Abingdon - TriState Weekly Auction VA

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Richmond, VA     Mon May 21, 2012    VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

  Tri-State VA Livestock Auction
  Weekly Auction for Fri May 18, 2012
  All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated

   Feeder Cattle   368 head

   Feeder Steers   125 head

      Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
       200- 300          221.00
       300- 400   189.00-221.00
       400- 500   179.00-187.00
       500- 600   150.00-174.00
       600- 700   152.00-160.00
       700- 800          142.00
       800- 900          125.00
       900-1000   112.00-125.00
      1000-1100          109.00

      Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
       200- 300          190.00
       300- 400   162.00-190.00
       400- 500   155.00-192.50
       500- 600   168.00-173.50
       600- 700   140.00-164.00
       700- 800   124.00-136.00
       800- 900          110.00
       900-1000   100.00-110.00
      1000-1100          102.00

   Feeder Holstein Steers   8 head

      Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3
       200- 300          123.50
       300- 400          119.00
       400- 500           90.00
       600- 700           75.00
       700- 800           96.00

   Feeder Heifers   150 head

      Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
       200- 300          168.00
       300- 400   165.00-168.00
       400- 500   158.00-166.00
       500- 600   145.50-152.00
       600- 700   135.00-155.00
       700- 800          117.00
       800- 900          109.00

      Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
       200- 300          151.00
       300- 400   151.00-187.00
       400- 500   163.00-173.50
       500- 600   120.00-163.00
       600- 700   110.00-143.00
       700- 800   102.00-104.00
       800- 900    91.00-115.00

   Feeder Bulls   85 head

      Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
       200- 300          169.00
       300- 400          184.00
       400- 500   162.00-191.00
       500- 600   153.50-172.00
       600- 700   130.00-140.00
       700- 800   120.00-124.00
       800- 900           94.00
       900-1000           97.50

      Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
       200- 300          169.00
       300- 400          169.00
       400- 500   156.00-186.00
       500- 600   128.00-175.00
       600- 700   121.00-135.00
       700- 800          113.00
       800- 900           94.00

   Slaughter Cattle   134 head

   Slaughter Steers and Heifers   1 head

      Slaughter Steers Choice 2-3
      1000-1100          105.00

   Slaughter Cows   103 head

      Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean
       850-1200     90.00-96.00
      1200-1600    88.00-100.00

      Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding
      1200-1600   103.00-108.00

      Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean
       800-1200     78.00-92.00
      1200-2000     82.00-93.50

      Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding
      1200-2000     96.00-97.00

      Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean
       750- 850     60.00-76.50
       850-1200     76.50-90.00

   Slaughter Bulls   30 head

      Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2
      1000-1500   105.00-116.50
      1500-2500   108.00-120.50

      Slaughter Bulls High Yielding
      1000-1500          120.50
      1500-2500          125.00

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

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