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San Angelo, TX    Tue Oct 17, 2017    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, October 17, 2017

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no comparison due to the
holiday.  At Billings, MT slaughter ewes had a higher undertone; feeder
lambs under 110 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00
lower.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm; slaughter ewes weak;
feeder lambs firm in light test.  5500 head estimated for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 110-150 lbs 115.00-122.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 185.00-205.00; 110-130 lbs
                 185.00; 130-150 lbs 160.00-172.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-125 lbs 145.00-147.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 220.00-234.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-205.00; 70-80
                 lbs 166.00-186.00, few 190.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-160.00;
                 90-100 lbs 140.00-146.00.
  New Holland:   50-60 lbs 220.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 215.00-235.00; 70-80
                 lbs 170.00-217.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-195.00.
  Virginia:      80-110 lbs 150.00-157.50.
  Billings, MT:  56 lbs 153.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-66.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                 (medium flesh) 70.00-80.00, few 84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                 60.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-
                 58.00; Cull 1 30.00-40.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 55.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-92.00;
                 Cull 1 no report.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 49.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 51.00-58.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 47.00-57.00; Cull 1
                 41.00-48.00.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 77.50; Utility 1-2 60.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    70-80 lbs 152.00-168.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00-150.00; 92
                 lbs 144.00; 104 lbs 135.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      50-60 lbs 190.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 179.00-192.00; 70-80
                 lbs 156.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 145.00-159.00; 90-100 lbs
                 136.50-149.00; 100-110 lbs 122.00-136.00; 110-120 lbs
                 119.00-128.00; 120-125 lbs 113.50-122.50; 134 lbs 111.00.
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:      baby tooth to solid mouth 143 lbs 58.00-63.00 cwt; solid
                 to broken mouth 130-170 lbs 47.00-52.00 cwt.

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