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Virginia Livestock
Auction Summary
Richmond, Va.
July 29,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
NORTHERN VIRGINIA LIVE
STOCK Fredericksburg, Marshall,
Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, and
Winchester for July 21-26. All prices per
hundred pounds hveweight, except where
noted,
FEEDER CATTLE; 1,148 head (517
steers, 26 Holstein steers, 421 heifers, 184
bulls).
FEEDER STEERS. Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 105.00; 300-400 lb
101.00- few 85.00; 400-500 lb
86.50- 500-600 lb 84.50-101.00;
600-700 lb 84.00-97.00; 700-800 lb
79.50- 800-900 lb 79.00-85,00;
900-1000 lb 78.00-82.00. Med./Lge. 2:
300-400 lb 81.00; 400-500 lb 78.00-86.00;
500-600 lb 80.00-85.00; 600-700 lb
74.00- 700-800 lb 71 00-77.00 Small
I: 700-800 lb 70.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
300-400 lb 61.00; 400-500 lb 61.00-65.00;
500-600 lb 60.00-63.00; 700-800 lb 62.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS. Med/Lgc 1-
200-300 lb 89.00: 300-400 lb 79.00-92.00;
400-500 lb 78 00-90.00; 500-600 lb
69.50-86 50; 700-800 lb 75 00. Med/lgc.
2 200-300 lb 89 00-90 00. 300-400 lb
71.00-90.00, 400-500 lb 69.50-82 00:
500-600 lb 68 50-86.00 few 60.00; 600-700
lb 65.00-73.50; 700-800 lb 70.50 Med./
Lge. 3: 400-500 lb 51.00-53.00; 600-700 lb
58.50. Small 1: 400-500 lb
64.00; 500-600 lb 70.00.
Hi ll S Med./Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 95.00-108.00;
400-500 lb 85.00-97.00;
500-600 lb 80.00-90.00;
600-700 lb 71.00-77.50.
Med ./Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
80.00- 400-500 lb
76.00- 500-600 lb
72.50- 600-700 lb
71.50- Med ./Lge. 3:
500-600 lb 52.00. Small 1;
500-600 lb 70.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
392 head (356 cows and 36
bulls).
SLAUGHTER COWS;
Breakers 75-805 lean
1200-1600 lbs 39.50-47.25,
high yielding 45.75-49.50.
Boners 80-85% lean
800-1200 lb 35.00-46.25,
1200-2000 lb 38.50-44.75,
high yielding 44.25-49.00.
Lean 85-90% lean 850 lbs/
under 28.00-37.75; 850 lbs/
over 31 50-46.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:
YG 1-2, 900-1300 lb
47.25-56.00; 1300-1600 lbs
51.75-57.50; 1600 Ibs/over
54.00-57.25 few 59.00-61.00.
BABY CALVES RE
TURNED TO FARMS: 94
head. Newborn to 4 Weeks
35.00- per head; over
100 lbs 65.00 per cwt. Hol
steins: Bulls 80-100 lbs
20.00- per head;
100-130 lbs 90.00-109.00 per
cwt., few 10.00-75.00 per
cwt.
SHEEP; 134 (74 slaughter
lambs, 31 feeder lambs, 29
slauftter ewes). SLAUGH
TER LAMBS; Spring Wool
ed: Choice and Prime 1-2,
80-110 lbs 88.00-89.75;
110-125 lbs 98.00. Good and
few Choice 1-2, 60-90 lbs
76.50. Old Crop Wooled:
Choice and Prime 1-2, 121
lbs 88.00. FEEDER
LAMBS: Spring Wooled:
M6d./Lge. 1-2, 40-60 lbs
70.00; 60-90 lbs 70.00-90.00.
Small and Med. 1-2, 60-90
lbs 75.00-85.00. SLAUGH
TER EWES; Choice 2-4,
24 00; Good 2-4,
28.00-33.00; Utility 1-3,
21.00.
GOATS: 21 head, sold per
head. NANNIES; Large
59.00; Medium 39.00-50.00.
HOGS: 58 head. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: US
1-3,200-250 lbs 37.00.
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Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, July 25,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 4507 head compared with
4007 head last week and 4880 head a year
ago. Compared with last Friday’s sum
mary, slaughter steers and heifers sold
fully 1.00 higher this week while Holstein
steers sold steady to 1.50 higher Slaugh
ter cows sold very active, mostly 2.00 to
4.00 higher, while bulls sold steady to
firm.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
80.00-85.60, Choice 1-3 74.00-81.50, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 75.25-78.50, Se
lect 1-3 69.00-75.75, Standard 1-2
61.50-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 71.00-77.25, Choice 2-3
65.00- Select 1-2 58.50-66.00, Stan
dard 1-2 52.50-55.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
72.00- few to 81.00, Select 1-3
67.0- Standard 1-2 55.00-66 50.
COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00-54.00, mostly 48.00-53 25, Boners
80-85% lean 39.00-49.00, mostly
41.50-46 25, Lean 85-90% 35 00-42.75
Shells 34 00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs
54.00-61 75, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
47 00-55.75.
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FEEDER CATTLE: SCARCE;
STEERS: Medium and Large 1 400-600
lbs 70.00-107.50; Medium and Large 2
600-800 lbs 70.00-80.50. HEIFERS: Medi
um and Large 1 300-500 lbs 77.00-87.00,
500-700 lbs 72.00-81.00, Medium and
Large 2 300-500 lbs 69.00-81.00, 500-700
lbs 65.00-71.00; BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 300-500 lbs 77.00-100.00, 500-700
lbs 74.00-80.00, Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 74.00-84.00.
CALVES: 3959 head compared with
3860 head last week and 3933 head a year
ago. Vealers sold mostly 10.00 lower on
an increased supply. VEALERS: Stan
dard and Good 70-120 lbs 22.00-40.00,
Utility 50-100 lbs 10.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bull calves
sold mostly 15.00 to 20.00 lower while
Holstein heifers sold steady to firm. No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 105.00-150.00,
early sales to 170.00. No 2 80-120 lbs
65.00-110.00. No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 300,00-530.00, No 2 70-120 lbs
135 00-280.00 type bulls and heifers
75-130 lbs 70.00-140 00.
HOGS. 791 head compared with 997
head last week and 1348 head a ycai ago.
Barrows and gilts sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00
higher while sows traded very uneven
I ight sows sold 2.00 lower while heavy
sows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher BARROWS
AND GILTS. 49-54% lean 220-275 lbs
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37.00- SOWS: 1-3 300-500 lbs
25.00- 500-700 lbs 34.00-40.00.
BOARS; 7.00-12.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 116 head compared
with 82 head last week and 210 head a
year ago. US 1-3 20-40 lbs 23.00-37.00,
40-65 lbs 40.00-57.50. - per head.
SHEEP: 1791 head compared with
1509 head last week and 1399 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs sold 10.00 to 15.00
lower while slaughter sheep sold firm.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lbs
85.00- 50-80 lbs 96.00-116.00,
80-100 lbs 97.00-116.00, 100-125 lbs
90.00- Good and Choice 30-60 lbs
70.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
26.00- yearlings to 70.00.
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 953 head compared with 308
head last week and 195 head a year ago.
Feeder pigs sold active and firm Slaugh
ter pigs sold firm to 20.00 higher except
for 20-25 pounds which sold sharply
lower. US 1-2 30-50 lbs 86 00-93.00, 50-70
lbs 72.00-83.00, 70-90 lbs 66.00-80.00. US
2 40-60 lbs 70.00-87.00, 60-85 lbs
62.00- SLAUGHTER: 20-25 lbs
52.00- 30-40 lbs 115.00-120.00,
40-65 lbs 55.00-70.00, one lot 120.00,
70-75 lbs 105.00. - per cwt.
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Tri-State Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
July 28,2003
Report Supplied By (JSDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Tri-State,
July 21 FEEDER CATTLE: 791 head
(Steers 300, Holstein Steers 9, Heifers 390,
Bulls 92). Prices per cwt., based on out
weights.
FEEDER STEERS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 114.00-118.00; 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 95.00-107.00;
500-600 lb 88.50-103.00; 600-700 lb
89.00- 700-800 lb 85.50-88.50;
800-900 lb 77.00-83.75; 900-1000 lb
70.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Med./Lge. 2:
200-300 lb 63.00; 300-500 lb 69.00-71.00;
700-900 lb 65.00.
FEEDER HEIFEJJS: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 92.00-102.00; 300-400 lb
90.00- 400-500 lb 84.00-94.00;
500-600 lb 87.50-90.50, fevJ 77.00-87.00;
600-700 lb 83.50-89.00; 700-800 lb
77.00- 800-900 lb 75.00-87.50.
FEEDER BUIES: Med./Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 106 00-121.00; 300-400 lb
96.00- 400-500 lb
85.00- 500-600 lb
85 00-90.00; 600-700 lb 76.00-84.50;
700-900 lb 74.00-79.00.