Virginia Cattle & Hogs Virginia Weekly Richmond, V». Thuredej, September 8,1994 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 31 THRU SEPTEMBER 7, 1994. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CARCASS BASIS TOTALED 470 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS) TOTALED 200 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS COUN TRY BUYING STATIONS TOTALED 74 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. BARROWS AND GILTS: HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191 LB. 7289 Cows Can’t Be Wrong. 7289 cows reported a 2.681 b. milk increase. 1,773 of those cows early in lactation produced 5.821 b. more milk. •Cost effective. •Consistent fixed formula. •University research on 35 dairy farms. •Optimum blend of essential bypass amino acids CARCASS TREND: $3.97 LOWER PRICE: $49.67 48% LEAN YIELD <.27mm(1.15 IN. TENTH RIB) BACKFAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT DELIV ERED (WITHIN 30 MILE RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND: STEADY PRICE: FEW 38.00-40.00. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 32.00-35.50. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS >l%; SLAUGHTER COWS 16% SLAUGHTER BULLS 4%, SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS >l%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 57%, OVER 600 LBS 23%. PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS S HEAD. PrO-Lak made the difference Contact your nutrition consultant or call 1-800-361-9265. Prol-ik is Jl registered product of H J Baker & Bro , Int , Stanford, Cl HEIFE&i: sfellfifcV fc-Sf Kft-LIOO LBS 4i.00-si.oa HEIFERS: SELECT 2-3 110Q-1300LB 33.75 STANDARD 1-2 850-1100 LB 42.00-51.00. SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 583 HEAD UTILITY ft COM MERCIAL COWS 2-4 35.00-45.50 CUT TER ft BONING UTILITY 1-3 33.00-46.00 CANNBR ft LOW CUTTER 1-2 30.00-39.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS; HEAD COUNT 126 HEAD BULLS - 1-2 900-1300 LB 52.75-60. Sp FEW 47.00 1-2 1300-1600 LB 48.25-59.001-21600 LB ft OVER 48.00-57.75. SLAUGHTER CALVES AND VEALERS 10 HEAD CALVES - GOOD ft CHOICE 250-500 LBS 70.00-78.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 218 HEAD NEW CROP CHOICE ft PRIME 3-4 118 LB. 71.00 CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 90-100 LB. 67.00-73.00 GOOD ft FEW CHOICE 1-2 88-90 LB. 65.00-70.00 FEEDER LAMBS MEDIUM ft LARGE 1-2 85-100 LB. 67.00 MEDIUM ft LARGE 1-270-85 LB. 62.00-70.50 MEDIUM ft LARGE 1-2 60- 70 LB. 72.50-75.00 MEDIUM ft LARGE 1-2 50- 60 LB. 59.00-68.00. SLAUGHTER HOGS 34 HEAD BAR ROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 200-250 LB 37.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LB 27.00- US 1-3 500 LB ft OVER 30.00- FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 2845 HEAD. STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 SPECIAL NOTICE OCTOBER 21. 1994 at 7:00 PM FEEDER & STOCKER AUCTION ALL WEIGHTS AND BREEDS 300 HEAD VINTAGE SALES STABLES. INC. PARADISE. PA. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: L. ROBERT FRAME, SR. OFFICE (717) 442-4181 HOME (610) 458-5060 KEN HERSHEY OFFICE (717) 768-8204 HOME (717) 442-4874 mwm MARTIN OFFICE (717) 768-8204 HOME (717) 733-7434 87.00- 300-400 78.00-94.00 400-50054.00r9Q.0Q F£W 73.00 500-600 71.00- 600-700 71.00-79.00 700-800 73.00- 800-900 63.00-65.75 900-1000 62.00. HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 84.00- 300-400 70.00-83.00 400-500 71.50-85.00 FEW 63.00-64.00 500-600 62.00- 600-700 63.50-72.50 700-800 63.00 800-900 67.75. SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE SALE HELD AT FRONT ROYAL, VIR GINIA ON SEPTEMBER 1. 1994 43 HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED. STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LBS 60.00- CHOICE 2-3 1301-1500 LBS 63.00- HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LBS 61.00-64.50 CHOICE 2-3 1100-1350 LBS 63.50-66.25. WEEKLY SUMMARY OF STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 30 THRU SEPTEMBER 5. 1994. TOTAL 3419 HEAD SOLD. SALES WERE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS; AUG. 30, WYTHEVILLE 105 HEAD SEPT. 5 LYNCHBURG 322 HEAD SEPT. 1 LYNCHBURG (FEEDER CATTLE ft HOLSTEIN STEER SALES) 1168 HEAD SEPT. 5 TRI-STATE (FEED ER CATTLE ft HOLSTEIN BOARD STEER SALE) 1824 HEAD. STEERS MED & LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 89.00 - 94.50 74.75 70.50 - 72.00 400-500 79.50 - 88.00 69.00 - 77.00 76.50 - 89.00 500-600 73.00 - 83.75 66.50 - 76.00 73.00 - 80.00 600-700 69.75 - 83.00 62.00 - 73.50 70.00 - 76.00 700-800 68.75 - 77.50 63.00 - 69.25 64.00 - 72.75 800-900 62.00 - 75.75 63.50 - 73.25 69.00 - 70.75 900-1000 68.50 - 69.75 - 53.00 - 60.50 1000-1100 62.75 - 63.25 - - HOLSTEIN STEERS: 505 HEAD AT LYNCHBURG. MED & LARGE 2 MED & LARGE 3 300-400 65.00 66.50-70.00 400-500 58.75- 60.00-65.50 500-600 61.00- 57.00-59.00 600-700 62.75- 56.50-59.50 700-800 56.00- 55.00-59.00 800-900 60.25-61.25 51.00-55.25 900-1000 54.00- 53.00 1000-1100 54.50 50.50 1100-1200 46.00-47.75 46.50-49.50. HEIFERS MED & LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED & LARGE 2 300-400 80.00 - 85.00 - 76.50 - 85.00 400-500 65.00 - 80.00 60.00 - 62.00 67.00 - 73.50 500-600 65.00 - 74.25 54.00 - 58.50 65.00 - 73.00 600-700 61.50 - 72.00 54.00 - 60.00 64.00 - 67 2< 700-800 66.50 - 70.60 50.00 - 55.50 61.00 - 62.50 800-900 62.25 - 67.70 - 57.50 - 61.00. BOARD SALE HELD AT TRI-STATE ALL HOLSTEIN STEERS; 300 HEAD 48 HEAD L-2, 900-1040 LB AVG 985 LB EXTENDED PARTS DEPT. HOURS EFFECTIVE SEPT. 6 THRU OCT. 29 To Better Serve You During The Busy Harvest Season MON. ★ TUBS. ★ THURS ★ FRI. 7:00 AM-8:00 PM WED. 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM; SAT. 7:00 AM - 12 NOON HTWT CTtWIffKT l33Rothtville rsn rzSjgpn Station Rd. S BROS.XNC.—' LitiU, PA 17453 (717) 626-4705 i-soo-rr pays u S 1 a/ ft*C mi ‘Tsfa market North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61 “WHERE FRIENDS MEET” BERKS COUNTY'S ONLY WEEKLY CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION - WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M. Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes. Pies and Buns - Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles. PHONE: 215-926-1307 Bill WEIST & WOODY WEIST. MGRS. $56.10 48 HEAD L-2,900-1030 LB AVO v 975 LB $56.10 48 HEAD L-2, 900-1030 LB-AVO 975 LB $56.10 S 3 HEAD L-2, 875-1075 LB AVG 950 LB $54.10 53 HEAD L-2, 900-1025 LB AVG 965 LB $55.70 50 HEAD L-2, 875-1050 LB AVG 980 LB $54.90. A SERVICE OF VIRGINIA DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE & CON SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH USDA. 804-786-3947. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Springfield, 11. Tueedajr, September 6, 1994 CATTLE AND CALVES 350 COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS 1.50 TO MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER, EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS 1.00 HIGHER.COWS 2.00 HIGHER. BULLS 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER.SUPPLY MAIN LY CHOICE SLAUGHRER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH SEVERAL LOTS OF YEILD GRADE 2-3 OF BOTH CLASSES. TIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTTEN STEERS. AROUND 15% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4 1050-1350 LBS. 63.50-65.00, SEVERAL LOTS 2-3 1100-1375 LBS 65.00, PART LOAD 65.50. MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 950-1250 LBS. 60.50-63.50. SELECT 2-3 925-1300 LBS 57.50-60.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS :FEW CHOICE 2-3 1275-1400 LBS 57.00-58.00. MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 1075-1250 54.00- 57.00. SELECT 2-3 975-1275 51.00-54.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 900-1300 LBS. 62.50-64.00; 2-3 9501250 LBS. 64.0064.50, PART LOAD 65.00. MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 875-1200 LBS. 59.5062.50; SELECT 2-3 825-1150 LBS. 56.5059.50. SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 40.0042.00; HIGH YIELDING BREAK ING UTILITY 42.0043.00. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 43.0044.00; HIGH YEILDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITIES 1-2 43.00 44.00EEW UP TO 45.00. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 37.0041.00; SHEL LY CANNER 1-2 34.0037.00 BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2 12001900 LBS. 53.0059.00; INDIVIDUAL YIELD GRADE 1 AT 60.00. 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