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San Angelo, TX     Tue Oct 24, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, October 24, 2023

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to
10.00 higher; slaughter ewes 10.00-20.00 lower.  At San Angelo, TX
slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes steady to 4.00 higher.  Feeder
lambs not well tested.  4300 head estimated for San Angelo today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 125 lbs 180.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 200.00-245.00; 155-160 lbs
                   207.00-215.00.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn no test.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 250.00-297.00, few 300.00-315.00; 60-70
                   lbs 230.00-260.00, few 280.00-286.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-
                   237.00; 80-90 lbs 192.00-218.00; 90-100 lbs 182.00-
                   211.00. wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 208.00-220.00; 80-90
                   lbs 203.00-204.00; 90-100 lbs 187.00-191.00 .
  New Holland:     wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 210.00-215.00; 50-60 lbs
                   205.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs
                   200.00-215.00; 80-90 lbs 217.00-240.00; 90-100 lbs
                   215.00-245.00. hair 40-50 lbs 200.00-220.00; 50-60 lbs
                   205.00-235.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-220.00, few 227.00-
                   242.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-217.00, few 220.00-232.00;
                   80-90 lbs 200.00-225.00, few 240.00; 90-100 lbs 200.00-
                   225.00, few 235.00-240.00.
  Billings:        no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   hair 70.00-88.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                   70.00-80.00, hair 70.00-88.00; Utility 1-2 thin)
                   60.00-67.00, hair 53.00-78.00; Cull and Utility
                   1-2 (very thin) 45.00-51.00; Cull 1 34.00-40.00.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   50-97.00, hair 55.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-
                   65.00, hair 50.00-75.00; Cull 1 35.00.
  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:      young hair 115-125 lbs 93.00-130.00/cwt.
  Billings:        no test.

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

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