Report Date: 7/17/2015
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SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Jul 17, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, July 17, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher,
instances 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo,
TX 6020 head sold in a one day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 441
feeder lambs in Oregon. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested;
feeder lambs were 5.00-6.00 higher. 4,000 head of negotiated sales of
slaughter lambs were steady. 8900 head of formula sales under 55 lbs
were not well tested; 55-65 lbs were 1.00-2.00 higher; 65-75 lbs were
1.00-2.00 lower; 75-85 lbs were not well tested; 85-95 lbs were 6.00-7.00
lower and over 95 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. 5,050 carcasses sold
with 45 lbs and down 5.85 higher; 45-55 lbs 10.44 higher; 55-65 lbs 5.48
higher and 65 lbs and up .57-.83 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 100-145 lbs 142.00-162.00.
VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 175.00-180.00; 110-130 lbs 173.00-
180.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 192.00-214.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-160 lbs 154.00-159.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: wooled 90-110 lbs 167.50-172.50; 110-120 lbs 165.50-
167.00; 130-145 lbs 155.00-167.50.
Missouri: 115-140 lbs 158.00-160.00.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 220.00-240.00, few 248.00-250.00; 60-70 lbs
200.00-220.00, few 220.00-226.00; 70-80 lbs 185.00-
200.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-182.00, few 188.00-192.00;
90-115 lbs 165.00-182.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 230.00-260.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-260.00; 70-
80 lbs 210.00-232.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-225.00; 90-110
lbs 196.00-216.00.
Kalona, IA: 40-45 lbs 200.00-220.00; 53 lbs 207.50; 60-70 lbs
195.00-210.00; 70-90 lbs 182.50-197.50; 90-100 lbs
167.00-175.00.
Ft. Collins: 70-80 lbs 195.00-197.50? 80-90 lbs 187.00-193.00; 90-
105 lbs 181.00-190.00.
Missouri: 55-70 lbs 192.00-216.00; 75-100 lbs 161.00-181.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 210.00-226.00; 60-80 lbs 202.00-222.00; 80-
110 lbs 206.00-230.00.
South Dakota: 95-100 lbs 165.00-166.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4000: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 119-169 lbs 153.00-
168.00 (wtd avg 155.80); couple loads 215-220 lbs
125.00.
TX: 1000: Feeder Lambs 80 lbs 191.00.
CA 500: Feeder Lambs 110-118 lbs 165.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-74.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 78.00-85.00, few 86.00-88.00; Utility 1-2
(thin) 65.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
52.00-60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-120.00; Utility 1-2 80.00-110.00;
Cull 1 80.00-92.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 74.00-83.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
85.00-97.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-67.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 37.00-43.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 56.00-56.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.00-69.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 51.50-
56.00; Cull 1 42.50-52.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 53.00-63.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
52.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 46.00-52.00; Cull 1 42.00-
44.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-77.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 80.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 80.00; Cull 1 40.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 47.50; Good 2-3 70.00-80.00; Utility and Good
1-3 70.00-75.00; Utility 1-2 70.00-72.50.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 200.00-226.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-198.00, few
208.00; 70-90 lbs 185.00-190.00; 90-100 lbs 187.00-
190.00; 100-110 lbs 180.00-181.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 63 lbs 197.50; 78 lbs 190.00; 80-85 lbs 175.00-185.00;
99 lbs 172.50; 105 lbs 167.50.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 213.00-224.00; 60-70 lbs 209.00-224.00; 70-80
lbs 207.00-219.00, few 222.00-223.00; 80-90 lbs 192.00-
211.00, few 215.00; 90-100 lbs 185.00-197.00; 100-110
lbs 171.00-186.00; 110-115 lbs 174.00-184.00; 120-130
lbs 155.00-162.00; 130-135 lbs 152.00-156.00.
Kalona: 38 lbs 210.00; 52 lbs 215.00; 63 lbs 217.50; 87 lbs
177.50.
So Dakota: 60-70 lbs 204.00-205.00; 70-80 lbs 199.00-200.00; 84 lbs
196.00; 103 lbs 187.50.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: 90-120 lbs 155.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-65 lbs 222.00-226.00 cwt; 70-75 lbs
204.00-208.00 cwt; 80-95 lbs 190.00-200.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: yearlings 120-175 lbs 80.00-95.00 cwt; baby tooth to
solid mouth 130-210 lbs 63.00-71.00 cwt; aged 56.00-
62.00 cwt.
So Dakota: solid to broken mouth 125-170 lbs 53.00-55.00 cwt.
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 260 480.38
45-55 lbs 184 403.32
55-65 lbs 678 344.31
65-75 lbs 1376 321.56
75-85 lbs 1033 304.71
85 lbs up 1519 286.12
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 37,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 41,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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