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Richmond, VA    Mon Apr 10, 2023    VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Blackstone VA Livestock Auction
weekly Auction for Wed Mar 5, 2023
All prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated

   Slaughter Cattle   30 head

   Slaughter Cows   25 head

      Slaughter Cows Breaker High Yielding
      1200-1600     95.00-96.00

      Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean
       800-1200     72.00-80.00
      1200-2000     80.00-88.00

      Slaughter Cows Boner High Yielding
      1200-2000     87.00-93.00

      Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean
       850-1200     45.00-50.00

   Slaughter Bulls   5 head

      Slaughter Bulls YG 1-2
      1500-2500     85.00-97.00

   Slaughter Lambs   60 head

      Spring, Wooled Choice and Prime
        60-  80   250.00-270.00
       110- 125   145.00-180.00

      Spring, Wooled Good and Choice 1-3
        30-  60   200.00-280.00

   Slaughter Rams and Ewes   3 head

      Slaughter Ewes 
     Choice 2-4          140.00

   Goats   45 head

   ***Prices Unavailable***

   Slaughter Hogs   15 head

      Barrows and Gilts US 1-3
       395- 405     42.00-58.00

Prices per hundredweight unless otherwise stated.
Price and grade information is reported by VDACS Livestock Marketing 
and disseminated by Virginia Market News Service. While market reports 
reflect the majority of cattle at each sale, there are instances 
where animals do not fit reporting categories and are not included.

Source:  Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
         USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA   804.786.3947
         www.vdacs.virginia.gov/markets-and-finance-market-news.shtml
         market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov

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