Va. Weekly RICHMOND VA DECEMBER 21, 1994 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 13-19.1994. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CAR CASS BASIS TOTALED 2744 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS) TOTALED 600 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS COUN TRY BUYING STATIONS TOTALED 882 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY BARROWS AND GILTS: HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191 LB. CARCASS TREND: $4.97 HIGHER. PRICE: $46.03 48% LEAN YIELD <.27mm(1.15 IN. TENTH RIB) BACK FAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT A Merry Christmas | and | Prosperous New Year I FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU- Clayton D. Aument Harry Bear Christ Seller Henry R. Brown Bonnie Chamberlin Sam Edwards T. Kenneth Emory Donald Godfrey David Harpster WALTER M. DUNLAP AND SONS I 7289 Cows Can’t Be Wrong. 7289 cows reported a 2.681 b. milk increase. 1,773 of those cows early in lactation produced 3.821 b. more milk. •Cost effective. •Consistent fixed formula. •University research on 35 dairy farms. •Optimum blend of essential bypass amino acids Pro-Lak it a registered product of H J Baker & Bro, Inc , Stanford, CT DELIVERED (WITHIN 30 MILE RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND: $2.00 HIGHER. PRICE: FEW 29.50-31.50. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 28.00 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%: SLAUGHTER COWS 14% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS LESS THAN 1%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 51%, OVER 600 LBS 33% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 605 HEAD UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 2-4 30.00-44.00 CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 33.00-44.25 FEW 28.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 30.00-44.00 FEW 23.00 Glenn C. Hart Leon G. Hoover Lois Hoover Zane Kauffman Mary Kimball James Knefsley Pat Mayhew William McCoy James Nixdorf Pro-Lak made the difference Contact your nutrition consultant or call 1-800-361-9265. «A» PROyLaK SLAUGHTER -BULL*: HEAD COUNT 56 HEAD-BULLS -1-25(00-1300 LB 43.00-32.50 1-2 1300-1600 LB 42.00- 1-2 1600 LB A OVER 42.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES 15 HEAD CALVES - GOOD A CHOICE 250-500 LB. 58.00-63.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 474 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 101-134 LB. 66.50-69.50 GOOD A FEW CHOICE 1-2 96 LB. 62.50 GOOD A FEW CHOICE 1-2 75-86 LB. 74.25-87.00 GOOD A FEW CHOICE 1-2 65 LB. 89.00 FEEDER LAMBS MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 70-85 LB. 77.00-81.25 MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 60-70 LB. 82.25 MEDIUM A LARGE 1-2 50-60 LB. 78.00-86.50 SLAUGHTER HOGS 63 HEAD BAR ROWS AND GILTS “FEW LOTS RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGHTER ** US 1-3 200-250 LB. 25.00-35.00 US 2-4 250-300 LB. 23.50-35.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LB. 22.50-33.00 FEW 11.00- US 1-3 500 LBS. A OVER 24. 00 FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 3623 HEAD STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300 88.00- 300-400 74.00-90.00 400-500 69.00- FEW 64.00 500-600 60.00- 600-700 57.00-73.00 700-800 59.00- 800-900 58.00-66.00 Ivan Nolt Leon Nolt Mervin Noll Donald Ober Kelly Ober Ed Prosser Joe Reiff Connie Satarelli Joyce Smoker Kenneth Smoker Omer Smoker Melvin Stoltzfus Reuben Stoltzfus Elmer Wenger Raymond Wenger Walter M. Dunlap, Jr. Beula Landis ‘ i 900-1000 57.50-67.00 JHBIFERS: MEDIUM . 61.00- 300-400 59.00-73.00 400-500 58.00- 500-600 50.00-63.00 600-700 53.50-63.00 700-800 51.00-63.00 FEW 47.00 800-900 53.00-54.50 SPECIAL STATE GRADED SLAUGHTER CATTLE SALE HELD AT FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA ON 15-DEC-94. 66 HEAD SOLD STEERS CHOICE 2-3, 1150-1300 LB. 62.00 - 69.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1300-1450 LB. 63.75 - 66.25 CHOICE 2-3, 1450 LBS. A OVER 61.50 - 64.75 HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950-1100 LB 55.00 - 63.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1300 LB. 66.25 - 67.75 CHOICE 2-3, 1300 LBS. A OVER 67.00 A SERVICE OF VIRGINIA DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE A CON SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH USDA. 804-786-3947. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrimibarg, V«. December 17, 1994 Report (applied by auction STEERS: MftL-1 300-500 LBS. 74.50-87.00, 500-700 LBS. 67.00-77.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 62.00-69.75; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 44.00-64.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 69.00- FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 58.00- 500-700 LBS. 59.00-61.00. HEIFERS: MftL-1 300-500 LBS. 58.00- 500-700 LBS. 55.00-61.00. TAKE IT AWAY during our PRE-INVENTOR YEAR-END SALI 11/t 'drat/ur fe//it tim* Over Blocked a wine equip. BSM Modal M hot dipped galva. farrowing cralaa with pig eavar ayatam Solid ptaatic creep divider kita 16 gauge Stainlaaa ateel leader for Model 90 crate $39 6 inch pH ventilation pipa.99e par tool AH 8 Inch pH (an acceaaoriaa eaH Boaa Hog woven wire flooring 4 x 8 x 5/16, ........ ...........978 Bom Hog woven wire flooring 5 x 7 x 96M 1 AAA Maxiair W (an In (fcorglaoo homing wKh (huMr and motor.Mi* I , ■ .1 S-LAMAL-2: 300-300 LBS 55*00-56.30. STOCK COWS; BHHF WITH CALVES 350.00-450.00 HEAD; BABY CALVES 5230-74.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 38.50-44.00; CANNER AND CUTTERS 1-3 33.25-35.00. LAMBS: BLUE OR CHOICE AND PRIME 67.75; RED O CHOICE '74.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 76.00-84.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 25.50-37.50. North Jersey Livestock Hacfccttstown, NJ Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, December 20, 1994 Report supplied by auction CALVES .07-1.95. COWS .15-.45V1. EASY COWS .05-.40. FEEDERS 300 LBS. TO 600 LBS. .25-.95. HEIFERS .26V, -.5414. BULLS .34-.56. STEERS .32% -.61%. HOGS .28 .35. ROASTING PIGS EACH 18.00-39.00. BOARS .14. SHEEP: .2S-.66. LAMBS EACH 13.00-91.00. LAMBS PER LB. .38-1.25. GOATS EACH 15.00-127.50. KIDS EACH 5.00-101.00. HIDES. 1 AT 9.00. TOTAL: 1681 HEAD. with shutter and motor SIM Coolair IS' horizontal circulation fans g^JK^Sfnk In round housing SM Chors-Thne FjM Modal numbers SM 5544.534M20 and 5241 older style In houejoos no call KLMAAVAtTOM CMlractt NOW OPEN •jNNfcN fMMuauMni iuw iMm WWMMTVM. CHIWWW STOEiMOUMi *»■■«■»«■> ■aiitKKST HsMNy * Nttsy