Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief – Oct. 25, 2024
Published 8:00 am Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Oct. 25:
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 16.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with lightweight cattle trending 4.00 to 7.00 higher and heavy cattle 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 20.00 lower to 23.00 higher. Wheat new crop .11 lower. Corn mostly .15 higher. Soybeans .02 to .12 higher.
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 234.00-310.00, average 277.12
500-600 lbs. 210.00-319.00, average 278.53
600-700 lbs. 232.50-280.00, average 251.00
700-800 lbs. 219.00-245.00, average 235.19
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 200.00-265.00, average 233.36
500-600 lbs. 185.00-254.00, average 227.82
600-700 lbs. 182.50-233.00, average 216.99
700-800 lbs. 170.00-215.00, average 203.74
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 100.00-132.00, average 118.25
Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 110.00-130.00, average 118.57
Wheat
Eastern Shore new crop 5.05; Norfolk new crop 5.65; Roanoke 6.42, new crop 6.00
Corn
Eastern Shore 4.35-4.45; Harrisonburg 5.02-5.12; Norfolk 4.07-4.62; Richmond-Petersburg 4.07; Wakefield 4.32-4.42
Soybeans
Eastern Shore 9.61-9.71; Harrisonburg 9.15, new crop 9.31; Norfolk 9.81-10.16; Richmond-Petersburg 9.81; Wakefield 9.86-10.06
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.