Report Date: 6/13/2014
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Jun 13, 2014 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, June 13, 2014
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 10.00 lower, except
instances of fleshy ewes 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were mostly
weak to 5.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 4843 head sold in a one day sale.
No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes
not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 7900 head of negotiated
sales of slaughter lambs were 1.00-3.00 higher and 4300 head of formula
sales of carcasses under 65 lbs were not well tested; 65-75 lbs were
steady to 1.00 lower; 75-95 lbs were 3.00-8.00 higher and over 95 lbs
were not tested. 5,258 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 18.03
lower; 45-55 lbs 3.43 lower; 55-65 lbs 2.13 higher and 65 lbs and up
.68-2.27 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 120-165 lbs 152.00-168.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 175.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-120 lbs 188.00-196.00; 130-150
lbs 185.00-204.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 110-155 lbs 152.00-157.50.
Missouri: 90-110 lbs 150.00-160.00.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 170.00-183.00; 60-70 lbs 168.00-176.00; 70-
80 lbs 168.00-174.00; 80-90 lbs 165.00-175.00; 90-110
lbs 163.00-175.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 210.00-230.00; 60-80 lbs 190.00-210.00; 80-
110 lbs 188.00-208.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 79 lbs 197.00; 80 lbs 193.00.
Missouri: 50-90 lbs 150.00-166.00; 90-120 lbs 151.00-161.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 182.50.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
7900: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 124-166 lbs 136.00-
165.00 (wtd avg 147.31); 170-196 lbs 133.00-165.00
(wtd avg 139.00).
OR: 6100: Feeder Lambs 100-105 lbs shorn 135.00; 100-110 lbs
wooled 130.00-132.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 49.00-60.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 60.00-72.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 49.00-
58.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00-50.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 15.00-35.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
50.00-86.00; Cull 1 49.00-54.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 42.00-49.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
49.00-56.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 34.00-41.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 29.00-32.00.
Billings, MT: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no
test Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test;
Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 38.00-47.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
30.00-37.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 26.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 1.00-7.50.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 40.00-55.00; Utility 1-2 30.00-38.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 52.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-90 lbs 172.00-180.00, few 182.00; 90-110 lbs 170.00-
173.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 63 lbs 195.00; 75-80 lbs 187.50-190.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 30-40 lbs 290.00-300.00; 40-50 lbs 272.50-285.00; 50-60
lbs 260.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-240.00; 70-80 lbs
205.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-215.00; 90-100 lbs 180.00-
192.50; 100-110 lbs 159.00-177.50.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: open baby tooth 105-170 lbs 50.00-70.00 cwt; open baby
tooth to solid mouth 125-155 lbs 37.50-47.50 cwt.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: young 148 lbs 65.00 cwt.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 216 432.06
45-55 lbs 141 383.63
55-65 lbs 589 337.67
65-75 lbs 1107 316.72
75-85 lbs 1510 299.19
85 lbs up 1694 285.49
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 38,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 40,000 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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