Cattle & Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Tues. December 15-Mon. December 21,
1992
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS
FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 15 - 21
RECEIPTS FOR COUNTRY BUYING
STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THE
PERIOD TOTALED 1443 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR DELIVERY TO THE
PLANT (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS)
FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED 5349
HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG
MARKET NO REPORT DUE TO
HOLIDAY.
BARROWS AND GILTS; VIRGINIA
COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250
LBS - LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED
(30 MILE RADIUS).
US 1-2 220-250 LBS. US 2-3
220-250 LBS. US 1-3 200-210 LBS.
US 1-3 210-220 LBS. — 4 - US 2-4
250-260 LBS. US 2-4 260-270 LBS.
US 3-4 270-280 LBS. US 3-4
280-300 LBS.
Discount Cash & Carry Days Sale
NOW IN PROGRESS
See Last Week’s Issue, Dec. 19th,
Pages Dl3 Through D 23 For Details
BINKLEMURST
Mf 1 r%X9f%C* TlVT i* ? 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
uJlif Xll V- ' Saturdays 7:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Thurs., Dec. 24 - 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
133 Rothsvllle Station Rd. • Lltltz, PA 17543 CLOSED: Fri. & Sat.. Dee. 25 &26
Phone: (717) 626-4705 Frj., j an . 1
101’* 248’ Dmp Pit Total Slatted 3000 Head Flnlahlng
Bamßy King Conatructlornwth Cantor Support Wall.
Bln* And Q^o # Flax Auger Fid Syatome
Northeast Agri Systems, Inc.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS -96; SLAUGHTER COWS -96
SLAUGHTER BULLS -96, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VEALERS -96; FEEDER
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS -96, OVER
600 LBS -96
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
CATTLE: STEERS CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS 67.25 HEIFERS
CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS CHOICE
2-3 1050-1300 LBS
SLAUGHTER COWS UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL COWS 39 00-49 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 47.50-56 50 1-2 1300-1600
LBS 50.00-61.00 FEW 47.00 1-2 1600
LBS & OVER 49.50-56.00 FEW 64.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE &
FEW PRIME 1-2,95-125 LBS WOOLED
68.50-75.50 CHOICE 1-2 85-125 LBS
WOOLED 66.50-69.50 SLAUGHTER
HOGS US 1-3 200-250 LBS SOWS
US 1-3 300-500 LBS 28.00-34.00 500
LBS & OVER 29.00-36.00.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS:
MEDIUM 1 200-300 300-400
>RE INFORMATION AND FREE ESTIMATES CAL
HEAST AGRI SYSTEMS: 1-800-673-25 S
i Equipment By
FLYWAY BUSINESS PARK
139 A Wert Airport Rd. Lititz. PA 17343
(717) 5(9-2702 1-800-673-2580
Southboat Leaf Tobacco
Dealer in All Types of PA Grown Tobacco
Qukli On. Quick ML
LM
Before you sell Maryland or PA grown
tobacco on the farm, call 717-687-9517
between 7 & 8 a.m. for price or update
Market report. Please make calls as short as
possible to let next call come in.
24 Meadow Lane, PO Box 192
Paradise, PA 17562
WISHING CONTRACTS AVAILAB
All Solid Stool Fonolng Wllh<3fc*> Tunnol Vontilotlon Fono By AAA All Northooot Agri Syotomo Forcing Avolloblo With
SUlnloto Stoo AdJuoUUo Foodoro Flborglaoo Houolngo And Propo With Double Stolnlooo Stool Foneo Fool And
Lllotlmo Womnty Stolnlooo Stool T-Bolto
87.00- 400-500 81.00-97.00 FEW
76.00- 500-600 80.00-94.00 FEW
72.00- 600-700 82.50-85.50 FEW
68.50-77.00 700-800 74.00-82.00 800-900
70.00-
HEIFERS: MEDIUM I 200-300
300-400 82.00-89.00 FEW 71.50-77.00
400-500 72.00-80.00 500-600 69,00-79.50
600-700 68.00-76.00 700-800
65.00-76.75.
North Virginia
Richmond, Va.
Tuesday, December 22, 1992
DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLI
DAYS THE FOLLOWING WEEKLY
VIRGINIA LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
WILL NOT BE REPORTED
MONDAY - DECEMBER 21 - LYN
CHBURG, ROANOKE & WINCHES
TER TUESDAY - DECEMBER 22
MARSHALL & WYIHEVILLF. WED
NESDAY - DECEMBER 23 - BLACKS
TONE, ORANGE & SMITHFIELD
THURSDAY - DECEMBER 24 - HARRI
SONBURG (ROCKINGHAM & FRE
DERICKSBURG FRIDAY - DECEM
BER 25 - TRI-STATE & STAUNTON
UNION SATURDAY - DECEMBER 26 -
MADISON & HARRISONBURG
(SHENANDOAH).
AUCTIONS WILL START UP AGAIN
ON DECEMBER 28. 1992 AND SENT
ON TUESDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1992
HAVE A MARRY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM VIRGINIA
MARKET NEWS OFFICES.
THE VIRGINIA MARKET NEWS
OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THURS
DAY & FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24 & 25,
1992 AND THURSDAY & FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 31 & JANUARY 1, 1993
FOR STATE HOLIDAYS.
National
Grain Market
St. Joseph, Mo.
Tuesday, December 22, 1992
DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN
SUMMARY GRAIN AND SOYBEAN
PRICES INCHED HIGHER, TUESDAY,
SUPPORTED BY EXPORT OPTIMISM
AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED
EXPORT INSPECTION FIGURES.
WHEAT UNCHANGED TO 4 CENTS
HIGHER. CORN UNCHANGED TO 1
CENT HIGHER. SORGHUM
UNCHANGED TO 1 CENT HIGHER.
SOYBEANS 1 TO 5 CENTS HIGHER.
SEVERAL TENDERS ON BOOKS
HELPED TO STRENGTHEN GRAIN
AND BEAN PRICES
EXPORT NEWS- NONE REPORTED
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK
BIDS- 12/22/92 12/21/92 12/24/91
WHEAT KANSAS CITY 3 68-3 70 NC
DN 14 11-4 13 MINNEAPOLIS TRUCK
BID 3 79 3/4 UP 1/4 4 20 1/4 4 25 1/4
PORTLAND 4 12-4 14 UP 4-3 4 63-4 64
ST LOUIS 3 72-3 77 NC-UP 2 3,74-3 76
CORN, U S NO 2 YELLOW- KAN
SAS CITY 2.14-2 18 UP 1-NC 2 54-2 55
MINNEAPOLIS 203 UP 1 2.31 SO
lOWA 2.06-2 11 DN 1-2 NA OMAHA
1.96-1.99 NC NA.
SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 5.72-5.73 UP 3-1 5.68-5.70
MINNEAPOLIS 5 54 3/4 UP 3 1/4 5.46
SO. lOWA 5.66-5.72 UP 5-2 NA C. ILL.
PROCESSORS 5.73 3/4-5.84 3/4 UP 3 1/2
5.71-5.76.
♦TRUCK BIDS FOR KANSAS CITY,
US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT, ORDINARY PROTEIN. MIN
NEAPOLIS, US NO. 1 DARK NORTH
ERN SPRING WHEAT, 14% PROTEIN.
PORTLAND, NO. 1 SOFT WHITE
WHEAT, ST. LOUIS, NO. 2 SOFT RED
WINTER WHEAT.
FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY
(MAR) WHEAT 3.47 NC 3.98 1/2 MIN
NEAPOLIS (MAR) WHEAT 3.34 3/4 UP
1/4 3.85 1/4 CHICAGO (MAR) WHEAT
3.54 1/4 UP 1/2 4.00 3/4 (MAR) CORN
2.19 NC 2.54 (JAN) SOYBEANS 5.76 3/4
UP 3 1/2 5.62.
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN
3.99-4.01 NC 4.52-4.53 NO. 2 SOFT RED
WINTER WHEAT 3.95-3.98 UP 1/4-1/2
4.41 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN 2.35-2.37
1/2 DN 1-UP 1/2 2.76 NO. 2 YELLOW
SORGHUM RAIL 4.30 NC BARGE 4.33
UP 1 4.93-4.91 NO. 2 YELLOW SOY
BEANS 6.04 3/4-6.06 UP 3 1/4-4 5.92.
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Diffenbach
Auction Inc.
100 Wml Jackson Sbaal • Box IN • Now Holland, Pennsylvania 17557
Otflcn; (717) SSS-7253 • FAX; (717) 355-0547
I HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY ■ 10:00 A.M.
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EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS
KING CONSTRUCTION CO.
601 Oveiiy Grave Rood
Now HoQrad, PA 17557
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26, 1992-A7
CATTLE; 215. HIGH CHOICE A
PRIME SLAUGHTER STEERS
76.25-79.50, 1 AT 79.60; CHOICE
SLAUGHTER STEERS 73.75-77.00,
SELECT STEERS 67.00-74.50, SELECT
A CHOICE HOLSTEINS 59.00-64-sfl.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS CHOICE
72.00-75.50, SELECT 65.00-71.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 43.00-49.00. CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 45.00-52.00, 1
AT 57.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER, 32.00-40.75, SHELLS LOW YIELD
19 00-31.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 56.00-61.00,
SELECT 49.25-55.00.
CALVES. 90. CHOICE. 160 LBS
80 00, GOOD 150-200 LBS .60-.80,
STANDARD & GOOD 50-90 LBS
.30-.60, HOLSTEIN BULLS 100-120
LBS. 1.30-1.69; #2 85-125 LBS. .90-1.25,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-105 LBS
1.30-2 00. TOP BEEF BULL AT 95 LBS.
1.70. TOP BEEF HEIFER 90 LBS. 1.15.
HOGS: 138. BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-2 230-250 LBS. 38.25-39.60; US
NO. 1-3 225-240 LBS. 37.50-39.00.
SOWS #l-3 350-700 LBS. 29.00-35.00.
BOARS: 250-450 LBS. 28.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 40-100 LBS.
22.00-34.00.
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BUGGIES
ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT. • AU22M-L
Buildingi By
(717) 354-4740
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1992
Report SuppUed By Auctloa
BULLS. YG4I 62.00-66.00
LAMBS: 70-115 LBS. 55.00-70.00.
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GIGANTIC
SILKCTION
In
Lancaster
Farming's
CLASSIFIEDS
6:30 P.H.
IRM TOYS 6:80 P M.
9:00 A.I