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San Angelo, TX     Thr Oct 12, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, October 12, 2023

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs
4.00-25.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady.  Equity Cooperative Auction sold
340 slaughter lambs in North Dakota.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 175.00-210.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 205.00-210.00.
  Equity Coop:  shorn 145 lbs 204.25.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 180.00-185.00; 80-90 lbs
                180.00-210.00; 90-100 lbs 180.00. hair 60-70 lbs 175.00-
                180.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-180.00; 80-90 lbs 164.00-172.50;
                94 lbs 165.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 206.00-260.00; 70-80 lbs
                190.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-205.00; 90-100 lbs 182.50-
                195.00. hair 50-60 lbs 185.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 170.00-
                195.00, few 205.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-195.00, few 202.50-
                210.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-180.00,few 220.00; 90-100 lbs
                175.00-180.00, few 205180.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.50-97.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                60.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
                no test.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00, hair 80.00; Good 2-3
                (fleshy) 80.00-100.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                77.50-81.00, hair 83.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) hair
                65.00-80.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  48 lbs 205.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-205.00; 88 lbs 200.00.
  Kalona:       47 lbs 163.00. hair 30-40 lbs 191.00-195.00; 40-50 lbs
                187.50-190.00.
  Equity Coop:  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 30,000 compared with 30,000 last week and 28,000 for last year.

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