Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief – Jan. 31, 2025
Published 7:00 am Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Jan. 31:
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 18.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Wheat new crop mostly .13 higher. Corn mostly steady, new crop steady. Soybeans mostly .22 lower, new crop .01 higher.
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 305.00-375.00, average 360.81
500-600 lbs. 292.00-340.00, average 319.56
600-700 lbs. 200.00-301.00, average 283.61
700-800 lbs. 247.00-271.00, average 254.94
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. 264.00-307.50, average 290.07
500-600 lbs. 210.00-286.00, average 270.36
600-700 lbs. 210.00-256.00, average 249.61
700-800 lbs. 192.50-270.00, average 242.58
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 96.00-130.00, average 117.81
Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 115.00-146.00, average 127.67
Wheat
Eastern Shore new crop 4.91; Middle Peninsula new crop 5.41; Norfolk new crop 5.51; Roanoke 6.27, new crop 5.76
Corn
Eastern Shore new crop 4.64-4.69; Harrisonburg 5.70-5.80; Middle Peninsula new crop 4.29; Norfolk 4.75-5.40; Richmond-Petersburg 4.75; Wakefield 5.05-5.15 new crop 5.14
Soybeans
Eastern Shore 9.95-10.05, new crop 9.94-10.04; Harrisonburg 9.45-9.69; Middle Peninsula new crop 10.19; Norfolk 10.29-10.64, new crop 10.64; Richmond-Petersburg 10.24-10.39; Wakefield 10.39-10.44
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.