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National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review

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Report Date: 10/25/2013

LM_LM352
St. Joseph, MO    Fri Oct 25, 2013    USDA Market News

National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review for w/e Friday, October 25, 2013

  No recent price comparisons, however both negotiated live and formulated
dressed transactions sharply higher than last reported.

Negotiated Sales:
This Week:  7200                         Last Year:  3600

Domestic Slaughter Lambs
Choice and Prime:
  Live Sales:
   Wooled and Shorn  110-159 lbs 129.39-157.00 (wtd avg 140.54)

Formula Purchases:
This Week: 10,000                        Last Year: 11,800

Formula Prices established for previously slaughtered lambs.(carcass basis)
                             Domestic   
Weighted Average Weight:      71.7 lbs  
Weighted Average Net Price:  254.84     
Wtd Average Dressing Percent: 50.4  

This report covers transactions reported this week.  Comments and market
conditions include information gathered from voluntary sources.  All prices,
weights, and head counts are gathered through the mandatory livestock reporting
system.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000    stjoe.lpgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_LM352.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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