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San Angelo, TX    Wed Mar 27, 2019    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 lower; feeder lambs steady.  At
New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 20.00-50.00 lower; slaughter ewes 10.00-
20.00 lower.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    shorn and wooled 100-110 lbs 156.00-167.00; 110-130
                  lbs 153.00-162.50; 130-145 lbs 152.00-155.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
  New Holland:    shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 220.00-255.00; 110-130 lbs
                  180.00-220.00; 130-150 lbs 182.00-200.00; 150-200 lbs
                  150.00-180.00.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    72 lbs 195.00; 114 lbs 176.00.
  Virginia:       no test.
  New Holland:    40-50 lbs 215.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 210.00-240.00; 60-
                  70 lbs 200.00-245.00; 70-80 lbs 205.00-235.00, few
                  235.00-250.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-237.00; 90-110 lbs
                  200.00-222.00.
  Buffalo, MO:    50-60 lbs 190.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-210.00; 70-90
                  lbs 151.00-176.00. 
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 45.00-60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  40.00-55.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 30.00-45.00; Cull 1
                  22.50-32.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
  New Holland:    Good 2-3 (fleshy) 45.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-
                  75.00; Cull 1 30.00-50.00.
  Buffalo, MO:    Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 71.00-88.00; Cull
                  and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-68.00.                      
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    38 lbs 280.00; 40-50 lbs 295.00-315.00; 50-60 lbs
                  240.00-295.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-255.00; 73 lbs 222.50.
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    bred baby tooth to solid mouth 180.00 per head; solid
                  mouth ewes and lambs 65.00 per head; aged ewes and lambs
                  50.00 per head.
  Buffalo, MO:    hair ewes 80 lbs 201.00 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 26,000 compared with 28,000 last week and 28,000 last year.

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

1600  rs