Report Date: 3/16/2018
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 16, 2018 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 16, 2018
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly 10.00-
20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well
tested, few 4.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 6104 head sold. No sales in
Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes not tested
and no comparison on feeder lambs. 2200 head of negotiated sales of
slaughter lambs were 1.00 higher. 3,342 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 110-170 lbs 125.00-140.00.
VA: wooled 110-125 lbs 160.00-210.00.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 250.00-275.00; 110-130 lbs
225.00-252.00; 130-150 lbs 190.00-225.00; 150-200 lbs
160.00-190.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 110-115 lbs 165.00-170.00; 130-145 lbs 142.00-
155.00; 155-175 lbs 127.50-135.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-130 lbs 158.00-166.50; 130-140 lbs
151.00-156.00; 160-165 lbs 132.00-134.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 115-130 lbs 167.50-180.00; 140 lbs 145.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 220.00-240.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-226.00, few
232.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 208.00-228.00; 80-90 lbs
195.00-210.00, few 218.00; 90-110 lbs 186.00-206.00,
few 210.00-212.00.
Pennsylvania: 30-40 lbs 270.00-310.00; 40-50 lbs 260.00-295.00, few
325.00-332.00; 50-60 lbs 250.00-275.00, few 305.00-
310.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-270.00; 70-80 lbs 225.00-
257.00, few 260.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 220.00-260.00, few
260.00-265.00; 90-110 lbs 245.00-252.00.
Kalona, IA: 30-60 lbs 222.50-270.00; 60-70 lbs 197.50-225.00; 70-80
lbs 203.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 207.00-212.00.
Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 227.50-235.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-230.00; 95-
105 lbs 200.00-217.50.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 60-90 lbs 175.00-222.50.
South Dakota: 70-90 lbs 160.00-175.00; 93 lbs 190.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2200: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 139-170 lbs 126.89-
151.00 (wtd avg 146.46).
CO: 400: Feeder Lambs 125-135 lbs 168.00.
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- 90.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-80.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
(very thin) 56.00-65.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-
55.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
80.00-130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-125.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 68.00-77.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
67.50-78.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-57.50; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 58.00-60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
61.00-65.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 58.00-62.00; Cull and
Utility 1-2 (very thin) 57.00-61.00; Cull 1 48.50.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 51.00-61.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
45.00-58.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00-55.00; Cull 1
21.00-45.00.
Missouri: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 100.00-104.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 52.50-62.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
68.00-92.50; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 55.00-
72.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 46.00-70.00; Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 50-80 lbs 208.00-216.00, 91 lbs 216.00; old
crop 60-80 lbs 186.00-196.00, 85-95 lbs 176.00-184.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: 70-80 lbs 205.00-210.00; 80-90 lbs 189.00-205.00; 90-100
lbs 181.00-191.00; 100-105 lbs 180.00-185.00; 120-125
lbs 164.00-166.00; 138 lbs 147.50.
Kalona: 86 lbs 209.00; 92 lbs 190.00.
So Dakota: 50-60 lbs 240.00-285.00; 62 lbs 247.50; 70 lbs 220.00;
80-90 lbs 193.00-205.00; 90-100 lbs 183.00-185.50; 100-
110 lbs 171.00-175.50; 121 lbs 157.50; 148 lbs 128.00;
157 lbs 157.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 80-90 lbs 220.00-236.00 cwt; yearling hair
ewes 148.00-150.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-130
lbs 88.00-150.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: bred yearlings 210.00 per head; bred baby tooth 185.00
per head; bred baby tooth to solid mouth 135.00-190.00
per head; yearlings 120 lbs 70.00 cwt; baby tooth to
solid mouth 150-270 lbs 60.00-65.00 cwt; aged 135-185
lbs 61.00-69.00 cwt.
So Dakota: no test.
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 42,000 last week and 40,000 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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