Report Date: 3/1/2013
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 01, 2013 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 01, 2013
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
10.00 higher, instances 20.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady.
Feeder lambs were steady to 10.00 higher. A winter storm affected much
of the US and canceled many sales this week. At San Angelo, TX 3607 head
sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct
trading slaughter ewes were not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs.
4200 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00
higher and 14,600 head of formula sales of dressed lambs under 65 lbs were
not well tested; 65-75 lbs were 1.00-2.00 lower; over 75 lbs were 6.00-
8.00 lower. 4,329 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down .23 higher;
45-65 lbs 6.07-16.39 lower and 65 lbs and up .16-.63 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 100-160 lbs 110.00-128.00.
VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 147.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-198.00; 110-120 lbs
168.00-192.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-145 lbs 106.00-109.00.
Oklahoma: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 182.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-182.00; 70-
80 lbs 156.00-174.00, few 186.00; 80-90 lbs 148.00-
160.00; 90-100 lbs 142.00-158.00, few 164.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 260.00-295.00; 50-60 lbs 202.00-215.00, few
217.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-232.00; 70-80 lbs
186.00-217.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-212.00; 90-110 lbs
185.00-195.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Missouri: 50-90 lbs 165.00-201.00; 90-100 lbs 80.00-118.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 142.50; 60-90 lbs 140.00-167.50; 90-110 lbs
135.00.
Oklahoma: no test.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4200: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 100-198 lbs 105.30-
135.00 (wtd avg 118.72); no dressed sales reported.
CA: 9000: Feeder Lambs 110-135 lbs 105.00.
1500: Feeder Lambs 100-110 lbs new crop 117.50.
AZ: 1800: Feeder Lambs 130-140 lbs 105.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.00-56.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 58.00-65.00, high-yielding 68.00-70.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-51.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
(very thin) 40.00-43.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 78.00-92.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
50.00-72.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 (extremely
thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; 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 2-3 (fleshy) 40.00-48.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 33.00-
39.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 10.00-12.00.
Oklahoma: Good 2-3 no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 no test.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 26.00-60.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 50.00; Utility 1-2 28.00.
Kalona: Good 2-4 no test; 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: new crop 50-60 lbs 176.00-188.00; 65-75 lbs 160.00-166.00;
80-90 lbs 146.00-158.00; 105-115 lbs 146.00-150.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 71 lbs 152.00; 88 lbs 131.00; 90-95 lbs 120.00-135.00;
112 lbs 109.00.
Oklahoma: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 142.50-150.00 per head,
few 65.00-115.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Oklahoma: no test.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 166 392.08
45-55 lbs 205 327.03
55-65 lbs 705 286.94
65-75 lbs 790 256.92
75-85 lbs 1328 237.87
85 lbs up 1135 213.80
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 41,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 38,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850
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