Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 2, 2024

Published 3:00 pm Monday, August 5, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 2:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 3.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, ranging 19.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Wheat .06 lower. Corn .10 to .24 lower, new crop .22 lower. Soybeans .55-1.07 lower, new crop .63 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 264.00-301.00, average 289.41

500-600 lbs. 237.50-300.00, average 280.91

600-700 lbs. 199.00-287.00, average 257.94

700-800 lbs. 221.00-246.00, average 240.59

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 225.00-264.00, average 254.65

500-600 lbs. 217.50-254.00, average 244.34

600-700 lbs. 225.00-259.00, average 234.38

700-800 lbs. 170.00-236.00, average 219.41

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 100.00-141.00, average 122.03

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 112.00-141.00, average 132.92

Wheat

Norfolk 4.37; Roanoke 5.52

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.04-4.14; Harrisonburg 4.62-4.70, new crop 4.69; Norfolk 3.92, new crop 3.84-4.09; Richmond-Petersburg 3.99, new crop 3.89; Wakefield 4.09-4.29, new crop 4.19

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 9.77-9.87; Harrisonburg 9.45; Norfolk 10.77, new crop 9.97-10.27; Richmond-Petersburg 9.89, new crop 9.87; Wakefield 10.12, new crop 10.07

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.