SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Oct 10, 2017    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, October 03, 2017

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to the holiday.
At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs under 70 lbs firm to 10.00 higher, over
70 lbs weak to 10.00 lower; slaughter ewes firm, instances 6.00 higher;
feeder lambs sharply lower.  7700 head estimated for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 105-115 lbs 130.00-140.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no report.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 212.00-232.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-212.00; 70-80
                 lbs 160.00-170.00, few 186.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-160.00;
                 90-100 lbs 130.00-140.00.
  New Holland:   no report.
  Virginia:      30-60 lbs 160.00-187.50.
  Billings, MT:  65 lbs 140.00; 71 lbs 135.50; 80-90 lbs 124.00-129.50;
                 115 lbs 121.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-65.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                 (medium flesh) 70.00-82.00, few88.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                 60.00-68.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 54.00-
                 58.00; Cull 1 30.00-40.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no report; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report;
                 Cull 1 no report.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 42.00-46.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 47.00-50.00; Cull and
                 Utility 1-2 44.00-45.00; Cull 1 39.00.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 82.50-87.50.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    55-60 lbs 198.00; 60-70 lbs 143.00-149.00, few 167.00;
                 70-95 lbs 140.00-152.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      50-60 lbs 185.00-197.00; 60-70 lbs 175.00-192.00; 70-80
                 lbs 158.00-175.00; 80-90 lbs 146.50-159.50; 90-100 lbs
                 130.00-145.00, few 151.00; 100-110 lbs 129.00-131.00;
                 110-120 lbs 123.50-130.50; 120-125 lbs 118.50-121.00;
                 132 lbs 119.00; 141 lbs 120.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    hair ewe lambs 55-65 lbs 230.00-238.00 cwt, 90 lbs
                 156.00 per head; yearling hair ewes 172.50 per head;
                 mixed age hair ewes 80-135 lbs 90.00-125.00 cwt.
  Billings:      ewe lambs 66 lbs 198.00 cwt; baby tooth 150-170 lbs
                 48.00-50.00 cwt; solid to broken mouth 110-170 lbs 42.00-
                 50.00 cwt, very thin 35.50-41.00 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 16,000 compared w1th 17,000 last week and 15,000 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

1600c    rs