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Published 9:24 pm Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Feb. 11:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Wheat 0.20 higher, new crop 0.23 higher. Corn mostly 0.25 higher, new crop 0.17 higher. Soybeans 0.25 to .045 higher, new crop 0.39 higher. 

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs   161.00-200.00, average 191.12

500-600 lbs   163.00-200.50, average 180.66

600-700 lbs   143.00-178.50, average 165.12

700-800 lbs   130.00-160.00, average 155.37

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs   131.00-161.00, average 151.87

500-600 lbs   122.00-156.50, average 149.00

600-700 lbs   121.00-145.00, average 136.22

700-800 lbs   104.00-158.00, average 143.20

Slaughter Cows

Boning,     800-1200 lbs, 50.00-79.00, average 67.43

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 61.00-87.00, average 75.02

Wheat

Eastern Shore 7.27, new crop 7.00; Middle Peninsula new crop 7.55; Norfolk new crop 7.65; Roanoke 7.97, new crop 8.10; Wakefield new crop 7.65

Corn

Eastern Shore 6.67, new crop 5.95; Harrisonburg 6.97-7.17; Middle Peninsula new crop 5.65; Norfolk 6.62, new crop 5.85-6.05; Richmond-Petersburg 6.72; Wakefield 6.42-6.97, new crop 6.15

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 15.34-15.39; Harrisonburg 14.79; Middle Peninsula new crop 13.92; Norfolk 16.09, new crop 14.22-14.32; Wakefield 15.64, new crop 14.22

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.