Virginia /s Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, Va. Wednesday, August 10, 1994 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 3 THRU AUGUST 9. 1994: RECEIPTS FOR HOT CARCASS BASIS TOTALED 2176 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT DELIVEREY (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS) TOTALED 385 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS COUN TRY BUYING STATIONS TOTALED 829 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. BARROWS AND GILTS; HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191 LB. CARCASS TREND: STEADY PRICE: $57.62 48% LEAN YIELD <27mm(Us IN. TENTH RIB) BACKFAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT DELIV ERED (WITHIN 30 MILE RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND; STEADY. PRICE: FEW 39.00-41.00. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 40.50-41.5 a SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 21% SLAUGHTER BULLS 4%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 44%. OVER 600 LBS 31%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS 10 HEAD HEIFERS; STANDARD 1-2 850-1100 LB 55.00-63.00. SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 1133 HEAD UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 2-4 38.00-49.00 CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 35.50-46.75 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 30.00-42.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD COUNT 179 HEAD BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LB 50.00-62.00 FEW 47.00 1-2 1300-1600 LB 50.00-63 001-21600 LB & OVER 51.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 636 HEAD NEW CROP CHOICE & FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 87-112 LB. 70.50-79.00 GOOD & FEW CHOICE 1-2 87- 97 LB. 65.00-72.25 FEEDER LAMBS 60 HEAD MEDIUM & LARGE 1-2 70-85 LB. 67.00-75.50 MEDIUM & LARGE 1-2 60-70 LB. 62.00-73.00 MEDIUM & LARGE 1-2 50-60 LB. 58.00-68.00. SLAUGHTER HOGS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 76 US 1-3 200-250 LB 40.50 US 2-4 250-300 LB 35.00-37.50 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LB 25.00-33.50 500 LB & OVER 31.00-32.50. FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 3994 HEAD. STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 95.00- 300-400 84.00-98.50 400-500 80.00-91.00 500-600 79.00-90.50 FEW 75.50 600-700 71.00-86.50 700-800 71.50- 800-900 67.00-76.50 900-1000 67.25-74.00 1000-1100 68.00. HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 81.00- 300-400 73.00-87.00 400-500 70.00- 500-600 68.50-80.00 600-700 69.50- 700-800 70.25-77.25 800-900 64.00- SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE SALE HELD AT MARSHALL, VIRGI NIA ON AUGUST 2. 1994 128 HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED. STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LB 66.25- CHOICE 2-3 1300-1450 LB 64.25- SELECT 2-3 1000-1200 LB 62.00-63.50 SELECT 2-3 1285-1385 LB 63.25- HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 827- 919 LB 51.50-56.60 CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LB 61.75-64.50. SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE SALE HELD AT FRONT ROYAL, VIR GINIA ON AUGUST 4, 1994 57 HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED. STEERS CHOICE 2-3,1100-1300 LB. 63.75 - 69.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1300-1450 LB. 66.00 - 69.50. HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3,1000-1100 LB. 65.25 - 66.25 CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1350 LB. 65.00 - 68.25. WEEKLY SUMMARY OF STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2 THRU AUGUST 8, 1994. TOTAL 2278 HEAD. SALES WERE HELD AT THE FOL LOWING AREAS: AUQ. 4. LYN CHBURG 740 HEAD. AUG. 5, WYTHE VILLE 645 HEAD. AUG. 8. LYN CHBURG 358 HEAD. AUG. 8, TEL-O-AUCTION-DALEVILLE 535 HEAD. STEERS 1378 HEAD MED & LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 88.50 - 95.50 86.00 84.25 - 98.00 400-500 83.00 - 90.75 79.50 - 86.50 82.00 - 87.75 500-600 84.75 • 89.00 80.00 - 84.00 81.00 - 87.50 600-700 76.50 - 89.50 74.75 - 79.00 74.50 - 85.25 700-800 74.00 - 80.00 60.75 - ■'7.10 70.00 - 74.50 800-900 68.00 - 76.10 - 71.00 - 73.00 900-1000 70.00 - 74.00 - 67.50 1000-1100 67.50 - 69.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS; 51 HEADL-1&2 925-1075 LB AVG 1000 LB. 56.30 HEIFERS 849 HEAD MED & LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 79.00 - 85.75 66.25 - 77.00 75.50 - 83.00 400-500 75.50 - 83.00 70.00 - 76.00 75.25 - 81.50 500-600 73.00 - 80.00 68.00 - 72.50 70.00 - 78.00 600-700 69.75 - 78.00 69.00 - 72.00 71.00 - 74.50 700-800 70.00 - 74.75 - 65.00 - 68.00 800-900 71.00 - 71.75 - A FEDERAL-STATE MARKET NEWS. MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN EXCHANGE FUTURES: WEDNESDAY 10:50 AM CHANGE. WHEAT: SEP 3.42 3/4 DN 1/4 DEC 3.45 NC MAR 3.48 1/2 B DN 3/4 MAY 3.41 B DN 2 JLY 3.36 B DN 1 MINNEA POLIS WHITE WHEAT: SEP 3.761/2 UP 4 DEC 3.84 1/2 B UP 4 1/2 MAR 3.89 1/2 B UP 2 1/2. North Virginia SouthfMe (Blackstone), Va. Wednesday, Auguit 10, 1994 SLAUGHTER CATTE 49 HEAD. SLAUGHTER COWS 40 HEAD COWS BREAKING UTILITY & COM MERCIAL 2-4 38.00 - 43.50 CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 39.25 - 45.00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-231.50 - 36.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS 6 HEAD Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 13 1994-A9 BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 50.00 Y.G. 1-2, 1300-1600 LB. 50.50 - 59.75 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. A OVER 51.75 FEEDER CATTLE 148 HEAD. STEERS 64 HEAD MED A LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 93.00 - 94.00 - 76.50 - 87.00 400-500 84.00 71.00 - 75.00 75.00 - 85.50 500-600 - 70.50 - 72.00 70.00 - 75.00 600-700 - 65.00 - 68.50 - 800-900 66.50 - 73.75 - - 900-1000 66.50 - 67.00 1000-1100 64. HEIFERS 48 HEAD MED A LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 70.50 - 72.00 67.00 - 71.50 68.00 - 69.00 400-500 - 65.00 - 69.00 64.00 - 69.00 500-600 - - 60.00 - 64.50 600-700 64.50 - 68.00. BULLS 36 HEAD MED A LARGE 1 SMALL 1300-40090.00-94.00-400-500 70 75.50 - 77.50 59.00 - 68.00 700-900 55.00 - 56.00 - BABY CALVES RETURNED TO FARMS 8 HEAD NEW BORN TO 4 WEEKS OLD $45.00-70.00 PER HEAD. ******* THE FOLLOWING ARE STATE GRADED PRICES STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 80 HEAD SOLD AT SOUTHSIDE (BLACKSTONE) VIRGINIA ON AUGUST 10. 1994. STEERS 34 HEAD MED A LARGE 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 - 85.50 400-500 89.00 76.00 - 79.00 500-600 82.00 - 84.50 63.50 - 75.50 600-700 73.00 - 79.50 - 700-800 72.50 - 800-900 7Z50 - 74.50. HEIFERS 46 HEAD MED & LARGE 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 80.50 70.00 - 74.00 400-500 73.50 64.00 - 72.00 500-600 66.00 - 72.50 65.00 - 71.00 600-700 69.50 - 71.50 - 700-800 67.00. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. Aug. 8, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 105 HEAD. STEADY PRICES. UTILITY 43.00-47.25; HIGH DRESSING TO 48.75; CANNERS 40.00-44.00; SHELLY 39.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG#2 1200-1800 LBS. 53.75. FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE HOLS TEINS 1450-1600 LBS. TO 55.00. FED HEIFERS: NONE. VEAL CALVES: 244 HEAD. CHOICE 200-300 LBS. TO 95.00, GOOD TO 85.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 48.00-58.00; 50-80 LBS. 40.00-50.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 15.00- LOWER. #1 95-120 LBS. 115.00- #2 90-95 LBS. 63.00- 80-85 LBS. 55.00-70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS STRONG DEMAND#! 85-120 LBS. 180.00-230.00; 75-110 LBS. 115.00-175.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 115.00. BUTCHER HOGS: IS HEAD. US#l&3 215-260 LBS. 41.50-42.25; 1 LOT 290 LBS. AT 36.00; SOWS 9 HD. 400-500 LBS. 28.50-31.00; 500-700 LBS. 29.50-31.50. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, 300-500 LBS. 82.50; HOLSTEINS to 57.00. HEIFERS: FEW OFFERED. BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 74.00-88.00; 500-700 LBS. 58.00-68.00.. LAMBS: NO CHOICE OFFERED, GOOD 100 LB. TO 70.00; FEEDERS 30-50 LBS. 50.00. SHEEP 27.00-41.00. PIGS A SHATS BYTHE HEAD; 9 HD. 55 LBS. @ 22.00. HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS WEIGHT AND GRADE PROGRAM 44.50 PLUS BONUS ON QUALITY HOGS. BUYING STATION IS HELD EVERY TUESDAY AT FOUR STATES. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1994 Report supplied by auction DAIRY COWS 170; HEIFERS 67; BULLS 5. MARKET STEADY. FRESH COWS LOCAL 600.00-118S.00. FRESH HEIFERS 710.00-1150.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 800.00-1035.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 800.00- SPRINGERS 1000.00- HERD 119 HEAD ALL STAGES 425.00-1000 FETTER COWS 1100-1625. SPRINGING HEIFERS, LARGE 1085.00-1175.00; SMALL 625.00-985.00. SHORTBRED 635.00-885.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 610.00- SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 300.00- BULLS 735.00-800.00. HEIFERS