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San Angelo, TX     Tue Feb 21, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, February 21, 2023

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to the holiday.
At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm; slaughter ewes firm to 10.00
higher; feeder lambs not well tested.  4100 head estimated for San Angelo
today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 130-180 lbs 148.00-170.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no report.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 285.00-326.00; 60-70 lbs 274.00-299.00;
                   70-80 lbs 246.00-281.00, few 301.00-302.00; 80-90 lbs
                   225.00-263.00, few 276.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00-227.00.
                   wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 277.00-299.00; 70-80 lbs
                   253.00-265.00; 90-100 lbs 228.00-229.00.
  New Holland:     no report.
  Billings:        no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   70.00, hair 90.00-103.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                   (medium flesh) 122.00, hair 110.00-132.00; Utility 1-2
                   (thin) hair 107.00-110.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
                   thin) hair 92.00-93.00; Cull 1 70.00-80.00.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; 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.
Feeder Lambs:      Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 20-30 lbs 300.00-322.00; 30-40 lbs 281.00-318.00;
                   40-50 lbs 290.00-316.00; 50-60 lbs 278.00-326.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      mixed age hair 100-110 lbs 135.00-150/cwt; hair ewes
                   and lambs 105.00/head.
  Billings:        no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
16,000 compared with 18,000 last week and 14,000 last year.

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