Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Feb. 16, 2024

Published 10:36 am Monday, February 26, 2024

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Feb. 16:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven, with steers trending 1.00 to 12.00 higher and heifers 8.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 4.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Wheat new crop .27 lower. Corn .07 to .20 lower, new crop .15 to .20 lower. Soybeans mostly .32 lower, new crop .32 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 247.00-312.00, average 298.58

500-600 lbs. 225.00-313.00, average 283.00

600-700 lbs. 207.50-276.00, average 261.00

700-800 lbs. 170.00-246.00, average 241.56

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 162.00-255.00, average 242.32

500-600 lbs. 192.50-240.00, average 231.45

600-700 lbs. 170.00-235.00, average 208.37

700-800 lbs. 169.00-213.00, average 197.08

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 69.00-110.00, average 97.23

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 90.00-117.00, average 102.89

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 4.75; Norfolk new crop 5.20; Roanoke 5.77, new crop 6.10

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.08, new crop 4.52; Harrisonburg 4.88-4.90; Norfolk 3.98-4.43, new crop 4.67; Richmond-Petersburg 3.83, new crop 4.57; Wakefield new crop 4.67-4.82

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.12-11.22, new crop 10.71-10.81; Harrisonburg 10.85; Norfolk 11.72, new crop 11.51; Richmond-Petersburg 11.22, new crop 11.01; Wakefield 11.17, new crop 10.91-11.31

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.