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San Angelo, TX     Wed Feb 07, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, February 07, 2024

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD traditional slaughter lambs
3.00 lower; slaughter ewes 2.00-6.00 higher.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 175.00-191.00; 164 lbs
                157.000.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 235.00-250.00; 70-80 lbs
                245.00-255.00; 80-90 lbs 225.00-250.00; 90-100 lbs 202.50-
                225.00. hair 70-80 lbs 230.00-255.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-105.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                95.00-122.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-55.00; Cull 1 no
                test.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  36 lbs 270.00; 40-50 lbs 250.00-280.00; 50-60 lbs 255.00-
                260.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-290.00. hair 58 lbs 245.00.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  bred yearlings 180.00-280.00/head.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 27,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 24,000 for the same
period last year.

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