Report Date: 1/26/2018
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Jan 26, 2018 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, January 26, 2018
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly steady to
5.00 higher, except at New Holland, PA steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter
ewes steady to 5.00 lower. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo,
TX 5490 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct
trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3500 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00-3.00 lower. 2,356 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 110-185 lbs 125.00-146.00.
VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 165.00-175.00; 110-130 lbs 192.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 220.00-250.00; 110-130 lbs
210.00-250.00; 130-150 lbs 160.00-177.00; 150-200 lbs
160.00-170.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 186 lbs 112.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-130 lbs 142.00-148.00; 130-145 lbs
133.00-144.00; 150-155 lbs 137.00-138.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 105-110 lbs 142.00-151.00; 120-145 lbs 132.00-
142.00; 160-180 lbs 117.00-125.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: 105-115 lbs 16.00-175.00; 145-170 lbs 132.50.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 260.00-276.00; 60-70 lbs 240.00-266.00; 70-80
lbs 212.00-236.00, few 242.00-248.00; 80-90 lbs 192.00-
218.00; 90-110 lbs 170.00-196.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 270.00, few 300.00-325.00; 50-60 lbs 260.00-
275.00, few 285.00-325.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-282.00, few
275.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00-255.00, few 265.00-
269.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-240.00, few 250.00-270.00; 90-
110 lbs 207.00-255.00.
Kalona, IA: 40-60 lbs 250.00-270.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-247.50; 70-80
lbs 225.00-240.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-203.00; 97 lbs
153.00.
Ft. Collins: 50-70 lbs 225.00-235.00; 70-85 lbs 195.00-220.00; 90-
110 lbs 165.00-187.00.
Missouri: 45-60 lbs 270.00-285.00; 60-85 lbs 225.00-275.00; 100-
110 lbs 167.50-185.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 175.00; 60-90 lbs 175.00-220.00.
South Dakota: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
3500: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 143-209 lbs 122.51-
152.17 (wtd avg 131.07).
TX: 100: Slaughter Lambs shorn club lambs 130 lbs 131.98.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
74.00-76.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-
90.00, few 92.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-80.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-66.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 32.00-50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
75.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-110.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 70.00-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
68.00-77.50; 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 1
no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 56.00-88.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
67.00-75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 53.00-69.00; Cull 1
27.00-57.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 85.00-112.50.
Virginia: Good 2-4 75.00-93.00; Utility 1-2 65.00; Cull 1 50.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
67.50-90.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 72.50-
78.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-75.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 60 lbs 228.00; 77 lbs 204.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: 40-55 lbs 260.00; 60 lbs 295.00; 79 lbs 227.50; 90-95
lbs 170.00-185.00.
So Dakota: 65 lbs 230.00; 70-80 lbs 221.00-228.00; 80-90 lbs 202.50-
223.00; 90-100 lbs 204.00-221.00; 100-110 lbs 175.00-
190.00; 110-120 lbs 166.00-189.00; 120-130 lbs 157.00;
130-140 lbs 134.00-141.00.
Missouri: 30-40 lbs 225.00-265.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: wool ewes and lambs 120.00 per head; hair ewes and lambs
50.00-96.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs
90.00-146.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred lambs 210.00 per head; baby tooth to solid mouth
247.50 per head; exposed 125-195 lbs 72.00-78.00 cwt.
Kalona, IA: bred mixed age 175.00-210.00 per head, others 95.00-
135.00 per head.
Missouri: mixed age wool ewes 70-105 lbs 130.00-157.50 cwt; hair
ewes 80-105 lbs 137.50-150.00 cwt, 105-115 lbs 160.00-
185.00 cwt, 120-160 lbs 100.00-115.00 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 40,000 compared with 40,000 last week and 37,000 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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