Virginia
Livestock Auctions
Richmond, Va.
Sept. 5,2000
Report SuppUed By USDA
Front Royal, Marshall, Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Staunton Union and Win
chester for Aug 28 thru Sep 2,2000
Feeder Cattle 980 head
Steers Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med
and Lge 2 300-400 90.00-109.00 - 96.00
Few 110.00-116.00 - - 400-500 85.00-
103.00 83.00- 85.00 93.00-101.75 Few
102.50-109.75 - - 500-600 84.00-102.00
75.50 88.00- 97.25 600-700 85.00- 93.00 -
85.00 700-800 73.00- 85.50 - 74.50- 79.00
800-900 77.00- 84.00 - • 900-1000 73.00-
79.00--
Holstein Steer Med and Lge 2 500-700
76.00
Heifers Med and Lge 1 Med and Large
2 300-400 92.00-103.00 86.00- 90.00 Few
75.00- 85.00 - 400-500 77.00- 95.00
81.00- 87.50 500-600 77.00- 88.50 81.00-
86.00 600-700 73.00- 85.50 70.00- 77.75
Bulls Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and
Lge 2 200-300 115.00 - - 300-400 107.25-
118.00 - 98.00-106.00 400-500 94.50-
108.00 - 87.00- 96.50 Few 85.00- 97.00 - -
500-600 82.00- 97.50 78.00 86.00- 89.50
600-700 77.00- 89.50 - 83.00
Slaughter Cattle 450 head
Slaughter Cows 383 head Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-4 32.00- 44.00
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.00-
45.75 Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 26.50-
41.00
Slaughter Bulls 67 head YG 1-2 900-
1300 lbs 46.00- 53.50 YG 1-2 1300-1600
lbs 45.00- 50.25 YG 1-21600 lbs and over
43.00-57.75
Cows Returned to Farms 49 head
Large 1,3-6 yrs old 2nd trimester 500.00-
590.00 per head Medium 1, 3-6 yrs old
2nd and 3rd trimester 460.00-570.00 per
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older 2nd trimester 410.00-500.00 per
head Medium and Large 1,6-10 yrs old
600.00- per head Medium 1,6 yrs
old and older Ist trimester 400.00-425.00
per head Large 1,3-6 yrs old 3rd trimes
ter 500.00-525.00 per head.
Cows with Calves at Side 65 pairs
Large 1, 3-6 yrs old with calves 300-400
lbs 795.00-960.00 per pair Large 1, 3-6
yrs old with calves 200-300 lbs 695.00-
795.00 per pair Medium 1, 3-6 yrs old
with calves 200-300 lbs 695.00-780.00
per pair Medium 1, 6 yrs old and older
with calves 200-300 lbs 610.00-710.00
per pair Medium and Large 1, 6-10 yrs
old with calves 100-175 lbs 930.00-
965.00 per pair Large 1, 3-6 yrs old with
calves 150 lbs 800.00 per pair Baby
Calves Returned to Farms 119 head
Newborn to 4 weeks 10.00-130.00 per
head Over 100 lbs 79.00-120.00 per cwt
Lambs 199 head Slaughter Lambs 107
head New Crop Choice Few Prime 1-2
Few 3 100-117 lbs 73.00- 76.00 Choice
Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 98 lbs 92.50 Good
and Few Choice 1-2 106 lbs 70.00 Good
and Few Choice 1-2 98 lbs 88.50 Feeder
Lambs 62 head Medium and Large 1-2
85-100 lbs 79.00 70- 85 lbs 83.75- 97.00
few 75.00 60- 70 lbs 87.75- 87.75 few
75.00 Small 1-2 86 lbs 91.25 Slaughter
Ewes and Rams 30 head Ewes Choice 2-
4 24.00- 26.00 Utility and Good 1-3
26.25- 33.00 Cull and Low Utility 1-2
30.00- 39.00 Rams All 28.00
Goats 28 head (sold by the head) Bil
lies Large 77.00 Medium 60.00- 67.50
Small 55.00 Nannies Large 41.00- 49.00
Medium 33.00- 35.00 Kids 19.00- 27.00
Slaughter Hogs 25 head Barrows and
Gilts US 1-3 200-250 lbs 38.50- 42.00 US
2-4 250-300 lbs 34.50- 35.50 Sows US 1-3
300-500 lbs 28.50 US 1-3 500 lbs and
over 35.00- 38.50.
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Virginia
Livestock Auctions
Richmond, Va.
Sept 7,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Receipt*: 423 (Steen 423)
Feeder Steen Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range
Avg Price 24 600-700 676 84.75-87.00
85.90 76 700-800 760 78.00-84.25 83.82
87 800-900 848 75.75-79.75 78.77 44 900-
1000 951 69.50-73.75 72.48 6 1000-1100
1025 70.2570.25
Feeder Steen Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range
Avg Price 8 500-600 569 86.75-90.00
87.95 19 600-700 654 83.00-87.50 86.54
38 700-800 754 80.25-82.25 81.52 37 800-
900 848 75.50-76.00 75.86 11 900-1000
94070.00-70.75 70.21
Feeder Steen Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range
Avg Price 5 500-600 595 78.00 78.00
Feeder Steen Small 1 Head Wt Range
Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 500-
600 552 80.00-91.00 87.42 11 600-700
65980.00-86.0084.94.
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Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept. 5,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 409...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers 1.00
lower, cows steady to .50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41275-1525 lbs 64.50-66.25,
Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lbs 63.50-67.25,
Select 1-3 58.00-64.75, few Standard 1-2
57.50-59.00.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1130-1605 lbs 58.00-60.75,
Choice 2-3 1250-1475 lbs 57.00-58.75,
few Select 1-3 55.00-56.00.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1075-1375 lbs 64.25-67.75,
Choice 2-4 1025-1300 lbs 61.75-65.85,
few Select 1-3 58.00-59.50, few Standard
1-250.00-53.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.25-
45.50, one to 49.50, Boners 80-85% lean
39.50-43.00, Lean 85-90% lean 34.25-
40.50, Feeder cows to 44.00. Shells down
to 27.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1205-2305
lbs 51.00-56.00, few Yield Grade 2 1425-
2155 lbs 45.75-51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Large 2 345-575 lbs 71.00-76.00, few 875-
1000 lbs 53.50-58.00, Medium 1 400-550
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lbs 86.00-104.00, Medium 1-2 620-875
lbs 60.50-75.50, Medium 2 340-600 lbs
66.00- HEIFERS: Large 2 450-600
lbs 55.00-67.00, Medium 1 300-550 lbs
76.00- 200-300 lbs 73.00-86.00,
Medium 2 300-550 lbs 60.00-70.00, 200-
300 lbs 70.00-77.00; BULLS: Medium
and Large 1 300-550 lbs 81.00-99.00,
Medium 1 200-300 lbs 88.00-97.00,
Medium 2 450-700 lbs 56.00-75.00.
CALVES 190...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80-100 lbs 20.00-55.00, Utility
60-85 lbs 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
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40.00- one No 1 Holstein heifer 90
lbs 300.00, couple No 2 90 & 95 lbs
200.00 & 250.00, 65-90 lbs 100.00-
160.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 80-100
lbs 85.00-130.00, 100-185 lbs 88.00-
100.00.
HOGS 121... BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-250 lbs 37.00-
38.10, 45-50% lean 220-270 lbs 35.10-
36.75, 40-45% lean 260-290 lbs 33.00-
34.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 615-740 lbs 37.00.
BOARS: one 550 lbs 17.50.
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