Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Oct. 11, 2024

Published 12:00 pm Monday, October 14, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Oct. 11:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, mostly 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Wheat new crop mostly .01 lower. Corn .09 to .14 lower. Soybeans mostly .21 to .31 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 195.00-312.50, average 282.85

500-600 lbs. 215.00-284.00, average 263.36

600-700 lbs. 175.00-254.25, average 239.75, mostly 225.00-254.25

700-800 lbs. 209.00-248.00, average 233.76

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 217.50-257.00, average 243.41

500-600 lbs. 180.00-241.00, average 230.84

600-700 lbs. 172.50-232.00, average 218.19

700-800 lbs. 183.00-221.00, average 209.38

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 90.00-128.00, average 115.22

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 108.00-133.00, average 119.18

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.34; Norfolk new crop 5.94; Roanoke 6.64, new crop 6.29

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.29-4.39; Harrisonburg 4.99-5.20; Norfolk 4.04-4.59; Richmond-Petersburg 4.14; Wakefield 4.39

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 9.75-9.85; Harrisonburg 9.30, new crop 9.50; Norfolk 10.00 to 10.35; Richmond-Petersburg 10.05; Wakefield 10.05-10.25

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.