Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief – Dec. 6, 2024

Published 1:30 pm Monday, December 9, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Dec. 6:

In Virginia, in comparison to pre-holiday pricing, state graded feeder cattle steady to 22.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales no test. Slaughter cows no trend. Wheat new crop .14 lower. Corn mostly steady to .28 higher. Soybeans mostly .12 to .26 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 200.00-330.00, average 311.00

500-600 lbs. 225.00-301.00, average 286.45

600-700 lbs. 239.00-293.50, average 273.43

700-800 lbs. 165.00-256.50, average 246.09

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 200.00-263.00, average 251.57

500-600 lbs. 200.00-258.00, average 241.06

600-700 lbs. 180.00-249.00, average 226.40

700-800 lbs. 155.00-230.00, average 214.65

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 74.00-116.00, average 107.94

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 96.00-130.00, average 118.51

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.73; Norfolk new crop 5.23; Roanoke 6.08, new crop 5.58

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.40-4.48; Harrisonburg 5.17-5.27; Norfolk 4.12-4.65; Richmond-Petersburg 4.55; Wakefield 4.75-5.05

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 9.54-9.64, new crop 9.47-9.57; Harrisonburg 8.85-9.15; Norfolk 9.79-10.14, new crop 10.17; Richmond-Petersburg 9.84; Wakefield 9.94

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.