Beef and commodity pricing
Published 6:00 am Friday, November 13, 2020
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Nov. 6.
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle $1 to $10 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly $4 to $7 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging $3 lower to $2 higher. Wheat new crop mostly .14 cents higher. Corn mostly .10 cents higher. Soybeans mostly .37 cents to .57 cents higher.
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. $123-$164, average $151.06
500-600 lbs. $123-$156, average $142.78
600-700 lbs. $120-$149, average $131.97
700-800 lbs. $109-$135, average $121.78
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. $110-$133, average $124.61
500-600 lbs. $90-$121.50, average $117.97
600-700 lbs. $91-$114, average $110.38
700-800 lbs. $85-$107, average $103.43
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1200 lbs., $35-$64, average $50.38
Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs., $45-$62, average $54.28
Wheat
Eastern Shore new crop $5.57-$5.62; Richmond-Petersburg new crop $5.77; Middle Peninsula new crop $5.97; Norfolk new crop $5.97; Roanoke $6.69, new crop $6.32.
Corn
Eastern Shore $4.09-$4.24; Harrisonburg $4.55-$4.74; Richmond-Petersburg $4.29; Middle Peninsula $4.09; Norfolk $4.19; Wakefield $4.34-$4.64
Soybeans
Eastern Shore $10.49-$10.64; Harrisonburg $10.25-$10.57; Richmond-Petersburg $10.97-$11.12; Middle Peninsula $11.04; Norfolk $10.92-$11.39; Wakefield $11.29
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.