Feeder cattle climb, corn and soybeans drop

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on February 23: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Wheat new crop .10 higher. Corn mostly .12 lower, new crop mostly .04 lower. Soybeans .14 to .24 lower, new crop mostly .06 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 220.00-328.00, average 307.35

500-600 lbs 250.00-313.00, average 288.77

600-700 lbs 187.50- 282.50, average 261.77

700-800 lbs 201.00- 255.00, average 240.78

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 201.00- 272.00, average 255.18

500-600 lbs 156.00- 256.00, average 242.25

600-700 lbs 140.00- 236.00, average 216.20

700-800 lbs 169.00- 227.00, average 194.95

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800- 1200 lbs, 86.00-117.00, average 103.77

Breakers, 1200- 1600 lbs, 92.00-116.00, average 107.60

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 4.85; Norfolk new crop 5.30; Roanoke 5.93, new crop 6.20

CORN

Eastern Shore 3.96, new crop 4.48; Harrisonburg 4.76-4.85; Norfolk 3.86-4.31, new crop 4.63; Richmond- Petersburg 3.71, new crop 4.53; Wakefield 3.61, new crop 4.58- 4.78

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 10.98- 11.08, new crop 10.65- 10.75; Harrisonburg 10.70; Norfolk 11.48, new crop 11.45; Richmond-Petersburg 11.08, new crop 10.95; Wakefield 11.03, new crop 11.05-11.25

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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