Virginia Ag Market News

Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 31:

State graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 15.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

Wheat

.30 to .31 higher, new crop mostly .31 higher.

Corn

Mostly .13 to .18 higher, new crop .15 higher.

Soybeans

Mostly .48 to .55 higher, new crop .46 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs 199.00-245.00, average 234.89

500-600 lbs 205.00-233.25, average 228.05

600-700 lbs 175.00-226.00, average 216.93

700-800 lbs 165.00-187.00, average 181.34

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs 171.00-216.00, average 198.04

500-600 lbs 151.00-202.00, average 190.26

600-700 lbs 140.00-169.00, average 164.70

700-800 lbs 121.00-167.00, average 160.02

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 70.00-103.00, average 88.64

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 82.00-104.00, average 93.31

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 6.15 Middle Peninsula 6.77, new crop 6.90; Norfolk 6.67, new crop 6.67; Roanoke 7.02, new crop 7.30; Wakefield new crop 6.55

Corn

Eastern Shore 6.35, new crop 5.72; Harrisonburg 7.15-7.20, new crop 6.37-6.47; Middle Peninsula 6.60, new crop 5.37; Norfolk 6.80, new crop 5.58-5.97; Richmond-Petersburg 6.50, new crop 5.77; Wakefield 6.75-6.95, new crop 6.07

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 14.45-14.55, new crop 12.54-12.64; Harrisonburg 13.98; Middle Peninsula 14.52, new crop 12.54; Norfolk 14.82, new crop 12.94-13.14; Richmond-Petersburg 14.22, new crop 12.74-12.99; Wakefield 14.57-14.85, new crop 12.94

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.