RH_LS148 Richmond, VA Thu Jan 31, 2019 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Blackstone, VA Weekly State Graded Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Wed Jan 30, 2019 Feeder Cattle 155 (Steers 43; Heifers 83; Bulls 29) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 440 148.00 148.00 1 500-600 575 144.00 144.00 23 700-800 763 124.00-127.00 125.79 6 800-900 879 119.00 119.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-600 533 146.00 146.00 2 600-700 670 137.00 137.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 760 118.00 118.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 490 110.00 110.00 1 500-600 515 136.00 136.00 5 600-700 616 131.00 131.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 370 110.00 110.00 5 400-500 433 119.00 119.00 8 500-600 552 115.00 115.00 20 600-700 641 104.00-114.50 111.71 mostly 108.00-114.50 12 700-800 734 99.00-105.00 102.97 9 800-900 811 100.00 100.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 447 117.00 117.00 13 500-600 547 113.50-120.00 115.64 6 600-700 675 90.00-100.00 93.15 mostly 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 310 110.00 110.00 2 400-500 430 113.00 113.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 328 100.00 100.00 1 400-500 430 100.00 100.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 345 135.00 135.00 6 400-500 472 134.00-149.00 146.72 mostly 149.00 2 500-600 570 125.00 125.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 365 130.00 130.00 11 400-500 438 140.00-148.00 142.46 3 500-600 560 128.00 128.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 585 115.00 115.00 Blackstone VA Livestock Auction weekly Auction for Wed Jan 30, 2019 All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated Slaughter Cattle 17 head Slaughter Cows 17 head Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean 1200-1600 42.00-46.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 1200-2000 39.00-47.00 Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding 1200-2000 49.00-50.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 850-1200 39.00-36.00 Slaughter Lambs 7 head ***Prices Unavailable*** Slaughter Rams and Ewes 4 head ***Prices Unavailable*** Goats 21 head ***Prices Unavailable*** Slaughter Hogs 20 head Barrows and Gilts US 1-3 350- 400 57.00-62.00 Sows US 1-2 400- 500 42.00-53.00 Sows US 1-3 500+ 47.00-49.00 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 0853e jsh bos