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San Angelo, TX     Wed May 25, 2022     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, May 25, 2022

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 6.00-8.00
lower; slaughter ewes 5.00-15.00 lower; feeder lambs steady.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 220.00-231.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 71 lbs 240.00; 80-90 lbs 245.00-260.00;
                90-100 lbs 235.00-247.50. hair 80-90 lbs 210.00-220.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  hair 40-50 lbs 245.00-267.00; 50-60 lbs 244.00-275.00;
                60-70 lbs 240.00-270.00; 70-80 lbs 235.00-245.00. wooled
                and shorn 40-50 lbs 220.00-255.00; 55 lbs 235.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                67.50-87.50, hair 65.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-
                90.00; Cull 1 50.00-75.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  Good 2-3 (fleshy) 120.00-142.50; Utility and Good 1-3
                (medium flesh) 90.00-125.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  30 lbs 280.00; 40-50 lbs 290.00-310.00; 50-60 lbs 270.00-
                295.00; 60-70 lbs 260.00-280.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-270.00.
                hair 49 lbs 225.00; 50-60 lbs 235.00-255.00.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  young 152 lbs 140.00/cwt; young hair 163 lbs 110.00/cwt.

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

Source:  USDA-LPG Market News, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, 325-450-4265
         www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn