Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Sept. 20, 2024

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 23, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Sept. 20:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 7.00 to 16.00 lower. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 13.00 lower. Wheat new crop .11 lower. 

Corn mostly steady. Soybeans mostly .02 higher, new crop .02 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 257.50-295.00, average 287.00

500-600 lbs. 231.00-294.00, average 272.92

600-700 lbs. 215.00-269.00, average 245.65

700-800 lbs. 185.00-252.00, average 236.23

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 196.00-255.00, average 240.66

500-600 lbs. 197.50-235.50, average 228.95

600-700 lbs. 205.00-235.00, average 217.88

700-800 lbs. 157.00-233.00, average 220.61

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 98.00-121.00, average 111.27

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 105.00-130.00, average 119.10

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.92; Norfolk new crop 5.27; Roanoke 5.86, new crop 5.87

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.16-4.26; Harrisonburg 4.86-5.15, new crop 4.86; Norfolk 3.96-4.46; Richmond-Petersburg 4.01; Wakefield 4.26

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 9.73-9.83; Harrisonburg 9.30; Norfolk 10.33, new crop 10.03-10.23; Richmond-Petersburg 9.93, new crop 9.93; Wakefield new crop 10.03-10.23

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.