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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, March 15:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, mostly 1.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Wheat .03 higher, new crop .07 higher. Corn mostly .03 to .04 lower, new crop mostly .01 lower. Soybeans mostly .29 to .38 higher, new crop .33 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 212.50-339.00, average 303.70

500-600 lbs. 200.00-340.00, average 300.25

600-700 lbs. 240.00-317.50, average 284.15

700-800 lbs. 210.00-261.00, average 246.63

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 205.00-280.00, average 265.82

500-600 lbs. 225.00-270.00, average 253.97

600-700 lbs. 192.50-267.00, average 236.30

700-800 lbs. 177.50-229.00, average 211.57

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 95.00-128.00, average 117.33

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 94.00-135.00, average 116.86

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.57; Norfolk new crop 4.97; Roanoke 5.42, new crop 5.87

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.24, new crop 4.63; Harrisonburg 4.93-5.00, new crop 5.38; Norfolk 4.03-4.44, new crop 4.78; Richmond-Petersburg 3.99, new crop 4.68; Wakefield 3.89, new crop 4.73-4.93

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.50-11.60, new crop 11.27-11.37; Harrisonburg 10.85; Norfolk 11.95, new crop 11.97; Richmond-Petersburg 11.65, new crop 11.47; Wakefield 11.50, new crop 11.57-11.77

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.