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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, May 3:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 1.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Wheat new crop .17 lower. Corn steady to .34 higher, new crop .04 higher. Soybeans .25 to .56 higher, new crop .12 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 273.00-335.00, average 320.09

500-600 lbs. 259.00-320.00, average 298.54

600-700 lbs. 245.00-281.00, average 270.07

700-800 lbs. 220.00-245.00, average 238.32

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 236.00-268.00, average 258.70

500-600 lbs. 202.00-254.25, average 247.94

600-700 lbs. 130.00-245.00, average 235.44

700-800 lbs. 146.00-225.00, average 215.18

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 88.00-119.00, average 110.34

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 105.00-127.00, average 116.28

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.19; Norfolk new crop 5.54; Roanoke 5.99, new crop 6.44

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.70-4.80; Harrisonburg 5.05-5.30, new crop 5.50; Norfolk 4.32-4.70, new crop 4.90; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 4.75; Wakefield 4.30, new crop 4.85-5.00

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.54-11.64, new crop 11.28-11.38; Harrisonburg 10.50; Norfolk 11.99, new crop 11.98; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 11.48; Wakefield 11.74, new crop 11.58-11.78

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.