Ag trends announced
Published 5:18 pm Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 17: State graded feeder cattle mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, ranging 6.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 4.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Wheat mostly .33 higher, new crop mostly .32 higher. Corn mostly .21 higher, new crop .05 higher. Soybeans mostly .19 lower, new crop .35 lower.
STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE
400-500 lbs 195.00-265.00, average 229.17
500-600 lbs 160.00-226.00, average 221.20
600-700 lbs 120.00-230.00, average 218.51
700-800 lbs 142.00-210.00, average 193.05
STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE
400-500 lbs 151.00-204.00, average 187.29
500-600 lbs 165.00-189.00, average 180.62
600-700 lbs 143.00-195.00, average 178.98
700-800 lbs 131.00-169.00, average 159.04
WHEAT
Eastern Shore new crop 6.19; Middle Peninsula 6.84, new crop 6.94; Norfolk 6.69, new crop 6.69; Roanoke 7.09, new crop 7.34; Wakefield new crop 6.59
CORN
Eastern Shore 6.18, new crop 5.64; Harrisonburg 7.02-7.33, new crop 6.29-6.39; Middle Peninsula 6.43, new crop 5.29; Norfolk 6.83, new crop 5.50-5.89; Richmond-Petersburg 6.33, new crop 5.69; Wakefield 6.58-6.83, new crop 5.99
SOYBEANS
Eastern Shore 14.42-14.52, new crop 12.75-12.85; Harrisonburg 14.28; Middle Peninsula 14.72, new crop 12.75; Norfolk 15.27, new crop 13.15-13.35; Richmond-Petersburg 14.92-15.02, new crop 12.95-13.20; Wakefield 14.97-15.02, new crop 13.15
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.