.00 81.50-86.00
400-500 76.00-81.00 68.50 500-600
73.00-76.50 62.50-67.00 68.00-7100
600-700 64.00-72.00 FEEDER
BULLS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MCTCCr LIVCStOCK
MEo.&LARGB 2 200-300 lbs i 03.00 Report Supplied By Auc-
FEW 140.00 103.00 FEW 140.00 * f| ntl
300-400 LBS 94.00-111.00 94.00-111.00
- 89.00-93.50 400-500 LBS 83.50 83.50 Tu*»d«jr, Feb. 1»
74.00- COWS RETURNED TO , CATTLE: 161. HIGH CHOICE AND
FARMS 32 HEAD; M&L-l, 3-8 YRS PRIME SLAUGHTER STEERS
OLD 850-1050 LBS $50.50-65.00 PER 74.00-77.35. CHOICE SLAUGHTER
CWT OR $495.00-625.00 PER HEAD. STEERS 73.50-77.00, SELECT STEERS
M-l 4-6 YRS OLD 875-950 LBS 64.00-71.00, SELECT AND CHOICE
$5lOO-56.00 PER CWT; M-l, 9-10 YRS HOLSTEINS 59.00-65.25. SLAUGHTER
OLD 900-950 LBS $45.00-46.50 PER HEIFERS CHOICE 68.00-75.85, SELECT
CWT. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 63.5067.50.
10 pair* m&L*l 3-8 YRS OLD COWS? BREAKING UTILITY AND
850-1050 LBS WITH CALVES COMMERCIAL 47.00-50.00, OTHER
5500.00- PER PAIR. BABY
SSSroT™ CHOICE
BULLS: YG»I 60.0064.50.
CALVES: 61. CHOICE. 185-265 LBS.
1.09-1.16, GOOD 90120 LBS. .801.06,
STANDARD AND GOOD 75-100 LBS.
.70.90. HOLSTEIN BULLS 100105
LBS. 1.401.63; #29OIIOLBS. 1.15-1.34.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80100 LBS.
1.15-1.30. TOP BEEFBULL AT 100 LBS.
1.59. TOP BEEF HEIFER 100 LBS. AT
1.22.
HOGS; 111 BARROWS AND GILTS
US #l-2 228-240 LBS. 41.50-42.10.
US#l-3 225-240 LBS. 39.5041.75.
SOWS: US*I-3 350-600 LBS.
32.0040.00..
BOARS: 210025.50.
FEEDER PIGS: NONE.
LAMBS: NONE.
S.W. Virginia Livestock
Wjrlhcvllle, VA
Feb. lit 1992
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 52 HEAD -
NO TRENDS REPORTED.
SLAUGHTER COWS 52 HEAD CUT
TER St BNG.UT. 1-3 42.75-46.50
BRKG.UT. St COMM. 2-4 43.75-48.00
CANNER St LOW CUTTER 1-2
37.00-43.50
LAMBS TOTAL RECEIPTS 14 HEAD
• NO TRENDS REPORTED. EWES St
RAMS 14 HEAD EWES ALL GRADES
27.00-30.25 RAMS ALL GRADES 27.00
FEEDER CATTLE 200 HEAD - FEED
ER STEERS AND FEEDER HEIFERS
STEADY. STEERS; MEDIUM 1 SMALL
1 MED.ALARGE 2 200-300 --
85.00- 300-400 89.00-92.00
81.00- 97.00-104.00 400-SOO
92.00- 90.00-95.00 80.00-84.00
600-700 80.00 HOLSTEIN
STEERS; MED.ALARGE 1-2 200-300
LBS 88.00-96.00; 300-500 LBS
80.00- 500-700 LBS 66.00 700-900
LBS 60.00-60.50; 900-1100 LBS
52.00- 1100 LBS A OVER 56.50
HEIFERS; MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED.ALARGE 2 200-300
94.00- 300-400
80.00- 93.00 70.00-78.00
75.00- 400-500 FEW 90.00
60.00- 500-600 76.00-79.00
600-700 69.00-75.00 FEED
ER BULLS: SMALL 1 MED.&LARGE 2
300-400 LBS - 99.00-101.00 400-500
LBS 79.00-82.00 BABY CALVES
RETURNED TO FARMS 25 HEAD
NEWBORN TO 4 WK OLD
$120.00-195.00 FEW $220.00 PER
HEAD.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
February IS, 1992
Report supplied by auction
STEERS; M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
88.00-97.00; 500-700 LBS. 73.00-96.00;
700-1000 LBS. 69.00-80.00.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
85.00-93.00; 500-700 LBS. 82.00-89.00;
HOLSTEINS 61.00-71.00.
FEEDER BULLS; 300-500 LBS.
85.00-91.00; 500-700 LBS. 78.00-85.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 77.00-86.00;
500-700 LBS. 67.00-77.00; 700-800 LBS.
60.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS 4.00 HIGHER.
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
43.00- CANNER & CUTTERS 1-3
39.00-
LAMBS: WOOLS 1.00 LOWER. BLUE
O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME SPRING
69.00, WOOLS 54.00, RED O CHOICE
WOOLS 60.00; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 67.00-69.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 19.00-25.00.
HOGS: US#I-3 200-240 LBS. 39.00;
Bonus Maker
Boars
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 22, 1992-A9
BOARS 16.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 76.00-82.00.
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Feb. IS, 1992
CATTLE 471... PDA ...Compered with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter steers
steady to 2.00 lower. Cows active, steady
to mostly .30 to 2.00 higher. Choice
1100/1400 lbs 75.00-77.75, Select and
Low Choice 73.00-75.00, Select
68.00- couple to 74.00; few Utility
58.00- Select and Low Choice Hols
tein 64.00-69.00, few Standard
60.00- 25. Choice si. heifers
69.00- Individual 78.25, Select
65.00- few Standard SB.OO-63.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
50.00- Couple to 54.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 48.50-33.25, Canner & low
Cutter 44.50-48.30. Shells down to 39.30.
Few choice bullocks 67.50-74.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1180/1860 lbs. si. bulls
57.75-73.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No.l, 375/62S lbs. steers & bulls
65.00- few Medium Frame No. 1,
300/600 lbs. Heifers 64.00-80.00.
CALVES 186... Few Utility 65/85 lbs.
67.50- Fum Calves: Holstein bulls
No. 1, 90/125 lbs. 130.00-160.00, couple
to 167.50, N0.2,80/125 lbs. 90.00-135.00;
No. I, Hoi. Heifers 85/120 lbs.
130.00-184.00, few No. 2. 80/100 lbs.
92.50- few Beef cross 100/165 lbs
bulls & heifers 110.00-157.50.
HOGS 478...(2/17/92) - Barrows and
Gilts .SO-.75 cents higher; few Select No.
1, 225/250 lbs. 42.00-42.85, US No. 1-2
215/250 lbs. 41.25-42.00.2-3 200/270 lbs.
40.50-41.25. US No. 2-4 190/280 lbs.
37.00- Sows: 1-3 280/650 lbs.
27.00- few light, wts. 38.00, 2-3
275/575 lbs. 22.00-27.00. Boars
22.75-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 248... US No. 1-3 30/40
lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-32.00, No. 1-3 50/65
lbs. 32.00-41.00. all per head.
SHEEP 41... New Crop Lambs 25/45
lbs. 75.00-120.00. Slaughter sheep
21.00-34.00 - all cwL
GOATS 4... few Large Goats
45.00-65.00. all per head.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stable*
New Holland, PA
Monday, February 17, 1992
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
267 HEAD; MARKET STRONGER.
DRIVING HORSES SBS.OO-1575.00.
RIDING HORSES 575.00-815.00.
REGISTERED HORSES
785.00-
BETTER RIDING HORSES
910.00-
MARE PONIES 85.00-263.00.
PONY COLTS 45.00-115.00.
GELDINGS 85.00-265.00.
LARGER PONIES 365.00-500.00.
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS
675.00-
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS
465.00-
THIN 95.00-410.00.
WORK HORSES. PAIRS
1775.00- SINGLES
785.00-
HORSE COLTS 185.00-425.00.