Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — July 26, 2024

Published 6:51 pm Monday, July 29, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, July 26:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, ranging 6.00 lower to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 4.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Wheat .03 higher. Corn .15 to .25 higher, new crop mostly .16 higher. Soybeans mostly .17 higher, new crop mostly .37 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 267.50-310.00, average 296.91

500-600 lbs. 265.00-303.00, average 283.98

600-700 lbs. 250.00-288.00, average 268.82

700-800 lbs. 226.00-260.00, average 245.40

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 230.00-282.50, average 265.11

500-600 lbs. 212.50-260.00, average 249.23

600-700 lbs. 220.00-257.00, average 238.74

700-800 lbs. 210.00-243.00, average 224.95

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 110.00-139.00, average 129.35

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 114.00-146.00, average 131.91

Wheat

Eastern Shore 4.13-4.23; Norfolk 4.43; Roanoke 5.58; Wakefield 4.73

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.26-4.36; Harrisonburg 4.80, new crop 4.91; Norfolk 4.16, new crop 4.06-4.31; Richmond-Petersburg 4.21, new crop 4.11; Wakefield 4.31-4.51, new crop 4.41

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 10.40-10.50; Harrisonburg 10.00; Norfolk 11.46, new crop 10.60-10.90; Richmond-Petersburg 10.96, new crop 10.50; Wakefield 11.06, new crop 10.70

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.