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San Angelo, TX     Wed Sep 25, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, September 25, 2024

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 2.00-15.00
lower; slaughter ewes 6.00-7.00 lower.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 115-150 lbs 136.00-145.00; 150-160 lbs
                131.00-142.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  wooled and shorn 110 lbs 147.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 170.00-195.00; 80-90 lbs
                170.00-196.00; 90-100 lbs 155.00-175.00; 100-110 lbs
                148.00-175.00. hair 60-70 lbs 180.00-205.00; 79 lbs
                150.00; 102 lbs 135.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  hair 50-60 lbs 240.00-267.00; 60-70 lbs 235.00-250.00;
                70-80 lbs 210.00-220.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-197.00; 99 lbs
                165.00; 108 lbs 180.00. wooled and shorn 70 lbs 187.50;
                98 lbs 150.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                70.00-90.00, hair 75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) hair 65.00-
                80.00; Cull 1 50.00, hair 55.00-60.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  50 lbs 245.00. hair 50-60 lbs 185.00-200.00; 64 lbs
                205.00.
  Buffalo, MO:  hair 25-30 lbs 260.00-275.00; 40-50 lbs 225.00-265.00.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  yearlings 186 lbs 105.00/cwt; young 188 lbs 90.00/cwt.
  Buffalo, MO:  young 110 lbs 141.00/cwt; yearling hair 70-75 lbs 140.00-
                150.00/cwt; young hair 95 lbs 125.00/cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 25,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 24,000 for the same
period last year.

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