Virginia
Weekly
RICHMOND VA
MARCH 21, 1995
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
REVIEW OF VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOGS FOR THE PERIOD MARCH
14-20,1995. RECEIPTS FOR HOT CAR
CASS BASIS TOTALED 1351 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS PLANT
DELIVERY (WITHIN A 30 MILE
RADIUS) TOTALED 300 HEAD.
RECEIPTS FOR LIVE BASIS coun
try BUYING STATIONS TOTALED
706 HEAD. THE VIRGINIA DIRECT
HOG MARKET - TRENDS COMPARED
TO LAST MONDAY. BARROWS AND
GILTS: HOT CARCASS BASIS 163-191
LB. CARCASS TREND: $1.66 LOWER.
PRICE: $50.66 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:
$2.00 LOWER. PRICE: FEW
34.00-36.00. LIVE BASIS VIRGINIA
COUNTRY POINTS U.S. 1-3 220-250
LBS 34.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
0%: SLAUGHTER COWS 8% SLAUGH
TER BULLS 1%, SLAUGHTER
CALVES AND VBALERS 0%; FEEDER
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CORN & SOYBEAN
• We Deal In Futures And Options
• Our Only Business is Commodity Futures
And Options
• In Allentown Area and Same Principals For Over
20 Years
• When Buying options, your risk is limited to the
loss of the premium paid plus all transaction
costs. Buying futures and options have inherent
risks and should be done only with risk capital.
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(610) 366*7979 or 800-543-8939
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Commerce Plaza, Suita 241, SOOOTIIghman Street,
Allentown, Pa 1(104
Die risk of loss in trading futures and options on futures can be
substantial. Futures and options trading may not be suitable for
everyone. You ahould carefully consider the risks in light of your
financial condition in dacidlngwhethar to trade.
Forage Ahead with W-U
CATTLE UNDER 600 LBS 68%. OVER
600 LBS 23%
PRICE RANGES FOR VIRGINIA
WEEKLY AUCTIONS
SLAUGHTER HOGS 23 HEAD BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 1-3,200-250 LBS
32.00- SOWS US 1-3 300-500 LBS
26.25-29.00 US 1-3 500 LBS & OVER
29.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS 8 HEAD
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2,
1100-1500 LBS 46.25-50.00 STANDARD
1-2, 1000-1400 LBS 42.50-45.50
SLAUGHTER COWS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 601 HEAD UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL COWS 2-4 35.00-46.00 CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3
35.00-47.00 CANNER & LOW CUTTER
1-2 34.50-40.50 FEW 25.00-28.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: HEAD
COUNT 76 HEAD BULLS -1-2 900-1300
LB 44.00-53.00 1-2 1300-1600 LB
42.00- 1-2 1600 LB & OVER
45.00-
SLAUGHTER LAMBS TOTAL HEAD
COUNT 307 HEAD NEW CROP
CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3
109-112 LBS 75.00-BS.OO GOOD A FEW
CHOICE 1-2 113 LBS 66.00 WOOLED
CHOICE FEW PRIME 1-2 FEW 3
103-1 IS LBS 79.00-81.25 GOOD & JEW
CHOICE 1-2 72-89 LBS 79.25-BS.OO
GOATS 4S HEAD - (SOLD BY THE
A
Beachley-Hardy Seed Company
454 Railroad Ave., P.O. Box 3147
Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania 17011
1-800-4HARDY-1
HYTOST
Our Reputation is Growing In Your Fields.
"W* noommmd W-L 322 HQ for your ares."
HEAD) BILLIES - MEDIUM 55.00-60.00
NANNIES - LARGE 45.00-50.00 -
MEDIUM 32.00-47.00 - SMALL
30.00-36.00 KIDS - 15.00-29.00
FEEDER CATTLE TOTAL HEAD
COUNT FOR ALL WEIGHTS 7293
HEAD STEERS; MEDIUM 1 200-300
82.00- 300-400 78.75-93.00 400-500
75.00- 500-600 74.00-90.00 600-700
61.50-76.50 700-800 62.50-70.00 800-900
58.00- 900-1000 56.00-58.00
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 1 200-300
78.00- FEW 70.00 300-400
65.00- 400-500 62.50-75.00 500-600
58.50-69.75 600-700 55.00-64.75 700-800
53.00- 800-900 48.50-55.00
SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLE
SALE HELD AT FRONT ROYAL, VIR
GINIA ON 16-MAR-95 92 HEAD SOLD.
STATE GRADED.
STEERS CHOICE 2-3,1150-1300 LBB
61.00- CHOICE 2-3,1300-14S0LBS
60.00- CHOICE 2-3,1458-1540 LBS
55.00-
HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3, 950-1100 LBS
58.00 CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1300 LBS
60.00-64.50 CHOICE 2-3,1300-1450 LBS
60.50-64.00
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SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS
OFFICE IN COOPERATION WITH
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North Virginia
RICHMOND VA
MARCH 16, 1995
NO AUCTION REPORTS AVAIL
ABLE TODAY.
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MENT OF AGRICULTURE & CON
SUMER SERVICES MARKET NEWS
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HAY. STRAW
& GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 1 p.m.
Auction will continue
all year long
Vintage Sales
Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster
In Paradise, PA)
For Info. L. Robert Frame, Sr.
(717) 442-4181 business president
(215) 458-8518 home
W-L HQ Alfalfa Seed
High
Performance
Fuel
W-L introduces the HQ (High
Quality) alfalfa series. HQ
alfalfa varieties have been
genetically engineered with
NIR technology to be higher
yielding, finer-stemmed, leafier
forage with greater relative
feed value. High Quality fuel
for maximum milk output.
Plan for success plant
W-L alfalfa seed!
Contact your local dealer:
Dewart
Livestock Auction
DEWART, PA
March 20, 1995
CATTLE 122... PDA ...cowi steady to
1.00 higher. STEERS: one Choice 64.25,
few Select 62.50-63.50. HOLSTEINS:
Choice 1230/1450 lbs. 60.00-63.00, few
Select SS.OO-SB.7S. HEIFERS: one Choice
64.75, one Choice Holstein 59.50. COWS;
Breaking Utility and Commercial
43.00- Cutter and Boning Utility
42.00- Canner and Low Cutter
35.00- Shells down to 32.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 920/1855
lbs. 45.00-50.00. FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers: few Large Frame No. 2 600/850
lbs. 47.00-53.00.
CALVES 145... FARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs. 85.00-110.00,
couple 115.00, No. 2 80/120 lbs.
60.00- No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/105
lbs. 150.00-210.00. few No. 2 70/130 lbs.
75.00- Few beef cross bulls and
heifers 75/95 lbs. 85.00-127.50.
HOGS 39...8ARP.0WS AND GILTS:
few lots US 1-2 240/2245 lbs. 38.00-39.25,
few US 2-3 310/335 lbs. 32.00-32.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 500/650 lbs. 30.00-33.75.
BOARS; couple 21.50 & 22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 65... US 1-3 2S/3S Ibt.
21.00-29.00. per heed.
SHEEP 27... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 70/120 Ibi. 57.00-65.00. NEW
CROP LAMBS: few Choice 35/50 lb>.
90.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
25.00-
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
New Holland
Dairy
New Holud Saha Stable*
Wedoeeday, Marc* 22, 1995
Report eoppßid by auctloa
DAIRY COWS 174; HEIFERS 122;
BULLS 4. COW MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL
525.00-1100.0 a
FRESH HEIFERS 835.00-1085.00.
PUREBRED FRESH 1075.00-1400.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 760.00-1200.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
575.00- SPRINGERS
875.00-
BETTER
1275.00-1375.00.
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH COWS
875.00- SPRINGERS
873.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1075.00-1150.00, SMALL 400.00-950.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
575.00-860100.
REGISTERED HEIFERS
850.00-1350.00.
(WEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
620.00-810100.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
410.00-550.00.
BULLS PUREBRED 475.00-775.00,
GRADE 485.00-700.0 a
Aft
Ot p Diffenbach
Auction Inc.
100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557
Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547
HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 A.M.
Wis APRS WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS 630PM~
FRj APR 7 FARM EQUIP. TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9 00AM
SAf APR 22 ABC BUILDER & SUPPLY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION 930 AM
Contractors & builders supplies, tods, materials &
building supplies.
EQO.PPEDPORAKAUCTIONAT™™^
Urtcfcst# ftMfrtg, Si!uhfty I 'tti>ch’2s; IMS-A9
FRESH COWS
FRESH COWS
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrifonbuif, Va.
March 18, 1995
Report aupplied by auction
STEERS: MAL-1 300-500 LBS.
79.00-91.00, 500-700 LBS. 65.25-83.00,
700-1000 LBS. 58.50-66.00, HOLSTEIN
300-1000 LBS. 47.00-53.00.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
69.00-75.00, 500-700 LBS. 65.50-74.00,
700-1000 LBS. 53.75-60.25.
FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS.
69.50-76.00, 500-700 LBS 60.50-71.00.
HEIFERS: M&L-l 307 500 LBS.
63.00-73.50, 500-700 LBS. 53.00-66.25,
700-1000 LBS. 46.00-53.00.
S-L&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS.
49.50-66.50, 500-700 LBS. 47.50-59.00.
STOCK COWS: BEEF WITH CALVES
500.00- PER PAIR; BEEF
380.00- PER HEAD.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 37.50-43.25. CAN
NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 35.00-39.25.
SLAUGHER BULLS: 48.00-52.00.
LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME WOOL 80.75; RED O
CHOICE W00L79.25; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 85.75-91.25; SLAUGHTER
EWES 23.50-32.00
SOWS: 26.25-31.00.
BOARS: 10.00-12.00.
Morrison Cove
Livestock Auction
Martiaaburi, Ft.
Monday, March 20, 1995
Report Supplied by Anctkw
CATTLE: 267. STEERS: CHOICE
66.00-68.85, GOOD 62.5045.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 64.50-67.00,
GOOD 61.0043.75.
COWS: UTILITY * COMMERCIAL
41.75-47.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 30.0041.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD ft CHOICE
51.00-57.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
46.00-57.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
61.00-72.00, BULLS 52.0048.00, HEIF
ERS 50.00-65.00.
CALVES: 180 PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST, CHOICE 90.00105.00, GOOD
83.00-89.00, STANDARD 30.0060.00,
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
85.00110.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90130 LBS. 1200017000.
HOGS: 331. US NO. 1-2 38.0039.00,
US NO. 1-3 36.5038.00.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 25.30-33.00.
BOARS: 21.50-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 21 HEAD. US#l-3
20-30 LBS. 8.00-23.00
SHEEP: S 2. CHOICE LAMBS
80.00-9000. GOOD LAMBS7OOO-80.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 22.00-34.00.
GOATS: 23.00-44.00.
33 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
64.00-95.00; TIMOTHY 48.00-71.00; 5
LOADS (V STRAW 64.00-78.00; 1
LOAD OP EAR CORN, 76.00.