Cattle & Hogs Virmnia Weekly FOR THE PERIOD MAY 12 ' 18 ' 1993 - Virginia vyeciuy receipts for country buying Richmond, Va. STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THE Wednesday, May 19, 1993 PERIOD TOTALED 1930 HEAD. WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA: RECEIPTS FOR DELIVERY TO THE REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS PLANT (WITHIN A3O MILE RADIUS) lt St Milking cows, dry cows, heifers, calves, and beef cattle throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Canada are experiencing the benefits of White Oak’s newest product Nutri-Catalyst is a dietary ingredient that enhances the nutritional value of virtually all types of cattle rations and is desi as a rumen modulator lhat improves fermentation and digestion. It increases the availabity of protein, energy, minerals, and vitamins in practical forage and cer grain diets. FEED: 1 Ounce Per Head Per Di Can Be Used With Any Feeding Program To: - Improve persistency of milk production - Obtain higher peak milk yield - Improve milk quality, protein and fat test - Improve utilization of good and marginal quality forage • Improve hoof health and immunity • Re-establish Intestinal microflora following digestive upsets Swather's Choice AKalta Hay Drying Agant Swether'a Chotc* la a liquid hay drying agant that will raduca curing tlma by ona-thlrd, aoftan hay atama and halp retain general hay quality. HAY CHEMICALS AND APPLICATION EQUIPMENT „ . . HARVEST available from .--jpr Available from: • Hoober Mill 717-768-3431 • David O. Fink 215-767-1408 FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED SII4HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET FOR TUESDAY MAY 18. CLOSED $1.50 HIGHER COM PARED TO LAST TUESDAY’S TRADING. BARROWS AND GILTS; VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 44.50-47.50. LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30 MILE RADIUS). US 1-2 220-250 LBS. 46.00-46. 50 FEW 47.00 US 2-3 220-250 LBS. 45.50- US 1-3 200-210 LBS, 42.50- US 1-3 210-220 LBS. 44.50- US 2-4 250-260 LBS. 43.50- US 2-4 260-270 LBS, 41.50- SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 1%; SLAUGHTER COWS 16% SLAUGHTER BULLS 3%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS ined 59%, OVER 600 LBS 21% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: TOTAL HEAD COUNT 15 STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LBS CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS. HEIFERS: STANDARD 1-2 850-1100 LB 58.00-65.00 CHOICE 1-2 950-1100 LBS CHOICE 1-2 1100-1300 LBS. SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 654 UTILITY & COMMER CIAL COWS 41.00-56.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS; HEAD COUNT 116 BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LBS 51.00- FEW 74.00 1-2 1300-1600 LBS 55.00-72.50 1-2 1600 LBS & OVER 55.00- FEW 70.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES & VEALERS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 15 HEAD CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE 250-500 LBS 69.00-73.00 VEALERS - CHOICE & PRIME 200-350 LBS. SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 392 (NEW CROP) CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 90-110 LBS 67.00-72.50 GOOD & FEW CHOICE 1-2 80-90 LBS 78.50 (OLD CROP) CHOICE & PRIME 3-4 140 LBS FEW 35.00 CHOICE AND FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 108-109 LBS 55.00-60.25. SLAUGHTER HOGS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 74 US 1-3 200-250 LBS 39.50-42.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS 36.00-38.00 FEW 22.00 500 LBS & OVER 35.00-39.75. FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD COUNT FOR ALL WIEGHTS 3219 STEERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300 106.00- FEW 98.50 300-400 102.00- FEW 97.00 400-500 98.00- FEW 91.00 500-600 90.00- 600-700 81.00- 97.00 700-800 77.00- 88.50 800-900 75.00- 85.00 HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 300-400 90.00- FEW 84.00-89.50 400-500 87.00- 500-600 80.00- 98.00 600-700 73.50- 85.00 700-800 73.00- 80.50 800-900 75.00. SPECIAL GRADED SLAUGHTER CATTLE SALE HELD AT FREDER ICKSBURG ON MAY 13, 1993. 246 HEAD SOLD. STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LB 81.50- CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LB 79.10-83.60 CHOICE 2-3 1300-1450 LB 77.00-80.00 SELECT 2-3 1000-1200 LB 74.70-81.50 SELECT 2-3 1290-1425 LB 75.50- HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 950-1050 LB 76.50- CHOICE 4 950-1050 LB 68.50- CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LB 77.00-82.00. Southslde (Blackstone), Va. Wednesday, May 19,1993 PRICES BASED IN OUT WEIGHTS, SLAUGHTER CATTLE 49 HEAD. SLAUGHTER COWS 42 HEAD COWS CUTTER ft BONING UT. 1-3 47.00 - 55.00 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 45.00 - 53.75 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 42.00 - 43.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS 7 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 50.00 - 62.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 54.50 - 60.50 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. ft OVER 65.50. FEEDER CATTLE 240 HEAD STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED ft LARGE 2 200-300 - - - 106.00- 300-400 105.00-113.50 105.00- 85.00-105.00 100.00- 400-500 98.50-108.50 98.50-108.50 - 100.00-105.00 500-600 96.00- 96.00-100.00 87.00- 97.00 92.00- 98.50 600-700 87.50- 90.00 87.50- 90.00 - - 700-800 85.00 85.00 • - 800-900 78.00- 80.50 - - - HOLSTEIN STEER MED ft LARGE 2 300- 500 78.50- 86.00. HEIFERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 Mart Cftofcais a buffered propionic acid praaarvathre that will aNow for baling up to 30% moiautra without corroding aquipmant. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1993-A9 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300--- 91.00- 300-400 90,00-102.30 90.00- 87.00- 89.50 91.00- 94.50 400-500 80.50- 91.00 80.50- 91.00 75.00- 85.00 80.00- 89.00 500-600 75.00- 86.50 75.00- 86.50 -78.00-85.00 600-700 72.50- 84.00 72.50- 84.00 - 71.00- 72.50 BULLS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 200-300 - - - 105.00-118.00 300-400 100.00-104.50 100.00-104.50 - 88.00- 90.50 400-500 99.00-106.00 99.00- 78.50- 86.00 80.50- 94.00 500-600 84.50- 89.00 84 50- 89.00 - 84.50 600-700 - - - 68.50 BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 12 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WEEKS OLD $52.50-110.00 PER HEAD. OVER 100 LBS $120.00-139.00 PER CWT. SLAUGHTER HOGS 108 HEAD BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-3, 200-250 LB. 44.00 - 46.00 US 2-4, 300-400 LB. 33.00 - 36.50 SOWS US 1-3, 300-500 LB. 35.00 - 36.80 US 1-3, 500 LBS. & OVER 39.25 - 41.00 BOARS 300-600 LB. 35.00 - 39.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 13 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS & HEIFERS 5 HEAD STEERS CHOICE 2-3, 800-1150 LB. 72.00 - 75.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS SELECT 1-2, 1100-1600 LB. 62.00 - 65.00. HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950-1100 LB. 68.00 - 70.50. SLAUGHTER COWS 8 HEAD COWS CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-3 42.00 - 45.00 BREAKING UT. & COMM. 2-4 48.50 - 50.50. GOATS 16 HEAD BILLIES LARGE 55.00 - 85.00 NANNIES MEDIUM 30.00 - 43.00 SMALL 31.00 - 36.00 KIDS 16.00 - 29.00 MUTTON 50.00 - 57.00. FEEDER CATTLE 30 HEAD - TOO FEW TO QUOTE PRICES. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. May 15, 1993 Report supplied by auction STEERS: M&L-I 300-500 LBS. 107.00- 18.50; 500-700 LBS. 89.75-105.00; HOLSTEIN 300-500 LBS, 67.00- S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS 99.50-108.00. FEEDER BULLS; 300-500 LBS. 104.00-105.00; 500-700 LBS. 79.00-89.50. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 89.00-93.50; 500-700 LBS. 79.50-89.00; 700-1000 LBS. 70.50-81.00. S-L&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS 79.00-89.00. STOCK COWS: BEEF MEDIUM FRAME WITH CALVES 550.00-775.00, LARGE FRAME WITH CALVES 700.00- BABY CALVES 80.00- SLAUGHTER COWS TREND: UTILI TY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 47.75-53.75; CANNER AND CUTTERS 1-3 41.00-48.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS; 55.00-62.00. LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 67.00-70.00; RED O CHOICE 68.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 73.25-73.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 11.50-15.50. HOGS; US#l-3 200-240 LBS. 41.00; SOWS 1-3 32.50; BOARS 24.25-25.50. Bator's Choice Buffered Acid Preservative Smithfleld, Va. Wednesday, May 19, 1993