SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Oct 03, 2017    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, October 03, 2017

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to
10.00 lower; slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower.  At San Angelo, TX
slaughter lambs firm to 10.00 higher; slaughter ewes firm; feeder lambs
not well tested.  3100 head estimated for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 107 lbs 130.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 205.00-210.00; 110-130 lbs
                 185.00-200.00; 130-150 lbs 140.00-170.00; 150-200 lbs
                 140.00-155.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-130 lbs 147.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 206.00-232.00, few 236.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-
                 204.00, few 216.00-224.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-180.00, few
                 186.00-194.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-176.00, few 184.00; 90-
                 100 lbs 150.00-152.00.
  New Holland:   50-60 lbs 195.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-215.00, few
                 215.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-190.00, few 200.00-
                 205.00; 80-90 lbs 158.00-195.00, few 200.00-205.00; 90-
                 110 lbs 175.00-200.00.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 160.00-172.00; 80-110 lbs 155.00-160.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-62.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                 (medium flesh) 68.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-
                 68.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 54.00-58.00;
                 Cull 1 20.00-40.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 65.00-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-87.00;
                 Cull 1 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and
                 Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 72.50-95.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    hair ewe lambs 55-75 lbs 210.00-234.00 cwt, 90 lbs
                 160.00 per head; baby tooth hair ewes 165.00 per head;
                 mixed age hair ewes 80-135 lbs 90.00-130.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 17,000 compared w1th 17,000 last week and 16,000 last year.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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