RH_LS148 Richmond, VA Thu Jan 23, 2020 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Blackstone, VA Weekly State Graded Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Wed Jan 22, 2020 Feeder Cattle 198 (Steers 14, Heifers 99, Bulls 85) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 490 490 142.00 142.00 1 535 535 126.00 126.00 4 553 553 136.00 136.00 5 638 638 137.00 137.00 1 745 745 115.00 115.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 495 495 129.00 129.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 435 435 95.00 95.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 380 380 114.00 114.00 8 454-470 456 114.00-123.00 121.84 7 540 540 122.00 122.00 1 595 595 118.00 118.00 9 640-641 641 121.50 121.50 1 695 695 106.00 106.00 2 710-715 713 114.00 114.00 1 750 750 116.00 116.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 340 340 90.00 90.00 10 358-365 359 118.00-118.50 118.40 14 461 461 125.00 125.00 12 550 550 122.00 122.00 6 633 633 114.00 114.00 2 728 728 112.00 112.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 337 337 111.50 111.50 8 442 442 112.00 112.00 2 525 525 109.00 109.00 2 568 568 104.00 104.00 1 670 670 100.00 100.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 378 378 110.00 110.00 1 440 440 85.00 85.00 1 680 680 70.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 411 411 138.00 138.00 12 499 499 141.00 141.00 16 561-575 562 132.00-137.50 137.15 9 656-660 656 111.00-119.00 118.11 7 746 746 107.00 107.00 1 765 765 107.00 107.00 1 825 825 95.00 95.00 1 855 855 101.00 101.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 345 345 138.00 138.00 6 350-375 357 127.00-132.00 129.82 5 410 410 143.00 143.00 10 485-487 487 137.00-142.00 141.50 3 575 575 115.00-131.00 125.67 3 645 645 115.00 115.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 75.00 75.00 Blackstone VA Livestock Auction weekly Auction for Wed Jan 22, 2020 All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated Slaughter Cattle 26 head Slaughter Cows 26 head Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200 35.00-37.00 1200-2000 40.00-45.00 Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding 1200-2000 45.00-48.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 850-1200 24.00-29.00 Slaughter Lambs 2 head Spring, Wooled Choice and Prime 60- 80 230.00-235.00 Slaughter Rams and Ewes 24 head Slaughter Ewes Choice 2-4 95.00-100.00 Good 2-4 92.00-107.00 Utility 1-3 76.00 Goats 19 head Kids Selection No 1-2 60- 80 180.00-195.00 per head Kids Selection No 3 40- 60 65.00-80.00 per head 60- 80 95.00-125.00 per head Slaughter Does Selection No 1-2 100- 150 140.00-150.00 Slaughter Hogs 35 head Barrows and Gilts US 1-3 210- 230 40.00-65.00 300- 400 52.00-67.00 400- 550 47.00-60.00 Sows US 1-3 500+ 45.00-50.00 Prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated. Price and grade information is reported by VDACS Livestock Marketing and disseminated by Virginia Market News Service. While market reports reflect the majority of cattle at each sale, there are instances where animals do not fit reporting categories and are not included. Source: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA 804.786.3947 www.vdacs.virginia.gov/marketnews market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov 0935e jsh dst