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Report Date: 11/25/2016

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St. Joseph, MO    Fri Nov 25, 2016    USDA Market News

National Weekly Slaughter Sheep Review for w/e Friday, November 25, 2016

   Compared to last week, negotiated cash sales of slaughter lambs sold 
steady.  No formula dressed sales trends this week due to
confidentiality.

Negotiated Sales:
This Week:  3800    Last Week:  4300    Last Year:  1700

Domestic Slaughter Lambs
Choice and Prime:
  Live Sales:
   Wooled and Shorn   124-177 lbs 125.34-165.00 (wtd avg 141.90)

Formula Purchases:
This Week:  9000    Last Week:  9100    Last Year:  4700

Formula Prices established for previously slaughtered lambs.(carcass basis)
                             Domestic   
Weighted Average Weight:      73.9 lbs
Weighted Average Net Price:  294.66
Wtd Average Dressing Percent: 50.3

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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