For the week of Friday, March 24, 2017

Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 20.00 lower, except at Sioux Falls, SD 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower, except at Sioux Falls steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San

Angelo, TX 5905 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3200 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 6,089 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 8.81 higher; 45-65 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; 65-75 lbs 2.53 higher and 75 lbs and up

5.16-5.63 higher. 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 110-165 lbs 130.00-148.00,

few 152.00-160.00.

VA: no test.

PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 222.00-250.00,

few 265.00; 110-130 lbs 200.00-235.00; 130-

150 lbs 155.00-167.00, few 220.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 130-150 lbs 145.00-156.00.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 130-145 lbs 157.00-166.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Kalona, IA: wooled 115-125 lbs 145.00-165.00; 130-165 lbs

140.00-157.00.

Missouri: no test.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:

San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 225.00-240.00, few 242.00-248.00;

60-70 lbs 220.00-238.00, few 244.00; 70-80 lbs

212.00-230.00, few 234.00-238.00; 80-90 lbs

205.00-228.00; 90-110 lbs 184.00-202.00, few

212.00-216.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 260.00-270.00, few 295.00-300.00;

50-60 lbs 250.00-280.00, few 280.00-300.00;

60-70 lbs 260.00-277.00, few 290.00; 70-80 lbs

250.00-270.00, few 285.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-

265.00, few 270.00-280.00; 90-110 lbs 215.00-

255.00.

Kalona, IA: 70-80 lbs 250.00-265.00; 85-90 lbs 237.50-

247.50; 90-95 lbs 220.00-235.00.

Ft. Collins: 40-45 lbs 250.00-257.50; 55-60 lbs 217.50-

227.50; 70-80 lbs 202.00-212.50; 87 lbs 202.50;

90-105 lbs 190.00-211.00.

Missouri: 40-70 lbs 255.00-287.50; 95-105 lbs 155.00-

180.00.

Virginia: 30-60 lbs 257.50-265.00.

South Dakota: 55-60 lbs 285.00; 60-80 lbs 215.00-245.00; 82

lbs 212.50; 123 lbs 151.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)

3200: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 127-185 lbs

136.25-164.00 (wtd avg 145.56).

Slaughter Ewes:

San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 72.00-75.00; Utility and Good

1-3 (medium flesh) 82.00-92.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)

70.00-80.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)

58.00-66.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-55.00.

Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-145.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)

82.00-130.00.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)

75.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 55.00-61.00; Cull 1

(extremely thin) no test.

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 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00-87.00; Good 2-3

(fleshy) 77.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 74.00-

83.00; Cull 1 59.00-61.00.

Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 102.00-122.50.

Virginia: Good 2-4 80.00-87.00.

Kalona: Good 2-3 82.50-95.00; Utility and Good 1-3

82.50-90.00; Utility 1-2 67.50-82.50.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:

San Angelo: 70-80 lbs 208.00-224.00.

Virginia: no test.

Ft. Collins: no test.

Billings: no test.

Kalona: 35-40 lbs 175.00-270.00; 40-70 lbs 250.00-265.00.

So Dakota: 44 lbs 335.00; 57 lbs 290.00; 68 lbs 285.00.

Missouri: 25-45 lbs 225.00-255.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:

San Angelo: hair ewe lambs 65-75 lbs 246.00-260.00 cwt,

80-100 lbs 190.00-198.00 per head; baby tooth

hair ewes 165.00-200.00 per head; mixed age

hair ewes 90-140 lbs 100.00-150.00 cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

Billings: no test.

So Dakota: bred solid mouth 195.00-225.00 per head.

Kalona, IA: no test.

Missouri: mixed age 100-140 lbs 132.50-195.00 cwt; ewes

with lambs 180.00-300.00 per family.

Virginia: no test.

National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4:

Weight Head Wt Avg

45 lbs down 123 497.65

45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality

55-65 lbs 488 336.60

65-75 lbs 1688 286.78

75-85 lbs 1842 271.30

85 lbs up 1839 264.88

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 40,000 compared with 40,000 last week and 40,000 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