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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Feb. 21:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven in a light test due to weather conditions. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales no trend due to light receipts. Slaughter cows mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher in a light test. Wheat new crop .11 higher. Corn mostly .04 higher, new crop .07 higher. Soybeans mostly .16 higher, new crop .16 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 310.00-370.00, average 343.61

500-600 lbs. 265.00-315.00, average 303.44

600-700 lbs. 250.00-321.00, average 295.18

700-800 lbs. 200.00-293.00, average 269.98

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 207.50-302.50, average 283.53

500-600 lbs. 239.00-276.00, average 260.08

600-700 lbs. 227.50-263.00, average 252.42

700-800 lbs. 210.00-240.00, average 226.20

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1,200 lbs., 105.00-140.00, average 122.93

Breakers, 1,200-1,600 lbs., 117.00-145.00, average 131.75

Wheat

Eastern Shore new crop 5.29; Middle Peninsula new crop 5.64; Norfolk new crop 5.74; Roanoke 6.96, new crop 5.99; Wakefield new crop 5.69

Corn

Eastern Shore 5.08-5.16, new crop 4.80-4.85; Harrisonburg 5.85-5.88; Middle Peninsula new crop 4.45; Norfolk 4.83-5.48, new crop 5.00; Richmond-Petersburg 4.73, new crop 4.85; Wakefield 5.03-5.13, new crop 5.15

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 10.01-10.11; Harrisonburg 9.40-9.71; Middle Peninsula new crop 10.26; Norfolk 10.31-10.66, new crop 10.71; Richmond-Petersburg 10.36-10.41; Wakefield 10.41-10.46, new crop 10.56.

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.