Wheat, corn and soybeans trend higher

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on April 26: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle uneven, ranging 9.00 lower to 14.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales 4.00 to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Wheat no trend, new crop .68 to .73 higher. Corn .08 to .25 higher, new crop .16 higher. Soybeans mostly .29 higher, new crop .27 higher.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 273.00-337.00, average 317.20

500-600 lbs 252.50-329.00, average 293.77

600-700 lbs 225.00-292.00, average 274.72

700-800 lbs 218.00-253.00, average 241.56

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 202.00-272.00, average 256.94

500-600 lbs 202.00-253.50, average 246.90

600-700 lbs 199.00-237.00, average 228.11

700-800 lbs 163.00-219.00, average 210.65

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 82.00-129.00, average 111.00

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 100.00-128.00, average 116.27

WHEAT

Eastern Shore 5.11, new crop 5.36; Norfolk new crop 5.71; Roanoke 6.12, new crop 6.61

CORN

Eastern Shore 4.42, new crop 4.66-4.76; Harrisonburg 5.05-5.11, new crop 5.46; Norfolk 4.21-4.61, new crop 4.86; Richmond-Petersburg 4.06, new crop 4.71; Wakefield 3.96, new crop 4.81-4.96

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 11.18-11.28, new crop 11.16-11.26; Harrisonburg 10.25; Norfolk 11.73, new crop 11.86; Richmond-Petersburg 11.53, new crop 11.36; Wakefield 11.18, new crop 11.46-11.66

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.

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