Report Date: 4/17/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Apr 17, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, April 17, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder lambs were
firm in a light test. At San Angelo, TX 2979 head sold in a one day sale.
No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes
and feeder lambs were not tested. 6500 head of negotiated sales of
slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were firm, no comparison on those over 170
lbs. 11,200 head of formula sales under 55 lbs were not well tested; 55-
65 lbs were sharply lower; 65-75 lbs were 4.00-5.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were
firm; 85-95 lbs were 4.00-5.00 higher and over 95 lbs were 4.00-5.00 lower.
5,518 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 112.89 lower; 45-55 lbs
1.04 lower; 55-65 lbs 4.81 lower and 65 lbs and up .30-.86 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 100-170 lbs 130.00-140.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 122.50-160.00; 130-160 lbs 113.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 130-200 lbs 153.00-180.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: no test.
Billings, MT: wooled 95-100 lbs 190.00-210.00; 121 lbs 141.00; 135-145
lbs 132.00-132.50.
Kalona, IA: wooled 100-110 lbs 170.00-185.00; 115-135 lbs 150.00-
157.50.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-142 lbs 143.00-153.00; 145 lbs
139.00.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-246.00; 60-70 lbs 213.00-228.00; 70-80
lbs 210.00-216.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-208.00; 90-110 lbs
180.00-190.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-80 lbs 285.00-310.00; 90-110 lbs 257.00-270.00.
Kalona, IA: 50-75 lbs 225.00-240.00.
Ft. Collins: 75-80 lbs 220.00-225.00.
Missouri: 40-50 lbs 239.00-249.00; 50-70 lbs 235.00-250.00; 70-80
lbs 251.00-252.50; 94 lbs 235.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 222.50; 60-90 lbs 193.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: 74 lbs 202.50; 80-95 lbs 160.00-164.00; 100-105 lbs
187.50-191.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
6500: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 137-169 lbs 123.67-
150.00 (wtd avg 137.67); 175-203 lbs 115.00-125.00 (wtd
avg 116.61).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 64.00-69.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-80.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 88.00-
98.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 76.00-80.00; Cull and Utility
1-2 (very thin) 68.00-70.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin)
50.00-65.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 62.00-
85.00; Cull 1 60.00-67.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 75.00-87.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
92.50-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 62.50-72.50; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 42.50-50.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 46.00-53.00; Good 2-3 54.00-61.00; Utility and
Good 1-3 49.00-58.00; Cull 1 35.00-49.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 63.00-66.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
54.00-67.00; Utility 1-2 55.00-66.00; Cull 1 43.00-50.00.
Missouri: Good 2-3 60.00-70.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 90.00-106.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 65.00-80.00; Good 2-3 75.00-85.00; Utility and
Good 1-3 72.50-80.00; Utility 1-2 55.00-80.00; Cull and
Utility 1-2 42.50-45.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 55-70 lbs 210.00-214.00; 76 lbs 190.00; 80 lbs
192.00; 90-95 lbs 182.00. old crop 90-110 lbs 168.00-
178.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 49 lbs 240.00; 88 lbs 197.50; 150-155 lbs 120.00-125.00.
Billings: 75 lbs 202.50; 90 lbs 190.00; 110-120 lbs 127.00-139.00;
147 lbs 125.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 40-50 lbs 230.00-265.00; 50-60 lbs 240.00-260.00; 65-70
lbs 225.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00; 80-85 lbs 210.00-
214.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 71 lbs 236.00 cwt, 98 lbs 220.00 cwt;
yearling hair ewes 85-115 lbs 150.00-156.00 cwt; baby
tooth hair ewes 90-115 lbs 132.00-144.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: baby tooth ewes with lambs 225.00-275.00 per family;
solid mouth ewes with lambs 175.00-195.00 per family;
aged ewes with lambs 140.00-150.00 per family.
Billings: aged ewes 135-170 lbs 67.00-77.00 cwt.
So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 230.00-235.00 per head,
thin 155.00 per head, others 120-170 lbs 63.00-66.00
cwt; bred solid mouth 170.00-190.00 per head; ewes and
lambs 60.00-62.50 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 131 489.88
45-55 lbs 129 402.71
55-65 lbs 750 348.85
65-75 lbs 1134 322.44
75-85 lbs 1511 306.71
85 lbs up 1863 291.96
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 37,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 54,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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