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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, March 8:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Wheat new crop .39 lower. Corn .05 to .22 higher, new crop .06 higher. Soybeans mostly .29 to .48 higher, new crop mostly .21 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 205.00-325.00, average 305.81

500-600 lbs. 252.50-324.50, average 297.27

600-700 lbs. 213.00-305.00, average 271.28

700-800 lbs. 215.00-260.50, average 250.77

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 215.00-278.00, average 255.37

500-600 lbs. 200.00-260.00, average 244.42

600-700 lbs. 192.50-248.00, average 225.06

700-800 lbs. 135.00-219.50, average 207.43

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 79.00-120.00, average 109.80

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 93.00-125.00, average 110.42

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.50; Norfolk new crop 4.90; Roanoke 5.39, new crop 5.80

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.28, new crop 4.64; Harrisonburg 4.90-4.96, new crop 5.29; Norfolk 4.06-4.48, new crop 4.79; Richmond-Petersburg 4.03, new crop 4.69; Wakefield 3.81, new crop 4.74-4.94

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.21-11.31, new crop 10.94-11.04; Harrisonburg 10.35; Norfolk 11.66, new crop 11.64; Richmond-Petersburg 11.36, new crop 11.14; Wakefield 11.12, new crop 11.24-11.44

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.