Virginia^^^^ Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Wednesday, March 3, 1993 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2. 1993. RECEIPTS FOR COUNTRY BUYING STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THE PERIOD TOT ALED 1853 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR The 1992 Penn State Commercial Hybrid Evaluations Are In And DEKALB’S NEW Hybrids Are Ahead Of The Pack. Zone I Short Season*: NEW DKSI2 NEW DK522 DK524 Average Pioneer 3751 Punks 04106 04231 04262 Average Doeblers 48XE 49XP Average Zone % Late-Medium Season* Two Year Performance Mi DMfcSßlUfl Advantage DEKALB DK646 Doeblers 66XP 73XP 69XP 75X 4530 4543 8527 3394 3295 3293 3241 Funks Pioneer • For Complete Information Contact Penn State Agronomy Dept. DELIVERY TO THE PLANT (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS) FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED 4958 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET FOR TUES DAY MARCH 2, CLOSED $.50 LOWER COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY’S TRADING. BARROWS AND GILTS: VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 42.00-45.50 LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS) US 1-2 220-250 LBS. 43.50-44.50 FEW Good News Travels Fast xm pmm ma Advantage 161.5 165,1 mo 161.9 184.7 135.4 114.0 132.4 iHf 142*4 ms 138.0 128.1 125. S 130.0 180.7 124.0 180.0 182.7 135,1 134.0 rmm, vn DEKALB DK743 24.6 8.6 Pioneer 3154 24.3 8.5 Kytest HTX774B 24.2 8.4 Northrop King N 8727 23.0 8.1 27,2 Pioneer 3192 Prairie Stream 5X556 NC+ 7507 Doeblers 87XP Pioneer 3241 Asgrovv RXB99 30.6 31.6 Hardy H 86345 Pioneer 3140 Hardy H 86334 Pioneer 3345 Doeblers 82XP HC252 X PAB79 Pioneer 3293 Doeblers 86XA-2 Prairie Stream 5X2023 Muncy Chief XA7790 Doeblers 944-3 Prairie Stream SX7O4 Wetsel SI 20 Eastland EBB 6 Muncy Chief XA777 16.3 45.00 US 2-3 220-250 LBS. 42.50-43.50 US 1-3 200-210 LBS. 39.50-40.50 US 1-3 210-220 LBS. 41.50-42.50 US 2-4 250-260 LBS. 40.50-41.50 US 2-4 260-270 LBS. 38.50-39.50 US 3-4 270-280 LBS. 36.50-37.50 US 3-4 280-300 LBS. 34.50-35.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 17% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 81%, OVER 600 LBS 0% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: TOTAL HEAD COUNT 32 STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS 74.50 HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1050-1300 LBS - SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 726 UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS 44 00-55.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD COUNT 61 BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 52.00-66.50 FEW 73.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 58.50-68.00 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 55.50-69.00. SILAGE ENTRIES Silage Performance Of Late Season Hybrids SLAUGHTER CALVES A VEALERS TOTAL HEAD COUNT - HEAD CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS. SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 157 CHOICE A FEW PRIME 1-2, 95-125 LBS WOOLED 65.50-78.00 CHOICE 1-2 85-125 LBS WOOLED 68.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER HOGS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 192 US 1-3 200-250 LBS 39.75-42.25 US 1-3 180-200 LBS 32.00- SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 31.00- 500 LBS & OVER 40.10-40.85 FEW 43.50-44.00 FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD COUNT FOR ALL WIEGHTS 3000 STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 91.00-105.00 300-400 90.00-103.00 400-500 82.50-96.00 FEW 104.00 500-600 78.00-96.00 600-700 77.00-86.50 700-800 68.00-85.00 800-900 65.50-78.00. HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 300-400 79.00- 400-500 73.00-89.00 500-600 75.00- 600-700 67.50-81.25 700-800 65.00- 800-900 68.50-71.75. 23.2 22.8 22.7 22.3 22.4 22.2 10.3 18.7 Lancaster Firming, Saturday, March 6 1993-A9 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 7000-91-Oa STOCK HEIFERS 55.00-76.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 73.00-79.60; MEDIUM TO GOOD 71.00-7450; HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 72.00-76.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 60.00-63.50; LIGHT 56.00-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00-80.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.00-72.00. BULLS HEAVY 55.00-68.50: LIGHT SO.OO-61.50. COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 50.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 46.00- CANNERS 41.00-4S.SO, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 42.00-47.50, CULL COWS 41.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 72.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00- 808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES,RETURN TO FARM (90-120 LBS.) 140.00-172.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS.) 110.00-18S.00. BEEF X CALVES, RETURN TO FARM, UP TO 160.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 45.00-46.50, HEAVY 42.50-44.50, LIGHT 35.00-40.00. SOWS 30.00-36.00. MALE HOGS; 24.00-35.00. LAMBS: 70.00-75.00; LIGHT 75 LBS. UP TO 82.00. SHEEP: 15.00-28.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHT! MEAT MATTERS MOST ' nr j iff TS* / r i * Jr jB 4 * m • g | ft f* XI It * flfej HOME BRED lambs like these have been winning for me and my buyers in the Mid- Atlantic area. They LOOK GOOD. They HANDLE GOOD. They CUT GOOD. 1993 Models Arriving Nowt Over 100 Lambs On Ground & More Arriving Dally. Contact me for meaty rams, and club lambs Robert Dinsmore 5842 Broad Run Rd. Jaffaraon, MD 21755 1-800-331-9122 Evenings 301-371-4483 HAMPSHKEB SHROPSHIRES CLUB LUOB Friend’s Stockyard Inc. AccMart, Mi SUM March L 1M
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