Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — March 29
Published 11:00 am Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, March 29:
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 13.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with steers ranging 16.00 to 28.00 higher and heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 17.00 higher. Wheat new crop .14 higher. Corn mostly .01 higher, new crop .01 higher. Soybeans mostly .20 lower, new crop .18 lower.
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 279.00-362.50, average 323.25
500-600 lbs. 270.00-311.00, average 303.63
600-700 lbs. 226.00-280.00, average 263.30
700-800 lbs. 220.00-255.00, average 238.82
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 180.00-290.00, average 271.37
500-600 lbs. 187.50-285.00, average 250.67
600-700 lbs. 200.00-248.00, average 228.76
700-800 lbs. 160.00-225.00, average 209.30
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 90.00-129.00, average 109.01
Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 113.00-128.00, average 121.42
Wheat
Eastern Shore new crop 4.86; Norfolk new crop 5.26; Roanoke 5.70, new crop 6.16
Corn
Eastern Shore 4.32, new crop 4.68-4.78; Harrisonburg 5.00-5.12, new crop 5.48; Norfolk 4.22-4.52, new crop 4.88; Richmond-Petersburg 4.07, new crop 4.78; Wakefield 3.97, new crop 4.83-5.03
Soybeans
Eastern Shore 11.47-11.57, new crop 11.26-11.36; Harrisonburg 10.95; Norfolk 11.92, new crop 11.96; Richmond-Petersburg 11.62, new crop 11.46; Wakefield 11.47, new crop 11.56-11.76
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.