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

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, March 25, 2023

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes firm.  No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 105-140 lbs 165.50-210.00, few 235.00-
                255.00; 155-185 lbs 120.00-180.00; 200-235 lbs 110.00-
                140.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 135-145 lbs 165.00-205.00; 160 lbs
                140.00-165.00.
  Equity Coop:  no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 200.00-220.00; 53 lbs 215.00;
                60-70 lbs 250.00-255.00; 70-80 lbs 240.00-260.00. hair
                49 lbs 235.00; 55 lbs 270.50; 60-70 lbs 230.00-255.00, few
                280.00; 70-80 lbs 240.00-250.00, few 275.00-300.00; 88
                lbs 285.00; 97 lbs 250.00.
  Kalona:       shorn and wooled 40-50 lbs 250.00-302.50; 50-60 lbs
                255.00-300.00; 60-70 lbs 260.00-290.00; 70-80 lbs 266.00-
                315.00; 80-90 lbs 280.00-330.00; 90-100 lbs 230.00-295.00,
                few 300.00-330.00. hair 40-50 lbs 255.00-275.00; 50-60 lbs
                262.50-270.00; 61 lbs 262.50; 71 lbs 265.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                90.00-126.00, hair 80.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-
                85.00; Cull 1 20.00-25.00.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-88.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                82.50-115.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-
                90.00, hair 90.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  55 lbs 197.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-215.00.
  Kalona:       no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  yearlings 129 lbs 149.00/cwt; young 125-130 lbs 83.00-
                90.00/cwt; young hair 86 lbs 100.00/cwt; ewes with lambs
                235.00/family.
  Kalona:       no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 32,000 compared with 31,000 last week and 32,000 for last year.

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