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San Angelo, TX    Tue Dec 04, 2018    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, December 04, 2018

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to
10.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs
weak to 5.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs not well tested.
5800 head estimated for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 100-140 lbs 122.00-132.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 180.00-216.00; 110-130 lbs
                 170.00-205.00; 130-150 lbs 144.00-160.00; 150-200 lbs
                 150.00-160.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 130-160 lbs 135.00-159.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 235.00-266.00; 60-70 lbs 212.00-230.00; 70-80
                 lbs 190.00-210.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-188.00; 90-110 lbs
                 140.00-172.00.
  New Holland:   50-60 lbs 220.00-260.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-240.00; 70-80
                 lbs 210.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 175.00-205.00; 90-110 lbs
                 170.00-200.00.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 162.50-182.50; 80-110 lbs 150.00-182.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-
                 60.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 63.00-75.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 30.00-40.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 50.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-65.00; Cull 1
                 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 65.00-80.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    69 lbs 173.00; 80-90 lbs 141.00-146.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 75.00-120.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      bred ewes 70-145 lbs 82.50-127.50 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 17,000 compared w1th 17,000 last week and 18,000 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

1600c    rs