Report Date: 4/12/2019
SA_LS855`
San Angelo, TX Fri Apr 12, 2019 USDA Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, April 12, 2019
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Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were 2.00-20.00
lower, instances 20.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly 2.00-15.00
lower, except at San Angelo and Ft. Collins firm to 5.00 higher. No good
comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 8867 head sold. Equity
Electronic Auction sold 350 slaughter lambs in California. In direct
trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 8400 head of
negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 1.00 higher. 4,053 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 110-165 lbs 120.00-138.00.
VA: no test.
PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 197.00-230.00, few 240.00-
265.00; 110-130 lbs 187.00-210.00; 130-150 lbs 175.00-
200.00; 150-200 lbs 170.00-192.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 135-170 lbs 140.00-155.00.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 100-110 lbs 154.00-159.00; 130-145 lbs
141.00-160.00.
Kalona, IA: wooled 118 lbs 163.00; 130-135 lbs 147.50-150.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Equity Elec: 135-150 lbs 161.00.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 164.00-180.00, few 186.00-190.00; 60-70 lbs
142.00-160.00, few 164.00-168.00; 70-80 lbs 125.00-
140.00; 80-90 lbs 124.00-133.00, few 138.00; 90-110 lbs
126.00-146.00.
Pennsylvania: 20-30 lbs 245.00-260.00; 30-40 lbs 220.00-260.00; 40-50
lbs 190.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 185.00-235.00, few 255.00-
260.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00-220.00, few 235.00-255.00; 70-
80 lbs 150.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00-210.00; 90-110
lbs 190.00-210.00.
Kalona, IA: 30-50 lbs 175.00-192.50; 50-60 lbs 175.00-187.50; 60-70
lbs 171.00-179.00; 70-80 lbs 167.50-176.00; 80-90 lbs
170.00-175.00; 90-105 lbs 160.00-167.00.
Ft. Collins: 51 lbs 202.50; 60-70 lbs 197.50-200.00; 80-85 lbs
190.00-195.00; 90-110 lbs 187.50-192.50.
Missouri: no test.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 155.00-187.50; 60-80 lbs 177.50.
South Dakota: 61 lbs 177.50; 88 lbs 165.00.
Billings, MT: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
8400: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 110-185 lbs 133.00-
167.00 (wtd avg 152.54).
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 58.00-
65.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-88.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
thin) 50.00-56.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 30.00-40.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
60.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-77.00; Cull 1
no test.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 67.50-77.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
67.50-77.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 35.00-37.50; 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) 36.00-41.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
33.00-42.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 31.00-44.00; Cull 1 31.00.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test.
Virginia: Good 2-4 75.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 70.00-82.50; Cull 1
50.00-55.00.
Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
54.00-67.50; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 41.00-
54.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00-48.00; Cull and Utility
1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 92 lbs 158.00; 104 lbs shorn 150.00.
Virginia: no test.
Ft. Collins: 60-70 lbs 190.00-195.00.
Billings: no test.
Kalona: no test.
So Dakota: 40-50 lbs 235.00-255.00; 50-60 lbs 190.00-213.00; 60-70
lbs 203.00-210.00; 85 lbs 195.00; 99 lbs 171.00.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 86.00-118.00 cwt.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: solid mouth 175.00-185.00 per head, others 135-160 lbs
50.00-54.00 cwt.
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 44,000 compared with 43,000 last week and 38,000 last year.
Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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