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San Angelo, TX     Thr Feb 23, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, February 23, 2023

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs
10.00-30.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 lower.  No sales in
Equity Cooperative Auction.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 180.00-215.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 125.00-205.00.
  Equity Coop:  no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 86 lbs 240.00. hair 90-100 lbs 225.00.
  Kalona:       shorn and wooled 50-60 lbs 295.00-310.00; 60-70 lbs
                280.00-302.50; 70-80 lbs 275.00-290.00; 80-90 lbs 265.00-
                285.00; 90-100 lbs 210.00-245.00. hair 50-60 lbs 305.00-
                315.00; 68 lbs 251.00; 70-80 lbs 232.50-252.50; 90-100 lbs
                180.00-190.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 85.00-100.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                72.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                87.00-107.50; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test;
                Utility 1-2 (thin) 67.50-72.50; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
                thin) no test.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  ewes with lambs 220.00/family.
  Kalona:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 29,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 28,000 for last year.

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