SF_LS331 Sioux Falls, SD Thu Oct 5, 2017 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News St. Onge-Newell Sheep Yards-Newell, SD Weighted Average Report for 10/05/2017 This Week: 4322 Last Week: 2795 Year Ago: 6887 Compared to last week: Feeder lambs under 60 lbs. sold mostly steady. Lambs weighing 60 and 70 lbs lambs sold evenly 4.00 lower. Lambs weighing 80 lbs. sold 6.00 higher and lambs weighing 90 lbs. sold 2.00 higher. Good 3-4 Slaughter Ewes sold 3.00 higher, Good 2-3 sold 10.00 higher, Utility 1-2 sold 2.50 higher and Cull Ewes sold 6.00 higher. Good demand for several long strings of feeder lambs in town today. Good demand also for yearling ewes. Today's offering consisted of 84% Feeder Lambs and the balance Slaughter animals and Ewes Returning the the Country. Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 112 171 171 56.00 56.00 Slaughter Ewes Good 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 196 196 52.00 52.00 44 208-214 209 56.00-57.00 56.12 Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 303 129-155 143 55.00 55.00 Slaughter Ewes Cull 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 113 138 138 50.00 50.00 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 45 45 181.00 181.00 294 57-59 59 191.00-192.00 191.84 139 63-65 64 185.00-189.00 186.83 1359 71-78 77 158.00-169.00 166.64 11 78 78 140.00 140.00 Buck Lambs 741 82-89 86 150.00-167.00 161.74 22 89 89 136.00 136.00 Blackface 15 85 85 155.00 155.00 Ewe Lambs 229 91-97 94 146.00-162.00 152.96 19 97 97 140.00 140.00 Blackface 22 95 95 125.00 125.00 Buck Lambs 156 100-106 103 139.00-143.00 140.83 65 111-113 112 134.00-137.00 136.04 11 110 110 117.00 117.00 Buck Lambs Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 54 54 170.00 170.00 Feeder Lambs Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 92 92 155.00 155.00 Ewes Returning to the Country: Yrlg: 126 hd. 146 lbs. 250.00-270.00/hd. Yrlg: 166 hd. 135 lbs. 220.00/hd. Short Term: 202 hd. 147 lbs. 122.00/hd. 6 yr. olds: 34 hd. 180 lbs. 155.00/hd. 6 yr. olds: 27 hd. 141 lbs. 105.00/hd. Solid-short solid: 13 hd. 165 lbs. 95.00/hd. Slaughter Bucks: Medium-Fleshy: 20 hd. 256 lbs. 66.00 per cwt. Source: USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News Service Lindsey Mangis, Market Reporter 605-372-8350 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS331.txt 1700c lkm .