Ag trends announced: week of Sept. 8

Published 4:25 pm Thursday, September 14, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on September 8: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 2.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 16.00 to 22.00 higher. Slaughter cows, in a light test, mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Wheat .02 lower, new crop .03 lower. Corn mostly steady to .32 lower. Soybeans mostly .05 to .09 lower, new crop mostly .09 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 180.00-275.00, average 245.15

500-600 lbs 197.50-260.00, average 243.69

600-700 lbs 200.00-252.00, average 239.55

700-800 lbs 200.00-256.00, average 238.31

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 173.00-229.00, average 219.26

500-600 lbs 153.00-232.00, average 221.17

600-700 lbs 179.00-228.00, average 211.69

700-800 lbs 175.00-225.00, average 209.12

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 73.00-116.00, average 98.91

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 85.00-114.00, average 101.74

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 5.42; Middle Peninsula 5.70, new crop 6.37; Norfolk new crop 6.02; Roanoke 6.00, new crop 6.92

CORN

Eastern Shore 4.91; Harrisonburg 5.26-6.05, new crop 5.56-5.66; Middle Peninsula 4.56; Norfolk 4.86-5.01; Richmond-Petersburg 4.66; Wakefield 4.56-4.91

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore new crop 13.10-13.20; Harrisonburg 13.00, new crop 12.90; Middle Peninsula 13.40; Norfolk 13.70, new crop 13.50-13.70; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 13.40-13.50; Wakefield 13.60, new crop 13.30-13.55

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.