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Virginia/North Carolina Wool Pool Sale Results
Livestock Update, June 1998
Scott Greiner, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
The annual Virginia/North Carolina wool pool sale was conducted by teleauction from the Pulaski Livestock Market in Dublin, Va., on May 7. Ten area pools participated in this year's auction. Results from the auction were as follows:
| Pool | Estimated Poundage | Price/lb |
|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg area | 34,000 | $.450 |
| Rockingham | 45,000 | $.460 |
| Highland | 40,000 | $.475 |
| Orange area | 30,500 | $.470 |
| North Carolina State | 35,000 | $.435 |
| Wythe-Bland-Mtn., N.C. | 34,500 | $.465 |
| Russell-Tazewell | 42,000 | $.475 |
| Clarke area | 29,300 | $.455 |
| Southside Virginia | 19,000 | $.475 |
| Augusta | 12,800 | $.455 |