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San Angelo, TX     Tue Jul 18, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, July 18, 2023

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 10.00-20.00 lower;
slaughter ewes 10.00-20.00 lower; no comparison on feeder lambs as this is
the first major test of this class.  6650 head estimated for San Angelo
today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn no test.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 200.00-246.00.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn 105-125 lbs no test.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 200.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-217.00,
                   few 228.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-214.00; 80-90 lbs
                   180.00-200.00; 90-100 lbs 172.00-197.00. wooled and
                   shorn 50-60 lbs 202.00-210.00; 69 lbs 200.00; 80-90 lbs
                   171.00-178.00.
  New Holland:     wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 210.00-230.00, few 290.00-
                   335.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-265.00, few 305.00; 70-80 lbs
                   212.00-237.00, few 260.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-240.00, few
                   250.00-300.00; 90-100 lbs 205.00-245.00. hair 43 lbs
                   220.00; 50-60 lbs 205.00; 63 lbs 205.00; 70-80 lbs
                   200.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-230.00; 90-100 lbs
                   195.00-200.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   hair 72.00-90.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                   70.00, hair 80.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-
                   55.00, hair 70.00-84.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
                   thin) 60.00; Cull 1 40.00.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   80.00-105.00, hair 70.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                   55.00-75.00, hair 45.00-70.00; Cull 1 30.00-48.00.
  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:      70-80 lbs 188.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-191.00; 90-110 lbs
                   160.00-171.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      hair ewe lambs 95 lbs 202.00/cwt; yearling hair 200.00/
                   head.
  Billings:        no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
16,000 compared with 15,000 last week and 16,000 last year.

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