RH_LS148 Richmond, VA Thu Aug 02, 2012 VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Blackstone, VA Weekly State Graded Cattle Sale State Graded Weighted Average for Wed Aug 01, 2012 Feeder Cattle 121 (Steers 22; Heifers 62; Bulls 37) Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 572 129.00 129.00 2 600-700 630 125.00 125.00 3 700-800 728 110.00-112.50 111.65 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 468 134.00 134.00 3 500-600 584 123.00-128.00 124.64 5 600-700 669 114.00 114.00 1 700-800 720 104.00 104.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 370 145.00 145.00 1 800-900 845 102.00 102.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 580 116.00 116.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 380 107.00 107.00 5 400-500 453 107.00-119.50 117.04 5 500-600 546 114.00-115.00 114.81 16 600-700 660 103.00-113.00 108.57 4 700-800 736 108.00 108.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 340 119.00 119.00 7 400-500 447 115.00-115.50 115.42 7 500-600 561 95.00-117.00 111.85 2 600-700 630 103.00 103.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 372 120.00 120.00 2 400-500 455 109.00-110.00 109.46 1 500-600 515 109.00 109.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 370 120.00 120.00 4 500-600 520 103.50 103.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-500 460 116.00-129.00 120.06 2 500-600 558 104.00-114.00 108.89 1 600-700 685 96.00 96.00 3 700-800 715 95.00-97.00 96.33 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 382 128.00-145.00 133.57 14 400-500 467 108.00-130.00 118.74 1 500-600 550 114.00 114.00 1 700-800 760 93.00 93.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 420 120.00 120.00 1 500-600 585 114.00 114.00 4 600-700 658 101.50 101.50 Blackstone VA Livestock Auction Weekly Auction for Wed Aug 01, 2012 All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated Slaughter Cattle 36 head Slaughter Cows 35 head Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200 73.50-80.00 1200-1600 75.00-84.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200 71.00-82.50 1200-2000 77.50-84.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean 850-1200 54.50-68.00 Slaughter Bulls 1 head Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2 1000-1500 80.00 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 0915e ndm hdl .