Commodity price trends announced

In Virginia, in comparison to pre-holiday prices, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Wheat no trend, new crop mostly .12 lower. Corn mostly .01 lower, new crop .07 lower. Soybeans mostly .03 lower, new crop .05 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 157.50- 188.00, average 181.69

500-600 lbs 155.00- 185.00, average 174.58

600-700 lbs 145.00- 181.00, average 164.17

700-800 lbs 80.00- 179.00, average 138.37

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 117.00- 158.00, average 144.81

500-600 lbs 124.00- 150.00, average 142.40

600-700 lbs 131.00- 141.00, average 136.47

700-800 lbs 113.00- 133.00, average 125.21

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 61.00-80.00, average 72.21

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 68.00-80.00, average 74.53

WHEAT

Eastern Shore 6.37, new crop 6.59; Middle Peninsula new crop 7.29; Norfolk new crop 7.16; Roanoke 7.97, new crop 7.49; Wakefield new crop 6.99

CORN

Eastern Shore 6.23, new crop 5.91; Harrisonburg 7.22-7.33; Middle Peninsula 6.53, new crop 5.61; Norfolk 6.44, new crop 6.21; Richmond-Petersburg 6.58; Wakefield 6.78- 7.13, new crop 6.31

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 14.21- 14.31, new crop 13.33- 13.43; Harrisonburg 13.69; Middle Peninsula 14.26, new crop 13.33; Norfolk 14.67-15.06, new crop 13.83; Wakefield 14.81- 15.01, new crop 13.73

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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