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Published 6:00 am Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Nov. 12:

In Virginia state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 7.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 8.00 lower. Wheat .29 higher, new crop .27 higher. Corn .09 to .11 higher. Soybeans mostly .05 to .06 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large

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400-500 lbs 107.50- 176.00, average 161.12

500-600 lbs 86.00- 161.50, average 149.70

600-700 lbs 106.00- 150.50, average 137.06

700-800 lbs 92.00- 160.00, average 146.73

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs 115.00- 137.25, average 131.27

500-600 lbs 93.00- 139.75, average 126.20

600-700 lbs 109.00- 144.00, average 125.15

700-800 lbs 90.00- 135.75, average 125.88

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 35.00-57.00, average 51.21

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 45.00-64.00, average 55.11

Wheat

Eastern Shore 7.58, new crop 7.31; Middle Peninsula new crop 7.86; Norfolk new crop 7.96; Roanoke 8.28, new crop 8.41, Wakefield new crop 7.96

Corn

Eastern Shore 5.79; Harrisonburg 6.29-6.49; Norfolk 5.79; Richmond-Petersburg 6.09; Wakefield 5.04-6.34

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.72; Harrisonburg 11.59-11.82; Norfolk 12.14-12.37; Richmond-Petersburg 11.94-12.14; Wakefield 12.32-12.37

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.