Report Date: 8/21/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Aug 21, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, August 21, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were uneven,
10.00-20.00 higher at San Angelo, TX and steady to 20.00 lower at New
Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder
lambs were steady to 5.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 4119 head sold in
a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct
trading slaughter ewes were not tested; feeder lambs were 3.50 lower.
2300 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00
higher. 6800 head of formula sales under 55 lbs were not well tested;
55-65 lbs were 4.00-6.00 higher; 65-75 lbs were 7.00-10.00 higher; 75-
85 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher; 85-95 lbs were 4.00-8.00 higher and
over 95 lbs were not well tested. 5,219 carcasses sold with 45 lbs and
down 34.94 lower; 45-55 lbs 17.87 lower; 55-65 lbs .08 lower; 65-75 lbs
.27 higher; 75-85 lbs 1.05 lower and 85 lbs and up 3.03 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 105-135 lbs 140.00-160.00.
VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 105.00-166.00; 130-160 lbs 169.00-
175.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 166.00-170.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: shorn 130-150 lbs 153.00-157.00; wooled 140-145 lbs
153.00-155.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-155 lbs 155.50-161.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: shorn 95-160 lbs 153.50-157.00; wooled 125-155 lbs
153.50-158.00.
Missouri: 100-135 lbs 150.00-168.00.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-252.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-232.00, few
232.00-240.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-218.00, few 220.00-
226.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-200.00, few 206.00-208.00;
90-110 lbs 170.00-180.00, few 188.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 234.00-257.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-250.00; 70-
80 lbs 222.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 220.00-227.00; 90-110
lbs 184.00-204.00.
Kalona, IA: 50-70 lbs 190.00-197.50; 70-85 lbs 170.00-177.50; 90-
110 lbs 152.50-156.50; 116 lbs 152.50.
Ft. Collins: 50-80 lbs 190.00-210.00; 98 lbs 185.00; 110-115 lbs
177.50-180.00.
Missouri: 45-70 lbs 167.00-203.00; 70-90 lbs 180.00-201.00; 90-
100 lbs 150.00-173.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 150.00-170.00; 60-90 lbs 160.00-205.00; 90-
110 lbs 170.00-180.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 136-163 lbs 145.00-
165.00 (wtd avg 156.09).
CO 9000: Feeder Lambs 110-120 lbs 164.00.
WY: 1000: Feeder Lambs 100-110 lbs 170.00.
OR: 1000: Feeder Lambs 95-105 lbs 163.00.
ID: 600: Feeder Lambs 80-90 lbs 170.00.
5000: Feeder Lambs 100-110 lbs 165.00 del in Sept.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 70.00-81.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 64.00-
72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-60.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 38.00-50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 96.00-112.00; Utility 1-2 90.00-96.00;
Cull 1 82.00-85.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 62.00-72.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
74.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 54.00-64.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 42.00-47.00.
Billings, MT: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 50.00-55.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-
50.00; Cull 1 39.00-44.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 65.00-74.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
63.00-70.50; Utility 1-2 57.00-63.00; Cull 1 53.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 73.00-95.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 65.00-88.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 80.00; Utility and Good 1-3 80.00-85.00; Utility
1-2 70.00-82.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 57 lbs 218.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-208.00; 70-90 lbs 180.00-
186.00; 90-120 lbs 170.00-175.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 93 lbs 170.00; 108 lbs 160.00.
Billings: 48 lbs 212.50; 50-60 lbs 210.00-211.00; 60-70 lbs 207.00-
212.00; 70-80 lbs 191.00-205.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-195.00;
90-100 lbs 178.00-184.25; 100-105 lbs 171.00-173.50; 110-
115 lbs 160.00-160.50.
Kalona: 51 lbs 167.50; 60-70 lbs 175.00-180.00.
So Dakota: 40 lbs 265.00; 80-90 lbs 172.50-191.00; 90-100 lbs
177.00-189.50; 100-110 lbs 174.00-176.00.
Missouri: 25-40 lbs 170.00-190.00; 50-55 lbs 180.00-200.00; 58 lbs
220.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 220.00-238.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: baby tooth 160 lbs 83.00 cwt; solid mouth 135-165 lbs
54.00-56.00 cwt.
So Dakota: yearlings 190.00 per head; baby tooth 210.00 per head;
solid mouth 130.00-150.00 per head; aged 168 lbs 67.00
cwt.
Kalona, IA: wooled ewes 170 lbs 87.50 cwt.
Missouri: wooled ewes 130.00-155.00 per head.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 284 433.87
45-55 lbs 251 372.13
55-65 lbs 1019 343.07
65-75 lbs 1900 326.95
75-85 lbs 1154 313.17
85 lbs up 611 297.43
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 39,000 compared with 36,000 last week and 39,000 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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