Report Date: 11/17/2017
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Nov 17, 2017 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, November 17, 2017
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
sharply higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to sharply higher. Feeder
were 2.00-12.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 3365 head sold. Equity
Electronic Auction sold 330 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct
trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 2700 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 2,934 lamb carcasses
sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold
per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. ** Due to the
Thanksgiving holiday this report will not be issued next week. ***
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 105-130 lbs 122.00-130.00.
VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 135.00-143.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-205.00; 110-130 lbs
175.00-195.00; 130-150 lbs 150.00-167.00; 150-200 lbs
160.00-180.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 115-125 lbs 135.00-146.00; 155-160 lbs 130.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-150 lbs 123.00-131.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: shorn 150 lbs 125.75.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 236.00-259.00, few 260.00-274.00; 60-70 lbs
210.00-232.00, few 236.00-256.00; 70-80 lbs 186.00-
208.00, few 214.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-182.00, few
192.00-194.00; 90-100 lbs 150.00-172.00, few 180.00-
186.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 215.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-205.00; 70-80
lbs 175.00-197.00; 80-90 lbs 162.00-195.00; 90-110 lbs
185.00-200.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 40-60 lbs 197.50-210.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-190.00; 70-80
lbs 177.50-185.00; 80-90 lbs 162.50-171.00; 90-105 lbs
137.50-144.00.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 60-80 lbs 142.50-187.00; 80-110 lbs 130.00-141.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: 68 lbs 175.00; 80-90 lbs 139.00-146.00; 90-105 lbs
125.00-128.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2700: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 130-157 lbs 123.87-
154.27 (wtd avg 135.85).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-72.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 78.00-
86.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-74.00; Cull and Utility
1-2 (very thin) 50.00-62.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin)
35.00-40.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-90.00; Cull 1
55.00-65.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
75.00-86.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-58.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 51.00-54.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
52.00-57.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-64.00; Cull 1
50.00-64.00.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 57.00-78.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
51.00-72.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-74.00; Cull 1
44.00-76.50.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 70.00-90.00.
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: 66 lbs 208.00; 83 lbs 140.00; 90-110 lbs 130.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 70-80 lbs 165.00-167.50; 86 lbs 142.50; 90-95 lbs 140.00-
152.00; 129 lbs 128.00.
Billings: 50-60 lbs 187.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-185.00; 70-80
lbs 174.00-190.00; 80-90 lbs 165.50-179.00; 90-100 lbs
147.50-160.50; 100-110 lbs 144.00-148.00; 110-120 lbs
128.00-140.00; 120-140 lbs 125.00-126.00.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 60-70 lbs 165.00-182.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-174.00; 80-90
lbs 155.00-160.50; 90-100 lbs 138.00-144.00; 100-110 lbs
131.00-144.00; 110-120 lbs 121.00-131.00; 120-125 lbs
125.00-134.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 86.00-138.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: exposed baby tooth 130-140 lbs 81.00 cwt; mixed age 120-
175 lbs 58.00-67.00 cwt.
So Dakota: baby tooth 160 lbs 92.00 cwt; mixed age 135.00-145.00
per head.
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 40,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 41,000 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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