Virginia Feeder Sales Richmond, VA Turn Mar 31, 1998 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas: Northern Virginia Livestock Sum mary including Front Royal, Orange, Rockingham. She nandoah, Staunton Union and Winchester Virginia for the week of March 23-28, 1998. Feeder Cattle 3340 head Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 85.00 - 96.00 - 87.50 - 90.00 300-400 86.00 - 99.00 - 77.00 - 95.00 400-500 89.00 - 100.00 68.00 - 91.00 83.50 - 97.00 500-600 79.00 - 95.00 80.00 - 88.00 80.00 - 90.00 Few - - 64.00 - 73.00 600-700 77.00 - 88.75 63.50 - 77.00 68.00 - 83.00 700-800 68.00 - 8050 - 6350 - 69.00 800-900 57.00 - 73.75 - - 900-1000 65.00 - 68.00 - - 1000-1100 63.00 - - Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 300-500 59.00 - 67.50 500-700 54.00 - 61.50 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 73.00 - 79.00 - 74.00 - 86.00 300400 74.00 - 86.00 76.00 - 81.00 68.00 - 89.00 400-500 74.00 - 88.50 67.00 - 75 JO 70.00 - 88.00 500-600 68.00 - 80.00 59.00 • 65.00 65.50 - 76.00 600-700 63J0 - 73 JO 63.00 58.00 - 67.00 700-800 60J0 - 64.00 - 59.25 - 63.00 800-900 55.00 - 60.00 - - Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 uildmg you want The Lease you need. The Telmark has been leasing equipment for over 30 years. 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MO and 1A Mm lease *5 000 200-300 87.00 - 92.00 77.00 - 82.00 88.00 300400 78.00 - 96.00 75.00 - 8450 70.00 - 8750 400-500 78.00 - 9050 65.00 - 69.00 72.00 - 89.50 500-600 75.00 - 86.00 5650 - 60.00 67.00 - 79.00 600-700 60.00 - 75.00 - 63.00 - 68.50 700-900 63.00 - 6750 - - Slaughter Cattle 423 head Slaughter Steers and Heifers 8 head Heifers Select 2-3 850-1100 lbs 60.00 Standard 1-2 850-1100 lbs 3350 - 3950 Slaughter Cows 344 head Breaking utility and commercial 24 3150 - 39.75 Cutter and boning utility 1-3 2850 - 37.00 Corner and low cutter 1-2 22.75 - 34.00 Slaughter Bulls 56 head YG 1-2 900-1300 lbs 42.00 - 60.00 YO 1-2 1300-1600 lbs 43.00 - 53.00 YO 1-2 1600 lbs and over 42.75 - 59.00 Slaughter Calves and Vealets 15 head Calves Good and Choice 2SO-SOO lbs 69.00 - 79.00 Cows returned to farms 15 head - Medium and Large 1, 4-10 yrs old 900-1100 lbs 330.00-420.00 per head. Cows with calves at side 10 pairs - Medium and Large 1, 4-10 yrs old 900-1100 lbs with calves newborn to 200 lbs 460.00-660.00 per pair. Baby calves returned to farms 92 head newborn to 4 weeks 15.00-57.50 per head. Over 100 lbs 32J0-72.50 per cwL Lambs total receipts 145 head Slaughter Lambs 93 head New Crop Choice few Prime 1-2 few 3 95-102 lbs 90.00 Good and few Choice 1-2 89 lbs 96.00 Wooled Choice few Prime 1-2 few 3 120-123 lbs & Telmark Inc. www.telmark.com 800-451-3322 75.00 - 77.25 Good and few Choice 1-2 102 lbs 70.75 Feeder Lambs 12 head Medium and Large Frame 1-2 70-85 lbs 95.00 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 60-70 lbs 91.00 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 5060 lbs 83.00 Slaughter Ewes and Rams 40 head Ewes Choice 2-4 32.50 - 37.00 Utility and Good 1-3 35.00 - 46.00 Cull and low Utility 1-2 3350 - 4550 Rams all 3550 - 37.00 Slaughter Hogs 11 head Sows US 1-3 300500 lbs 25.50 - 2750 US 1-3 500 lbs and over 2650 - 2750 Boats 300600 lbs 10.00 - 14.00 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of Livestock Auctions by Areas; Southwest Virginia livestock Sum mary including Abingdon Livestock Exchange, Hollins and Wytheville Virginia for the week of March 23-28, 1998. Feeder Cattle 2235 head Steers Med&Lgc 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200300 93.00 - 110.00 87.00 - 94.00 81.00 - 104.00 300400 88.00 - 106.00 70.00 - 74.00 90.00 - 103.00 Few - - 81.00 - 87.00 400500 91.00 - 106.50 81.00 - 94.00 89.00 - 10350 Few - 65.00 - 79.00 82.00 - 86.00 500600 *6.00 - 9750 75.00 - 85.00 80.00 - 94.50 600700 77.00 - 8450 - 70.00 - 79. 50 700-800 68.50-74.00-- 800-9006230 - 70.00 - - Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 200-300 62.50 - 76.00 300-500 65.00 - 77.00 500-700 57.00 - 71.00 700-900 42.00 - 57.00 900-1100 44.50 - 47.50 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 79.00 - 82.00 63.00 - 79.00 73.00 - 80.00 300-400 72.00 - 88.50 60.00 - 80.00 70.00 - 84.00 400-500 76.00 - 86.50 60.00 - 78.00 72.00 - 85.00 500-600 75.00 - 8030 64.00 - 75.50 64.00 - 7730 600-700 6130 - 74.00 51.00 - 54.00 60.00 - 69.00 700-800 62.00 - 65.00 - - Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 94.00 - 105.00 81.00 - 91.00 83.00 - 94.00 300400 83.00 - 102.00 "'****** Frank Hunter Mike Fullam 716-595-3954 717-966-9202 Richmond, VA Turn Mar 31, 1998 69.00 - 82.00 82.00 - 99.00 Few - - 77.00 - 79.00 400500 87.00 - 99.00 64.00 - 85.00 75.00 - 9250 500600 81.00 - 89.00 6750 - 855 0 68.00 - 82.00 600700 68.00 - 7450 - - Slaughter Cattle 210 head Slaughter Cows 194 head Breaking utili ty and commercial 2-4 35.00 - 43.00 Cutter and boning utility 1-3 33.00-43.00 Canner and low cutter 1-2 2850 - 39.00 Slaughter Bulls 16 head YO 1-2 9001300 lbs 4150 - 4250 YG 1-2 13001600 lbs 4250 - 48.00 YG 1-2 1600 lbs and over 38.25 Cows returned to farms 35 head - Medium and Large 1,3-9 yrs old 9501385 lbs 490.00585.00 per head. Cows with calves at side 37 pairs - Large 1 and Large 2.4-10 yrs old 10501200 lbs with calves 125-275 lbs 610.00-680.00 per pair. Medium I, 8-10 yrs old 925-950 lbs with calves 150290 lbs 580.00 per pair. Baby calves returned to farms 44 head newborn to 4 weeks 35.0085.00 per head. Lambs total receipts 53 head Feeder Lambs S 3 head Medium and Large Frame 1-2 6070 lbs 119.00 Richmond, VA lues Mar 31, 1998 USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News Summary of livestock Auctions by Areas: Central and Southeast Virginia livestock Summary including Southside (Blackstone) and Lynchburg Virginia for the week of March 23-28. 1998 Feeder Cattle 1501 head Steers Med&Lge I Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 - 84.00 - 87.50 87.00 - 9330 300400 97.00 - 100.00 75.00 - 8830 90.00 - 10130 400-500 86.00 - 93.00 70.00 - 75.00 85.00 - 96.00 500-600 9030 - 95.00 - 78.00 - 90.00 600-700 - 66.00 65.00 - 77.00 700-800 - - 69.00 Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 200-300 7030 300-500 59.00 - 67.00 500-700 56.00 - 57.00 700-900 55.00 - 56.00 Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2 200-300 - 65.00 - 72.00 72.00 - 82.00 300400 79.00 - 82.00 69.00 - 74.00 72.00 - 84.25 400-500 73.00 - 82.00 60.00 - 70.00 70.00 - 8030 500-600 - - 68.00 - 79.00 600-700 62.25 - 65.00 - 5830 - 69.00 700-800 63.00 - - Bulls Med&Lge 1 Smalt 1 Med&Lge 2 Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc. Marshall, Virginia (540) 364-1566 Graded Feeder Cattle Sales Tuesday April 14 7.00 PM . Calf & Yearling Tuesday April 28 .. . . 10:00 AM . . Calf & Yearling Tuesday. . . . May 12 700 PM . Calf & Yearling REGULAR SALES EVERY TUESDAY 1:30 PM “Quality Feeder Cattle Our Specialty ” ORDER BUYING AVAILABLE Contact Grey H. Puckett, Jr., Manager - (540) 364-1566 Y FACTORY DIRECT Lancaster Fan.Jng, Saturday, April 4, 1998-A9 200-300 - 65.00 - 79.00 85.00 - 97.00 300-400 83.00 - 98.00 78.00 - 87.00 78.00 - 94.00 400-300 92.00 - 95.00 76.50 - 83.50 72.00 - 94.00 500-600 76.00 - 88.00 65.00 - 72.00 69J0 - 90.00 600-700 - 55.00 - 57.50 - Slaughter Cattle 219 head Slaughter Cows 196 head Breaking utili ty and commercial 2-4 29.00 - 36.00 Cutler and boning utility 1-3 31.00-36.00 Canner and low cutter 1-2 20.00 - 28.00 Slaughter Bulls 23 head YG 1-2 900-1300 lbs 35.00 - 47.00 YO 1-2 1300-1600 lbs 42.00 - 45.00 YO 1-2 1600 lbs and over 40.00 - 51.00 Cows returned to farms 25 head - Medium 1, Large 1 and Large 2,750-1100 lbs 30.75-41.50 per cwt. Medium 1, Medium 2, and Large 2, 750-1425 lbs 34.00-41.00 per cwt. Cows with calves at side 26 pairs • Medium 1, Large 1, and Large 2. 800-1150 lbs 400.00-550.00 per pair. Baby calves returned to farms 7 head newborn to 4 weeks 20.00-51.00 per head. Goats 99 head Billies - Large 61.00 - 87.00 per cwt - Medium 56.00 - 58.00 per head - Small 29.00 - 43.00 per head Nan nies - Medium 40.00 - 58.00 per head Kids - 16.00 - 31.00 per head State Graded Feeder Cattle 199 head sold at Lynchburg, Virginia on March 23, 1998. Steers 104 head. Heifets 95 head. Steers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 98.00 97.00 - 104.00 400-500 97.50 - 102.00 84.50 - 101.00 500-600 87.75 - 94.00 89.00 - 94.00 600-700 78.00 - 83.25 74.00 - 82,50 700-800 75.50 - Heifets Med&Lge 1 Med&Large 2 300-400 80.00 82.50 400500 83.00 84.50 - 86.00 500600 74.50 - 76.50 74.75 - 77.00 600-700 69.75 65.00 - 69.00 State Graded Feeder Cattle 114 head sold at Southside (Biackstone) Virginia on Match 25,1998. Steers 63 head. Heifers 51 head. Steers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300400 - 79.50 - 93.50 400500 84.00 - 90.00 80.00 - 86.00 500600 88.00 70.00 - 88.00 600-700 72.50 - 76.50 65.00 - 75.00 700-800 69.00 - 71.50 71.00 800-900 64.50 - Heifers Med&Lge 1 Med&Lge 2 300-400 76.00 - 78.00 76.00 - 80.00 400-500 72.00 - 77.00 68.00 - 75.00 500-600 73.00 - 75J0 68.00 - 72.00