Report Date: 10/20/2017
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Oct 20, 2017 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, October 20, 2017
Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
2.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady. Feeder lambs were mostly
steady to 5.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 5549 head sold. Equity
Electronic Auction sold 335 slaughter lambs in North Dakota and 318
Slaughter lambs in Nebraska. Slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not
tested. 3800 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to
4.00 lower . 2705 lamb carcasses sold with all weights 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 100-150 lbs 110.00-128.00.
VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 145.00-147.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-205.00; 110-130 lbs
185.00; 130-150 lbs 160.00-172.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 110-155 lbs 128.00-137.00, few 167.00.
South Dakota: shorn 110-150 lbs 134.00-137.00; shorn and wooled 120-
160 lbs 126.00-132.50.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: shorn 130-150 lbs 131.00-132.50.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 220.00-236.00, few 240.00-250.00; 60-70 lbs
190.00-212.00, few 218.00-228.00; 70-80 lbs 166.00-
186.00, few 190.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-160.00; 90-110 lbs
140.00-146.00, few 158.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 220.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 215.00-235.00; 70-80
lbs 170.00-217.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-195.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 45-70 lbs 190.00-210.00; 74 lbs 179.00; 80-90 lbs
152.50-160.00; 95 lbs 148.00.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 60-80 lbs 142.00-157.00; 80-110 lbs 142.00-157.50.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: 56 lbs 153.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
3800: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 116-171 lbs 129.67-
163.36 (wtd avg 140.48).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-66.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 70.00-
80.00, few 84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-70.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-56.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 30.00-40.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 55.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-92.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 62.50-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.50-71.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 49.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
51.00-58.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 47.00-57.00; Cull 1
41.00-48.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 47.00-69.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
47.50-57.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-62.00; Cull 1
48.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 67.00-78.00; Utility 1-2 50.00-67.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
no test; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) no test;
Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 170.00-178.00; 60-80 lbs 152.00-168.00; 80-95
lbs 140.00-150.00; 104 lbs 135.00.
Virginia: 40-60 lbs 170.00-171.00.
Ft. Collins: 70-80 lbs 140.00-158.00; 80-90 lbs 141.00-147.00; 90-
100 lbs 134.00-145.00.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 190.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 179.00-192.00; 70-80
lbs 156.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 145.00-159.00; 90-100 lbs
136.50-149.00; 100-110 lbs 122.00-136.00; 110-120 lbs
119.00-128.00; 120-125 lbs 113.50-122.50; 134 lbs 111.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 54 lbs 197.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-186.50; 80-90 lbs 153.00-
165.00; 90-100 lbs 144.00-153.00; 100-105 lbs 144.00-
147.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 55-65 lbs 220.00-242.00 cwt, 70-90 lbs
190.00-214.00 cwt, 90-95 lbs 160.00-162.00 cwt; baby tooth
hair ewes 140.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs
84.00-120.00 cwt; yearling wool ewes 99 lbs 134.00 cwt;
baby tooth wool ewes 103 lbs 118.00 cwt; solid mouth wool
ewes 108 lbs 94.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: baby tooth to solid mouth 145 lbs 58.00-63.00 cwt; solid
to broken mouth 130-170 lbs 47.00-52.00 cwt.
So Dakota: ewe lambs 90-100 lbs 151.00-156.00 cwt; yearlings 157.50-
277.50 per head; baby tooth 205.00-220.00 per head; baby
tooth to solid mouth 135.00-240.00 per head; solid mouth
165.00-175.00 per head; solid to short solid mouth 120.00-
160.00 per head; short solid to broken mouth 102.00-
120.00 per head; exposed solid mouth hair ewes 110 lbs
99.00 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 Price not reported due to confidentiality
45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
55-65 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
65-75 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
75-85 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality
85 lbs up Price not reported due to confidentiality
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 36,000 compared with 37,000 last week and 38,000 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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