Va. Weekly RICHMOND VA JANUARY 11, 1995 WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT HOGS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 3-9, 1995. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CAR CASS BASIS TOTALED 1934 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE RADIUS) TOTALED 490 HEAD. RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS coun try BUYING STATIONS TOTALED 478 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED TO LAST TUESDAY. BARROWS AND GILTS; HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191 LB. CARCASS TREND: $2.31 HIGHER. PRICE: $48.01 48% LEAN YIELD <27nmi(1.15 IN. TENTH RIB) BACK FAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT DELIVERED (WITHIN 30 MILE RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND: $l.OO HIGHER. PRICE: FEW 31.00-33.00. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 30.00 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 23% SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%. SLAUGH TER CALVES AND VEALERS LESS 0%; FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 56%, OVER 600 LBS 19% PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA WEEKLY AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 942 HEAD UTILITY & COM MERCIAL COWS 2-4 33.00-43.00 CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 32.00-43.25 CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 25.00-39.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS; HEAD COUNT 89 HEAD BULLS -1-2 900-1300 LB 43.00-53.50 1-2 1300-1600 LB 40.00-52.00 1-2 1600 LB & OVER 42.25-56.00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD COUNT 243 HEAD WOOLED CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 98-115 LB. 65.00-75.00 GOOD & FEW CHOICE 1-2 70-88 LB. 80.00-97.50 GOOD & FEW CHOICE 1-2 91 LB. 79.50 FEEDER LAMBS MEDIUM & LARGE 1-2 70-85 LB. 98.00 MEDIUM & LARGE .1-2 60-70 LB. 97.00 SLAUGHTER HOGS 32 HEAD BAR ROWS AND GILTS **FEW LOTS RETURNED FOR HOME SLAUGHTER •• US 2-4 250-300 LB. 33.00-36.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LB. 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North Virginia RICHMOND VA JANUARY 12, 1995 SOUTHSIDE (BLACKSTONE) VIR GINIA ON 11-J AN-95 NO REPORT ON REGULAR AUCTION STATE GRADED SALE STATE GRADED FEEDER CATTLE 101 HEAD SOLD AT SOUTHSIDE (BLACKSTONE) VIRGINIA ON JANU ARY 11, 1995 STEERS 42 HEAD MED A LARGE 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 87.50 - 89.50 87.25 400-500 84.50 80.00 - 83.50 500-600 73.00 - 78.00 71.50 - 72.50 600-700 68.50 - 69.50 70.00 - 71.00 700-800 66.00 - 69.50 - HEIFERS 59 HEAD MED A. LARGE 1 MED * LARGE 2 300-400 71.50 - 72.50 75.00 - 76.50 400-500 71.00 - 75.50 71.00 - 75.50 500-600 70.50 - 72.00 65.00 - 71.00 600-700 60.50 - 64.00 64.50 LR ORANGE, VIRGINIA ON 11-J AN-95 PRICES BASED ON IN WEIGHTS. SLAUGHTER CATTLE 87 HEAD SLAUGHTER COWS 82 HEAD COWS BREAKING UTILITY COM MERCIAL 2-4 35.50 - 40.00 CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 34.00 - 41.75 HIGH DRESSING 37.50 - 41.75 CAN NER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 31.00 - 34.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS 5 HEAD BULLS Y.G. 1-2, 900-1300 LB. 5100 Y.G. 1-2, 1600 LBS. A OVER 42.75 - 48.25 FEEDER CATTLE 208 HEAD STEERS 58 HEAD MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 86.00 - 88.00 - 74.50 - 400-500 82.00 - 84.00 ■ 73.50 69.00 500-600 68.50 - 76.50 70.00 - 76.50 65.00 - 68.50 - 600-700 68.50 - 70.00 71.50 - 69.00 700-800 65.00 - 67. 50--- HEIFERS 101 HEAD MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 300-400 - - 59.00 400-500 63.00 - 65.00 71.00 - 72.50 59.00 - 61.25 500-600 63.00 - 67.50' 64.50 - 69.00 - 600-700 - 64.50 - 67.00 - 700-800 - 64.50 - 66.00 - 800-900 - 62.00 - BULLS 49 HEAD MEDIUM 1 LARGE 1 SMALL 1 MED A LARGE 2 300-400 - - 72.50 - 400-500 71.00 - 76.00 - 56.00 - 64.00 64.00 - 64.50 500-600 63.50 - 70.00 - 55.00 - 61.00 - 600-700 - 66.50 - - 700-900 - 57.50 - 62.50 - - COWS RETURNED TO FARMS 49 HEAD - MAL-1, 4-10 YRS OLD 900-1100 LBS $390.00-470.00 PER HEAD. COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE 17 PAIR - MAL-1, 4-10 YRS OLD 900-1100 LBS WITH CALVES NEWBORN TO 200 LBS $520.00-710.00 PER PAIR. RL A SERVICE OF VIRGINIA DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE & CON SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH USDA. 804-786-3947. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harriaonburg, Va. January 7, 1995 Report wpplicd by auction STEERS: MAL-1 300-500 LBS. 75.00-85.00, 500-700 LBS. 68.00-82.00; 700-1000 LBS. 64.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 49.00-54.50. S-L&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS. 68.00, 500-700 LBS. 61.00-70.00 i FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 73.00; 500-700 LBS. 70.00. Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 14, 1995-A9 HEIFERS: MAL-1 300-500 LBS. 65.00-72.00, 500-700 LBS. 64.00; 700-1000 LBS. 61.00. S-LAMAL-2: 300-500 LBS 59.0042.50. STOCK COWS: BEEF PAIRS 500.00-775.00, SINGLES 400.00-530.00; BABY CALVES 20.00-65.00.. SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 36.00-42.50. 1 AT 44.50; CANNER AND CUTTERS 1-3 33.00-38.00; SLAUGHTER BULLS 46.25-47.75. LAMBS: BLUE O CHOICE AND PRIME 70.50; RED O CHOICE 79.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 90.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 25.00-42.00. DAIRY COWS 111; HEIFERS 117; BULLS 12. MARKET STEADY. LOCAL FRESH COWS 525.00-1015.00. FRESH HEIFERS 400.00-10S0.00, BETTER FRESH 1125.00-1300.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 885.00-1225.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 1035.00-1475.00. BETTER nso.«vuso.oo. LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH AND SPRINGERS 775.00-1200.0 a SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 965.00-1175.00, SMALL 500.00-900.00. SHORT BRED HEIFERS SiaoO93S.oo. REGISTERED HEIFERS 915.00-1075.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS SBaoo77aoo. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 230.00-520.00. BULLS 530.00-750.00, PUREBREDS 750.00-SlO.OO. HERD OF 25 HEAD ALLS STAGES 3SaOO-1300.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sale* Stable* Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Report lupplicd by auction FRESH COWS ease Milk (FITS ith the Mount Joy Coop Excellent iverall price * Over 60 years of service