SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Feb 27, 2019    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, February 27, 2019

   Compared to two weeks ago at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs steady,
instances 2.00-3.00 lower; slaughter ewes had a lower undertone; feeder
lambs not well tested.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn and wooled 115-145 lbs 141.00-147.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    40-50 lbs 255.00-256.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-245.00; 75
                  lbs 240.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-210.00; 90-100 lbs 165.00-
                  170.00; 112 lbs 163.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
  Buffalo, MO:    56 lbs 260.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 54.00-63.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  46.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 46.00-54.00; Cull 1
                  31.00-41.00.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.
  Buffalo, MO:    Utility and Good 1-3 60.00-75.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                  45.00-67.50.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.                  
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    bred solid mouth 140.00-150.00 per head; open ewes 125-
                  175 lbs 65.00-71.00 cwt.
  Buffalo, MO:    hair ewes 100-175 lbs 70.00-82.50 cwt, few 122.50 per
                  head.

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

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, TX
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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