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San Angelo, TX     Tue May 23, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, May 23, 2023

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 10.00-30.00
higher; slaughter ewes 10.00-20.00 lower.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter
lambs weak to 10.00 lower; slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower; feeder lambs
not well tested.  6600 head estimated for San Angelo today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs 173.00-176.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs 210.00-262.00.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn no test.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 220.00-242.00; 60-70 lbs 208.00-236.00;
                   70-80 lbs 190.00-219.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-208.00, few
                   223.00-224.00; 90-100 lbs 170.00-192.00. wooled and
                   shorn 40-60 lbs 223.00-233.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-218.00;
                   73 lbs 203.00; 83 lbs 190.00; 90-100 lbs 186.00-189.00.
  New Holland:     wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 200.00-250.00; 50-60 lbs
                   210.00-250.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-237.00; 70-80 lbs
                   217.00-245.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-245.00; 90-100 lbs
                   227.00-265.00. hair 40-50 lbs 195.00-210.00; 50-60 lbs
                   205.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs
                   192.00-225.00; 80-90 lbs 217.00-232.00; 90-100 lbs
                   205.00-225.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   48.00-70.00, hair 72.00-90.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                   (medium flesh) hair 90.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                   70.00-80.00, hair 70.00-90.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                   (very thin) 60.00-75.00; Cull 1 30.00-50.00.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 42.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   70.00-97.00, hair 90.00-125.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                   52.00-65.00, hair 50.00-70.00.
  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:      no test.
  Billings:        no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      mixed age hair 100-140 lbs 121.00-160.00/cwt.
  Billings:        no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
16,000 compared with 17,000 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