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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Oct. 18:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, with steers trending mostly 1.00 to 18.00 higher and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with lightweight cattle trending 2.00 lower and heavier cattle 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 17.00 higher. Wheat new crop .18 lower. Corn .12 to .22 lower. Soybeans mostly .26 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 185.00-302.50, average 279.37

500-600 lbs. 180.00-289.00, average 264.07

600-700 lbs. 187.00-280.00, average 245.47

700-800 lbs. 211.00-264.00, average 251.59

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 175.00-255.00, average 238.54

500-600 lbs. 200.00-254.00, average 228.14

600-700 lbs. 187.50-245.00, average 217.74

700-800 lbs. 175.00-225.00, average 206.93

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 101.00-132.00, average 116.14

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 112.00-147.00, average 130.25

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.16; Norfolk new crop 5.76; Roanoke 6.50, new crop 6.11

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.17-4.27; Harrisonburg 4.87-5.05; Norfolk 3.92-4.47; Richmond-Petersburg 3.92; Wakefield 4.17-4.27

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 9.49-9.59; Harrisonburg 9.10, new crop 9.24; Norfolk 9.74-10.09; Richmond-Petersburg 9.79; Wakefield 9.79-9.99

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.