Report Date: 5/20/2016
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri May 20, 2016 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, May 20, 2016
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly
steady to 15.00 lower, except at Ft. Collins, CO steady to 10.00 higher.
Slaughter ewes were uneven, 5.00-10.00 lower at San Angelo, TX and Sioux
Falls, SD and steady to 5.00 higher at New Holland, PA and Ft. Collins.
Feeder lambs were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 6681 head
sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter
ewes were not tested and feeder lambs were steady. 3100 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00-4.00 higher. 9,900 head of
formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,624 lamb carcasses
sold with 45 lbs and down 15.80 lower; 45-65 lbs no trend due to
confidentiality; 65-75 lbs .87 higher; 75-85 lbs .07 higher and 85 lbs
and up no trend due to confidentiality. 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 100-155 lbs 126.00-136.00, few 141.00-
148.00.
VA: no test.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 210.00-230.00; 130-150 lbs
195.00-205.00; 150-200 lbs 175.00-185.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 134 lbs 185.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 110-135 lbs 155.00-159.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 200.00-222.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-190.00, few
190.00-216.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-178.00, few 180.00-
188.00; 80-90 lbs 151.00-168.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-
168.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 265.00-300.00; 50-60 lbs 240.00-270.00; 60-70
lbs 250.00; 80-90 lbs 235.00; 90-110 lbs 200.00-225.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 50 lbs 235.00; 60-65 lbs 215.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs
207.50-210.00; 80-85 lbs 200.00-210.00; 90-95 lbs
200.00-205.00.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 150.00-180.00; 80-110 lbs 180.00-189.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: 50-70 lbs 187.50-195.00; 70-105 lbs 194.00-199.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
3100: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 126-197 lbs 130.00-
157.00 (wtd avg 139.03).
CA: 900: Feeder Lambs 120-130 lbs 150.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-66.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 68.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-
72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 54.00-62.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 75.00-115.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-
80.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 74.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
80.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-65.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 35.00-40.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 53.00-62.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
59.00-67.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 53.00-61.00; Cull 1
40.00-55.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 61.00-65.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
51.00-62.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00-45.00; Cull 1
41.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 84.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 202.00-206.00; 65-70 lbs 183.00-184.00; 70-80
lbs 178.00-186.00; 80-90 lbs 174.00-180.00; 90-110 lbs
169.00-179.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 35 lbs 229.00; 40-45 lbs 210.00-220.00; 58 lbs 210.00.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 196.00-199.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-202.00; 70-80
lbs 192.00-206.00; 80-90 lbs 188.00-202.00; 90-100 lbs
186.00-191.00, few 196.00-197.00; 100-110 lbs 179.00-
181.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 45-50 lbs 230.00-231.00; 55-60 lbs 205.00-214.00; 60-70
lbs 180.00-190.00; 70-80 lbs 184.00-197.50; 80-85 lbs
174.00-176.00; 97 lbs 171.00; 100 lbs 167.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: baby tooth wooled 128.00 per head, others 120-140 lbs
102.00-110.00 cwt; hair ewe lambs 60-80 lbs 180.00-194.00
cwt; mixed age hair ewes 100-150 lbs 102.00-130.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: baby tooth 100-155 lbs 70.00-92.50 cwt; solid to broken
mouth 110-275 lbs 50.00-68.00 cwt; ewes with lambs 210.00
per family.
So Dakota: open baby tooth to solid mouth 130-150 lbs 70.00-79.00
cwt; solid mouth 115-175 lbs 57.00-61.00 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 159 499.70
45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
55-65 lbs 560 326.87
65-75 lbs 1091 285.47
75-85 lbs 1243 275.79
85 lbs up Price not reported due to confidentiality
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 40,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 40,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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