Report Date: 10/19/2018
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Oct 19, 2018 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, October 19, 2018
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to
5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs
were mostly steady to 9.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 1828 head sold in a
rain shortened sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct
trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 2600 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 lower. 2,474 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 125-190 lbs 62.00-90.00.
VA: wooled 130-160 lbs 142.50-152.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-200.00; 110-130 lbs
170.00-190.00; 130-150 lbs 160.00-177.00; 150-200 lbs
150.00-165.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 110-125 lbs 135.50-145.00; 130-150 lbs 125.00-
141.00; 150-160 lbs 138.00-143.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-150 lbs 130.00-136.00; 150-160 lbs
127.00-133.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 190.00-214.00, few 218.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs
162.00-184.00, few 212.00-214.00; 70-80 lbs 130.00-
146.00, few 156.00; 80-90 lbs 125.00-132.00, few 140.00;
90-110 lbs 114.00-120.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 210.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-210.00; 70-80
lbs 172.00-210.00; 80-90 lbs 167.00-197.00; 90-110 lbs
185.00-200.00.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Ft. Collins: 50-70 lbs 160.00-175.00; 70-90 lbs 152.00-158.00; 90-
105 lbs 152.50-153.00.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 60-80 lbs 134.00-165.00; 80-110 lbs 150.00-162.50.
South Dakota: 80-85 lbs 137.50-148.00; 90-105 lbs 140.00-148.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
2600: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 130-178 lbs 123.11-
156.22 (wtd avg 135.62).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
55.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 50.00-62.00,
high-yielding 62.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-
46.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 35.00-40.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 10.00-30.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-72.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-75.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 54.00-58.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
50.00-62.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 20.00-30.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test;
Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 41.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
39.00-51.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 35.00-45.00; Cull 1
no test.
Missouri: Good 2-4 no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 67.00-87.00.
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; Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 148.00-150.00; 64 lbs 145.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 47 lbs 150.00; 81 lbs 144.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 50-60 lbs 192.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-192.00; 70-80
lbs 157.00-175.00; 80-90 lbs 148.00-151.00; 90-100 lbs
140.00-147.00; 100-110 lbs 121.00-139.00; 110-120 lbs
127.50-133.00; 130 lbs 115.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 68.00-112.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: ewe lambs 80-100 lbs 151.00-153.00 cwt, 115 lbs 136.50-
138.00 cwt; solid mouth 100.00-175.00 per head; solid to
broken mouth 75.00-140.00 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 38,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 37,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
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