Report Date: 7/11/2014
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Jul 11, 2014 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, July 11, 2014
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
5.00 higher, instances 20.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to
5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were steady to 8.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX
5531 head sold in a one day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 740
slaughter lambs in Oregon and North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter
ewes not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 4700 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were steady to 2.00
lower, while over 170 lbs were not tested and 9,000 head of formula
sales of carcasses under 65 lbs were sharply higher; 65-75 lbs were
11.00-12.00 higher; 75-95 lbs were 3.00-6.00 higher and over 95 lbs were
not well tested. 5,602 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 1.77
lower; 45-55 lbs 20.99 lower; 55-65 lbs 4.50 lower; 65-85 lbs .56-.84
lower and 85 lbs and up 1.65 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 115-130 lbs 140.00-166.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 160.00-165.00; 110-125 lbs 165.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 120-160 lbs 192.00-222.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: wooled 100-110 lbs 151.00-153.50; 110-135 lbs 147.00-
152.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 125-160 lbs 153.50-156.00.
Missouri: 100-125 lbs 150.00-159.00.
Equity Elec: wooled 120 lbs 140.00; 140 lbs 156.75.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 170.00-180.00, few 183.00-194.00; 60-70 lbs
168.00-177.00, few 180.00-182.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-
178.00, few 180.00-182.00; 80-90 lbs 164.00-173.00; 90-
110 lbs 160.00-170.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 222.00-262.00; 60-80 lbs 228.00-255.00; 80-
110 lbs 220.00-240.00.
Kalona, IA: 50-70 lbs 170.00-176.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-171.00; 80-90
lbs 151.50-157.50.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Missouri: 50-70 lbs 155.00-178.00; 70-95 lbs 145.00-170.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 125.00-167.00; 60-90 lbs 165.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4700: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 100-159 lbs 137.00-
160.00 (wtd avg 148.13).
TX: 800: Feeder Lambs 80 lbs 170.00.
500: Replacement Ewes 80 lbs ewe lambs 175.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 45.00-51.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 54.00-62.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 48.00-
57.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00-48.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00-39.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 75.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
54.00-66.00.
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 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) 38.50-49.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
35.00-42.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 30.00-39.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 20.00-30.00.
Missouri: Good 2-3 59.00-61.00; Utility and Good 1-3 40.00-52.00;
Utility 1-2 32.00-40.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 61.00-80.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 50.00-60.00; Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-52.50;
Utility 1-2 40.00-42.50.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 172.00-188.00; 60-90 lbs 170.00-181.00; 90-110
lbs 167.00-174.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: 45-50 lbs 165.00-177.50; 60-70 lbs 167.50-168.00.
So Dakota: 44 lbs 260.00; 50-60 lbs 207.00-208.00, few 240.00; 60-
70 lbs 202.00-204.00, few 220.00; 75-80 lbs 184.00-186.00;
85-90 lbs 183.00-184.00; 90-100 lbs 177.00-178.00; 100-
110 lbs 172.00-178.00; 114 lbs 166.00.
Missouri: 25-55 lbs 150.00-165.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: baby tooth to solid mouth wool ewes 102.00 per head; hair
ewe lambs 50-100 lbs 176.00-196.00 cwt; yearling hair ewes
133.00-134.00 per head; baby tooth hair ewes 90.00-139.00
per head.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: solid mouth 140-210 lbs 39.00-53.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: young wooled 94 lbs 80.00 cwt; young hair 105 lbs 95.00
cwt.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 220 444.92
45-55 lbs 212 371.63
55-65 lbs 808 332.96
65-75 lbs 1466 315.53
75-85 lbs 1670 299.66
85 lbs up 1226 286.71
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 41,000 compared with 34,000 last week and 45,000 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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