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The biggest loser

The 5 o’clock Women Social Club and The 5 o’clock Somewhere Ladies group participated in The Biggest Loser Challenge. For the month of February, there were a total of 33 pounds that were lost. Mary Johnson, who was the biggest loser, lost 9 pounds.

 

 

Virginia Ag Market Brief

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 10: State graded feeder cattle mostly steady to 12.00 higher. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 12.00 higher. Wheat .47 lower, new crop mostly .43 lower. Corn mostly .22 lower, new crop .17 lower. Soybeans mostly .02 higher, new crop .08 lower.

STATE GRADED FEEDER STEERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 142.00- 237.00, average 229.76

500-600 lbs 125.00- 242.00, average 216.74

600-700 lbs 170.00- 253.00, average 212.04

700-800 lbs 154.00- 220.00, average 190.56

STATE GRADED FEEDER HEIFERS, MEDIUM AND LARGE

400-500 lbs 141.00- 199.75, average 182.22

500-600 lbs 140.00- 185.00, average 174.63

600-700 lbs 144.00- 180.00, average 164.24

700-800 lbs 136.00- 168.00, average 154.81

SLAUGHTER COWS

Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 63.00-99.00, average 87.87

Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 67.00-99.00, average 86.30

WHEAT

Eastern Shore new crop 5.87; Middle Peninsula 6.51, new crop 6.62; Norfolk 6.04, new crop 6.39; Roanoke 6.76, new crop 7.02; Wakefield new crop 6.27

CORN

Eastern Shore 5.97, new crop 5.59; Harrisonburg 6.82-6.97, new crop 6.24; Middle Peninsula 6.22, new crop 5.24; Norfolk 6.62, new crop 5.45-5.84; Richmond-Petersburg 6.12, new crop 5.64; Wakefield 6.37-6.62, new crop 5.94

SOYBEANS

Eastern Shore 14.61- 14.71, new crop 13.10- 13.20; Harrisonburg 14.38; Middle Peninsula 14.91, new crop 13.10; Norfolk 15.46, new crop 13.50-13.70; Richmond-Petersburg 15.11-15.21, new crop 13.30-13.55; Wakefield 15.16-15.21, new crop 13.50

Livestock prices per hundredweight; grain prices per bushel.