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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on April 28: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Wheat .53 lower, new crop .50 to .51 lower. Corn mostly .27 to .44 lower, new crop .27 lower. Soybeans .65 to .71 lower, new crop .45 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 

400-500 lbs 190.00-260.00, average 244.50

500-600 lbs 160.00-250.00, average 230.73

600-700 lbs 177.50-247.50, average 221.90

700-800 lbs 165.00-226.75, average 208.25

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs 145.00-216.00, average 197.19

500-600 lbs 120.00-211.00, average 184.27

600-700 lbs 155.00-193.00, average 174.98

700-800 lbs 140.00-174.00, average 169.87

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 66.00-106.00, average 89.15

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 74.00-107.00, average 92.00

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.39; Middle Peninsula 6.00, new crop 6.14; Norfolk 5.65, new crop 5.91; Roanoke 6.30, new crop 6.54; Wakefield new crop 5.79

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.