Report Date: 5/22/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri May 22, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, May 22, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly
steady 20.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder
lambs were steady to 15.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 4175 head sold in
a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading
slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 2500 head of negotiated
sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 3.00 higher. 9200 head of formula
sales under 65 lbs were not well tested; 65-75 lbs were sharply lower; 75-
85 lbs were 4.00-5.00 lower; 85-95 lbs were steady to 1.00 lower and over
95 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. 6,278 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs
and down 2.60 higher; 45-55 lbs 10.76 higher; 55-65 lbs 5.18 lower; 65-75
lbs 1.02 higher and 75 lbs and up .57-1.75 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 100-135 lbs 122.00-140.00.
VA: wooled 80-110 lbs 135.00-178.00; 110-125 lbs 170.00-
171.00; 130-160 lbs 171.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 212.00-218.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 107 lbs 173.00; 125-135 lbs 160.00-
164.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: wooled 120-140 lbs 170.00-172.50.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 220.00-234.00, few 238.00; 60-70 lbs 202.00-
228.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-212.00, few 218.00; 80-90 lbs
180.00-196.00, few 200.00; 90-100 lbs 170.00-184.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 275.00-305.00; 50-80 lbs 220.00-245.00; 80-
110 lbs 225.00-233.00.
Kalona, IA: 65-70 lbs 217.50-220.00; 70-80 lbs 192.50-200.00; 80-
90 lbs 180.00-186.00; 90-105 lbs 180.00-190.00.
Ft. Collins: 77 lbs 210.00; 90-105 lbs 200.00-207.50.
Missouri: 40-70 lbs 160.00-192.50; 70-90 lbs 155.00-178.00; 90-
110 lbs 165.00-171.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 175.00-206.00; 60-90 lbs 190.00-214.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2500: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 129-166 lbs 127.00-
164.00 (wtd avg 150.05); 180-199 lbs 125.00-131.00
(wtd avg 128.05).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00, few 74.00; Utility and
Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 70.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
61.00-72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 54.00-
60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 46.00-50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 68.00-
78.00; Cull 1 54.00-67.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 75.00-81.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
80.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 52.50-62.50; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 40.00-48.00.
Billings, MT: Good 2-4 65.00-77.00; Utility and Good 1-3 58.00-66.00;
Cull 1 54.50-62.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 73.00-82.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
61.00-67.00; Utility 1-2 59.00-66.00; Cull 1 54.00-
57.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 47.00-78.00; Cull 1 45.00-61.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 63.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 40.00-78.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 70.00-87.50; Utility and Good 1-3 62.50-74.00;
Utility 1-2 65.00-72.50.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 40-60 lbs 200.00-210.00; 60-70 lbs 184.00-
190.00; 70-90 lbs 170.00-187.00; 97 lbs 175.00. old crop
70-80 lbs 160.00-162.00; 98 lbs 152.00; 110-120 lbs
125.00-142.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 30-40 lbs 190.00-200.00.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 194.00-201.00; 60-80 lbs 190.00-205.00; 80-90
lbs 190.00-200.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00-189.00. old crop
90-110 lbs 140.00-150.00.
Kalona: 40-50 lbs 220.00-242.50; 50-55 lbs 215.00-227.50; 60-70
lbs 193.00-222.50; 84 lbs 184.00.
So Dakota: 51 lbs 235.00; 66 lbs 230.00; 70-75 lbs 220.00-230.00;
85-90 lbs 192.50-199.00.
Missouri: 25-45 lbs 175.00-187.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: open baby tooth to solid mouth 95-110 lbs 95.00-113.00
cwt; solid mouth 160-190 lbs 63.00-81.00 cwt; aged 120-
160 lbs 58.00-63.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: mixed age 197 lbs 83.00 cwt.
Missouri: mixed age 90-120 lbs 90.00-110.00 cwt; hair ewes 140.00-
165.00 per head, few 200.00 per head.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 194 493.91
45-55 lbs 110 417.16
55-65 lbs 841 342.34
65-75 lbs 1221 322.07
75-85 lbs 1709 302.22
85 lbs up 2203 284.18
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 36,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 43,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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