Virginia Market News Service Weekly ag brief — May 17, 2024

Published 6:23 pm Monday, May 20, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, May 17:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with steers trending 11.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Wheat new crop .10 to .25 higher. Corn steady to .14 higher, new crop .02 higher. Soybeans mostly .07 higher, new crop .02 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 279.00-353.00, average 322.13

500-600 lbs. 257.50-324.50, average 300.95

600-700 lbs. 237.50-288.00, average 276.59

700-800 lbs. 229.00-282.50, average 253.73

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 218.00-276.00, average 259.36

500-600 lbs. 210.00-264.00, average 252.87

600-700 lbs. 210.00-258.00, average 240.12

700-800 lbs. 185.00-237.00, average 230.57

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 86.00-136.00, average 113.94

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 111.00-136.00, average 120.98

Wheat

Eastern Shore 5.53, new crop 5.63-5.73; Norfolk new crop 6.13; Roanoke 6.58, new crop 7.03; Wakefield new crop 6.23

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.47, new crop 4.72-4.82; Harrisonburg 5.20-5.32, new crop 5.52; Norfolk 4.37-4.67, new crop 4.92; Richmond-Petersburg 4.27, new crop 4.77.; Wakefield 4.27, new crop 4.87-5.02

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.71-11.81, new crop 11.39-11.49; Harrisonburg 10.95; Norfolk 12.16, new crop 12.09; Richmond-Petersburg 12.26, new crop 11.59; Wakefield 11.91, new crop 11.69-11.89

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.