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San Angelo, TX    Thu Oct 05, 2017    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, October 05, 2017

   Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes 3.00-10.00 lower; feeder lambs 10.00 to sharply higher.
Equity Electronic Auction sold 335 slaughter lambs in North Dakota.
 
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Ft. Collins:    shorn 166 lbs 126.00; wooled 110-115 lbs 132.50-137.50,
                  140 lbs 125.00-130.00.
  Kalona, IA:     wooled 110-145 lbs 125.00-126.00; 150-155 lbs 122.50-
                  126.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
  Equity Elec:    shorn 150 lbs 132.25.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:    78 lbs 150.00; 80-90 lbs 147.50-150.00; 96 lbs 142.50.
  Kalona, IA:     50-60 lbs 170.00-192.50; 60-70 lbs 162.50-167.50; 77
                  lbs 157.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:    Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 50.00-56.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  47.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 35.00-40.00; Cull 1
                  (extremely thin) 20.00-25.00.
  Kalona, IA:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  67.00-72.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00; Cull and Utility
                  1-2 (very thin) 40.00-45.00.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:    55-60 lbs 137.50; 69 lbs 122.50.
  Kalona, IA:     no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:    no test.
  Kalona:         no test.
  
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 31,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 31,000 for 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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