SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Jun 05, 2019    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, June 05, 2019

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs over 100 lbs
9.00-10.00 lower, lighter weight lambs sharply lower; slaughter ewes
5.00-10.00 lower; no comparison on feeder lambs.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn and wooled 105-150 lbs 151.00-162.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    59 lbs 152.50; 60-70 lbs 151-171.00; 70-80 lbs 150.00-
                  160.00; 80-85 lbs 151.00-152.50; 90-100 lbs 151.00-
                  160.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 65.00-70.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  44.00-57.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 34.00-43.00; Cull 1
                  23.00.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.  
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    40-50 lbs 175.00-182.50; 50-60 lbs 158.00-170.00; 60-70
                  lbs 157.50-167.50; 70-80 lbs 180.00-187.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    young 135 lbs 70.00 cwt; middle age 132 lbs 54.00 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 26,000 compared with 18,000 last week and 25,000 last year.

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

1600  rs