Most cattle prices climb in latest state report

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on February 9: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 18.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 11.00 to 22.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Wheat new crop .17 lower. Corn mostly .10 to .19 lower, new crop .07 lower. Soybeans mostly .09 lower, new crop .13 lower.

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 5.02; Norfolk new crop 5.47; Roanoke 5.99, new crop 6.37

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 185.00-329.00, average 297.68

500-600 lbs 230.00-301.00, average 275.34

600-700 lbs 160.00-287.50, average 257.31

700-800 lbs 180.00-249.50, average 232.80

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 150.00-290.00, average 245.52

500-600 lbs 150.00-245.00, average 230.51

600-700 lbs 170.00-225.50, average 210.37

700-800 lbs 135.00-220.00, average 195.15

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 74.00-109.00, average 96.01

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 93.00-116.00, average 106.37

CORN

Eastern Shore 4.23, new crop 4.67; Harrisonburg 4.95-5.03; Norfolk 4.13-4.63, new crop 4.82; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 4.77; Wakefield new crop 4.82-5.02

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 11.44-11.54, new crop 11.03-11.13; Harrisonburg 10.85; Norfolk 12.44, new crop 11.83; Richmond-Petersburg 11.54; Wakefield 11.49-11.94, new crop 11.23-11.63

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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