Virginia Market News Service Weekly ag brief — Sept. 27, 2024

Published 6:04 pm Monday, September 30, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Sept. 27:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 17.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Wheat new crop .18 higher. Corn mostly .07 higher. Soybeans mostly .28 higher, new crop .28 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 225.00-305.00, average 280.33

500-600 lbs. 225.00-275.00, average 261.52

600-700 lbs. 220.00-282.00, average 252.99

700-800 lbs. 216.00-250.00, average 233.47

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 151.00-254.00, average 238.57

500-600 lbs. 171.00-237.00, average 230.22

600-700 lbs. 209.00-237.50, average 222.54

700-800 lbs. 170.00-218.00, average 203.20

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 90.00-126.00, average 114.06

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 111.00-135.00, average 122.35

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.10; Norfolk new crop 5.45; Roanoke 6.04, new crop 6.05

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.23-4.33; Harrisonburg 4.93-5.20, new crop 4.93; Norfolk 4.03-4.53; Richmond-Petersburg 4.08; Wakefield 4.33

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 10.01-10.11; Harrisonburg 9.45, new crop 9.76; Norfolk 10.61, new crop 10.31-10.51; Richmond-Petersburg 10.21, new crop 10.21; Wakefield new crop 10.31-10.51

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.