SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Feb 06, 2019    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, February 06, 2019

   Compared to two weeks ago at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes and feeder lambs not well tested.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn and wooled 100-130 lbs 130.00-137.00; 130-150 lbs
                  126.00-132.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    40 lbs 234.00; 65-70 lbs 210.00-212.00; 87 lbs 180.00;
                  90-100 lbs 160.00-175.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 54.00-67.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  48.00-61.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 54.00-
                  57.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 21.00-
                  31.00.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.                  
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    bred baby tooth to solid mouth 120.00-160.00 per head;
                  bred solid to broken mouth 100.00-105.00 per head;
                  solid mouth 80-155 lbs 67.50-87.50 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 23,000 compared with 20,000 last week and 24,000 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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