Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 16, 2024

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 16:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly steady to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 8.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Wheat .10 lower, new crop .13 lower. Corn mostly steady, new crop mostly steady. Soybeans .39-.55 lower, new crop .39 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 282.50-300.00, average 298.18

500-600 lbs. 260.00-295.00, average 282.66

600-700 lbs. 220.00-274.00, average 260.08

700-800 lbs. 229.00-279.00, average 267.26

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 240.00-273.50, average 266.88

500-600 lbs. 230.00-259.50, average 251.33

600-700 lbs. 200.00-249.00, average 238.21

700-800 lbs. 190.00-249.00, average 233.06

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 105.00-136.00, average 128.89

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 115.00-154.00, average 136.96

Wheat

Eastern Shore 4.03-4.13; Norfolk 4.33, new crop 5.11; Roanoke 5.48, new crop 5.71

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.07-4.17; Harrisonburg 4.55-4.80, new crop 4.67; Norfolk 3.97, new crop 3.82-4.07; Richmond-Petersburg 4.07, new crop 4.07; Wakefield 4.37, new crop 4.17-4.37

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 9.29-9.39; Harrisonburg 8.60; Norfolk 10.24, new crop 9.49-9.79; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 9.39; Wakefield new crop 9.59

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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