Report Date: 8/15/2014
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Aug 15, 2014 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, August 15, 2014
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were uneven,
firm to 5.00 higher at San Angelo, TX and 10.00-20.00 lower at New
Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs
were steady to 4.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 4945 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. 6300 head
of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were steady and
6200 head of formula sales of carcasses under 55 lbs were not well tested;
55-75 lbs were 3.00-4.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were 4.00-5.00 lower and over
85 lbs were not well tested. 5,283 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and
down .05 lower; 45-55 lbs 6.48 higher and 55 lbs and up 1.07-1.73 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 105-125 lbs 132.00-152.00.
VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 155.00-159.00; 110-130 lbs 150.00-
157.50; 130-160 lbs 150.00-155.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 160.00-185.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: shorn 120-155 lbs 149.50-150.50; wooled 110-160 lbs
147.00-152.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 105-165 lbs 153.00-156.00; shorn 142
lbs 144.00.
Missouri: 90-100 lbs 145.00-165.00; 100-160 lbs 145.00-159.00.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 178.00-194.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-178.00, few
180.00-189.00; 70-80 lbs 164.00-174.00; 80-90 lbs
160.00-171.00; 104 lbs 160.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 162.00-200.00; 60-80 lbs 178.00-200.00; 80-
90 lbs 180.00-190.00; 90-110 lbs 178.00-194.00.
Kalona, IA: 40-60 lbs 183.00-187.50; 68 lbs 195.00; 70-80 lbs
172.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-173.00.
Ft. Collins: 35 lbs 245.00; 50 lbs 230.00; 91 lbs 207.50.
Missouri: 50-70 lbs 165.00-192.50; 70-90 lbs 160.00-185.00.
Virginia: 60-90 lbs 120.00-160.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-157.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
6300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 121-155 lbs 130.00-
162.50 (wtd avg 153.01).
CA: 4300: Feeder Lambs 105-115 lbs 175.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 59.00-63.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 62.00-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 54.00-
62.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00-53.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00-35.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 87.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
70.00-90.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 61.00-66.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 48.00-54.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 55.00-61.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.00-65.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 57.00-
61.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 53.00-61.00; Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.00-58.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 46.00-
54.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 35.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-82.50; Utility 1-2 45.00-67.50.
Virginia: Good 2-4 62.50.
Kalona: Good 2-3 67.00-73.00; Utility 1-2 60.00-40.00; Cull and
Utility 1-2 60.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 45-60 lbs 190.00-191.00; 60-70 lbs 174.00-188.00; 70-90
lbs 172.00-183.00, few 186.00-190.00; 90-105 lbs 175.00-
179.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 45-50 lbs 202.50-210.00; 50-55 lbs 205.00-215.00; 80-90
lbs 202.50-205.00; 100-110 lbs 190.00-200.00; 117 lbs
180.50; 120-125 lbs 170.00-177.50.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 212.00-216.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-216.00; 70-80
lbs 206.00-217.00; 80-90 lbs 184.50-208.00; 90-100 lbs
176.00-191.00; 100-110 lbs 173.00-183.00; 110-130 lbs
162.00-175.00; 130-140 lbs 161.00-162.00.
Kalona: 50-55 lbs 190.00-210.00; 63 lbs 190.00; 70-80 lbs 182.50-
185.00; 85-90 lbs 155.00-160.00.
So Dakota: 55-60 lbs 220.00-231.00; 60-70 lbs 218.00-237.00; 70-80
lbs 210.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 201.00-216.00; 90-100 lbs
175.00-195.00; 100-110 lbs 174.00-189.00; 110-120 lbs
169.00-184.00; 122 lbs 175.00.
Missouri: 20-30 lbs 172.50-195.00; 30-50 lbs 175.00-197.50; 60-65
lbs 165.00-172.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: open baby tooth to solid mouth 140-175 lbs 69.50-74.00
cwt.
So Dakota: open baby tooth to solid mouth 112.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: young 85-180 lbs 100.00-102.50 cwt.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 260 421.48
45-55 lbs 311 378.50
55-65 lbs 946 335.86
65-75 lbs 1718 320.29
75-85 lbs 1240 304.53
85 lbs up 808 290.84
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 38,000 compared with 40,000 last week and 43,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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