Report Date: 3/14/2014
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 14, 2014 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 14, 2014
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
10.00 lower, instances 20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00
higher, except at New Holland, PA 20.00-30.00 lower. Feeder lambs were
thinly tested. At San Angelo, TX 3340 head sold in a one day sale. No
sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were
not tested; feeder lambs were weak. 5500 head of negotiated sales of
slaughter lambs were 1.00-2.00 lower and 9600 head of formula sales of
carcasses under 65 lbs were not well tested; 65-75 lbs were 9.00-10.00
higher; 75-85 lbs were 3.00-4.00 higher; 85-95 lbs were 3.00 lower and
over 95 lbs were not well tested. 4,521 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs
and down 80.49 higher; 45-55 lbs 13.65 higher; 55-65 lbs 4.65 higher; 65-
85 lbs .25-.44 higher and 85 lbs and up .07 lower. 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 110-175 lbs 140.00-162.00.
VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 167.00-178.00; 110-130 lbs 175.00;
130-160 lbs 105.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-120 lbs 180.00-218.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:wooled 118 lbs 230.00-235.00; 145-150 lbs 162.50-165.00;
183 lbs 142.50.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 119 lbs 157.00; 130-160 lbs 152.50-
155.00.
Missouri: 100-110 lbs 161.00-166.00; 135-150 lbs 151.00-155.00.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 216.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 204.00-221.00; 70-
80 lbs 198.00-210.00; 80-90 lbs 193.00-204.00; 90-110
lbs 180.00-192.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 250.00-277.00; 60-80 lbs 235.00-287.00; 80-
100 lbs 230.00-265.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 70 lbs 240.00; 89 lbs 232.50.
Missouri: 50-60 lbs 220.00-240.00; 60-75 lbs 210.00-230.00; 75-
80 lbs 181.00-190.00; 85-115 lbs 165.00-190.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 186.00-206.00; 60-80 lbs 169.00-205.00; 80-
110 lbs 211.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
5500: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 132-167 lbs 140.00-
178.00 (wtd avg 162.72); 171-189 lbs 150.00-160.00
(wtd avg 156.27).
CA: 1000: Feeder Lambs 80-90 lbs new crop 210.00.
1800: Feeder Lambs 135-145 lbs old crop 155.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 63.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium
flesh) 68.00-78.00, high yielding 79.00-84.00; Utility
1-2 (thin) 62.00-69.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
55.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 82.00-112.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
70.00-88.00; Cull 1 50.00-78.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 64.00-67.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
69.00-71.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 61.00-66.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 40.00-45.00.
Billings, MT: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no
test; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 53.00-58.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
45.00-51.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 43.00-
47.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 38.00-44.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 11.00-19.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 45.00-70.00, few 70.00-80.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 68.00-86.00; Utility 1-2 55.00.
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: 45-70 lbs new crop 210.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs new crop
225.00-232.00; 80-100 lbs new crop 201.00-208.00; 90-110
lbs old crop 181.00-191.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 252.50-255.00; 97 lbs 242.50; 100-110 lbs
237.00-237.50; 120-125 lbs 227.50-238.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 38 lbs 260.00; 60-70 lbs 235.00-238.00; 83 lbs 220.00;
105-110 lbs 165.00-190.00; 110 lbs 161.00.
Missouri: 30 lbs 175.00.
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 240.00 per head, others
160.00-170.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: bred baby tooth 160.00-175.00 per head; ewes with baby
lambs 210.00-265.00 per family.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 141 501.43
45-55 lbs 206 377.64
55-65 lbs 599 340.24
65-75 lbs 871 318.50
75-85 lbs 1277 304.16
85 lbs up 1427 292.04
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 39,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 44,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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