News on Virginia agriculture markets

Published 4:58 pm Wednesday, June 7, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on June 2:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Wheat mostly .07 higher. Corn mostly .02 to .14 higher, new crop .14 higher. Soybeans uneven, mostly .18 lower to .06 higher, new crop .03 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

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400-500 lbs 219.00- 265.00, average 238.90

500-600 lbs 205.00- 263.00, average 246.06

600-700 lbs 185.00- 238.00, average 229.80

700-800 lbs 202.00- 207.00, average 203.73

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 167.00- 233.00, average 215.84

500-600 lbs 177.50- 228.00, average 212.77

600-700 lbs 179.00- 201.50, average 194.03

700-800 lbs 125.00- 183.00, average 175.47

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 63.00-110.00, average 92.23

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 88.00-118.00, average 99.72

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 5.21; Middle Peninsula 5.96, new crop 5.96; Norfolk new crop 5.84; Roanoke 6.36; Wakefield new crop 5.76

CORN

Eastern Shore 5.78, new crop 5.35; Harrisonburg 6.58-6.74, new crop 6.00-6.10; Middle Peninsula 5.93, new crop 5.00; Norfolk 6.43, new crop 5.21-5.60; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 5.20; Wakefield 5.30-5.65, new crop 5.50-5.65

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 13.00- 13.10, new crop 11.19- 11.29; Harrisonburg 12.22; Middle Peninsula 13.35, new crop 11.19; Norfolk 13.39, new crop 11.59-11.79; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 11.39-11.64; Wakefield 13.09, new crop 11.59-11.69

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.