Report Date: 3/29/2019
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 29, 2019 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 29, 2019
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly 15.00-
50.00 lower. The only exception was Sioux Falls, SD where they were
1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were 5.00-20.00 lower. No good
comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 6428 head sold. No sales
in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and
feeder lambs were not tested. 5300 head of negotiated sales of slaughter
lambs were 1.00-4.00 higher. 3,794 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 110-130 lbs 150.00-158.00; 130-160 lbs
130.00-140.00.
VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 235.00; 130-160 lbs 150.00-172.50.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 220.00-255.00; 110-130 lbs
180.00-220.00; 130-150 lbs 182.00-200.00; 150-200 lbs
150.00-180.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 110-130 lbs 150.00-160.00; 135-140 lbs 137.50-
145.00; 155-170 lbs 130.00-140.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 100-110 lbs 156.00-167.00; 110-130 lbs
153.00-162.50; 130-145 lbs 152.00-155.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 135-150 lbs 157.00-167.50.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: no sales.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 195.00-212.00, few 216.00-220.00; 60-70 lbs
180.00-204.00, few 210.00-216.00; 70-80 lbs 172.00-
190.00, few 194.00; 80-90 lbs 158.00-180.00; 90-110 lbs
150.00-174.00.
Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 215.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 210.00-240.00; 60-70
lbs 200.00-245.00; 70-80 lbs 205.00-235.00, few 235.00-
250.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-237.00; 90-110 lbs 200.00-
222.00.
Kalona, IA: 30-50 lbs 212.50-237.50; 50-60 lbs 210.00-230.00; 60-70
lbs 205.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 187.50-215.00; 80-90 lbs
194.00-202.50; 90-105 lbs 177.50-197.50.
Ft. Collins: 50-60 lbs 207.50-227.50; 60-70 lbs 202.50-217.50; 70-90
lbs 205.00-217.50; 90-100 lbs 195.00-210.00.
Missouri: 50-60 lbs 190.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-210.00; 70-90
lbs 151.00-176.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 227.00-300.00; 60-80 lbs 234.00-260.00; 80-
110 lbs 232.00-260.00.
South Dakota: 72 lbs 195.00; 114 lbs 176.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
5300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 137-184 lbs 126.00-
160.00 (wtd avg 145.06).
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) 70.00-88.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 30.00-46.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
45.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-75.00; Cull 1
30.00-50.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 60.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-67.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 37.50-42.50; 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) 45.00-60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
40.00-55.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 30.00-45.00; Cull 1 22.50-
32.50.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 71.00-88.00; Cull and
Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-68.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 77.00-115.50; Cull 1 52.50.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 52.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.50-75.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 50.00-
70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.50-57.50; Cull and Utility
1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 200.00; 70-80 lbs 181.00-196.00; 90-100 lbs
176.00-194.00; 100-125 lbs 164.00-178.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: 40-45 lbs 205.00-222.50.
So Dakota: 38 lbs 280.00; 40-50 lbs 295.00-315.00; 50-60 lbs 240.00-
295.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-255.00; 73 lbs 222.50.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 856.00-120.00 cwt; hair
ewes and lambs 60.00-78.00 per head.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 180.00 per head; solid
mouth ewes and lambs 65.00 per head; aged ewes and lambs
50.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: no test.
Missouri: hair ewes 80 lbs 201.00 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 43,000 compared with 44,000 last week and 43,000 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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