SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Apr 02, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, April 02, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to
15.00 higher; slaughter ewes 10.00-15.00 higher.  At San Angelo, TX
slaughter lambs 20.00-30.00 lower, instances 35.00 lower; slaughter ewes
weak; no comparison on feeder lambs.  8700 head estimated at San Angelo
for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 145-185 lbs 120.00-132.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 237.00-265.00, few 265.00-
                 285.00; 110-130 lbs 220.00-240.00; 130-150 lbs 195.00-
                 230.00; 150-200 lbs 175.00-190.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-130 lbs 177.00-195.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 170.00-184.00; 60-70 lbs 150.00-166.00, few
                 170.00-176.00; 70-80 lbs 132.00-148.00; 80-90 lbs
                 130.00-146.00, few 154.00; 90-110 lbs 130.00-144.00.
  New Holland:   40-50 lbs 225.00-260.00, few 265.00-270.00; 50-60 lbs
                 212.00-255.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-245.00, few 255.00-
                 277.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-240.00, few 240.00-250.00; 80-
                 90 lbs 185.00-240.00, few 245.00-265.00; 90-110 lbs
                 215.00-225.00.
  Virginia:      30-60 lbs 220.00-232.50; 60-80 lbs 212.00-235.00; 80-110
                 lbs 215.00-222.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 66.00-
                 74.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 70.00-82.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-70.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1 40.00-50.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 70.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-82.00; Cull 1
                 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 93.00-103.00; Utility 1-2 40.00-91.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    69 lbs 180.00; 80-90 lbs 172.00-182.00; 90-100 lbs
                 150.00-166.00; 130 lbs 158.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 85.00-115.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 18,000 compared w1th 18,000 last week and 20,000 last year.

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

1600c    rs