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San Angelo, TX     Thr Sep 29, 2022     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, September 29, 2022

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs
uneven, steady to 15.00 higher at Ft. Collins and 10.00-25.00 lower at
Kalona; slaughter ewes wooled steady to 2.00 lower, hair firm to 5.00
higher.  Equity Cooperative Auction sold 330 slaughter lambs in North
Dakota.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 95.00-116.00.
                YG 3-5: 135-225 lbs 92.50-110.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 130-155 lbs 110.00-135.00.
  Equity Coop:  shorn 147 lbs 118.50.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 71 lbs 137.00; 80-90 lbs 115.00-135.00;
                90-100 lbs 125.00-130.00. hair 80-90 lbs 160.00-185.00;
                93 lbs 132.50.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 245.00-275.00; 60-70 lbs
                145.00-200.00; 70-80 lbs 150.00-185.00; 80-90 lbs 115.00-
                145.00, few 150.00; 90-100 lbs 115.00-136.00. hair 50-60
                lbs 185.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 185.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs
                142.50-160.00; 80-90 lbs 125.00-162.50; 90-100 lbs 120.00-
                130.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 59.00-67.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                60.00-71.00, hair 72.50-92.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 52.00-
                63.00, hair 42.50-72.00.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                101.00-125.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 85.00-
                115.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 86.00-95.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  35 lbs 200.00; 50-60 lbs 152.50-162.50; 60-70 lbs 130.00-
                135.00; 70-80 lbs 132.50-155.00. hair 50 lbs 230.00; 60-
                70 lbs 195.00-225.00.
  Kalona:       no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 29,000 compared with 29,000 last week and 31,000 for last year.

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