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    Southwest Virginia Feeder
Cattle Board Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 11,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Special State Graded Sale at Daleville,
Feb. 10. 496 head sold by cwt. (Average
weights in parentheses).
STEERS (Home Raised; VQA Tag Pro
gram and Weaned): Bedford Co. 79
head, Med./Lge. 1 few 2, 550-700 lb (625
lb) 83.80.
STEERS: Ceres 72 head, MedVLge.
1, 685-800 lb (735 lb) 76.30. Rehoboth
55 head; Med.l, few Lge. 1, Small 1,
Med./Lge. 2; 700-950 lb (820 lb) 73.25.
Draper 58 head, Med./Lge. 1, 800-900
lb (850 lb) 76.10. Crockett 170 head,
MedTLge. 1-2,775-925 lb (850 lb) 74.10.
HEIFERS (Guaranteed Open): Draper
62 head, MedTLge. 1, 750-860 lb (800
lb) 72.70.
Staunton Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 10,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Staunton,
Feb. 7 FEEDER CATTLE: 132 head.
Feeder steers, heifers and bulls too few to
trend. Supply limited due to inclement
weather. Prices per cwt. based on in
weights.
STEERS: 95 head. Med./Lge. 1:
400-500 lb few 83.00; 500-600 lb few
82.00; 600-700 lb 76-82.00; 700-800 lb
69-75.00; 800-900 lb few 76.50.
HEIFERS: 37 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 75-81.00; 400-500 lb few 78.00;
500-600 lb 65-70.00; 600-700 lb 64-71.00;
700-800 lb few 70.00.
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hundred pounds liveweight (CWT.), ex
cept where noted.
FEEDER CATTLE: 779 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 90-105.00; 300-400 lb 90-99.25;
400-500 lb 74.50-89.50; 500-600 lb
68-86.00; 600-700 lb 70.50-82.00; 700-800
lb 69-75.00; 800-900 lb 68.75-76.50;
1000-1100 lb 66.50. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400
lb 72-90.00; 400-500 lb 61-71.00; 500-600
lb 68-79.00; 600-700 lb 66-71.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
500-700 lb 56.00.
HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb
88-95.00; 300-400 lb 75-87.00; 400-500 lb
71.50- 500-600 lb 64.50-77.00;
600-700 lb 64-72.00; 700-800 lb 70.00.
Med ./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 72-76.00; 400-500
lb 62.50-73.00; 400-500 lb 59.40-70.00;
600-700 lb 62.00; 700-800 lb 63-67.00.
BULLS: Med ./Lge. 1: 200-300 lb 89.00;
300-400 lb 90-106.00; 400-500 lb 86-96.50;
500-600 lb 71.50-77.00; 600-700 lb
67.50- 700-900 lb 64.50. MedTLge.
2: 200-300 lb 97.00; 300-400 lb 80-90.00;
400-500 lb 72-82.25; 500-600 lb 65-72.50;
600-700 lb 62-63.75; 700-900 lb
58.50-
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Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
February 11,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 424 head.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF
ERS: 135 head. STEERS: Choice 2-3,
1000-1150 lb 68-74.50, 1150-1300 lb
73.25-77.00; 1300-1450 lb 74.50-77.10,
1450 Ib/over 66.50-72.75. HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3, 950-1100 lb 68-75.50,
1100-1300 lb 70-74.85, 1300 Ib/over
68-73.50.
Slaughter COWS: 260 head. Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-4, 33-45.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3, 32-42.50;
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2,22.50-37.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 29 head. Yield
Grade 1-2, 900-1300 lbs 43.50-45.75,
1300-1600 lbs 45.00, 1600 lbs/ over
41.00-54.50.
BABY CALVES RETURNED TO
FARMS: 48 head. Newborn to 4 weeks
17.50-87.00 per head. Over 100 lbs
35-84.00 per cwt.
SHEEP: 264 head. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: 140 head. New Crop: Choice
and few Prime 1-2 few 3, 98 lbs
95.50- Wooled: Choice and few
Prime 1-2 few 3, 94-110 lb 102.50-112.00,
116 lb 99.00; Good and few Choice 1-2,
83-93 lbs 110-118.00. FEEDER LAMBS:
32 head. Med./Lge. 1-2: 70-85 lbs
101.50- 60-70 lb 111-119.00, 50-60
lbs 94.00. New Crop; Small 1-2: 70-85 lb
104.50. SLAUGHTER EWES AND
RAMS: 92 head. EWES: Choice 2-4,
37.50- Utility and Good 1-3,
39.50- Cull and low Utility 1-2,
39.50. RAMS: All wghts. 49-79.00.
YEARLINGS; 59.50-73.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 15, 2003-All
Roanoke-Hollins Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
February 112003
Report Supplied By USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION for Feb. 10
FEEDER CATTLE: 133 head. Price
based on in weights.
STEERS: 33 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 92.50; 400-500 lb 87-92.50;
500-600 lb 78-85.00; 600-700 lb 75-78.00.
Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 85.50; 400-500 lb
91.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 3 head. 300-500
lb 60.00.
HEIFERS: 46 head. Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 79-83.00; 400-500 lb 77-81.00;
500-600 lb 75-76.75; 600-700 lb 68-73.00;
700-800 lb 70-71.50.
BULLS: 51 head. MedTLge. 1: 300-400
lb 90-92.00; 400-500 lb 89.50-92.00;
500-600 lb 74-83.50; 600-700 lb 71.50.
Med./Lge. 2: 400-500 lb 71-82.00; 500-600
lb 70-77.00. Small 1:400-500 lb 78-83.00.
Marshall State Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Warrenton, Va.
February 11,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
Marshall State Graded Feeder Cattle
Sale, Feb. 11 - 301 head. Prices per cwt.
Weighted Averages. Prices follow with
average weights and average prices in pa
rentheses where applicable.
FEEDER STEERS: 121 head. Med./
Lge. 1: 7 head, 400-500 lb (481)
90.50-93.75 (91.89); 18 head, 500-600 lb
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Stanley’s Farm Service
(556) 83-86.00 (84.83); 33 head, 600-700 lb
(659) 74.50-78.50 (77.26); 10 head, 70-800
lb (743) 72.50. Med./Lge. 2: 11 head.
500-600 lb (552) 79.75; 7 head, 600-700 lb
(666)68-70.00(69.12).
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med./Lge. 1: 6
head, 400-500 lb (447) 83.00; 42 head.
500-600 lb (648) 72.25; 15 head, 600-700
lb (648) 72.25; 5 head, 700-800 lb (750)
69.25- (69.39). Med./Lge. 2; 10 head,
300-400 lb (357) 89.00; 12 head, 400-500
lb (448) 83.75; 27 head, 500-600 lb (557)
74.25- (75.26); 8 head, 500-600 lb
(622) 70.00. Med.
ge. 3: 7 head, 400-500 lb (402) 80.25.
Small 1:7 head, 300-400 lb (371) 81.00; 11
head, 400-500 lb (455) 77.50.
Winchester Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
February 11,2003
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Winchester,
Feb. 10 FEEDER CATTLE: 184 head.
Prices per cwt., based on in weights.
FEEDER STEERS: 25 head. Med./Lge.
1: 400-500 lb 80.50; 500-600 lb 80.50;
800-900 lb 70.50; 900-1000 lb 65.00.
Med./Lge. 2: 500-600 lb 61-73.00; 700-800
lb 68-70.00. Small 1:400-500 lb 66.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; 89 head. Med./
Lge. 1: 300-400 lb 84.50-85.00; 400-500 lb
74.50-83.50; 500-600 lb 70-76.50; 600-700
lb 67.50-68.50. Med./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
72-75.00; 400-500 lb 68-76.00; 500-600 lb
67-72.50.
FEEDER BULLS: 70 head. Med./Lge.
1: 200-300 lb 98.00; 300-400 lb 96.50;
4OO-500 lb 86.50-93.50;
Below.
500-600 lb 75-78.00; 600-700 lb
65.50-7000; 700-900 lb 67.75.
Med./Lge. 2; 400-500 lb
70.50-80.00; 500-600 lb
60-65.50. Small 1: 300-400 lb
66.00; 600-700 lb 57.00.
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