Virginia agriculture trends announced

Published 6:33 am Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 3. In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle steady to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 3.00 to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Wheat mostly .37 to .40 lower, new crop .21 to .36 lower. Corn mostly .22 to .38 lower, new crop mostly .15 lower. Soybeans mostly .14 to .38 lower, new crop mostly .20 lower.

 

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs 196.00-231.50, average 220.92

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500-600 lbs 88.00-216.00, average 208.83

600-700 lbs 183.00-207.50, average 199.89

700-800 lbs 166.00-199.00, average 190.59

 

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs 164.00-179.00, average 175.24

500-600 lbs 165.00-180.00, average 170.92

600-700 lbs 149.00-180.00, average 163.70

700-800 lbs 149.00-169.50, average 159.33

 

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 52.00-91.00, average 80.56

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 72.00-87.00, average 79.36

 

Wheat

Eastern Shore 5.91, new crop 6.30; Middle Peninsula 6.98, new crop 7.05; Norfolk 6.51, new crop 6.80; Roanoke 7.23, new crop 7.45; Wakefield new crop 6.70

 

Corn

Eastern Shore 6.23, new crop 5.76; Harrisonburg 6.88-7.19; Middle Peninsula 6.44, new crop 5.41; Norfolk 6.84, new crop 5.62-6.01; Richmond-Petersburg 6.34, new crop 5.81; Wakefield 6.59-6.84, new crop 6.11

 

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 14.70-14.80, new crop 13.18-13.28; Harrisonburg 14.25; Middle Peninsula 14.89, new crop 13.18; Norfolk 15.44, new crop 13.58-13.78; Richmond-Petersburg 15.19, new crop 13.38-13.63; Wakefield 15.14-15.19, new crop 13.58

 

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.