Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief – Oct. 4, 2024

Published 2:24 pm Monday, October 7, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Oct. 4:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 2.00 to 16.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Wheat new crop .25 higher. Corn mostly .15 higher. Soybeans mostly .05 to .10 higher, new crop .05 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 217.00-307.50, average 279.35

500-600 lbs. 225.00-282.00, average 264.38

600-700 lbs. 217.50-275.00, average 243.27

700-800 lbs. 210.00-255.00, average 240.30

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 168.00-251.00, average 235.18

500-600 lbs. 150.00-244.75, average 232.84

600-700 lbs. 150.00-231.00, average 216.62

700-800 lbs. 179.00-223.00, average 212.07

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 97.00-121.00, average 109.64

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 95.00-128.00, average 117.74

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.35; Norfolk new crop 5.70; Roanoke 6.64, new crop 6.30

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.38-4.48; Harrisonburg 5.08-5.30; Norfolk 4.18-4.68; Richmond-Petersburg 4.23; Wakefield 4.48

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 10.06-10.16; Harrisonburg 9.55, new crop 9.81; Norfolk 10.56, new crop 10.36; Richmond-Petersburg 10.26; Wakefield new crop 10.36-10.56

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.