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Published 6:31 pm Thursday, September 30, 2021

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Sept. 24:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows uneven, ranging 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Wheat 0.05 higher, new crop 0.06 higher. Corn mostly 0.01 lower. Soybeans 0.12 lower, new crop mostly 0.12 lower.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs   110.00-174.50, average 162.80

500-600 lbs   100.00-166.00, average 154.31

600-700 lbs   110.00-171.00, average 151.58

700-800 lbs   110.00-166.00, average 150.24

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large

400-500 lbs   119.00-154.00, average 136.07

500-600 lbs   110.00-135.50, average 129.91

600-700 lbs   110.00-142.00, average 131.73

700-800 lbs   103.00-139.00, average 130.98

Slaughter Cows

Boning,  800-1200 lbs, 47.00-70.50, average 62.21

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 54.00-69.00, average 62.11

Wheat

Eastern Shore 6.73, new crop 6.38-6.48; Middle Peninsula 7.43, new crop 6.93; Norfolk new crop 7.03; Roanoke 7.93, new crop 7.48

Corn

Eastern Shore 5.29; Harrisonburg 5.94-6.04, new crop 5.89-5.99; Norfolk 5.44-5.69; Richmond-Petersburg 5.59; Wakefield 4.94-5.69

Soybeans

Eastern Shore 12.89, new crop 12.24-12.39; Harrisonburg 13.19, new crop 12.24; Norfolk 13.14, new crop 12.69-13.14; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 12.74; Wakefield 12.74, new crop 12.74-13.06

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.