SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Oct 18, 2017    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, October 18, 2017

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

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn 110-150 lbs 134.00-137.00; shorn and wooled 120-
                  160 lbs 126.00-132.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.
  Virginia:       60-80 lbs 142.00-157.00; 80-110 lbs 142.00-155.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.00-69.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  53.00-57.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-54.00; Cull 1
                  no test.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 67.00-78.00; Utility 1-2 50.00-67.00.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    70-75 lbs 165.00; 84 lbs 157.50; 105 lbs 144.00.
  Virginia:       40-60 lbs 170.00-171.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    exposed solid mouth hair ewes 110 lbs 99.00 cwt.
  Virginia:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 24,000 compared with 23,000 last week and 25,000 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

1535  rs