Report Date: 5/15/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri May 15, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, May 15, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
sharply lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 10.00 lower, except
at Ft. Collins, CO they were sharply higher. Feeder lambs were steady
to sharply lower. At San Angelo, TX 7558 head sold in a one day sale.
Equity Electronic Auction sold 770 slaughter lambs in Oregon and 1925
feeder lambs in Texas. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested
and no comparable comparison on feeder lambs. 1700 head of negotiated
sales of slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were 3.00-6.00 higher, over 170
lbs were not well tested. 11,000 head of formula sales under 65 lbs were
not well tested; 65-75 lbs were 3.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were 6.00-7.00
lower; 85-95 lbs were 3.00-4.00 higher and over 95 lbs were 10.00-15.00
higher. 5,214 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 17.83 lower; 45-
65 lbs 2.29-3.47 higher and 65 lbs and up .51-1.47 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 105-160 lbs 120.00-140.00.
VA: no test.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-200 lbs 182.00-212.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 109 lbs 177.00; 120-130 lbs 167.00-
168.00; 135-145 lbs 149.50-154.00; 153 lbs 144.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: wooled 115-130 lbs 162.00-192.50.
Missouri: 90-100 lbs 155.00-167.50; 100-115 lbs 161.00-176.00;
140 lbs 152.50.
Equity Elec: wooled 114 lbs 138.25; shorn 140 lbs 133.00.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 204.00-218.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-200.00, few
202.00-208.00; 70-80 lbs 174.00-186.00, few 190.00;
80-90 lbs 170.00-175.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-170.00.
Pennsylvania: 60-80 lbs 227.00-237.00; 80-110 lbs 215.00-227.00.
Kalona, IA: 70-80 lbs 165.00-175.00; 80-90 lbs 172.00-173.00.
Ft. Collins: 60-65 lbs 220.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs 217.50-220.00; 80-
90 lbs 200.00-204.00; 95-105 lbs 195.00-200.00.
Missouri: 40-50 lbs 160.00-180.00, few 202.50; 50-60 lbs 165.00-
190.00, few 192.50; 60-80 lbs 160.00-190.00; 80-90 lbs
155.00-175.00, few 183.00; 100-110 lbs 164.00-169.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 205.00-212.50; 60-80 lbs 205.00; 80-110 lbs
205.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
1700: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 130-166 lbs 130.00-
153.12 (wtd avg 146.30), 190-197 lbs 122.69-125.60
(wtd avg 124.17); wooled 89-106 lbs 180.00-191.15 (wtd
avg 186.41).
TX 200: Feeder Lambs 85 lbs new crop 165.00.
CA: 1700: Feeder Lambs 120-130 lbs new crop 137.00-140.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 64.00-73.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 71.00-82.00, few 82.00-90.00; Utility 1-2
(thin) 60.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
56.00-59.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 82.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 66.00-
77.00; Cull 1 50.00-69.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 70.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
85.00-93750; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 no test; Good 2-3 no test; Utility and
Good 1-3 no test; Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 66.00-73.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
65.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 61.00-70.00; Cull 1 30.00-
47.50.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-77.50; Utility 1-2 42.50-
60.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 79.00-90.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 70.00-95.00; Utility and Good 1-3 80.00-95.00;
Utility 1-2 65.00-75.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 40-50 lbs 190.00; 60-90 lbs 165.00-182.00; 95-
115 lbs 150.00-156.00. old crop 60-115 lbs 125.00-140.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 47 lbs 215.00; 50-55 lbs 205.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: 35-40 lbs 230.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 200.00-220.00; 60-70
lbs 180.00; 95-100 lbs 170.00-180.00.
So Dakota: 40-45 lbs 240.00-255.00; 50-60 lbs 205.00-220.00; 60-75
lbs 200.00-210.00; 88 lbs 190.00.
Missouri: 30-40 lbs 170.00-195.00; 40-50 lbs 160.00-170.00.
Equity Elec: 85 lbs 171.25 with 1.00 slide over 90 lbs and under 80
lbs and weighed with a 2 percent shrink.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: wooled baby tooth to solid mouth 101.00-104.00 per head;
hair ewe lambs 55-85 lbs 216.00-246.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: open young 142 lbs 75.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: mixed age 140-200 lbs 80.00-95.00 cwt.
Missouri: mixed age 80-100 lbs 73.00-95.00 cwt; ewes and lambs
150.00-200.00 per family, few 235.00-300.00 per family;
hair ewes and lambs 92.50 per head.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 127 491.31
45-55 lbs 209 406.40
55-65 lbs 518 347.52
65-75 lbs 741 321.05
75-85 lbs 987 302.79
85 lbs up 2632 285.93
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 33,000 compared with 37,000 last week and 41,000 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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