Commodity price trends announced

Published 3:33 pm Thursday, January 26, 2023

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Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on January 20: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 7.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 3.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Wheat .08 lower, new crop mostly .08 lower. Corn .06 to .16 higher, new crop steady. Soybeans mostly .04 to .16 lower, new crop mostly .31 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 165.00- 210.00, average 196.65

500-600 lbs 141.00- 204.00, average 192.52

600-700 lbs 157.00- 193.50, average 180.38

700-800 lbs 145.00- 181.00, average 164.94

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 122.00- 167.00, average 157.40

500-600 lbs 105.00- 157.00, average 147.17

600-700 lbs 122.00- 168.00, average 143.98

700-800 lbs 128.00- 162.00, average 141.48

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 63.00-79.00, average 72.06

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 63.00-84.00, average 74.33

WHEAT

Eastern Shore 6.25, new crop 6.46; Middle Peninsula new crop 7.16; Norfolk 6.85, new crop 7.05; Roanoke 7.85, new crop 7.36; Wakefield new crop 6.86

CORN

Eastern Shore 6.62, new crop 5.96; Harrisonburg 7.42-7.57; Middle Peninsula 6.87, new crop 5.66; Norfolk 6.68, new crop 6.26; Richmond-Petersburg 6.87; Wakefield 7.02-7.37, new crop 6.36

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 14.65- 14.75, new crop 13.15- 13.25; Harrisonburg 14.00; Middle Peninsula 14.95, new crop 13.15; Norfolk 15.15- 15.50, new crop 13.75; Richmond-Petersburg 15.15-15.30, new crop 13.35-13.60; Wakefield 15.25-15.45, new crop 13.55

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.