Virginia Weekly
Richmond, Va.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1994
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA;
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS
FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 6-12,
1994. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CARCASS
BASIS TOTALED 2565 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT
DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE
RADIUS) TOTALED 425 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS COUN
TRY BUYING STATIONS TOTALED
594 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED
TO LAST MONDAY BARROWS AND
GILTS: HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191
LB. CARCASS TREND; $3.64 HIGHER.
PRICE: $41.06 48% LEAN YIELD
<.27mm(1.15 IN. TENTH RIB) BACK
FAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT
DELIVERED (WITHIN 30 MILE
RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND:
$1.50 HIGHER. PRICE: FEW
27.50-29.50. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA
COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250
LBS 24.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 13%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS LESS
THAN 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER
600 LBS 60%, OVER 600 LBS 25%.
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS: SLAUGHTER
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COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 1193
HEAD UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
COWS 2-4 34.00-44.25 CUTTER A
BONING UTILITY 1-3 31.00-43.00
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2
25.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD
COUNT 150 HEAD BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LB 38.00-48.00 FEW 54.50 1-2
1300-1600 LB 42.00-54.001-2 1600 LB &
OVER 41.25-53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 30 HEAD
CALVES - GOOD & CHOICE 250-500
LB. 58.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 374 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE
FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 91-129 LB.
67.50- GOOD A FEW CHOICE 1-2
83-89 LB. 75.25-83.50 GOOD & FEW
CHOICE 1-2 90 LB. 69.50 GOOD & FEW
CHOICE 1-2 66-69 LB. 88.50-90.00
FEEDER LAMBS MEDIUM & LARGE
1- 85-100 LB. 65.50-74.50 MEDIUM A
LARGE 1-2 70-85 LB. 72.00-82.00
MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 60-70 LB.
72.50-
SLAUGHTER HOGS 68 HEAD BAR
ROWS AND GILTS ‘‘SEVERAL LQIS
RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGHTER
“ US 1-3 200-250 LB. 27.25-32.50 US
2- 250-300 LB. 22.
150-30.00 FEW 32.00-45.50.
SOWS US 1-3 300-SOO LB.
25.00- US 1-3 500 LBS. A OVER
21.00-
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 7554
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HEAD. STEERS: MEDIUM 1 300-400
76.00- 400-500 70.00-80.00 500-600
60.50-77.00 600-700 62.007200 700-800
60.00- 800-900 S9.SO-69.50
900-1000 54.5064.50.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
65.00- 300400 59.0074.00 400500
55.0070.00 500600 SO.OO-66.00 600700
54.0066.00 700800 53.0061.00 800900
48.0056.00.
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT MADISON, VIRGINIA
ON DECEMBER 10, 1994 101 HEAD
SOLD. STATE GRADED.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 99 HEAD.
STEERS CHOICE 2-3,10001150 LB.
64.50 - 65.50 CHOICE 2-3, 11501300
LB. 62.00 • 67.00 CHOICE 2-3,
13001450 LB. 61.7 S - 67.00 CHOICE
2-3. 14S0 LBS. * OVER 57.75 - 64.50
SELECT 2-3, 10001200 LB. SB.7S -
62.50 SELECT 2-3,1200 LBS. ft OVER
52.00 - 58.75.
HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950 LBS. ft
UNDER 42.00 - 52.00 CHOICE 2-3,
9501100 LB. 5250 -62.2 S CHOICE 2-3,
11001300 LB. 61.00 - 66.00 CHOICE
2-3, 1300 LBS. ft OVER 63.50 - 63.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS 2 HEAD
BREAKING UTILITY ft COMMER
CIAL 2-4 35.00 - 38.00.
SPECIAL GRADED SLAUGHTER
CATTLE SALE HELD AT FREDER
ICKSBURG, VIRGINIA ON 08-DEC-94
106 HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED.
STEERS CHOICE 2-3,1000-1150 LB.
63.25 - 66.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1150-1300
LB. 61.00 - 68.50 CHOICE 2-3,
1300-1450 LB. 60.25 - 67.40 CHOICE
2-3, 1450 + 55.00 SELECT 2-3,
1000-1200 LB. 55.00 - 58.50 SELECT
2-3, 1200 + 55.25 - 61.75.
HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950-1100 LB.
55.50 - 64.50 CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1350
LB. 60.00 - 67.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1300 +
56.00 SELECT 2-3, 1100-1300 LBS.
51.00 - 55.50.
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SALE HELD AT MARSHALL, VIRGI
NIA ON DECEMBER 6,1994 48 HEAD
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SOLD STATE GRADED.
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 11501300 LB.
64.5067.75 CHOICE 2-3 13001450 LB.
64.6068.50 CHOICE 2-3 1455-1650 LB.
59.75-65.50 SELECT 2-3 11701335 LB.
55.0060.00.
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF STATE
GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALES
FOR THE WEEKOF DECEMBER 5
THRU 10, 1994. TOTAL 2901 HEAD
SOLD. SALES WERE HELD AT THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
DEC 5, LYNCHBURG 318 HEAD
DEC. 6. WYTHEVILLEI79 HEAD DEC.
8, HARRISONBURG (ROCKINGHAM)
975 HEAD DEC. 8. CULPEPER 979
HEAD DEC. 8, FRONT ROYAL 450
HEAD.
STEERS 1619 HEAD MED ft LARGE
1 SMALL 1 MED ft LARGE 2 300400
71.50 87.00 62.00 67.00 69.00 84.50
400500 70.00 86.00 60.00 69.00 65.00
85.00 500600 64.50 76.50 60.00 63.00
60.00 77.00 600700 61.50 73.00 52.00
64.00 58.00- 68.25 700800 64.00 73.00
58.00 59.00 62.50 800900 63.00 72.00
59.00 60.25 55.00 58.00 9001000 64.50
70.25 - 63.75 10001100 60.00 64.00.
HEIFERS 1275 HEAD MED ft
LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED ft LARGE 2
300400 54.00 70.00 53.50 59.00 70.00
400500 60.00 67.00 50.00 54.50 53.00
66.00 500600 59.50 65.00 50.00 57.00
51.00 64.00 600700 59.00 66.75 45.50
51.00 49.00 60.00 700800 55.00 65.75 -
58.00 800900 52.00 59.00.
BULLS 7 HEAD MED ft LARGE 1
400500 79.50 500600 75.50.
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Richmond, Va.
Thursday, Dec. 15, 1994
THE ORANGE AND BLACKSTONE
AUCTIONS ARE UNAVAILABLE
TODAY. THERE WILL BE NO
REPORTS.
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Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1994
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 298... PDA.. Supply included
190 head Dairy cows ..si. cows 1.00 lower.
HOLSTEINS: few Select 55.35-59.60. few
Standard 48.00-50.50. COWS; Breaking
Utility and Commercial 38.50-42.60, Cut
ter and Boning Utility 37.00-41.50, Canner
and Low Cutter 32.00-36.50. Shells down
to 26.00. BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1
1530 lbs. 47.00, few No. 2 880/1300 lbs.
39.00- 44.10. FEEDER CATTLE: Bulls:
few Medium Frame No. 1 600/800 lbs.
46.50-49.00.
CALVES 90...VEALERS: few Standard
and Good 75/90 lbs. 42.00-47.00. Utility
55/85 lbs. 26.00-40.00. FARM CALVES:
No. I Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs.
90.00- No. 2 80/120 lbs
50.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifer
100/145 lbs. 100.00-200.00.
HOGS 38... BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 225/245 lbs. 32.00-32.10, two head
33.75. SOWS: one US 1-3 60 lbs. 19.75.
BOARS: couple 10.00 & 18.00.
FEEDER PIGS 106... US 1-3 20/30 lbs.
9.00- lot 75 lbs. 22.00, lot 125 lbs.
1 37.00. per head.
SHEEP 38... Slaughter lambs; Choice
60/125 lbs. 65.00-78.00. New Crop lambs:
few Choice 50/70 lbs. 90.00-131.00.
Slaughter sheep; 21.00-32.00.
GOAtS 6... Few Large 34.0a65.00.
per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS
$650.00-$1400,00 mostly
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