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San Angelo, TX     Thr Feb 06, 2025     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, February 06, 2025

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO slaughter lambs 14.00 lower;
slaughter ewes steady.  Equity Cooperative Auction sold 300 slaughter
lambs in Montana.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 110-165 lbs 165.00-190.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 120-135 lbs no test.
  Equity Coop:  shorn 155 lbs 153.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 53 lbs 300.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00-282.50;
                75 lbs 270.00; 80-90 lbs 245.00-251.00; 90-100 lbs 230.00;
                100-1105 lbs 19210.00-199235.00. hair 41 lbs 300.00; 58
                lbs 320.00; 60-70 lbs 315.00-325.00; 71 lbs 309.00; 80-90
                lbs 270.00-290.00; 90-100 lbs 220.00-240.00; 100-110 lbs
                205.00-220.00.
  Kalona, IA:   no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-120.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                72.50-120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test;
                Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.
  Equity Coop:  no sales.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 35,000 compared with 34,000 last week and 31,000 for last year.

Source:  USDA LPG, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, 325-450-4265
         Www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn