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Richmond, VA    Mon    Feb 09, 2009    VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Northern Virginia Livestock Auctions

Summary including Front Royal, Marshall, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton and
Winchester for Feb 02-07.

Feeder Cattle   1071 (Steers 276; Holstein Steers 24; Heifers 561; Bulls 210)

     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
     300- 400    98.00-109.00
     400- 500   100.00-114.50
     500- 600    88.50-106.50
     600- 700     83.00-97.00
     700- 800     79.00-85.50
     800- 900           82.50
     900-1000     77.00-77.50
    1000-1100           72.50

     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
     300- 400    95.00-105.00
     400- 500    83.00-100.00
     500- 600     73.50-98.00
     600- 700     72.50-89.00
     700- 800     70.00-77.50
     800- 900           68.00
     900-1000           70.00
    1000-1100           61.00

     Feeder Steers Small 1
     400- 500     76.00-86.00
     500- 600     76.00-82.00

     Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3
     200- 300           69.00
     300- 400           67.50
     400- 500     57.75-64.50
     500- 600           58.00

     Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
     200- 300           88.50
     300- 400     84.00-90.00
     400- 500     80.00-88.00
     500- 600     78.00-88.25
     600- 700     74.00-84.75
     700- 800     70.00-80.25
     800- 900     70.00-78.00

     Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
     200- 300           76.00
     300- 400     76.00-88.00
     400- 500     75.00-85.00
     500- 600     69.50-80.00
     600- 700     66.00-77.00
     700- 800     67.00-73.00
     800- 900     65.00-69.00

     Feeder Heifers Small 1
     300- 400     66.00-84.00
     400- 500     65.00-80.00
     500- 600     70.00-77.00
     600- 700     70.00-72.00

     Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
     200- 300   100.00-115.00
     300- 400    96.00-115.00
     400- 500    89.00-108.00
     500- 600     84.00-95.00
     600- 700     74.00-79.00
     700- 800     69.50-74.50
     800- 900     68.00-69.50
     900-1000           61.50

     Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
     200- 300     71.00-86.00
     300- 400    82.00-100.00
     400- 500     82.00-93.00
     500- 600     79.00-86.00
     600- 700     68.50-73.50
     800- 900           49.00

     Feeder Bulls Small 1
     400- 500     83.00-88.00
     500- 600     80.00-87.00
     600- 700     70.00-73.00

Slaughter Cattle   451 (Steers and Heifers 91; Cows 328; Bulls 32)

     Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3
    1000-1100           82.25
    1100-1300     80.00-86.00
    1300-1500     78.00-87.00
    1590+               79.00

     Slaughter Steers Select 2-3
    1000-1100     73.00-77.00
    1100-1300     76.50-79.75

     Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
    1100-1300     70.00-76.50
    1300-1500     71.50-79.00

     Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3
    1000-1200     81.50-85.00
    1200-1300     80.00-84.50
    1300-1500     79.75-85.00

     Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
    1275-1285     77.00-80.00

     Heiferettes 2-3
    1245-1560     62.00-79.25

     Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean
     850-1200     43.00-52.00
    1200-1600     43.50-54.00

     Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding
    1200-1600     51.50-61.75

     Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean
     800-1200     33.00-52.50
    1200-2000     38.00-53.00

     Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding
    1200-2000     52.00-56.00

     Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean
     750- 850     23.00-45.00
     850-1200     33.00-47.00

     Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2
    1000-1500     47.75-60.00
    1500-2500     48.50-61.00

     Slaughter Bulls High Yielding
    1500-2500     61.00-62.75

   Cows Returned To Farm   59 
      Medium and Large 1 few 2, 4 years old to aged bred 2-8 months
670-1305     390.00-810.00 per head
      Medium and Large 1, 6-10 year old checked safe with calf
             850.00-925.00 per head

   Cows With Calves At Side   33
      Medium and Large 1 few 2, 6-12 years old with calves 95-150 lbs 
1050-1275    780.00-1000.00 per pair
      Medium and Large 1, 7-12 years old with calves 200-375 lbs
             935.00-1025.00 per pair
   Heifers (Bred)   83 
      Medium and Large 1, checked safe with calf
             775.00-900.00 per head
      Medium and Small 1, checked safe with calf
             650.00-785.00 per head

   Calves Returned To Farm   74 
     Holstein Bulls 
      70- 100      5.00-50.00 per head
     100- 130    17.50-112.00 per cwt

Sheep  95 (Slaughter Lambs 25; Feeder Lambs 64; Slaughter Rams and Ewes 6)

     Slaughter Lambs, Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3
      90- 110          120.00

     Slaughter Lambs, Wooled Choice and Prime 1-2
      90- 110          122.00
     110- 130          114.75

     Slaughter Lambs, Wooled Choice and Prime 3-4
     130- 160          102.00

     Slaughter Lambs, Wooled Good and few Choice 1-2
      60-  90    90.00-129.00
      90- 110          119.00

     Feeder Lambs, Wooled Medium and Large 1-2
      60-  90   121.00-124.50

     Slaughter Ewes 
      Choice 2-4        57.00
      Good 2-4          38.00
      Utility 1-3       36.00

     Slaughter Rams
      All Grades    42.00-65.00

Goats   38 

     Kids Selection No 1-2
      40-  60   155.00-165.00
      60-  80   134.00-154.00

     Kids Selection No 3
      40-  60     64.00-78.00
      60-  80           84.00

     Bucks Selection No 1-2
      70- 110   122.00-123.00
     100- 150          104.00

     Does Selection No 1-2
      50-  70          100.00
      70- 100    75.00-105.00
     100- 150     61.00-73.00

Hogs   1 (Slaughter Hogs 1) 

     Barrows and Gilts US 1-3 
     210- 230           51.00

Source:   Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
          USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA   804.786.3947
          www.vdacs.virginia.gov/marketnews
          market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov

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