Virginia
Livestock Auctions
Richmond, VA
Mon May 22,2000
USDA-VA Dept of Ag Market News
Summary of Northern Virginia Live
stock Auctions
Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Mar
shall, Rockingham, Shenandoah Staun
ton Union and Winchester Virginia for
the week of May 15-20,2000
Feeder Cattle 1351 Head
Steers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge
2 300-400 100.00- 115.00 91.00 -
103.00 400-500 100.00- 117.00 86.00
93.00 - 99.50 500-600 96.00 - 114.00
83.00 - 99.50 600-700 86.50 -
101.00 75.00 88.00 - 89.00 700-800 78.00
- 92.50 800-900 79.00 - 81.00
9OO-1000 69.50 - 80.00
Holstein Steer Med&Lge 2 200-300
81.00 - 84.501100 55.00 - 58.75
Heifers Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge
2 200-300 103.00 300-400
97.00 - 116.00 86.00 84.00 - 94.00 400-
500 88.00 - 100.00 77.50 74.50 - 97.50
500-600 83.00 - 97.00 74.50 - 81.00 75.00
- 87.00 600-700 74.50 - 94.50 84.00
700-800 74.00 - 76.50 800-
900 66.00 - 66.50 60.00 - 64.00
Bulls Med&Lge 1 Small 1 Med&Lge 2
200-300 91.00 300-400
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100.00- 117.00 90.00 - 93.00 400-
500 93.00 - 107.75 78.50 - 94.00 84.00 -
105.00 500-600 80.00 - 99.00 83.00 91.00
- 100.00 600-700 77.50 - 83.50
74.00 - 84.50 700-900 67.00 - 78.00
Slaughter Cattle 405 Head
Slaughter Cows 359 Head Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-4 37.00 - 46.00
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35.25 -
45.50 Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 31.00 -
39.50
Slaughter Bulls 46 Head Yg 1-2 900-
1300 lbs 48.50 - 74.50 Yg 1-2 1300-1600
lbs 51.25 - 58.00 Yg 1-21600 lbs and over
46.50-58.00
Cows returned to farms 18 head -
Medium 1, 3-7 yfs old 4-7 months bred
400.00-540.00 per head. Few Large 1,6-7
months bred 540.00-590.00 per head.
Cows with calves at side 17 Pairs -
Medium and Large 1, with calves 100-
300 lbs 685.00-875.00 per pair.
Baby calves returned to farms 60 head
newborn to 4 weeks 17.50-137.00 per
head. Over 100 lbs 45.00-165.00 per cwt.
Lambs Total Receipts 808 Head
Slaughter Lambs 545 Head New Crop
Choice Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 95-120 lbs
105.25 - 112.50 Good and Few Choice 1-
2 83-85 lbs 106.00 - 109.00 Wooled
Choice Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 108 lbs
82.50 Feeder Lambs 186 Head Medium
and Large Frame 1-2 70-85 lbs 105.50 -
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109.00 Medium and Large Frame 1-2 60-
70 lbs 103.75 -111.00 Medium and Large
Frame 1-2 50-60 lbs 100.00 - 114.00
Slaughter Ewes and Rams 77 Head
Ewes Choice 2-4 20.00 - 25.50 Utility
and Good 1-3 21.00 - 28.50 Cull and Low
Utility 1-2 21.00 - 28.50 Rams All 20.00 -
36.00
Goats 26 Head (Sold by the Head) Bil
lies Medium 50.00 - 60.00 Small 27.00 -
45.00 Nannies Large 48.00 - 60.00
Medium 31.00 - 38.00 Small 18.00 - 25.00
Kids 12.00-19.00
Slaughter Hogs 37 Head Barrows and
Gilts US 2-4 250-300 lbs 42.50 Sows US
1-3 300-500 lbs 33.50 - 34.00 US 1-3 500
lbs and over 35.00 - 41.50 Boars 300-600
lbs 10.00-18.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 111 HEAD,
1.00 HIGHER.
UTILITY 40.00-45.00, HIGH
DRESSING 46.00-48.00, 1 LIMOUSIN
AT 52.00, CANNERS 36.00-41.00,
SHELLY 36.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 9 HEAD, STEADY. YG#l
1200-1900 LBS. 50.00-58.75, YG#2
47.50-51.75.
FED STEERS: 26 HEAD, STEADY
PRICES. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME
1100-1400 LBS. 74.00-76.75, CHOICE
#2-3 1000-1450 LBS. 71.00-73.00,
SELECT TO 69.25, HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME HOLSTEINS 63.00-65.50,
LOWER DRESSING 61.00-63.00.
FED HEIFERS: 18 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1000-1200 LBS.
72.50-74.00, CHOICE #2-3 68.00-71.00,
LOW CHOICE 900-1100 LBS. 60.00-
66.00.
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Lisa Sonnen
Joe Polite
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, May 23,2000
Doug Snee
CALVES: 153 HEAD, ALL RE
TURNED TO THE FARM. HOLSTEIN
BULLS ACTIVE BIDDING. #1 95-125
LBS. 175.00-196.00, 80-90 LBS. 135.00-
155.00, 130-140 LBS. 150.00-177.00; #2
95-120 LBS. 140.00-175.00, 80-90 LBS.
90.00- WEAKER 70-90 LBS.
50.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 1
124 LBS. 300.00; #2 75-100 LBS. 150.00-
260.00; JERSEY X 70.00-167.00; BEEF
X BULLS 100 LBS. TO 150.00; BEEF X
HEIFERS TO 162.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 80 HEAD,
BETTER QUALITY OFFERED. #1
AND 2 240-275 LBS. 43.00-44.00, #1
AND 3 42.00-43.00; #2 AND 3 40.00-
42.00; 290-310 LBS. 30.00-36.00.
SOWS; 24 HEAD, 2.00-3.00
HIGHER. 300-500 LBS. 32.00-35.00,
500-700 LBS. 36.00-41.50.
BOARS: 2 HEAD. 500-650 LBS.
12.00-
STOCK CATTLE: 131 HEAD,
DEMAND REMAINS VERY
STRONG. STEERS MED. AND
LARGE FRAME 200-300 LBS. TO
114.00, 400-500 LBS. TO 108.00, 500-
700 LBS. 82.00-88.00, 700-800 LBS. TO
84.00. 900-1000 LBS. TO 69.50.
HEIFERS; MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 88.00-117.00,
400-600 LBS. 80.00-93.00, 600-800 LBS.
76.00-86.00,800-900 LBS. 68.00-79.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 94.00-116.00,
400-600 LBS. 86.00-99.00, 600-700 LBS.
79.00-91.00, 700-800 LBS. 70.00-83.00,
800-900 LBS. 69.00-74.00, 1000-1100
LBS. 61.00-66.00.
SHEEP: 40 HEAD 30.00-48.00,
HEAVYWEIGHTS 15.00-31.00.
LAMBS: 74 HEAD, 3.00-5.00
LOWER. CHOICE 90-120 LBS. 94.00-
102.00, 70-90 LBS. 97.00-105.00, 50-70
LBS. 92.00-112.00, 30-50 LBS. 102.00-
127.00; YEARLINGS 59.00-63.00.
GOATS: 60.00-88.00 HEAD. LARGE
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BILLIES 75.00-9.00,1 AT 132.00; MED.
TO LARGE NAMES 40.00-70.00,
FLESHY KIDS 35.00-45.00, SMALLER
11.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: 92 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 20-30 LBS. 23.00-29.00,
50-60 LBS. 42.00-48.00; BY THE LB. #1
AND 2 35-50 LBS. 95.00-116.00; 1 LOT
57 LBS. AT 93.00; 75-85 LBS. 77.00-
79.00, 110-130 LBS. 54.00-61.00, 140-
170 LBS. 42.00-53.00, 180-200 LBS.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, May 22,2000
HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES 127.50-
340.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 130.00-200.00, 70-95 LBS. 120.00-
185.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 20.00-80.00.
GRASSERS & STR, CFS. 45.00-
53.00.
FEEDERS 63.00-84.00.
LAMBS 100.00-130.00.
SHEEP 26.00-29.00.
HOGS 200-250 LBS. 42.00-47.50.
SOWS 38.00-44.00.
BOARS, NONE.
PIGS, EACH, NONE.
HEIFERS 47.00-53.25.
STEERS 58.00-63.50.
BULLS 52.00-56.25.
GOOD COWS 38.50-46.75.
MEDIUM COWS 35.00-39.00.
THIN COWS 17.00-35.00.
CATTLE MARKET STRONG.
CALF MARKET ABOUT STEADY.
HORSES AND PONIES, NONE.
GOATS 20.00-62.50.
KILL CALVES HIGH; GOOD
COWS HIGHER.
FEEDER SALE IST MON. OF EA.
MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RD THURS.
EACH MONTH.