Virginia Feeder Sales Richmond, VA Mon Dec 01, 1997 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summaiy of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Northern Virginia Livestock Summary including Shenandoah and Staunton Union Virginia for the week of November 24-29, 1997. Feeder Cattle 40S head Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 400-500 74.00 - 84.00 70.00 - 80.00 78.00 - 88.00 500-600 73.00 - 84.50 62.50 - 70.00 - 600-700 68.00 - 76.00 63.50 - 69.00 62.00 - 68.00 700-800 63.50 - 68.75 - 64.50 - 65.00 900-1000 61.00 - 62.75 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 64.00 • 69.00 53.50 - 60.00 59.00 - 67.00 400-500 60.00 - 70.00 45.00 - 51.00 55.00 - 64.00 500-600 61.50 - 70.00 59.00 - 65.00 600-700 60.00 - 65.50 43.50 - 46.50 54.00 - 60.00 800-900 45.00 - 51.00 51.00 - 52.50 Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 75.00 - 86.00 81.00 - 85.00 400-500 67.00 - 80.00 50.00 - 63.00 71.00 - 77.00 500-600 67.00 - 77.00 600-700 67.50 - 73.00 42.00 - 55.00 Slaughter Cattle 43 head Slaughter Cows 40 head Breaking utility and Commercial 2-4 35.00 - 36.50 Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 29.00 - 31.75 Can ner and low Cutter 1-2 20.00 - 30.00 Lambs total receipts 106 head Slaughter Lambs 80 head Wooied Choice few Prime 1-2 few 3 116 lbs 76.00 Good and few Choice 1-2 88 lbs 75.25 Feeder Lambs 14 head Medium and Large Frame 1-2 70-85 lbs 90.50 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 60-70 lbs 90.00 Slaughter Ewes and Rams 12 head Ewes Choice 2-4 25.50 Utility and Good 1-3 33.50 Cull and low Utility 1-2 37.00 When we take your milk to market, you take home a lot more than just money n Dairylea’s milk marketing’ rtetvtork stretches from Maine to Ohio to Maryland, providing a market for your milk and competitive prices. In addition to paying our farmer members an average premium of 30 cents per hundredweight, no one else can offer the wide array of We focus our efforts on developing resources that can help generate more revenue or achieve real cost savings for you. With our help, the average USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summaiy of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Southwest Virginia Livestock Summaiy including Hollins Virginia for the week of November 24-29, 1997 Feeder Cattle 513 head Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 80.00 - 93.00 400-500 80.00 - 89.00 65.00 - 79.00 70.00 - 79.00 500-600 74.00 - 84.00 54.00 - 65.00 65.00 - 74 JO 600-700 69.00 -71 JO - 68.00 - 69.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 69.00 - 73.00 61.00 - 63.00 59.00 - 60.00400-500 63J0 - 69.00 - 600 62J0 500-( Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 400-500 75 JO - 83.00 60.00 - 71.00 500-600 68.00 - 72.00 Slaughter Cattle 78 head Slaughter Cows 69 head Breaking utility and Commercial 2-4 28.00 - 34.00 Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 26.00 - 33.50 Can ner and low Cutter 1-2 23.00 - 26.50 Slaughter Bulls 9 head YO 1-2 900-1300 lbs 35.00 - 38.25 YG 1-2 1300-1600 lbs 35.00 - 38.50 YO 1-2 1600 lbs and over 37.00 - 38.00 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Central and Southeast Virginia lives tock Summary including Lynchburg Virgi nia for the week of November 24-29, 1997. Feeder Cattle 839 head Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 86.00 - 88.00 69.00 - 75.00 77.00 - 8750 400-500 79.00 - 84.00 65.00 - 7450 72.00 - 85.00 500-600 76.00 - 78.00 54.00 - 74.00 74.00 - 76.00 600-700 52.00 But that’s not all, because there’s value added too. programs and services available exclusively from Dairylea. farmer can also save up to 40 cents per hundredweight, So take action today. Call us toll-free at 800/654-8838 and find out more about Dairylea, Dairylea Cooperative Inc.G A market for )Cur milk. A partner for your farm , Richmond, VA Mon Dec 01, 1997 65.00 Richmond, VA Mon Dec 01, 1997 - 63.00 64.50 -68 JO - 700-800 - 55.00 - 64J0 Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 300-500 45.00 - 54.00 500-700 49.00 - 50.00 700-900 35.00 - 49.00 900-1100 46J0 Heifers Med&Lge I Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 63.00 - 65.00 30.00 - 60.00 60.00 - 68.00 400-SOO 67.00 - 71.00 50.00 - 61.00 61.00 - 69.00 300-600 60.00 - 65.00 51.00 - 55.00 55.00 - 64.00 600-700 60.00 - 63.50 40.00 - 45.00 36.00 - 62.00 700-800 60.00 - 62.00 Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 78.00 - 80.00 300-400 82.00 - 85.00 60.00 - 73.00 78.00 - 88.00 400-500 75.00 - 80.00 36.00 - 63.00 72.00 - 77.00 300-600 73.00 - 76.00 57.00 - 64.00 67.00 - 72.50 600-700 60.00 - 66.00 51.00 - 53.00 55.00 • 63.00 700-900 55.00 48.50 - 58.50 Cows returned to farms 30 head - Medium 1, Large 1 and Large 2, 1150-1300 lbs 350.00-485.00 mostly 365.00- pet head. Cows with calves at side 14 pairs - Medium 1, Large 1 and Large 2, 1100-1250 lbs with calves 440.00- mostly 440.00-545.00 per pair. Baby calves returned to farms 8 head newborn to 4 weeks 6.00-10.00 per head. Slate Graded Feeder Cattle 311 head sold at Lynchburg, Virginia on November 24. 1997. Steers 131 head. Heifers 180 head. Steers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 86.50 83.00 - 93.50 400-500 82.00 - 90.50 79.00 - 89.00 500-600 84.00 - 89.50 74.50 - 86.00 600-700 72.00 - 73.25 68.00 - 69.00 700-800 67.50 - 72.00 67.00 800-900 62.00 - 64.00 - Heifers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 70.00 - 74.00 68.50 - 74.75 400-500 68.50 - 71.00 64.50 - 70.25 500-600 64.50 - 66.25 62.00 - 64.50 600-700 61.00 - 63.25 61.75 • 63.00 Richmond, VA Tue Dec 2. 1997 ■ USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News ■ Lancaster Farming, Saturday. December 6, 1997-A9 Special State Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale Monterey, Virginia on December 1, 1997. 11l head sold. Slaughter Cows 108 head Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 27J0 -34 JO few 36J0 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 25J0 -27 JO Slaughter Bulls 3 head YG 1-2 1450-1875 lbs 38.75 - 41.75 Morrison Cove Livestock Martlnsburg, Pa. December 1, 1997 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 148. STEERS CHOICE 65.00- GOOD 60.00-62.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-67.00; GOOD 55.00-61.00. COWS: imUTY & COMMERCIAL 34.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER 19.00- BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 41.00- BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 34.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 47.00- BULLS 31.0047.00; HEIF ERS 27.00-52.00. CALVES 103. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST; CHOICE 66.00-75.00; GOOD 46.0053.00; STANDARD 15.0022.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 45.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90130 LBS. 55.0095.00. HOGS: 144. US NO. 1-2 45.0046.00; US NO. 1-3 44.0045.00. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 31.0036.00. BOARS: 29J034.50. FEEDER PIGS: 11 HEAD. US#l&3 2050 LBS. 12.0026.00. 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This 850 lb. feeder will serve the farmer many years and reduce hay loss up to 30 percent. SPECS. 7' wide 8’ long 5’ high 4” x 6” pressure treated runners and heavy duty pull loops. New LO-PRO bale feeder loads with tractor 3 pt. bale spear. See Us At The Keystone Farm Shoi Jan. 6 & 7 FARMWAY AGRI. PRODUCTS MFG. CO. A GRANDVIEW FARM SUPPLY DIV. RT. 1, BOX 102 • HIGHWAY 257 WEST • DAYTON, VA 22821 PHONE 540-879-9330 SHEEP: 21 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 85.0090.00; GOOD LAMBS 80.0085.00; SLAUGHTER EWES, NO MARKET TEST. GOATS: 17.0089.00. HAY SALE MONDAY, DEC. 1, 12:30 P.M. 13 LOADS OF HAY. GRASS 115.00- 6 LOADS OF STRAW 91.00- TIMOTHY 130.00-137.50; 2 LOADS OF CORN 71.00 AND 160.00; MIXED HAY 55.00-93.00, 1 LOAD OF WOOD 33.00 LOAD. Valley Stockyards Athem, Pa. December 1, 1997 Report Supplied By Auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES: TO 117.50. VEAL CALVES: NONE. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 115.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 25.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS AND FEEDERS 11.0043.00. LAMBS TO 97.00. SHEEP 30.0034.00. HOGS. 200250 LBS., NONE. SOWS TO 33.00. BOARS TO 24.00. PIGS TO 36.00. HEIFERS 35.0037.50. STEERS TO 4330. STEERS. FEEDER. TO 44.00. BULLS 29.003930. COWS, GOOD, 30.75-3530 COWS, MEDIUM, 27.25-30.00. HUBER'S ANIMAL