Report Date: 1/18/2013
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Jan 18, 2013 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, January 18, 2013
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
1.00 higher, instances 10.00-20.00 higher at New Holland, PA. Slaughter
ewes were steady and at New Holland 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were
steady. At San Angelo, TX 3585 head sold in a one day sale. Equity
Electronic Auction sold 350 slaughter lambs in Nebraska. In direct
trading slaughter ewes were not tested; no comparison on feeder lambs.
2,000 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00 lower and
13,700 head of formula sales of dressed lambs under 65 lbs were not well
tested; 65-75 lbs were 4.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher
and over 85 lbs were steady. 5,733 lamb carcasses sold with 55 lbs and
down 11.57-16.56 higher; 55-65 lbs 1.08 lower; and 65 lbs and up .38 lower
to .41 higher. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise
specified.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-150 lbs 108.00-124.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 120.00-149.00; 110-130 lbs 120.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-120 lbs 132.00-152.00; 130-160 lbs
128.00-134.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 125 lbs 115.00; 130-150 lbs 112.00-
113.75; 150-165 lbs 106.00-111.00.
Oklahoma: 110-145 lbs 110.00-119.00.
Missouri: 115-135 lbs 101.00-110.00.
Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 120 lbs 113.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 184.00-201.00; 60-70 lbs 158.00-178.00, few
188.00; 70-80 lbs 148.00-167.00; 80-90 lbs 122.00-
139.00, few 142.00-149.00; 90-110 lbs 120.00-128.00,
few 132.00-145.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 175.00-204.00; 60-70 lbs 177.00-206.00; 70-
80 lbs 164.00-194.00; 80-90 lbs 154.00-177.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Missouri: 50-90 lbs 110.00-160.00; 90-100 lbs 114.00-120.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 117.00-140.00; 60-90 lbs 148.00-157.50; 90-
105 lbs 125.00.
Oklahoma: 60-90 lbs 152.00-165.00; 90-110 lbs 108.00-127.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2000: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 125-175 lbs 93.50-
121.00 (wtd avg 110.60); no dressed sales reported.
TX: 600: Feeder Lambs 105 lbs shorn 110.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.00-61.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 62.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-
62.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
60.00-80.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test;
Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull
1 (extremely thin) no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 45.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 43.00-
63.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 38.00-42.00; Cull 1 20.00-
22.50.
Oklahoma: Good 2-3 50.00-62.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 38.00-51.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 45.00-100.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 no test.
Kalona: Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 168.00-170.00; 65-80 lbs 130.50-138.00; 105-
120 lbs 121.00-128.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 50-65 lbs 142.50-150.00; 70-75 lbs 130.00-155.00; 80-90
lbs 136.00-142.00; 90-100 lbs 127.00-130.00; 100-105 lbs
120.00-126.00.
Oklahoma: 35-65 lbs 149.00-164.50.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 800140 lbs 81.00-106.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred ewes 77.50 per head; ewes and lambs 110.00 per
family.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: bred yearlings 122.50 per head; bred solid mouth 160.00
per head; bred baby tooth to solid mouth hair ewes 124.00-
140.00 per head; ewe and lambs 56.00-82.00 per head.
Oklahoma: no test.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 190 381.41
45-55 lbs 167 348.61
55-65 lbs 740 281.12
65-75 lbs 1395 254.74
75-85 lbs 1721 235.57
85 lbs up 1520 211.19
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 38,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 34,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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