Abingdon - TriState Weekly Auction VA

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Richmond, VA     Mon Jan 28, 2013    VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

  Tri-State VA Livestock Auction
  Weekly Auction for Fri Jan 25, 2013
  All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated

  Feeder Cattle   88 head

   Feeder Steers   26 head

      Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
       300- 400          167.00
       400- 500   169.00-172.50
       500- 600   158.00-166.00
       600- 700          140.00
       800- 900          115.00

   Feeder Heifers   30 head

      Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
       300- 400   154.00-167.00
       400- 500   149.00-157.00
       500- 600          144.00
       600- 700   117.00-120.00

   Feeder Bulls   32 head

      Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
       400- 500   155.00-169.00
       500- 600          164.00
       600- 700          126.00
       700- 800          120.00

      Feeder Bulls Small 1
       300- 400   102.00-110.00

   Slaughter Cattle   60 head

   Slaughter Cows   56 head

      Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean
       850-1200     74.00-81.00
      1200-1600     75.00-86.00

      Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding
      1200-1600     88.00-90.00

      Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean
       800-1200     70.00-77.00
      1200-2000     74.00-83.00

      Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean
       850-1200     58.00-67.00

   Slaughter Bulls   4 head

      Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2
      1000-1500     90.00-95.50
      1500-2500           93.00
      
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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