Virginia Weekly
RICHMOND VA
MARCH 1, 1995
WEEKLY REVII W IN VIRGINIA
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOGS FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY
21-27,1995. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CAR
CASS BASIS TOTALED 1701 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT
DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE
RADIUS) TOTALED 240 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS COUN
TRY BUYING STATIONS TOTALED
913 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED
TO LAST MONDAY. BARROWS AND
GILTS: HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191
LB. CARCASS TREND: $l.OO LOWER
PRICE: $51.32 48% LEAN YIELD
c.27mm(1.15 IN. TENTH RIB) BACK
FAT. LIVE BASIS LOCAL PLANT
DELIVERED (WITHIN 30 MILE
RADIUS) US 2-3 220-250 LBS. TREND:
STEADY PRICE: FEW 36.00-38.00.
LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA COUNTRY
POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250 LBS 33.50
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS 0%; SLAUGHTER COWS 18%
SLAUGHTER BULLS 2%, SLAUGH
TER CALVES AND VEALERS 0%;
FEEDER CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS
46%, OVER 600 LBS 34%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER HOGS 28 HEAD BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 2-4 250-300
LBS. 30.00-38.00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
LBS. 26.00-32.00 US 1-3 500 LBS &
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles
south of Quanyvllle or 6 miles
north of Oxford comer of RL
472 and Noble Road.
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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
OVER 30.00-33.00
SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 982 HEAD UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 2-4 36.00-49.50 CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3
36.50-47.25 CANNER & LOW CUTTER
1-2 30.00-43.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD
COUNT 85 HEAD BULLS - 1-2
900-1300 LB 44.50-56.50 FEW 41.00 1-2
1300-1600 LB 46.50-56.25 1-2 1600 LB &
OVER 44.25-58.75
SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 230 HEAD NEW CROP
CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3 101
LBS. 83.00 GOOD t FEW CHOICE 1-2
78-82 LBS. 97.00-101.00 WOOLED
CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3
103-111 LBS. 66.50-78.00 GOOD & FEW
CHOICE 1-2 89-99 LBS. 74.50-80.50
FEW 64.00
GOATS 31 HEAD (SOLD BY THE
HEAD) BILLIES - MEDIUM 71.00
NANNIES - LARGE 40.00-50.00 -
MEDIUM 35.00-57.00 - SMALL
31.00-46.00 KIDS - 21.00-31.00 YEAR
LINGS - 45.00
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL .HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 4377
HEAD STEERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
85.00-102.50 300-400 79.00-94.00
400-500 76.00-92.00 500-600 70.50-85.00
600-700 63.50-78.00 700-800 65.00-75.50
800-900 62.50-69.00 900-1000
64.50-65.50 1000-1100 55.00-58.00
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
71.00- 303-400 67.00-81.00 400-500
67.00- 500-600 62.00-74.00 FEW
58.00 600-700 55.00-63.25 FEW 75.50
700-800 53.50-61.00 800-900 48.00-56,00
FEW 62.00
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT STAUNTON, VIRGI
NIA ON FEBRUARY 21. 1995 295
HEAD SOLD STATE GRADED.
STEERS: CHOICE 2-4 1150-1500 LB
07.50-70.00 CHOICE 2-4 FEW 1500 LBS
& OVER 66.00-68.00 SELECT 2-3
1200-1450 LBS 63.50-67.75
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1050-1250
LBS 65.00-69.50
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Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Mar 1, 1995
USDA-Market News Service
Oklahoma National Stockyards Weekly
Cattle Summary
Receipts: This Week:
Week: 19,616 Last Year: 15,952 '
Compared to last week: Feeder steers
2.00- lower. Feeder heifers 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 lower. Stocker steers and heif
ers steady. Demand good for feeder cattle
at these levels. Demand good for limited
supply of stockers. Flesh conditions of
feeders medium to moderately fleshy, sev
eral fleshy. Feeders not as slick and carry
ing much more hair than last week and
generally in better quality wheat flesh
which would be somewhat in buyers favor.
Weigh conditions average to full, modest
end gaunt. Stockers in average to thin flesh
with increased supply of thin kind. Slaugh
ter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
1.00 lower. Packer demand moderate. Tot
al of 427 cows and bulls sold, with 65 per
cent to packers. Receipts this week 19,900;
last week 19,616; la:t year 15,952. Supply
consisted of 89 percent yearlings over 600
lbs; 9 percent calves and light yearlings
under 600 lbs.; 2 percent cows and bulls.
Prices follow with weighted average
weights and prices in 0-
Feeder Steers; Medium and Large 1
4SO-SOO lbs (470 lbs) 88.00-89.00, thin
96.50- (91.39); 500-550 lbs (539 lbs)
■ 84.00-89.50 (86.82); 550-600 lbs (579 lbs)
77.25- (80.49): 600-650 lbs (621 lbs)
73.00- 78.00 (75.91); 650-700 lbs (676
lbs) 70.50-74.75, thin 76.00-77.25 (72.86);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 67.75-73.25, thin to
74.25 (70.33); 800-900 lbs (850 lbs)
66.00- thin to 71.50 (67.89);
900-1000 lbs (950 lbs) 65.25-68.25
(66.01); 1000-1050 lbs (1020 lbs)
64.25- (65.20); 1125 lbs 64.00. Hols
tein: Large 2 575 lbs 59.25; 700-900 lbs
52.75-56.50; 1000 lbs 50.50.
Feeder Heifers; Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 75.00- 80.50, thin
83.50- (79.00); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs)
70.25- half supply thin 76.00-81.00
(74.95); 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 66.00-69.75
(67.79); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 65.00-68.75
(66.70); 800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 64.00-67.25
(66.08); 950 lbs 64.25.
Slaughter Cows: Cutter, Boning and
Breaking Utility average dressing
39.25-42.50; high dressing 43.00-45.50,
high dressing and boning 46.00-47.50.
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-36.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. 1 1400-2375 lbs
average dressing 53.50- 55.00; high dress
ing and high boning 57.00-60.75; low
dressing 50.50-52.50.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
Bangs, Pregnancy, and Age Medium and
Large 1, Average quality single head sales:
Heifers 750-800 lbs 4-7 months bred
480.00- 5-7 year old 900-1200 lbs
6-8 months bred 525.00-600.00 9-lOf year
old 900-1275 lbs 4-8 monhts bred
435.00-
Source; USDA Market News Service,
Oklahoma City, OK Robert Miles - Tina
Colby Telephone (405) 232-5425
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
February 25, 1995
Report supplied by auction
STEERS; MAL-1 400-500 LBS.
78.00- 500-700 LBS. 69.00-85.00,
700-1000 LBS. 64.50-75.50, HOLSTEIN
300-1000 LBS. 52.50-61.00.
S-LAMAL-2: 500-700 LBS.
69.00- 500-700 LBS. 67.50-69.25.
FEEDER BULLS: 500-600 LBS.
72.50-82.00, 500-700 LBS., NONE.
700-800 LBS. 57.50-62.50.
HEIFERS: MAL-1 300-500 LBS.
70.0076.00, 500700 LBS. 59.0072.50,
7001000 LBS. 53.5060.25.
S-LAMAL-2: 300-500 LBS.
57.0064.00, 500700 LBS. 53.75-65.00.
STOCK COWS: BEEF WITH CALVES
500.00685.00; BEEF MEDIUM FRAME
475.00- SMALL FRAME
340.00- BABY CALVES
45.0095.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 40.0046.75, CAN
NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 34.0039.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS IA2:
44.0053.50.
LAMBS: BLUE O CHOICE AND
PRIME WOOL 73.00; RED O CHOICE
WOOL 74.50, SLAUGHTER EWES
35.25-39.00.
SOWS 1-3: 3Z0033.00.
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CATTLE 434... PDA ...Compared to
last Tuesday's markets...steers & heifen
moally .50 to 1.50 lower, cows 1.25 to 2.25
lower. STEERS: Choice 1075/1400 lb*.
57.75- couple 74.05, Select
63.25-67.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice
1175/1400 Ibi. 63.25-65.75, Select
58.00- few Standard 48.50-57.00.
HEIFERS; Choice 1050/1375 lbs.
65.75- few Select 59.00-63.00, few
Select Holiteins 50.25-54.25. COWS:
Breaking Utility and Commercial
42.00- couple 45.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 41.00-43.75, couple 46.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 36.75-41.00.
Shells down to 32.50. BULLOCKS; one
Choice ;; ERR- UNRECOGNIZED CHAI
.eins 52.75-56.75. BULLS: Yield Grade
No. 1 1100/2040 lbs. 47.75-53.25, few No.
2 1000/1495 lbs. 45.75-47.75. FEEDER
CATTLE; Steers: Medium Frame No. 1
395/625 lbs. 64.00-76.00, Large Frame
So. 2 Holsteins 325/675 lbs. 54.00-65.00;
Heifers: Large Frame No. 1 525/865 lbs.
58.50-65.50, few Medium Frame No. 1
500/600 lbs. 55.00-61.00, few Large
7 rame No. 2 300/380 lbs. 80.00-88.00;
3ulls: few Large Frame No. 1 700/1000
bs. 55.00-59.50, few Medium Frame No.
1 500/600 lbs. 65.00-71.00.
CALVES 279...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75/100 lbs. 60.00-66.00, Utility
55/85 lbs. 40.0060.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs.
85.00- No. 2 75/120 lbs.
60.0090.00, No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/120
lbs. 150.00205.00, No. 2 70/110 lbs.
90.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
75/110 lbs. 60.00-145.00.
HOGS 504...(02/27 & 28/95)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by
the auction. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-2 220/260 lbs. 40.00-41.75, US 1-3
215/260 lbs. 38.50- 40.00. SOWS: US 1-3
325/475 lbs. 26.00-29.50, 475/525 lbs.
29.50-32.50. BOARS: 18.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 147... US 1-3 20/35 lbs.
16.00- few lots 45/65 lbs. 36.00-
37.00. per head.
SHEEP 13... FALL LAMBS: few
Choice 85/95 lbs. 75.00-90.00. NEW
CROP LAMBS: couple Choice 30 & 45
lbs. 87.00 & 122.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: few 29.00-51.00.
GOATS 11...5me1l Kids 17.00-35.00.
per head.
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