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San Angelo, TX    Tue Dec 11, 2018    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, December 11, 2018

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report, sale will be
Tuesday.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs sharply higher; slaughter
ewes firm to 3.00 higher; feeder lambs had a sharply higher undertone.
4800 head estimated for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 105-150 lbs 128.00-150.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no test.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-125 lbs 152.50; 130-160 lbs 135.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 254.00-273.00, few 282.00; 60-70 lbs 234.00-
                 254.00, few 260.00-280.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-248.00; 80-
                 90 lbs 188.00-20188.00; 90-110 lbs 158.00-190.00, few
                 200.00.
  New Holland:   no test.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 160.00-177.50; 80-110 lbs 145.00-170.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no
                 test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 65.00-76.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-65.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 20.00-40.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 60.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 50.00-60.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    75-80 lbs 166.00; 80-90 lbs 155.00-160.00; 95 lbs 165.75;
                 100-105 lbs 140.00-159.50; 117 lbs 139.50.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    wool ewe lambs 94 lbs 174.00 cwt, 109 lbs 160.00 cwt;
                 hair ewe lambs 103 lbs 218.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes
                 80-130 lbs 80.00-132.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 17,000 compared w1th 17,000 last week and 18,000 last year.

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

1600c    rs