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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, April 5:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 7.00 to 19.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 12.00 higher with breakers ranging 2.00 to 18.00 lower. Wheat new crop .04 lower. Corn mostly .07 lower, new crop .05 lower. Soybeans mostly .12 to .20 lower, new crop .02 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 223.00-336.00, average 314.75

500-600 lbs. 250.00-332.00, average 313.47

600-700 lbs. 260.00-300.00, average 275.26

700-800 lbs. 209.00-273.50, average 249.40

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 135.00-280.00, average 260.56

500-600 lbs. 222.50-274.00, average 252.28

600-700 lbs. 201.00-257.00, average 237.57

700-800 lbs. 169.00-231.00, average 218.56

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 83.00-127.00, average 115.55

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 108.00-139.00, average 119.86

Wheat

Eastern Shore 4.62-5.12, new crop 4.82; Norfolk new crop 5.22; Roanoke 5.66, new crop 6.12

Corn

Eastern Shore 4.25, new crop 4.63-4.73; Harrisonburg 4.95-5.05, new crop 5.43; Norfolk 4.15-4.55, new crop 4.83; Richmond-Petersburg 4.00, new crop 4.73; Wakefield 3.90, new crop 4.78-4.98

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 11.35-11.45, new crop 11.24-11.34; Harrisonburg 10.75; Norfolk 11.80, new crop 11.94; Richmond-Petersburg 11.70, new crop 11.44; Wakefield 11.35, new crop 11.54-11.74

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.