Virginia
Cattle
Hogs
Virginia Weekly
RICHMOND VA
NOVEMBER 2,1994
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOGS FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 26
THRU NOVEMBER 1,1994. RECEIPTS
FOR HOT CARCASS BASIS TOTALED
3179 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE
BASIS PLANT DELIVERY (WITHIN A
30 MILE RADIUS) TOTALED 325
HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS
COUNTRY BUYING STATIONS TOT
ALED 1157 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA
DIRECT HOG MARKET - TRENDS
COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY
BARROWS AND GILTS: HOT CAR
CASS BASIS 163-191 LB. CARCASS
TREND; 33 CENT LOWER PRICE:
$41.39 48% LEAN YIELD <.27mm(1.15
IN. TENTH RIB) BACKFAT. LIVE
BASIS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED
(WITHIN 30 MILE RADIUS) US 2-3
220-250 LBS. TREND: STEADY.
PRICE: FEW 29.00-31.00 LIVE BASIS
VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3
220-250 LBS 24.50-26.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 10%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1%. SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
63%. OVER 600 LBS 26%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER
COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 726
HEAD UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
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COWS 2-4 34.00-46.00 CUTTER A
BONING UTILITY 1-3 33.00-46.00
CANNER A LOW CUTTER 1-2
30.00- FEW 28.00 SLAUGHTER
BULLS: HEAD COUNT 77 HEAD
BULLS • 1-2 900-1300 LB 42.50-57.00
1-2 1300-1600 LB 41.50-53.7 S 1-2 1600
LB A OVER 40.75-54.00 SLAUGHTER
LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 459
HEAD NEW CROP CHOICE FEW
PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 107 LB. 65.00
WOOLED CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2
FEW 3 117 LB. 63.75 GOOD A FEW
CHOICE 1-2 88-89 LB 63.50-64.00
FEEDER LAMBS MEDIUM A LARGE
1-2 85-100 LB. 64.50 MEDIUM A
LARGE 1-2 70- 85 LB. 70.50-75.25
MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 60- 70 LB.
68.00- MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 50-
60 LB. 75.00-76.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS
18 HEAD SOWS - US 1-3 300-500 LB
25.00- US 1-3 500 LBS A OVER
27.00-
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 6312
HEAD STEERS: MEDIUM 1 HEIFERS:
MEDIUM 1200-30077.50-83.50200-300
60.50-63.00 300-400 76.00-89.00 300-400
60.00- FEW 58.00 400-500
71.00- 400-500 55.00-67.00 500-600
67.00- 500-600 52.00-66.00 600-700
64.00- 600-700 53.00-64.00 700-80 Q
61.00- FEW 58.00 700-800
53.0062.00 800900 55.0070.25 800900
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45.00-56.00 900-1000 33.00-68.73
1000-1100 56.00-58.30
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF STATE
GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALES
FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25
THRU OCTOBER 31, 1994 TOTAL
7,367 HEAD SOLD. STATE GRADED.
SALES WERE HELD AT THE FOL
LOWING AREAS;
OCT. 23 MARSHALL 1321 HEAD OCT.
23 NARROWS 1433 HEAD OCT.
26 ABINGDON 1063 HEAD OCT. 26
DUBLIN 1277 HEAD OCT. 27 CULPEP
ER 709 HEAD OCT. 2S.WYTHBVILLE
(HOLSTEIN SALE) UOIHEADOCT. 31
LYNCHBURG 441 HEAD
STEERS MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 MED
ALARGB 1 SMALL 1 MBDAEAROE 2
300-400 - - 73.00-93.00 67.00-73.00
79.00- 400-300 83.00 - 73.73-88.00
60.00- 67.73-80.00 300-600
75.25-80.73 71.00-76.50 65.00-79.00
38.30-68.30 60.00-78.00 600-700
73.00- 70.00-74.50 65.00-73.25
59.00- 700-800 74.73
68.30 63.00-72.30 33.00-67.23
63.00- 800-900 67.00 61.00-63.00
62.00- 54.00-62.25 59.50-65.00
900-1000 - - 62.25-67.50 - 55.00-60.00
1000-1100 - - 52.00-62.75 54.73-57.00
SO.SO-52.00
HOLSTEIN 1101 HEAD STEER MED
A LARGE 2 300-300 58.00-62.00 500-700
57.00-57.25 700-900 50.75-56.50
900-1100 52.75-SS.2S
HEIFERS MEDALARGE 1 SMALL 1
MEDALARGE 2 300-400 60.00-73.00
53.00- 60.00-69.50 400-500
62.00- 45.00-59.00 52.50-66.75
500-600 58.00-67.75 50.00-59.00
56.00- 600-700 58.50-66.50
49.75-59.75 52.00-64.25 700-800
58.00- 50.00-56.50 55.50-62.75
800-900 54.75-61.50 - 53.50-54.75
900-1000 57.00-60.00 - - 1000-1100
47.50-51.00 - -
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MENT OF AGRICULTURE A CON-
TOP PRICES FOR ALL TYPES OF BEEF CATTLE
CULL COWS, BULLS, STEERS, alto Down or Crippled Cattla
Tom Mulvancy,
jVfc3Hßr Easton, PA VEB
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1-800-789-COWS (2697)
Calls Taken 6 AM to 10 PM - 7 Days A Week
IN PA - Northampton, Lehigh, Berks,
Lancaster and parts of Chester & Lebanon
Counties
★ All Cattle Paid on Hanging Dreued Weight A
SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS
OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH
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North Virginia
RICHMOND VA
NOVEMBER 03, 1994
SOUTHSIDE (BLACKSTONE) VIR
GINIA ON 02-NOV-94 PRICES BASED
ON IN WEIGHTS.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 74 HEAD
SLAUGHTER COWS 66 HEAD
COWS BREAKING UTILITY A COM
MERCIAL 2-4 34.00 - 39.00 HIGH
DRESSING 39.00 - 41.00 CUTTER A
BONING UTILITY 1-3 33.00 - 37.75
HIGH DRESSING 36.50 - 38.00 CAN
NBR AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 31.50 -
33.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS 8 HEAD
BULLS Y.G. 1-2,1300-1600 LB. 48.00 -
51.00Y.G. 1-2,1600L85. A OVER 44.50
- 34.00
FEEDER CATTLE 316 HEAD
STEERS 88 HEAD MED A LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 - -
70.50 - 73.30 400-500 67.50 - 77.00 -
63.30 - 69.50 500-600 66.00 • 72.00 55.00
• 62.30 - 600-700 62.50 - 70.00 - - 700-800
66.50 • 68.50 - - 900-1000 62.00 • 62.30 - -
HOLSTEIN 9 HEAD STEER MED A
LARGE 2 500-700 46.00 - 48.50 700-900
46.00
HEIFERS 88 HEAD MED A LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400
57.00 - 65.00 53.50 - 57.50 58.50 - 62.00
400-500 60.00 - 64.00 51.50 - 58.00 -
500-600 56.50 - 60.00 - -
BULLS 132 HEAD MED A LARGE 1
SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 200-300
79.00 - 83.00 - - 300-400 72.50 - 80.00
61.50 - 75.00 65.00 - 77,50 400-500 66.00
- 74.00 55.00 - 65.00 58.50 - 66.00
500-600 62.50 - 68.00 48.50 - 50.00 -
600-700 57.00 - 60.50 49.00 - 51.50 -
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 31
HEAD - MAS-lA2, 4-8 YRS OLD
800-1100 LBS $34.50-44.00 PER CWT.
MAL-2, 8-12 YRS OLD 850-1050 LBS
$33.00-43.00 PER CWT. COWS WITH
CALVES AT SIDE 3 PAIR - M-2, 3-4
YRS OLD 750-900 LBS WITH CALVES
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& FIRST TOBACCO SALE: DECEMBER 5. 1994 %
T Sale Every Mon., Wed. & Fri. Thereafter J
V When stripping tobacco, please grade 3 ways. Color
/ grade. Please watch your moisture when stripping, J.
S' Tobacco companies are saying they need this crop. If *5
JT you have hail cut tobacco, color grade and make neat J
L bales -it pays! Keep green out.
609 tobacco companies are saying: get your crop on Ji
S' auction in December. They say they need PA 609 %
' j tobacco to blend with burley tobacco. This is good news J
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V Tennessee and Kentucky auctions open at Thanksgiving. /
i Local tobacco farmers should bring some of their best %
V tobacco to first sale, December sth, with a full warehouse j
I to attract buyers. There are reports tobacco buyers are d.
S' telling tobacco companies in the south that they can buy
f cheaper on the farm. If this is true ~ think twice! J
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PARADISE TOBACCO SALES %
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STRIP YOUR TOBACCO EARLY!
DISCOUNTS ON BALE BOXES AND
LATHE HOLDERS.
If ordered before November 1,1994. You can order
a bale box and take cost off tobacco check when
you sell at Paradise. Cotton twine also in stock.
Lancaster Firming, Saturday, Novambar 5, 1994-A9
80-I*o LBS $510.00-570.00 PER PAIR.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS 10 HEAD NEWBORN TO 4
WEEKS OLD FEW $25.00-32.50 MOST
LY $75.00-115.00 PER HEAD. DC
ORANGE, VIRGINIA
ON 02-NOV-94 PRICES BASED ON IN
WEIGHTS.
STEERS 102 HEAD MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2
300-400 - - 72.50 - 76.00 - 400-500 7100 -
78.00 - 63.00 - 70.00 69.00 - 72.00
500-600 63.00 - 67.50 64.00 - 72.50 - -
600-700 - 6100 - 64.00 900-1000 55.00 - -
HEIFERS 182 HEAD MEDIUM 1
LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2
300-400 58.00 - 64.00 6100 - 63.50 52.00
- 59.00 55.50 - 58.00 400-500 53.50 -
59.00 - 52.00 - 53.00 48.00 - 55.00
500-600 58.00 - 61.00 66.50 49.00 - 51.00
59.50 - 61.00 600-700 47.00 - 48.00 56.00
- 60.00 - -
BULLS 111 HEAD MEDIUM 1
SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400
73.00 - 74.00 65.50 - 68.00 - 400-500
71.50 - 75.00 51.00 - 55.00 61.00 - 72.00
500-600 58.00 - 60.00 45.00 - 53.50 -
700-900 55.50 - - - RL
A SERVICE OF VIRGINIA DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE & CON
SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS
OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH
USDA. 804-786-3947.
FEEDER CATTLE 393 HEAD