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San Angelo, TX     Wed Jan 05, 2022     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, January 05, 2022

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs steady to
1.00 higher; slaughter ewes mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 115-150 lbs 230.00-238.00, few 245.00-
                270.00; 150-165 lbs 226.00-230.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 58 lbs 365.00; 60-70 lbs 355.00-365.00;
                78 lbs 395.00; 80-90 lbs 310.00-345.00; 91 lbs 335.00.
                hair 73 lbs 380.00; 91 lbs 305.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 140.00-175.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                165.00-175.00, hair 200.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 165.00-
                185.00; Cull 1 140.00-145.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  no test.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  bred yearlings 385.00/head; bred young 335.00-410.00/head;
                bred middle age 335.00/head.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 23,000 compared with 25,000 last week and 22,000 for the same
period last year.

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