SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Apr 16, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, April 16, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to sale held
on Tuesday.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm, instances 5.00
higher; slaughter ewes weak to 4.00 lower; no comparison on feeder lambs.
6,000 head estimated at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 110-165 lbs 120.00-1360.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no report.
  Virginia:      wooled 130-160 lbs 130.00-165.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 166.00-188.00, few 198.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs
                 140.00-162.00; 70-80 lbs 128.00-138.00; 80-90 lbs
                 127.00-142.00; 90-110 lbs 130.00-144.00, few 154.00.
  New Holland:   no report.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 180.00; 80-110 lbs 190.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-
                 70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-82.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1 40.00-50.00.
  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.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 82.00-100.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 85.00-115.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 19,000 compared w1th 19,000 last week and 16,000 last year.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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