Virginia
Cattle &
Hogs
Virginia Weekly
Richmond, V*.
Wednewtey, March 30, 1994
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS
FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 23-29.1994.
RECEIPTS FOR COUNTRY BUYING
STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THE
PERIOD TOTALED 1027 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR DELIVERY TO THE
PLANT (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS)
TOTALED 3022 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA
DIRECT HOG MARKET FOR TUES
DAY, MARCH 29,1994 CLOSED $lOO
LOWER COMPARED TO LAST TUES
DAY’S TRADING.
BARROWS AND GILTS: VIRGINIA
COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250
LBS 39.00-41.30.
LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30
MILE RADIUS).
US 1-2 220-230 LBS. 39.50-40.50 FEW
41.50 US 2-3 220-250 LBS. 38.50-39.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 10%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
68%, OVER 600 LBS 21%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER
STEERS ft HEIFERS: TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 0 HEAD STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS - SELECT 13 4200
LBS A OVER HEIFERS: SELECT
2-3 1100-1300 LBS STANDARD 1-2
BSO-1100 LBS.
SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 77S HEAD,UTILITY A COM
MERCIAL COWS 40.00-Sl.OO.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD
COUNT IDS HEAD BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 51.50-66,001-21300-1600
LBS 54.50-69.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER
S3.SO-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES A VEALERS
TOTAL HEAD COUNT - HEAD
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS VEALERS - GOOD
AND CHOICE 20Q-3SO LBS.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 511 HEAD NEW CROP
CHOICE A FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3
92-120 LB. 57.0067.00 GOOD ft FEW
CHOICE 1-2 85-95 LB. 48.0055.00
(OLD CROP) WOOLED CHOICE ft
FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 105-122 LB.
51.0064.00 GOOD A FEW CHOICE 1-2
77-92 LB. 46.5052.50.
SLAUGHTER HOGS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 28 US 1-3 200250 LBS 35.00
US 2-4 250300 LBS 31.00 SOWS US 1-3
300500 LBS 28.5035.00 500 LBS ft
OVER 32.0036.50.
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 7001
HEAD.
STEERS: MEDIUM 1 300-400
100.00- FEW 91.90 400-500
95.00- FEW 93.00 500-600
85.00- 600-700 76.00-91.50 700-800
72.00- 800-900 67.50-76.00
900-1000 64.25-72.75.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
84.00-102.00 300-400 80.00-97.00
400-500 78.50-95.00 500-600 72.00-86.00
600-700 70.00-81.00 700-800
64.50-66.00.
North Virginia
Richmond, V*. .
Thursday, March 31,1994
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 70 HEAD.
SLAUGHTER COWS 97 HEAD
COWS BREAKING UTILITY ft COM
MERCIAL 2-4 50.00 - 53.50 CUTTER ft
BONING UTILITY 1-3 41.50 - 44.50
HIGH DRESSING 46.00 - 50.00 CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 33.50 -
40.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS 13 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 54.75 -
56.00Y.G. 1-2,1600L85. ft OVER 57.50
- 62.00.
GOATS 20 HEAD KIDS - 15.00 •
21.00.
FEEDER CATTLE 154 HEAD.
STEERS 52 HEAD MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 9150 -
105.00 • 88.00 - 100.00 400-500 94.00 •
95.00 78.00 - 103.00 - 500-600 84.50 -
95.50 - - 600-700 76.50 • 88.00.
HEIFERS SS HEAD MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED ft LARGE 2
300-400 • 85.00 - 88.00 70.00 - 75.00 -
400-500 74.50 - 80.00 83.50 • 87.50 -
74.50 - 82.00 500-600 79.00 - 81.50 •
62.50 - 65.00.
BULLS 42 HEAD MEDIUM 1 LARGE
1 SMALL 1 MED ft LARGE 2 200-300-•
- 85.00 - 99.00 300-400 89.00 -107.00 - -
93.00 - 111.00 400-500 83.00 - 94.00 -
65.00 - 83.50 85JO - 88.00 900400 79.50
- 87.50 78.50 - 82.50 - • COWS
RETURNED TO FARMS 3 HEAD-M-l,
9-12 YRS OLD 900-1000 LBS
$500.00-550.00 PER HEAD. COWS
WITH CALVES AT SIDE 6 PAIR -
MftL-1, 5-8 YRS OLD 1000-1200 LBS
WITH CALVES 150 LBS
$600.00-700.00; S-I, 10-20 YRS OLD
750-850 LBS WITH CALVES 75 LBS.
$410.00-500.00 PER PAIR. BABY
CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 10
HEAD NEWBORN TO 4 WEEKS OLD
$77.50-102.50 PER HEAD.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, March 29, 1994
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 200.. PDA ..si. tteen 1.00 to
2.00 higher, cowl stranger to 1.00 higher.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime
1050/1400 lbs. 72.00-74.50, Choice
1110/1490 lbs. 71.00-75.10, few
1500/1540 lbs. 67.00-70.00, Select
64.00- couple to 72.0, Standard
56.00- HOLSTEINS: few Choice
1295/1360 lbs. 62.00-66.00, couple Select
60.00 ft 63.25. HEIFERS; few High
Choice and Prime 1130/1465 lbs.
66.60-68.85, few Choice 1060/1190 lbs.
67.75-69.00. COWS: few Breaking Utility
and Commercial 45.00-48.00, Cutter and
Bon. Utility 43.00-46.75, few 48.75, Can
ner and Low Cutter 40.00-44.00. Shells
down to 3100. BULLS: few Yield Grade
Liricastef farming, Stturflay, AprH 2,1894-A9
No. I 1180/1630 lb(. 98.73-67.00, No. 2
1030/1375 lb*. 49.50-36.33. FEEDER
CATTLE: Steen: one Laife Prime No. 1
620 Ib«. 83.00, few Medium Frame No. 1
300/713 lb*. 66.30-81.00; Heifen: few
Large Frame No. 1 430/620 lb*.
73.00- few Medium Frame No. 1
320/370 lb*. 63.00-70.00; BuUi: few
Medium Frame No. 1 433/713 lb*.
63.00- few Large Frame No. 2
530/855 lb*. 43.00-53.00.
CALVES 130..VEALBRS: Standard
and Good 63/113 lb*. 40.00-64.00, few
Utility 30/80 lb*. 20.00-32.30.
RETURNED TO FARM: few No. 1 Hoti
tein bull* 120/130 lb*. 80.00-103.00,
93/113 lb*. 122.30-140.00, 80/90 lb*.
112.30-123.00, No. 2 120/200 lb*.
65.00- 90/113 lb*. 70.00-112.50;
couple No. 1 Holitein heifen 90 A 1231b*.
225.00 A 233.00, few No. 2 125/200 lb*.
113.00- 70/100 lb*. 95.00- 160.00.
Beef cron bull* and heifen 75/110 lb*.
100.00-
HOGS 213..8an0w* and gilt* iteady
2.00 to 3.00 lower. 'BARROWS AND
GILTS: US 1-2 240/260 lb*. 41.60-42.00,
US 1-3 230/270 lb*. 39.00- 40.83, US 2-3
220/240 lb*. 37.00-39.10, US 1-3 200/210
lb*. 37.00-38.00. SOWS; US 1-3 230/415
lb*. 33.00-37.00, few Medium 230/383 lb*.
31.00- BOARS; few 290/373 lb*.
23.00-
FEEDER PIGS 20... Few US 1-3 30/40
lb*. 22.00-24.00.- per head, few US 1-3
BS/130 Ibi. 42.00-45.00. - per cwl
SHEEP 46... Choice 50/90 Ibi. Sprint >!•
lamb* 50/90 Iba. 54.00-95.00, few Choice
60/70 Ifac. Woo Jed ,1. lambi SS.OO-70.00.
Slaughter iheep: 16.00-25.00.
GOATS «...Few Large 20.00-60.00, one
Small Kidi 17.00.- per head.
FOR SALE - MANURE
20-25 ton trailer loads
$6 to $B/per ton depending
on distance
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