Virginia ag market July 14 news update

Published 8:00 am Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on July 14:

In Virginia, as compared to pre-holiday prices, state graded feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Grain prices, as compared to last week, wheat .18 lower. Corn mostly .05 to .21 lower, new crop mostly .06 lower. Soybeans mostly .30 to .45 higher, new crop .30 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 197.50-256.00, average 235.35

500-600 lbs. 202.00-278.00, average 242.11

600-700 lbs. 150.00-294.50, average 253.43

700-800 lbs. 160.00-272.00, average 230.74

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 185.00-237.00, average 207.67

500-600 lbs. 170.00-248.00, average 205.69

600-700 lbs. 165.00-216.00, average 192.89

700-800 lbs. 132.00-216.50, average 199.85

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs., 75.00-116.00, average 92.34

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs., 81.00-107.00, average 93.70

Wheat

Eastern Shore 5.50; Middle Peninsula 6.40; Norfolk 5.90; Roanoke 7.00

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 5.06; Harrisonburg 6.14-6.64, new crop 5.71-5.81; Middle Peninsula 5.46, new crop 4.61; Norfolk 5.56, new crop 5.01-5.31; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 4.91; Wakefield 5.21-5.94, new crop 5.21

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 13.20-13.30; Harrisonburg 13.45; Middle Peninsula 14.70, new crop 13.20; Norfolk 14.60, new crop 13.70-13.80; Richmond-Petersburg 14.35, new crop 13.40-13.65; Wakefield 14.85, new crop 13.60-13.70

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.