RH_LS148 Richmond, VA Thu Apr 26, 2012 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Blackstone, VA Weekly State Graded Cattle Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Apr 25, 2012 Feeder Cattle 121 (Steers 17; Heifers 50; Bulls 54) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 500-600 556 149.50 149.50 1 600-700 655 137.00 137.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 500-600 536 151.50 151.50 4 600-700 694 136.00 136.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 600-700 633 132.00 132.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 600-700 635 130.00 130.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 360 150.00-158.00 156.08 11 400-500 442 139.00-142.50 141.91 11 500-600 536 118.00-132.50 131.16 mostly 132.50 4 600-700 647 123.50-126.00 124.14 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 371 150.00 150.00 6 400-500 435 142.00 142.00 2 500-600 530 128.00 128.00 1 600-700 675 113.00 113.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 310 130.00 130.00 3 400-500 432 125.00-145.00 131.64 1 600-700 600 109.00 109.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 355 176.00-185.00 180.12 2 400-500 468 147.00 147.00 4 500-600 556 142.50 142.50 7 600-700 663 100.00-118.00 115.61 1 700-800 750 108.00 108.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-400 370 172.00-176.00 173.97 15 400-500 463 140.00-168.00 155.52 5 500-600 563 141.50 141.50 4 600-700 652 110.00-117.00 114.04 1 700-800 770 102.00 102.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 385 166.00-177.00 169.48 2 400-500 493 124.00 124.00 2 500-600 585 122.00 122.00 1 600-700 675 107.00 107.00 1 700-800 710 93.00 93.00 Blackstone VA Livestock Auction Weekly Auction for Wed Apr 25, 2012 All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated Slaughter Cattle 66 head Slaughter Cows 65 head Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200 80.00-93.00 1200-1600 84.00-94.00 Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding 1200-1600 95.00-98.50 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200 78.00-85.00 1200-2000 82.00-87.50 Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding 1200-2000 88.00-92.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 750- 850 64.00-69.00 Slaughter Bulls 1 head Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2 1500-2500 98.00 Cows With Calves At Side 27 pair Medium 1, 5-9 years old with calves 200 lbs 1100-1600 1500.00-1975.00 per pair Medium 1, 10-14 years old with calves 200 lbs 1100-1600 1175.00-1600.00 per pair 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 1145e ndm hdl .