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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Jan. 17:

In Virginia, as compared to pre-holiday prices, state graded feeder cattle mostly 7.00 to 23.00 higher, with lightweight steers reaching up to 34.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales no trend due to light trade. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 21.00 higher. Wheat new crop .09 higher. Corn mostly .09 to .34 higher. Soybeans .46 to .84 higher, new crop .44 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 315.00-400.00, average 359.44

500-600 lbs. 240.00-330.00, average 310.34

600-700 lbs. 243.00-325.00, average 291.24

700-800 lbs. 165.00-290.50, average 273.45

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 242.00-312.50, average 287.27

500-600 lbs. 190.00-270.00, average 259.79

600-700 lbs. 185.00-268.00, average 242.62

700-800 lbs. 198.00-232.00, average 216.99

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 93.00-120.00, average 111.30

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 108.00-143.00, average 119.19

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.60; Middle Peninsula new crop 5.10; Norfolk new crop 5.10; Roanoke 5.98, new crop 5.45

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 4.53-4.58; Harrisonburg 5.55-5.65; Middle Peninsula new crop 4.18; Norfolk 4.60-5.25; Richmond-Petersburg 4.75; Wakefield 5.00-5.10, new crop 5.03

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 9.70-9.80, new crop 9.61-9.71; Harrisonburg 9.49-9.50; Middle Peninsula new crop 9.86; Norfolk 10.04-10.39, new crop 10.31; Richmond-Petersburg 10.09-10.19; Wakefield 10.14-10.24

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.