Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Dec. 13, 2024

Published 7:00 am Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Dec. 13:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 4.00 to 17.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales no trend. Slaughter cows uneven, with prices ranging 15.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Wheat new crop .02 higher. Corn mostly .05 to .09 higher. Soybeans .02 to .06 higher, new crop .07 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 235.00-355.00, average 326.24

500-600 lbs. 260.00-320.00, average 301.53

600-700 lbs. 237.50-287.00, average 269.38

700-800 lbs. 230.00-276.50, average 263.02

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 225.00-290.00, average 268.74

500-600 lbs. 218.00-265.00, average 249.70

600-700 lbs. 171.00-245.00, average 230.75

700-800 lbs. 180.00-243.00, average 230.91

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 84.00-119.00, average 108.91

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 92.00-130.00, average 110.76

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.75; Norfolk new crop 5.25; Roanoke 6.09, new crop 5.60

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.49-4.57; Harrisonburg 5.22-5.30; Norfolk 4.17-4.74; Richmond-Petersburg 4.64; Wakefield 4.94-5.14, new crop 4.92

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 9.56-9.66, new crop 9.54-9.64; Harrisonburg 8.90-9.21; Norfolk 9.81-10.16, new crop 10.24; Richmond-Petersburg 9.86; Wakefield 9.96

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.