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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on August 11: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 2.00 to 27.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, ranging 8.00 lower to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 3.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Wheat mostly .11 higher. Corn mostly steady to .02 higher, new crop .02 higher. Soybeans mostly .07 lower, new crop mostly .07 lower.

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 5.01; Harrisonburg 6.10, new crop 5.66-5.76; Middle Peninsula 5.41, new crop 4.56; Norfolk 5.26, new crop 4.96-5.26; Richmond-Petersburg 4.86, new crop 4.86; Wakefield 5.11, new crop 4.66-5.11

Wheat

Eastern Shore 5.38; Middle Peninsula 6.38; Norfolk 5.63; Roanoke 6.68

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs   211.00-277.00, average 252.87

500-600 lbs   209.00-270.00, average 239.01

600-700 lbs   182.00-288.00, average 244.12

700-800 lbs   206.00-261.00, average 242.27

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs   140.00-229.00, average 211.02

500-600 lbs   175.00-235.00, average 210.20

600-700 lbs   175.00-224.00, average 203.20

700-800 lbs   178.00-216.00, average 203.95

Slaughter Cows

Boning,     800-1200 lbs, 75.00-119.00, average 99.40

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 91.00-115.00, average 103.22

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.