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San Angelo, TX     Wed Sep 04, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, September 04, 2024

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

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 110-160 lbs 161.00-170.50.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 65 lbs 215.00; 80-90 lbs 175.00-190.00;
                90-100 lbs 165.00-177.00; 100-110 lbs 161.00-170.00. hair
                80 lbs 155.00; 110 lbs 154.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                75.00-100.00, hair 80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 85.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  38 lbs 245.00; 60-70 lbs 260.00-265.00. hair 76 lbs
                225.00.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 14,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 19,000 for the same
period last year.

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