SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Oct 11, 2017    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, October 11, 2017

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 1.00-2.00
lower; slaughter ewes steady; no comparison on feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn 145-150 lbs 135.00-138.00; shorn and wooled 110-
                  160 lbs 128.00-135.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 57.00-65.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  52.00-56.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 61.00-62.00; Cull 1
                  no test.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    92 lbs 133.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.
  Virginia:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 23,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 23,000 last year.

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

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