Beef and commodity pricing
Published 6:00 am Saturday, November 21, 2020
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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on November 13.
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to $7 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with steers drawing $3 to $5 lower and heifers $4 to $10 higher. Slaughter cows steady to $2 higher. Wheat new crop 9 cents lower. Corn mostly 1 cent lower. Soybeans 35 cents to 45 cents higher.
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. $123-$160.50, average $152.76
500-600 lbs. $116-$154, average $142.91
600-700 lbs. $107-$148.50, average $131.35
700-800 lbs. $107-$136.50, average $128.43
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs. $92-$132.25, average $126.71
500-600 lbs. $81-$127.25, average $120.47
600-700 lbs. $80-$129.00, average $117.24
700-800 lbs. $85-$126.75, average $121.30
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1200 lbs. $38-$62.50, average $51.67
Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs. $42-$62, average $54.25
Wheat
Eastern Shore new crop $5.48-$5.53; Richmond-Petersburg new crop $5.68; Middle Peninsula new crop $5.88; Norfolk new crop $5.88; Roanoke $6.48, new crop $6.23
Corn
Eastern Shore $4.08-$4.23; Harrisonburg $4.60-$4.78; Richmond-Petersburg $4.28; Middle Peninsula $4.08; Norfolk $4.18; Wakefield $4.33-$4.63
Soybeans
Eastern Shore $10.91-$11.06; Harrisonburg $10.65-$10.92; Richmond-Petersburg $11.47; Middle Peninsula $11.46; Norfolk $11.37-$11.81; Wakefield $11.71
Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.