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
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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
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Advantage
161.5
165,1
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161.9
184.7
135.4
114.0
132.4
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142*4
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138.0
128.1
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130.0
180.7
124.0
180.0
182.7
135,1
134.0
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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.
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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!
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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
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