AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 30,2002
Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
March 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Front Royal,
Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Staunton Union, and Winchester for the
week of Mar 18-23. All prices per hun
dred pounds liveweight (cwt.), except
where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 1,943.
FEEDER STEERS; Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 90-116.00; 300-400 lb
90-114.00; 400-500 lb 90-106.00; 500-600
lb 88-105 00; 600-700 lb 78.50-92.75;
700-800 lb 73-84.00; 800-900 lb 72-74.00;
900-1000 lb 68.50. 1000-1100 lb
62.75-63.50. Small 1; 300-400 lb 76-95.00;
400-500 lb 84.50-108.00; 500-600 lb
80-90.00 few to 68.00; 600-700 lb 62-80.00
few 57.00; 700-800 lb 65-72.00. Med. and
Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 90-116.00; 300-400 lb
90-114.00 few 81-84.00, 400-SOO lb
84-100.00; 500-600 lb 82-98.00 few 71.00;
600-700 lb 70-85.50; 700-800 lb 64-79 00;
800-900 lb 60-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS. Med. and Lge.
2: 300-500 lb 87.00; 500-700 lb
56.50-71.00; 700-900 lb 60.50; 900-1100 lb
47.00.
HEIFERS: Med. and Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
79- 00 few to 10600; 300-400 lb
80- 400-500 lb 78-99.50; 500-600 lb
74-86.00; 600-700 lb 67-81.00; 700-800 lb
71 50-73 00 Small I 300-400 lb 55-74 50;
400-500 lb 51-63 25, 500-600 lb
SO 50-61 50 Med. and Egc 2: 200-300 lb
85-90 00, 300-400 lb 84-101.00: 400-500 lb
77 50-92 (H), 500-600 lb 70-83 00, 600-700
lb 6S-75 00 700-800 lb 64-67 00
BUMS Med and Igc 1 200-300 lb
90-115 00, 100-400 lb 90-112(H), 400-500
lb 88-102 00. 500-6(K) lb 79-93 SO, 600-700
lb 72 75-84 00, 700-900 lb 65-76 00 Small
1 200-100 lb 81 00, 300-400 lb
76 50-88 50, 400-500 lb 65-76 (K), S(H)-600
lb 71 72 00, 600-700 lb 65(H) Med and
I gc 2 200-100 lb 94.50-100 00, 300-400 lb
83 50-95 50; 400-500 lb 74-90 75; 500-600
lb 75-85 00, 600-700 lb 64-70.50, 700-900
lb 58-60 00
SLAUGHTER CATTI F: 366 head.
SLAUGHTER COWS: 332 head.
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4,
35.25-46.50; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3, 35.50-44.50; Canner and Low Cutter
1-2,30-38.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 34 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lb 50.75-56.50,
1300-1600 lb 49.75-59.25, 1600 lb and
over 49-60.00.
COWS RETURNED TO FARMS: 85
head. Med. and Lge. 1 few 2: 5-8 yrs old
850-1210 lbs bred 2-9 months, 445-875.00
per head.
COWS WITH CALVES AT SIDE: 13
pairs. Med. and Lge. 1, few 2: 4-8 yrs. old
985-1348 lbs with calves baby to 260 lbs,
640-860.00 per pair. Medium 2; 8 yrs. to
aged 810-1050 lbs with calves baby to 200
lbs, 410-565.00 per pair. Med. and Lge. 1,
5-6 yrs old Purebred Angus with papers
1260-1525 lb with calves 365-425 lbs
1050-1650.00 per pair.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 111 head. Newborn to 4 wks:
50-150.00; over 100 lb 64-131.00 per cwt.
SHEEP; 119 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 90 head. New Crop: Choice and
few Prime 1-2 few 3, 88-110 lb
73.50-76.75; Good and few Choice 1-2,92
lbs 77.00. Wooled: Choice few Prime 1-2
few 3,106 lbs 73.25; Good and few Choice
1-2, 86-102 lbs 65.00. FEEDER LAMBS:
13 head. Med. and Lge. 1-2: 70-85 lb New
Crop 84.00; Small 1-2, 66 lbs 104.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES & RAMS; 16 head
EWES: Choice 2-4, 25.50-31.00; Utility
and Good 1-3, 26-34.00; Cull and Low
Utility 1-2, 21-33.00.
HOGS: 54 head. BARROWS AND
GILTS: US 1-3, 200-250 lb 28.00; US 2-4,
250-300 lb 26.00.
Virginia Electronic
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
March 26, 2002
Report Supplied Its USDA
Southwest Virginia Electronic Feeder
Cattle Sale Special State Graded Sale
at Dalcville, Mar 25. Total receipts: 1006
head sold; cattle located on farms. Prices
per cwt
STEERS; Abingdon, Va.— 94 head,
Med. and Lge. 1-2, 500-550 lb, avg. 525 lb.
99.00; 94 head, Med, and Lge. 1-2,
550-600 lb, avg. 575 lb, 93.50. Christians
burg, Va. 70 head, Med. and Lge. 1-2,
525-675 lb, avg. 600 lb, 88.00. Troutville,
Va. 52 head, Med. and Lge. 1, 550-700
lb, avg. 625 lb, 90.00; 28 head, Med. and
Lge. 1, few 2, 475-600 lb, avg. 535 lb,
99.75. Amelia, Va. 62 head, Med. and
Lge. 1-2, 685-850 lb, avg. 780 lb 73.50.
Bristol, Va. 65 head; Med. and Lge I,
few Small 1 , few Med. and Lge. 2;
725-825 lb, avg. 785 lb, 75.50.
STEERS (Home Raised): Rosedale, Va.
45 head, med. and Lge. 1, 725-850 lb
avg. 775 lb 74.00. Pulaski, Va. 55 head,
Med. and Lge. 1, 825-975 lb, avg. 900 lb,
75.00; 55 head, Med. and Lge. 1, 825-975
lb, avg. 900 lb 73.75.
STEERS (VQA Tag): Amelia, Va., 52
head, Med. and Lge. 1-2, 865-1050 lb, 940
lb, 67.25.
HEIFERS (Home Raised): Christians
burg, Va. 70 head, Med. and Lge. 1-2,
500-650 lb, avg. 560 lb, 81.90. Draper, Va.
58 head, Med. and Lge. 1, 750-900 lb,
avg. 825 lb, 72.00; 58 head, Med. and Lge.
1,750-900 lb, avg. 825 lb, 70.25.
HEIFERS (Guaranteed Open): Chris
tiansburg, Va. 65 head, Med. and Lge.
1,700-825 lb, avg. 760 lb, 69.90.
HEIFERS (Guaranteed Open and
Home Raised): Rosedale, Va. 52 head,
Med. and Lge. 1, 675-775 lb, avg. 725 lb,
69.90.
National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
March 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers, slaughter
lambs and feeder lambs steady; slaughter
ewes 2.00-3.00 lower. At New Holland,
slaughter lambs steady to 25.00 lower,
slaughter ewes 5.00-10 00 higher At Bill
ings. compared to two weeks ago slaugh
ter ewes steady; feeder lambs 2.00- 4.00
lower At San Angelo, slaughter lambs
weak to 1.00 lower; slaughter ewes
1.00-2.00 lower; feeder lambs weak to 2.00
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SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: San Angelo: shorn
and wooled 58.00-68.00; new crop
67.00- Midwest; shorn 60.00-64.00;
wooled SS.OO-59.00. New Holland: wooled
80-100 lbs 70.00-90.00; new crop 80-100
lbs 90.00-100.00; 100-130 lbs 70.00-80.00.
Virginia: no test. Faith, SD: shorn
58.25-60.00; wooled 58.50-59.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo:
Good and Choice 2-4 26.00-35.00; Good
2-3 38.00-46.50; UtUity and Good 1-3
39.50-49.50; Utility 1-2 30.00-40.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 20.00-30.00. Midwest;
Utility and Good 1-3 22.00-25.00; Cull 1-2
18.00- New Holland: Good and
Choice 2-4 40.00-55.00; Utility and Good
1-3 25.00-40.00. Billings: Good 2-3
22.00- Utility 1-2 24.50-30.50; Cull 1
18.00- Faith, SD: Utility and Good
1-3 28.50-31.75; Cull 1 25.00-28.50.
FEEDER LAMBS; Medium and Large
1-2: San Angelo: new crop 40-60 lbs
85.00- 60-90 lbs 69.00-73.50. Mid
west: 60-80 lbs
70.00-80.00; 80-100
lbs 60.00-70.00. Vir-
ginia: no test. Bill
ings: 70-80 lbs
67.00-70.00; 80-90
lbs 64.00-65.50;
90-100
64.00- 105 lbs
65.50; 110-120 lbs
54.00- 58.50; 125 lbs
51.00; 135-140 lbs
50.50-51.00. Faith,
SD: 70-105 lbs
60.25-61.50; 110 lbs
58.25,
REPLACEMENT
EWES: Medium
and Large 1-2; San
Angelo. Ewes and
lambs 34.50-46.00
per head. Billings:
no test.
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Roanoke-Hollins Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
March 26,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Weekly Auction at Hollins, Mar. 25
FEEDER CATTLE; 492 head. Prices per
hundredweight, based on in weights.
STEERS: 165 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 90-114.00; 400-500 lb
95-107.00; 500-600 lb 94.50-99.50; 600-700
lb 79-86.50; 700-800 lb 71.50-75.00. Med.
and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 81-96.50; 400-500
lb 90-92.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med. and Lge.
2: 300-500 lb 71-90.00; 500-700 lb
64-71.00; 700-900 lb 64.00.
HEIFERS: 217 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 94-95.00; 300-400 lb
84.50- few to 107.00; 400-500 lb
78.50- 500-600 lb 80-85.00; 600-700
lb 73-82.00; 700-800 lb 68-70.50. Med. and
Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 79-80.00; 400-500 lb
74-79.00.
BULLS: 110 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 91-111.00; 400-500 lb
87.50-104.00; 500-600 lb 90-90.00; 600-700
lb 75-78.50. Small 1: 300-400 lb 80-84.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 89-93.00;
4090-500 lb 85-89.50.