Report Date: 3/23/2018
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 23, 2018 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 23, 2018
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 10.00
lower, mostly 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 lower.
Feeder lambs steady. At San Angelo, TX 5252 head sold. Equity Electronic
Auction sold 330 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading
slaughter ewes not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 4100 head
of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were mixed. 3,399 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 110-175 lbs 128.00-150.00, few 120.00.
VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 187.50; 110-130 lbs 147.50-177.50;
130-160 lbs 140.00-172.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 225.00-247.00; 110-130 lbs
190.00-230.00; 130-150 lbs 175.00-192.00; 150-200 lbs
165.00-182.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 110-125 lbs 160.00-165.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-120 lbs 158.00-161.00; 140-150 lbs
149.00-152.00; 150-160 lbs 143.00-148.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 125 lbs 147.00; 130-150 lbs 135.00-144.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: shorn 135-145 lbs 149.75.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 204.00-219.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-212.00, few
214.00-218.00; 70-80 lbs 197.00-210.00; 80-90 lbs
190.00-208.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00-194.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 240.00-275.00, few 280.00-305.00; 50-60 lbs
235.00-270.00, few 275.00-300.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-
255.00, few 275.00-280.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-255.00, few
270.00-272.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-245.00, few 275.00-
280.00; 90-110 lbs 210.00-235.00.
Kalona, IA: 30-50 lbs 190.00-270.00; 50-60 lbs 200.00-240.00; 60-70
lbs 200.00-225.00.
Ft. Collins: 55-65 lbs 225.00-227.50.
Missouri: 40-70 lbs 240.00-267.50.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 260.00; 60-90 lbs 240.00-242.50.
South Dakota: 80-100 lbs 159.00-160.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4100: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 110-214 lbs 125.00-
162.00 (wtd avg 142.74).
TX: 2300: Feeder Lambs 90 lbs 220.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 64.00-
72.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-88.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 68.00-78.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
(very thin) 55.00-66.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-
55.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 75.00-110.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 70.00-79.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
70.00-79.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 47.00-51.00; 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 and
Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 46.00-66.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
50.00-68.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 52.00-64.00; Cull 1
41.00-46.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 100.00-117.50.
Virginia: Good 2-4 75.00-85.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-80.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 57.50-
72.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 43.00-67.50; Cull 1 13.00-
36.00.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: new crop 40-60 lbs 200.00-213.00, 60-90 lbs 192.00-
218.00, 80-100 lbs 12.00-218.00; old crop 60-90 lbs
182.00-196.00, 100-105 lbs 166.00-172.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 114 lbs 140.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 41 lbs 332.50; 50-60 lbs 289.00-300.00; 60-70 lbs 232.50-
252.50; 70-80 lbs 186.00-194.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-170.00.
Missouri: 25-40 lbs 180.00-245.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 88.00-120.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred solid mouth 170.00-235.00 per head; bred aged 105.00-
110.00 per head; ewes with lambs 215.00 per family.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: mixed age 65-95 lbs 135.00-155.00 cwt; ewes with lambs
200.00-240.00 per family.
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 42,000 last week and 39,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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