Report Date: 10/2/2015
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Oct 02, 2015 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, October 02, 2015
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly
sharply lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs
were mostly steady to 10.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 7246 head sold in a
one day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 335 slaughter lambs in North
Dakota and 253 slaughter ewe and ram lambs in Nebraska. In direct trading
slaughter ewes had no comparison and feeder lambs were steady. 5300 head
of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00-5.00 higher. 6900 head
of formula sales under 55 lbs were not well tested; 55-65 lbs were 5.00-
6.00 higher; 65-75 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher; 75-85 lbs were 3.00-
6.00 higher and over 85 lbs were not well tested. 6,788 carcasses sold
with 45 lbs and down 15.68 lower; 45-55 lbs .64 lower; 55-65 lbs 2.83
lower; 65-75 lbs .51 lower; 75-85 lbs .48 higher and 85 lbs and up 2.00
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 100-130 lbs 130.00-158.00.
VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 140.00-175.00; 130-160 lbs 120.00-
122.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-150 lbs 174.00-182.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 172 lbs 160.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 110-165 lbs 160.25-165.25.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: shorn 115-150 lbs 156.00-160.00; wooled 115-120 lbs
157.50-159.00, 147 lbs 159.00.
Missouri: 105-145 lbs 135.00-169.00.
Equity Elec: shorn 145 lbs 165.25; wooled ewe and buck lambs 90-140
lbs 164.75.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 230.00-240.00, few 246.00-250.00; 60-70 lbs
210.00-224.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-216.00; 80-90 lbs
175.00-184.00; 90-110 lbs 167.00-170.00, few 188.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 210.00-217.00; 60-70 lbs 232.00-250.00; 80-
110 lbs 180.00-200.00.
Kalona, IA: 70-85 lbs 180.50-189.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-160.00.
Ft. Collins: 70-80 lbs 185.00-192.00, few 198.50; 80-85 lbs 175.00-
182.50; 90-105 lbs 165.00-168.00; 110-115 lbs 158.00-
165.00.
Missouri: 40-70 lbs 188.00-220.00; 70-100 lbs 170.00-185.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 110.00-180.00; 60-80 lbs 150.00-180.00; 80-
110 lbs 172.50-180.00.
South Dakota: 75-85 lbs 174.00-177.50; 90-105 lbs 160.00-168.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
5300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 118-160 lbs 153.00-
167.50 (wtd avg 159.30).
TX: 600: Feeder Lambs 80 lbs 180.00.
CA: 600: Feeder Lambs 80-90 lbs 175.00.
MT: 600: Feeder Lambs 85-95 lbs 170.00.
CO: 2000: Feeder Lambs 100-110 lbs 165.00 del.
700: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 48.00.
WY: 300: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 48.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 56.00-68.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 64.00-80.00, high-yielding 80.00-84.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-64.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
(very thin) 46.00-52.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 22.00-
50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-106.00; Utility 1-2 70.00-87.00;
Cull 1 48.00-68.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 60.00-67.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
73.00-88.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 48.00-53.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 33.00-37.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 37.50-49.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
48.00-53.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 44.00-53.00; Cull 1
35.00-46.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 48.00-76.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
50.00-65.00; Utility 1-2 49.00-58.00; Cull 1 41.00-
45.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 70.00-95.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 77.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 55.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 72.50-85.00; Utility and Good 1-3 78.00-80.00;
Utility 1-2 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 208.00-226.00; 60-70 lbs 184.00-210.00; 70-90
lbs 174.00-186.00; 91 lbs 174.00; 100-115 lbs 150.00-
159.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 80-90 lbs 160.00-170.00; 90-100 lbs 159.00-164.00; 100-
110 lbs 153.00-158.00; 110-115 lbs 149.00-155.00; 120-
125 lbs 142.00-147.00.
Billings: 60-70 lbs 184.00-194.00; 70-80 lbs 179.00-189.00, few
189.50-191.00; 80-90 lbs 169.00-181.00, few 182.00-
188.00; 90-100 lbs 164.50-174.00; 100-110 lbs 160.00-
166.00; 110-120 lbs 159.00-167.00; 120-125 lbs 150.00-
160.00; 137 lbs 149.50.
Kalona: 80-90 lbs 167.50-170.00.
So Dakota: 50-60 lbs 195.00-207.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-207.00; 70-80
lbs 182.00-193.50; 80-90 lbs 176.00-185.50; 90-100 lbs
170.50-173.00; 100-110 lbs 168.00-171.00; 116 lbs 169.00;
123 lbs 160.00; 130-135 lbs 158.50-159.50.
Missouri: 30-40 lbs 200.00-225.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: no test.
Ft. Collins: ewe lambs 240.00-250.00 per head; yearlings 205.00-
230.00 per head; baby tooth to solid mouth 170.00-190.00
per head; solid mouth 140.00-165.00 per head.
Billings: yearlings 140.00 per head, other yearlings 90-150 lbs
55.00-85.00 cwt; young 115.00 per head.
So Dakota: solid mouth 135.00-150.00 per head; solid to broken mouth
85.00-105.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: hair ewes 160.00-175.00 per head, other hair ewes 100-130
lbs 95.00-100.00 cwt.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 352 449.66
45-55 lbs 252 381.59
55-65 lbs 1162 339.81
65-75 lbs 2331 326.66
75-85 lbs 1777 315.36
85 lbs up 914 306.48
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 34,000 compared with 43,000 last week and 46,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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