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Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, April 13,1994
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA:
REVIEW OP VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 6-12, 1994.
RECEIPTS FOR COUNTRY BUYING
STATIONS IN VIRGINIA FOR THE
PERIOD TOTALED 1676 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR DELIVERY TO THE
PLANT (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS)
TOTALED 3162 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA
DIRECT HOG MARKET FOR TUES
DAY, APRIL 12,1994 CLOSED 50CENT
TO $l.OO LOWER COMPARED TO
LAST TUESDAY’S TRADING.
BARROWS AND GILTS: VIRGINIA
COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250
LBS 38.50-39.50.
LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (30
MILE RADIUS).
US 1-2 220-250 LBS. 38.50-39.00 FEW
40.00 US 2-3 220-250 LBS. 38.00-38.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 8%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%, SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
66%, OVER 600 LBS 25%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER
Put down Early Edge„ crop starter fertilizer— and get out of the way!
Plants come up fast , so you get to market faster. And with no caking or
clogging, handling is the easy part. Get the edge on early market premium
prices. Call your Agway Crop Sales Specialist for all the details.
STEERS A HEIFERS: TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 0 HEAD STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1150-1300 LBS SELECT 2-3 1200
LBS A OVER HEIFERS: SELECT
2-3 1100-1300 LBS.
STANDARD 1-2 150-1100 LBS.
SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 821 HEAD UTILITY A COM
MERCIAL COWS 40.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; HEAD
COUNT 145 HEAD BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LBS 52.50-65.001-21300-1600
LBS 54.00-65.00 1-2 1600 LBS A OVER
53.00-65.25.
SLAUGHTER CALVES A VEALERS
TOTAL HEAD COUNT - HEAD
CALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS VEALERS - GOOD
AND CHOICE 200-350 LBS.
SLAUGHTERLAMBS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 197 HEAD NEW CROP
CHOICE A PRIME 3-4 145 LB. 45.00
CHOICE A FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 108
LB. 65.75 GOOD * FEW CHOICE 1-2
60-70 LB. 74.00 (OLD CROP) WOOLED
CHOICE A FEW PRIME 2-3 118 LB.—
CHOICE * FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3
110-114 LB. 55.00-62.00 GOOD & FEW
CHOICE 1-2 60-80 LB. 64.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HOGS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 27 US 1-3 200-250 LBS US
2-4 250-300 LBS SOWS US 1-3
300-500 LBS 25.00-33.50 500 LBS A
(mww)
OVER 4000.
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 9.671
HEAD.
STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
97.50-11S.OO 300-400 93.00-113.00 FEW
89.00 400-500 89.00-108.00 500-600
83.00- FEW 101.00-108.00
600-700 78.50-89.00 700-800 68.00-83.00
800-900 69.00-71.50 900-1000
60.00-
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
94.00- 300-400 78.00-94.00
400-500 78.00-95.50 500-600 73.00-87.00
600-700 63.00-76.00 FEW 82.00 700-800
56.00- 800-900 62.00.
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT MADISON, VIRGINIA
ON 09-APR-94 3S HEAD SOLD STATE
GRADED.
STEERS CHOICE 2-3,1000-1150 LB.
72.00 - 73.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1150-1300
LB. 69.7 S - 70.00 CHOICE 2-3,
1300-1450 LB. 67.75 - 73.00 SELECT
2-3, 1000-1200 LB. 63.75 - 67.50
SELECT 2-3,1200 LBS. ft OVER 67.50.
HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950-1100 LB.
65.50 - 67.25 CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1300
LB. 67.00 - 72.00.
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT FRONT ROYAL. VIR
GINIA ON APRIL 7, 1993. 85 HEAD
SOLD STATE GRADED.
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS
68.25-7200 CHOICE 2-3 1300-1500 LBS
71.00-74.25 CHOICE 2-3 1500-1650 LBS
65.50-69.00
HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS
65.50 CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS
68.75-7250 CHOICE 2-3 1300-1450 LBS
66.50-73.25 RSU.
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT MARSHALL, VIRGI
NIA ON APRIL S. 1994 I9S HEAD
SOLD STATE GRADED.
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS
uMf TSt&WS&m TCWfI
72.60-74.40 CHOICE 2-3 1300-1450 LBS
71.00-74.80 SELECT 2-3 1000-1200 LBS
-64.50-66.75 SELECT 2-3 1323 LB 65.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2
1100-1500 LBS 58^0-58.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950 LBS ft
OVER 66.00 CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS
66.50-69.75 CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS
69.75-70.25 JR.
LIVESTOCK WEIGHTED AVER
AGES WEEKLY COMBINED LOCA
TIONS WEEK ENDING 04-08-94
STATE GRADED SALES MARKET;
FREDRICKSBURG, VA SPECIAL 353
HEAD MARKET: DUBLIN, VA SPE
CIAL 1987 HEAD (HEIFERS) MARK
ET: NARROWS, VA SPECIAL 1568
HEAD MARKET; ROCKINGHAM -
HARRISONBURG, VA SPECIAL 1298
(HOLSTEIN STEERS) MARKET:
WYTHBVILLB, VA SPECIAL 977
HEAD (HEIFERS) MARKET: MONTE
REY, VA SPECIAL 834 HEAD MARK
ET: TRI-STATE ABINGDON, VA SPE
CIAL 1272 HEAD TOTAL SOLD: 8,289
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1
FEEDER STEERS HEAD WOT RANGE
AVE WGT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE
13 358-385 369 $90.00-115.00 105.31 49
433-447 444 $BB.OO-114.50 106.00 49
450-488 467 $84.00-109.00 103.73 23
520-545 539 $74.00-96.50 85.63 187
554-588 556 $74.50-104.50 100.33 172
600-648 644 $72.50-93.50 90.24 13
656-661 659 $80.50-82.00 81.31 106
710-746 737 $75.00-84.00 80.90 13
757-785 763 $65.50-80.00 78.88 21
815-845 838 $73.50-76.50 75.00 7
862-875 864 $67.00-73.50 67.93 8
933-933 933 $68.00-70.00 68.50 2
1030-1030 1030 $62.50-62.50 6250,
MEDIUM FRAME 1 FEEDER
STEERS HEAD WGT RANGE AVE
WGT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE 1
335-335 335 $90.00-90.00 90.00 22
368-374 372 $107.00-113.00 111.86 20
430-446 444 $14.00-114.30 103.41 41
454-470 439 $102.00-117.00 112.06 7
329- 329 $92.30-92.30 92.30 108
330- 559 $73.30-106.00 99.94 28
633-643 638 $87.30-89.30 88.71 96
653-668 658 $80.30-92.00 90.23 30
725-745 741 $79.50-80.50 80.28 14
730-787 739 $72.50-BXSO 79.97 12
837-841 839 $73.75-74.23 74.04.
LARGE FRAME I FEEDER STEERS
HEAD WGT RANGE AVB WOT PRICE
RANGE AVG PRICE 3 377-377 377
$lOl.OO-101.00 101.00 8 444-444 444
$82.50-82.50 82.50 6 520-540 523
$85.00-91.50 86.08 31 550-567 562
$87.50-102.00 99.23 6 647-647 647
$87.00-87.00 87.00 48 653-694 663
$73.50-91.00 87.68 19 720-748 739
$74.50-80.50 78.87 6 799-799 799
$65.00-65.00 65.00 25 813-845 836
$68.75-72.50 70.85 7 926-926 926
$66.75-66.75 66.75.
SMALL FRAME 1 FEEDER STEERS
HEAD WGT RANGE AVE WGT PRICE
RANGE AVG PRICE 26 354-380 363
$BB.OO-109.50 103.98 19 420-447 446
$83.00-106.50 105.26 62 450-483 458
$86.50-106.50 97.71 26 500-546 534
$81.50-93.50 88.38 71 552-575 555
$BO.OO-95.00 92.99 34 610-638 635
$76.50-85.00 80.97 19 650-663 656
$78.50-83.50 79.84 7 730-740 731
$74.50-77.50 75.07 6 770-793 782
$71.50-72.00 71.75.
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 2
FEEDER STEERS HEAD WGT RANGE
AVE WGT PRICE RANGE AVG PRICE
8 339-339 339 $lOl.OO-101.00 101.00 10
361-365 362 $lOB.OO-116.00 114.50 85
453-479 466 $78.00-108.50 103.86 35
546-548 546 $84.00-97.25 96.54 67
550-561 555 $95.50-100.50 98.23 61
605-648 638 $83.00-88.50 86.71 23
650-663 659 $75.00-87.75 86.05 29
708-748 734 $73.75-78.75 77.67 6
750-750 750 $79.00-79.00 79.00 7
840-843 841 $66.75-75.00 71.46 1
895-895 895 $71.50-71.50 71.50 1
955-955 955 $65.00-65.00 65.00.
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