Ag trends announced: week of June 23, 2023

Published 3:34 pm Friday, June 30, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on June 23: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 4.00 to 18.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Wheat .72 to .80 higher. Corn .20 to .46 higher, new crop mostly .46 higher. Soybeans uneven, ranging .89 lower to .73 higher, new crop .48 higher.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 150.00-255.00, average 238.35

500-600 lbs 160.00-256.00, average 235.33

600-700 lbs 166.00-249.00, average 227.70

700-800 lbs 178.00-229.00, average 214.72

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 170.00-229.00, average 216.74

500-600 lbs 139.00-239.00, average 214.90

600-700 lbs 132.00-213.00, average 198.37

700-800 lbs 163.00-205.00, average 177.20

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 74.00-109.00, average 89.43

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 83.00-100.00, average 93.48

CORN

Eastern Shore 6.46, new crop 6.26; Harrisonburg 7.37-7.40, new crop 6.91-7.01; Middle Peninsula 6.66, new crop 5.81; Norfolk 6.96, new crop 6.12-6.51; Richmond-Petersburg new crop 6.11; Wakefield 6.56-6.61, new crop 6.41-6.56

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 14.71-14.81, new crop 12.90-13.00; Harrisonburg 12.63; Middle Peninsula 14.40, new crop 12.90; Norfolk 14.55, new crop 13.30-13.50; Richmond-Petersburg 13.93, new crop 13.10-13.35; Wakefield 14.80, new crop 13.30-13.40

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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