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San Angelo, TX     Tue Jan 16, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, January 16, 2024

   Compared to last week at San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 20.00-30.00
higher, instances 20.00 higher; slaughter ewes 10.00 higher; feeder lambs
not well tested.  1777 head estimated for San Angelo today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 110-155 lbs 230.00-245.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs no report.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn no test.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 328.00-346.00, few 350.00; 60-70 lbs
                   290.00-326.00, few 331.00-338.00; 70-80 lbs 298.00-
                   318.00, few 324.00-327.00; 80-90 lbs 272.00, few
                   300.00-311.00; 95-110 lbs 250.00-270.00. wooled and
                   shorn 59 lbs 344.00; 75 lbs 296.00; 95 lbs 250.00.
  New Holland:     no report due to the holiday.
  Billings:        no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   hair 90.00-108.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                   135.00, hair 110.00-118.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) hair
                   80.00-85.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test;
                   Cull 1 no test.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; 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.
Feeder Lambs:      Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 38 lbs 330.00; 40-50 lbs 328.00-342.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      no test.
  Billings:        no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
11,000 compared to 17,000 last week and 14,000 last year.

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