Report Date: 9/18/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Sep 18, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, September 18, 2015
Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 10.00
higher. Slaughter ewes were uneven, mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs
were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 8566 head sold in a one
day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 335 slaughter lambs in North Dakota
and 270 slaughter ewes in Nebraska. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder
lambs were not tested. 4300 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were
steady to 2.00 lower. 6100 head of formula sales under 55 lbs were not well
tested; 55-65 lbs were mostly steady; 65-75 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher; 75-85
lbs were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower and over 85 lbs were not well tested. 6,644
carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 4.85 lower; 45-55 lbs 5.18 higher; 55-75 lbs
.39-.63 lower and 85 lbs and up 2.43 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 100-160 lbs 140.00-160.00, few 166.00-
168.00.
VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 185.00-205.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-130 lbs 185.00-197.00; 130-150 lbs
177.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: shorn 130-145 lbs 150.00-153.00; wooled 160 lbs 149.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 105-160 lbs 157.50-162.50.
Billings, MT: wooled 100-105 lbs 163.00-169.00.
Kalona, IA: shorn 115-120 lbs 161.00-164.00, 130-140 lbs 157.50-
161.00; wooled 110-150 lbs 154.00-159.00.
Missouri: 90-120 lbs 161.00-173.00, fancy 90-95 lbs 182.00-206.00.
Equity Elec: shorn 145 lbs 161.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-252.00, few 260.00-264.00; 60-70 lbs
220.00-230.00, few 232.00-238.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-
220.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-210.00, few 210.00-218.00; 90-
110 lbs 180.00-198.00, few 202.00-206.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 255.00-270.00, few 290.00; 60-80 lbs 235.00-
248.00; 80-110 lbs 220.00-246.00.
Kalona, IA: 55-60 lbs 227.50; 60-70 lbs 212.50-230.00; 70-80 lbs
200.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 189.00-200.00; 90-110 lbs
157.50-195.00.
Ft. Collins: 50 lbs220.00; 60-65 lbs 195.00-210.00; 70-85 lbs
185.00; 100-105 lbs 174.00-175.00.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 60-80 lbs 185.00-190.00; 80-110 lbs 170.00-206.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: 88 lbs 179.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 100-155 lbs 135.00-165.00
(wtd avg 154.71).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 70.00-84.00, high-yielding 84.00-90.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 61.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
(very thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 30.00-
50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-117.00; Utility 1-2 70.00-88.00;
Cull 1 70.00-75.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 62.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-76.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-58.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 37.00-44.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 53.50-56.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
56.00-64.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.50-63.00; Cull 1
44.00-56.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.00-81.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 67.00-
91.00; Utility and Good (medium to fleshy) 60.00; Utility 1-2
(Medium) 54.00-76.00; Cull and Utility (medium to thin) 51.00;
Cull 1 (thin) 45.00-52.50.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 100-225 lbs 75.00-95.00, few 95.00-97.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 70.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 82.50.
Kalona: Good 2-3 82.50-90.00; Utility and Good 1-3 85.00-90.00;
Utility 1-2 85.00-110.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 212.00-224.00; 60-70 lbs 187.00-208.00; 70-90
lbs 180.00-190.00; 90-110 lbs 178.00-190.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 85-90 lbs 174.00-180.00; 90-100 lbs 165.00-170.00; 100-
110 lbs 152.00-158.00; 120-125 lbs 145.00-149.00.
Billings: 55-60 lbs 191.00-192.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-199.00; 70-80
lbs 180.00-192.00; 80-90 lbs 171.00-181.00, few 185.00;
90-100 lbs 170.00-179.00; 100-110 lbs 164.50-171.00;
110-120 lbs 155.50-167.00; 125-135 lbs 146.00-150.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 50-64 lbs 197.00-208.00; 70-80 lbs 179.00-192.00; 80-89 lbs
174.00-195.00; 93-99 lbs 168.00-181.00; 100-110 lbs 165.00-
172.50; 111-114 lbs 167.00; 120 lbs 164.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 206.00-211.00 cwt; solid mouth
hair ewes 105-125 lbs 92.00-114.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: baby tooth 170.00-177.50 per head; solid mouth 130.00 per
head.
Billings: ewe lambs 130-190 lbs 200.00-300.00 per head; baby tooth
200.00-230.00 per head; yearlings 125 lbs 185.00 cwt;
baby tooth to solid mouth 110-205 lbs 61.00-71.00 cwt;
aged 135-165 lbs 57.00-65.00 cwt.
So Dakota: baby tooth to solid mouth 135.00-175.00 per head. Open
Yearlings 121-185 lbs 240.00-287.50; open young ewes 160-184 lbs
175.00-230.00, fancy 275.00-300.00; open middle aged ewes 161-
187 lbs 160.00-190.00, fancy 185.00-250.00; middle aged to aged
ewes 144-208 lbs 110.00-135.00; fancy aged ewes 159 lbs 142.50.
Kalona, IA: open mixed age 175.00-210.00 per head, few 250.00 per
head.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 354 421.15
45-55 lbs 282 378.94
55-65 lbs 1235 341.63
65-75 lbs 2358 326.84
75-85 lbs 1639 315.69
85 lbs up 776 304.23
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 38,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 40,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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