Va. Feeder Sales Richmond, VA Thu Dec 18, 1997 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Northern Virginia Livestock Sum mary including Rockingham, Shenandoah and Staunton Union Virginia for the week of December 8-13, 1997. Feeder Cattle 595 head Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 80.00 - 93.00 73.00 - 82.00 80.00 - 88.00 400-300 80.00 - 90.00 75.00 - 83.00 78.00 - 85.00 300-000 79.00 - 89.00 73.00 - 85.00 73.00 - 82.00 600-700 7ZOO - 78.00 70.00 - 76.00 67.00 - 71.00 700-800 71.00 - 77.00 70.00 - 75.00 65.00 - 69.00 800-900 66.00 - 70.00 900-1000 03.00- - 67.00 1000-1100 03.00 - 67.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 300-400 60.00 - 70.00 400-500 59.00 - 69.00 500-600 60.00 - 73.00 600-700 60.00 - 71 00 700-800 59.00 - 65.50 800-900 6000 - 65.00 Bolls Med&Lge 1 300-400 81.00 - 90.00 400-500 80.00 - 85.00 500-600 75.00 - 83.00 600-700 68.00 - 71.00 Slaughter Cattle 119 head Slaughter Heifcn 8 head Heifers - Stan dard 1-2 850-1100 lbs 42.00 - 51.00 Slaughter Cows 93 head Breaking utility and Commercial 2-4 30.00 - 36.50 Cotter and boning Utility 1-3 28.00 - 34.00 Can Pennsylvania Agricultural Commodities Marketing Association, Inc. FORWARD INGREDIENTS Corn Soybean Meal Soybeans Distillers Grains Wheat . 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Lambs total receipts 230 bead Slaughter Lambs 105 head Wooled Choice and Prime 3-4 152 lbs 60.00 Choice and Prime 3-4 130 lbs 75.30 Choice few Prime 1-2 few 3 93-121 lbs 78.30 - 89.30 Good and few Choice 1-2 85-89 lbs 94.00 - 102.00 Feeder Lambs 110 head Medium and Large Frame 1-270-85 lbs 119.00 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 60-70 lbs 100.00 - 118.00 Medium and Large Frame l-'2 50-60 lbs 110.00 New Crop Medium ,n *t Large Frame 1-2 74 lbs 120.00 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 65 lbs 128.00 Slaugh ter Ewes and Rams 13 head Ewes Choice 2-4 28.50 - 30.00 Utility and Good 1-3 38.00 Cull and low Utility 1-2 38.00 Rams all 20.00 - 30.00 Slaughter Hogs 12 head Sows US 1-3 300-300 lbs 42.00 - 47.00 US 1-3 500 lbs and over 35.00 - 40.50 Richmond, VA Thu Dee 18, 1997 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Southwest Virginia Livestock Sum mary including Hollins and Tri-State Virginia for the week of December 8-13, 1997. Feeder Cattle 1286 head Steen Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 89.00 - 96.00 76.00 - 86.00 300-400 85.00 - 93.00 64.00 - 70.00 75.00 - 84.00 400-500 78.00 - 9650 65.00 - 74.00 72.00 - 84.00 500-600 77.00 - 96.50 57.00 - 6950 58.00 - 76.00 600-700 67.00 - 78.00 56.50 - 66.00 65.50 - 74.00 700-800 68.00 - 74.00 63.00 - 65.00 67.00 - 71.00 800-900 6250 - 70.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 73.00 - 81.00 54.00 - 64.00 62.00 - 71.00400-500 65.00 - 74.00 56.00 - 62.00 60.00 - 69.00 500-600 61.00 - 70.00 54.00 - 58.00 55.00 - 64.00 600-700 57.00 - 64.00 56.00 - 60.00 Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 87.00 - 94.00 300-400 83.00 - 94.00 65.00 - 74.00 75.00 - 84.00 400-500 77.00 - 91.00 60.00 - 72.00 72.00 - 82.00 500-600 70.00 - 82.00 57.00 - 65.00 6450 - 74.00 600-700 7150 - 72.00 50.00 - 57.00 60.00 - 67.00 Slaughter Cattle 245 head Slaughter Cows 222 head Breaking utili ty and Commercial 2-4 28.00 - 35.00 Cut ter and boning Utility 1-3 25.00 - 33.00 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 18.00 - 2850 Slaughter Bulls 23 head YO 1-2 900-1300 lbs 33.75 - 47.00 YG 1-2 1300-1600 lbs 35.00 - 41.00 YO 1-2 1600 lbs and over 37.00 - 45.25 Baby calves returned to farms 16 bead newborn to 4 weeks 20.00-33.00 per head. State Graded Feeder Cattle Sale 76 head sold at Wytheville, Virginia on December 9, 1997. Steen 21 head. Hdfcn 55 »■«—t Steen Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 - 75.00 - 90.00 500-600 7950 - 80.00 79.00 600-700 65.00 - 69.00 65.00 - 6550 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 70.00 - 71.00 400500 64.00 - 70.00 64.00 - 67.00 500600 65.00 6350 The Building you want. The Lease you need. Whether your new farm or commercial building is of pole, timber column, si steel or block construction; choose Telmark lease financing. Telmark has been leasing equipment for over 30 years. Did you know that we’ve been leasing new buildings for that long too? 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Ken Darlington 717-733-3532 Fred Dixon Lancaster Finning, Saturday, December 27, 1897-A - 64.00 600700 60.00 - 62.00 62.00 - 62.75 Kichmond, VA Thu Dec 18, 1997 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Central and Southeast Virginia Livestock Summary Including Souths!dc (Blackstcne) and Lynchburg Virginia for the week cf December 8-13, 1997. Feeder Cattle 1457 head Sleets Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 91.00 69.00 - 75.00 79.00 - 94.00 400500 80.00 - 88.00 66.00 - 70.00 74.00 - 93.00 500600 7000 - 81.00 56.00 - 585 0 68.00 - 79.00 600700 68.00 - 73.00 62.00 - 6450 700800 - 6950 800900 61.00 - 67.00 58.00 - 66.00 Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 300500 5650 500700 53.00 - 55.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 50.00 - 5950 62.00 - 6350 400500 65.00 - 6850 54.50 - 56.00 60.00 - 67.00 500-600 52.00 52.00 - 58.00 600700 63.00 - 65.50 62.00 - 64.00 700800 58.00 58.00 - 5950 Bull Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200300 68.00 - 72.00 300400 80.00 - 895 0 65.00 - *O.OO 78.00 - 86.00 Few 56.00 - 65.00 400500 76.00 - 84.00 60.00 - 74.00 70.00 - 82.00 500600 64.00 - 81.0055.00 - 67.00 62.00 - 78.00 600700 60.00 • 6550 55.00 - 58.00 55.00 - 60.00 700900 52.00 - 53.00 Slaughter Cattle 88 head Slaughter Cows 74 head Breaking utility and Commercial 2-4 26.00 - 30.25 Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 25.00 - 29.50 Can ner and low Cutter 1-2 22.00 - 24.25 Slaughter Bulla 14 head YO 1-2 900-1300 Iba 32.00 - 4650 YO 1-2 1300-1600 Iba 3250 - 39.00 YO 1-2 1600 Iba and over 35.00 - 44.00 Goals 32 head Billiot - Large 69.00 - 76.00 per cwt Medium 51.00 -’68.00 per Snee 412-627-5941 Lisa Francisco Sonnen 717-866-9217 Telmark Inc. 800-451-3322 head Nannie* - Large 51.00 - 59.00 per head Medium 44.00 per head Cows with calves at side 8 pairs - Medium I, Large 1 and Large2.B7o-1400 lbs cows 26.50-37.50 per cwt and calves 71.00- per cwt Baby calves returned to farms 14 head newborn to 4 weeks 14.00- per head. Over 100 lbs 16.00- per cwt State Otaded Feeder Cattle Sale 508 head sold at Lynchburg. Virginia on December 8, 1997. Steers 242 head. Heif ers 266 head. Steers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 95.00 - 96.00 93.00 - 94.00 400300 90.00 - 96.00 89.00 - 92.50 500600 74.75 - 87.50 84.50 - 87.00 600700 71.25 - 73.50 70.00 - 72.75 700800 70.25 - 73.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 68.00 - 74.00 69.00 - 72.00 400500 68.75 - 70.00 64.00 - 67.50 500600 66.00 - 69.00 61.25 - 65.23 600700 61.75 - 64.73 63.73 - 64. State Graded Reeder Cattle Sale 107 head sold at Southside (Blackstone) Virgi nia on December 10. 1997. Steer 53 Heifers 34 head. Steers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 86.00 400500 81.50 - 91.00 84.00 - 90.00 500-600 70.00 - 80.00 74.00 - 78.30 600700 73.75 - 74.50 71.30 - 74.00 700800 65.00 - 72.25 - Heifers Med&Lge 1 MedALge 2 300400 68.50 400500 68.50 -71 JO 68 JO - 70J0 500600 58.00 - 64J0 59J0 - 65.00 600700 63.00 - 66.00 64.00 Uehnond, VA Mon Dee 22, 1997 USD A-VA Dept of Ag Market News Special Stale Graded Slaughter Cattle Sale From Roys), Virginia on December 19, 1997. 91 head lold. Steers Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs 63.00 - 66.15 Heifers Choice 2-3 1150-1450 lbs 62.00 - 65.50 id D B Andrew McLean 410-827-5052 Frank Hunter 716-595-3954 Elizabeth Anderson 410-651-4128 Mike Fullam 717-966-9202