SA_LS855` San Angelo, TX Fri Oct 06, 2017 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, October 06, 2017 ` Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 10.00 lower, except at San Angelo, TX steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were uneven, steady to 10.00 higher, except at New Holland, PA and Ft. Collins, CO 3.00-10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were mostly steady to 10.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 3045 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction sold 335 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4100 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 5.00 lower. 2,662 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 107 lbs 130.00. VA: wooled 110-130 lbs 147.00. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 205.00-210.00; 110-130 lbs 185.00-200.00; 130-150 lbs 140.00-170.00; 150-200 lbs 140.00-155.00. Ft.Collins, CO: shsorn 166 lbs 126.00; wooled 110-115 lbs 132.50-137.50, 140 lbs 125.00-130.00. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 104 lbs 149.00; 110-170 lbs 131.00- 136.00. Kalona, IA: wooled 110-145 lbs 125.00-126.00; 150-155 lbs 122.50- 126.50. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: shorn 150 lbs 132.25. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 206.00-232.00, few 236.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00- 204.00, few 216.00-224.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-180.00, few 186.00-194.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-176.00, few 184.00; 90- 100 lbs 150.00-152.00. Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 195.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-215.00, few 215.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 165.00-190.00, few 200.00- 205.00; 80-90 lbs 158.00-195.00, few 200.00-205.00; 90- 110 lbs 175.00-200.00. Kalona, IA: 50-60 lbs 170.00-192.50; 60-70 lbs 162.50-167.50; 77 lbs 157.50. Ft. Collins: 78 lbs 150.00; 80-90 lbs 147.50-150.00; 96 lbs 142.50. Missouri: 60-80 lbs 175.00-210.00; 80-105 lbs 130.00-170.00. Virginia: 60-80 lbs 160.00-172.00; 80-110 lbs 155.00-160.00. South Dakota: no test. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 4100: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 127-172 lbs 130.50- 190.00 (wtd avg 150.49). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-62.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 68.00- 82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-68.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 54.00-58.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00-40.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 65.00-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-87.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 50.00-56.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 47.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 35.00-40.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00-25.00. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test. So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 52.00-69.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 56.00-64.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 53.00-65.00; Cull 1 50.00-54.00. Missouri: no test. Virginia: Good 2-4 72.50-95.00. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 67.00-72.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00-45.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 75-85 lbs 168.00-169.00; 94 lbs 160.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 55-60 lbs 137.50-138.00; 69 lbs 122.50. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 45 lbs 181.00; 50-60 lbs 191.00-192.00; 60-70 lbs 162.50- 189.00; 70-80 lbs 158.00-169.00; 80-90 lbs 147.50-167.00; 90-100 lbs 145.00-162.00; 100-110 lbs 139.00-149.00; 110- 150 lbs 134.00-137.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 55-75 lbs 210.00-234.00 cwt, 90 lbs 160.00 per head; baby tooth hair ewes 165150.00 per head; mixed age hair ewes 80-1340 lbs 90.00-130.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. So Dakota: ewe lambs 85 lbs 155.00 cwt; yearlings 220.00-270.00 per head; solid mouth 105.00-155.00 per head; solid to short solid mouth 95.00-122.00 per head; exposed ewes 130-150 lbs 70.00-78.00 cwt. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: mixed age wool ewes 100 lbs 105.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 85-135 lbs 100.00-135.00 cwt. Virginia: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down Price not reported due to confidentiality 45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 55-65 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 65-75 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 75-85 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 85 lbs up Price not reported due to confidentiality Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 37,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 38,000 last year. Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews rs