Virginia ag market July 21 news update

Published 6:16 pm Friday, July 28, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on July 21:

In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 18.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales unevenly steady, ranging 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Wheat mostly .87 higher. Corn mostly .43 to .60 higher, new crop mostly .45 higher. Soybeans .10 to .35 higher, new crop .25 to .35 higher.

State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 200.00-257.00, average 237.02

500-600 lbs. 199.00-250.00, average 234.19

600-700 lbs. 160.00-245.00, average 235.04

700-800 lbs. 160.00-232.00, average 226.63

State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1

400-500 lbs. 182.00-229.00, average 207.84

500-600 lbs. 170.00-224.00, average 201.03

600-700 lbs. 135.00-205.00, average 195.83

700-800 lbs. 179.00-192.00, average 185.10

Slaughter Cows

Boning, 800-1200 lbs., 74.00-111.00, average 97.40

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs., 90.00-120.00, average 98.46

Wheat

Eastern Shore 6.27; Middle Peninsula 7.27; Norfolk 6.77; Roanoke 7.87

Corn

Eastern Shore new crop 5.51; Harrisonburg 6.57-6.73, new crop 6.16-6.26; Middle Peninsula 5.91, new crop 5.06; Norfolk 6.01, new crop 5.46-5.76; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 5.36; Wakefield 5.81, new crop 5.66-5.71

Soybeans

Eastern Shore new crop 13.55-13.65; Harrisonburg 13.65; Middle Peninsula 15.05, new crop 13.55; Norfolk 14.95, new crop 13.95-14.15; Richmond-Petersburg 14.45, new crop 13.65-14.00; Wakefield 14.95, new crop 13.95-14.05

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.