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San Angelo, TX     Tue May 16, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, May 16, 2023

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 10.00-30.00
lower; slaughter ewes firm t0.00 higher.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter
lambs firm to 15.00 higher with most advance on lambs under 70 lbs;
slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs not well tested.  64000 head
estimated for San Angelo today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 148 lbs 172.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 185.00-230.00, few 240.00-
                   245.00.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn old crop 105-130 lbs 130.00-157.50.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 224.00-245.00; 60-70 lbs 206.00-238.00;
                   70-80 lbs 194.00-221.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-200.00; 90-
                   100 lbs 170.00-185.00. wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs
                   220.00-244.00; 70-80 lbs 261.00.
  New Holland:     wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 192.00-210.00; 50-60 lbs
                   155.00-170.00, few 200.00-210.00; 60-70 lbs 175.00-
                   200.00, few 210.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-220.00;
                   80-90 lbs 190.00-222.00, few 230.00-250.00; 90-100 lbs
                   195.00-220.00, few 240.00-250.00. hair 40-50 lbs
                   185.00-195.00; 50-60 lbs 175.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs
                   170.00-200.00, few 245.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-215.00, few
                   220.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-220.00, few 227.00-
                   235.00; 90-100 lbs 190.00-220.00.
  Billings:        wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 195.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs
                   206.00-211.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00-203.00, few 220.00-
                   237.00; 90-100 lbs 175.00-192.50. hair 63 lbs 205.00;
                   77 lbs 182.50; 83 lbs 190.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   67.00-79.00, hair 72.00-106.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                   (medium flesh) 66.00, hair 90.00-114.00; Utility 1-2
                   (thin) 70.00-80.00, hair 80.00-98.00; Cull and
                   Utility 1-2 (very thin) 67.00-78.00; Cull 1 50.00-
                   60.00.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   80.00-117.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 85.00-90.00.
  Billings:        Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 61.00-71.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   53.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-62.00, hair
                   80.00; Cull 1 38.00-44.00.
Feeder Lambs:      Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 28 lbs 228.00; 32 lbs 234.00.
  Billings:        71 lbs 197.00. hair 51 lbs 167.50; 60 lbs 171.00; 108
                   lbs 108.00.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      no test.
  Billings:        yearlings 100-145 lbs 92.00-105.00/cwt; middle age
                   120-170 lbs 54.00-71.00/cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
17,000 compared with 18,000 last week and 15,000 last year.

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