Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 30, 2024

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 30:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Wheat .14 to .18 higher, new crop .12 higher. Corn steady to .32 higher, new crop .02 to .14 higher. Soybeans uneven, ranging .05 lower to .31 higher, new crop mostly .31 to .51 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 258.00-292.00, average 286.86

500-600 lbs. 220.00-297.00, average 278.37

600-700 lbs. 217.00-257.00, average 252.87

700-800 lbs. 225.00-242.75, average 238.12

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 230.00-259.00, average 248.91

500-600 lbs. 222.50-242.00, average 236.14

600-700 lbs. 217.50-230.00, average 224.82

700-800 lbs. 190.00-220.00, average 214.03

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 104.00-146.00, average 124.60

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 100.00-151.00, average 130.63

Wheat

Eastern Shore 4.00-4.10; Norfolk 4.30, new crop 5.11; Roanoke 5.69, new crop 5.71

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.06-4.16; Harrisonburg 4.75, new crop 4.66-4.76; Norfolk 4.36, new crop 3.86-4.06; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 4.06; Wakefield 4.36, new crop 4.16

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 9.53-9.63; Harrisonburg 8.70; Norfolk 10.48, new crop 9.83-10.03; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 9.73; Wakefield new crop 10.03

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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