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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on May 5: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, mostly 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Wheat .17 to .30 higher, new crop .16 higher. Corn uneven, mostly .38 lower to .07 higher, new crop .02 lower. Soybeans mostly .04 to .14 higher, new crop .13 higher.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 210.00-270.00, average 245.54

500-600 lbs 212.00-261.00, average 239.24

600-700 lbs 192.50-254.50, average 226.86

700-800 lbs 148.00-229.00, average 206.97

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 161.00-230.00, average 207.81

500-600 lbs 150.00-215.00, average 196.14

600-700 lbs 148.00-206.00, average 181.14

700-800 lbs 158.00-188.00, average 178.40

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 53.00-103.00, average 84.42

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 72.00-110.00, average 87.48

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 5.55; Middle Peninsula 6.30, new crop 6.30; Norfolk 5.95, new crop 6.07; Roanoke 6.47, new crop 6.70; Wakefield new crop 5.95

CORN

Eastern Shore 5.74, new crop 5.34; Harrisonburg 6.54-6.89, new crop 5.99-6.09; Middle Peninsula 5.89, new crop 4.99; Norfolk 6.09, new crop 5.20-5.59; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 5.19; Wakefield 5.64-5.89, new crop 5.49-5.64

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 13.88-13.98, new crop 12.19-12.29; Harrisonburg 13.30; Middle Peninsula 14.23, new crop 12.19; Norfolk 14.53, new crop 12.59-12.79; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 12.39-12.64; Wakefield 14.03-14.28, new crop 12.59

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.