Report Date: 2/24/2017
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Feb 24, 2017 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, February 24, 2017
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady.
Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were not well
tested. At San Angelo, TX 4476 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic
Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not
tested. 4,000 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady
to 1.00 lower. 8,600 head of formula sales had no trend due to
confidentiality. 4,440 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs down 10.14 higher;
45-65 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; 65-85 lbs 6.14-7.00 lower and
85 lbs 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 110-180 lbs 120.00-137.00, few 144.00-
146.00.
VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 130.00-165.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs no report.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 135-165 lbs 130.00-160.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 97 lbs 139.00; 110-150 lbs 140.00-
144.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Kalona, IA: wooled 125-160 lbs 149.00-155.00; 170-180 lbs 135.00-
140.00.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 240.00-262.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-248.00, few
253.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-238.00; 80-90 lbs 202.00-
226.00, few 234.00; 90-110 lbs 184.00-216.00, few
222.00.
Pennsylvania: no report.
Kalona, IA: 40-50 lbs 277.50-282.50; 50-60 lbs 260.00-270.00; 60-70
lbs 237.50-275.00; 70-80 lbs 227.50-252.50; 87 lbs
222.50.
Ft. Collins: 73 lbs 230.00; 80 lbs 200.00; 110-115 lbs 195.00-
200.00.
Missouri: 45-70 lbs 265.00-287.50; 95-105 lbs 155.00-180.00.
Virginia: no test.
South Dakota: 88 lbs 187.50.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4000: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 140-185 lbs 127.14-
163.26 (wtd avg 140.48).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 76.00-88.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 90.00-98.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 74.00-
88.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 62.00-67.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 38.00-56.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no report.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 87.50-92.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-81.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no
test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility
1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 73.00-81.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
74.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 73.00-83.00; Cull 1
57.00-61.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 95.00-118.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 95.00-125.00.
Kalona: Good 2-3 95.00-130.00; Utility and Good 1-3 80.00-90.00;
Utility 1-2 72.50-95.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 90-95 lbs 172.00.no test.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: no test.
Missouri: 30-45 lbs 240.00-245.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 45-55 lbs 252.00-260.00 cwt, 80-85 lbs
234.00-242.00 cwt; baby tooth hair ewes 80-110 lbs 150.00-
154.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 90-140 lbs 100.00-120.00
cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred ewes 185.00-220.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: ewes and lambs 80.00-105.00 per head.
Missouri: mixed age 60-120 lbs 112.50-120.00 cwt; ewes with lambs
145.00-235.00 per family.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 117 504.47
45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
55-65 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
65-75 lbs 1258 277.89
75-85 lbs 1036 267.55
85 lbs up 1443 261.08
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 37,000 compared with 37,000 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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