Report Date: 12/1/2017
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Dec 01, 2017 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, December 01, 2017
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs under 70 lbs
were steady to 10.00 higher; heavier weights were steady to 10.00 lower.
Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. No comparison on feeder
lambs. At San Angelo, TX 5835 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction
sold 320 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter
ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 5800 head of negotiated sales of
slaughter lambs were 2.00-4.00 lower. 2,848 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 100-135 lbs 124.00-138.00, few 142.00.
VA: no test.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-198.00; 110-130 lbs
170.00-185.00; 130-150 lbs 162.00-175.00; 150-200 lbs
150.00-165.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 125 lbs 157.50.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-150 lbs 123.00-129.00; wooled 130-
145 lbs 119.00-120.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 120-180 lbs 126.00-137.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: wooled 110-155 lbs 113.00-131.00.
Equity Elec: shorn 150 lbs 119.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 240.00-268.00, few 270.00-284.00; 60-70 lbs
210.00-238.00, few 240.00-250.00; 70-80 lbs 188.00-
210.00, few 218.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-196.00; 90-110 lbs
160.00-178.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 245.00-265.00; 50-60 lbs 227.00-265.00, few
280.00-300.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-250.00, few 252.00-
257.00; 70-80 lbs 185.00-215.00, few 215.00-235.00; 80-
90 lbs 170.00-197.00, few 197.00-210.00; 90-110 lbs
180.00-197.00.
Kalona, IA: 70-80 lbs 182.50-220.00; 80-90 lbs 162.50-167.50; 90-
110 lbs 148.00-157.50.
Ft. Collins: 41 lbs 202.50; 51 lbs 220.00; 60-70 lbs 215.50-220.00.
Missouri: 50-65 lbs 207.50-220.00; 80-100 lbs 140.00-162.50.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 182.50; 60-90 lbs 173.00-202.50; 80-110 lbs
177.50-185.00.
South Dakota: 90-110 lbs 132.50-136.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
5800: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 133-175 lbs 119.50-
163.16 (wtd avg 132.18).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-
94.00, few 96.00-98.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-78.00;
Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 35.00-42.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
75.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-100.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 80.00-87.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-57.50; 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 1
no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 56.50-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
64.00-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 77.00; Cull 1 50.00-
83.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 85.00-97.50.
Virginia: Good 2-4 80.00-87.50.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 74.00-86.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
72.00-83.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 72.50-
78.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-69.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 70-80 lbs 169.00-182.00; 80-90 lbs 162.00-180.00; 90-100
lbs 149.00-163.00; 100-115 lbs 135.00-150.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 59 lbs 180.00; 70-80 lbs 167.50-175.00; 100-105 lbs
146.00-149.50.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 46 lbs 237.50; 60-75 lbs 180.00-202.00; 80-90 lbs 149.00-
193.00; 90-100 lbs 143.00-151.00; 100-110 lbs 135.00-
143.00; 110-120 lbs 126.00-135.00; 120-125 lbs 129.00-
129.50.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 62 lbs 252.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 80-
130 lbs 88.00-125.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred mixed age 125.00-170.00 per head; exposed solid mouth
200-215 lbs 64.00-65.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: bred solid mouth 160.00-205.00 per head; bred solid to
broken mouth 130.00-145.00 per head; open 157 lbs 80.00
cwt.
Missouri: mixed age hair ewes 80-125 lbs 105.00-137.50 cwt.
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 42,000 compared with 29,000 last week and 41,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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