GL_LS320 Greeley, CO Wed Apr 3, 2019 USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Centennial Livestock Auction - Ft. Collins, CO Sheep and Goat Report for Wednesday April 3, 2019. Total Receipts: 1413 Last Week: 2058 Year Ago: 1000 Sheep Receipts: 799 Last Week: 1319 Year Ago: 660 Goat Receipts: 614 Last Week: 739 Year Ago: 340 Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were 7.00 lower on a light test and feeder lambs were sharply higher on a light test from last week and ewes were 4.00 lower and bucks were sharply higher. Slaughter goats were 6.00 lower, billies, nannies and wethers were steady. Trade activity and buyer demand were moderate to good. The sheep supply consisted of approximately 23 percent slaughter lambs, 13 percent feeder lambs, with the balance being slaughter ewes and bucks. The goat supply consisted of approximately 57 percent slaughter kids, 38 percent slaughter nannies/does with the balance being slaughter billies and wethers. Bum lambs brought 11.00-18.00 per head with a weight range of 10- 20 lbs. Sheep and lambs sold on a per cwt basis and goats sold on a per head basis unless otherwise noted. Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 60-67 64 202.50-212.50 206.57 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 49 70 70 205.00-217.50 213.16 Hair Sheep 2 108 108 210.00 210.00 1 90 90 195.00 195.00 Hair Sheep 1 175 175 145.00 145.00 1 155 155 135.00 135.00 Buck Lambs Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 50 50 192.50 192.50 17 57 57 202.50 202.50 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 75 75 182.50 182.50 2 78 78 180.00 180.00 Hair Sheep 4 80 80 177.50 177.50 1 80 80 177.50 177.50 Hair Sheep 3 95-103 100 170.00-187.50 175.52 28 110-125 117 155.00-175.00 168.68 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 54 54 185.00 185.00 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 61-67 65 170.00-187.50 181.15 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 82 82 170.00 170.00 11 82-88 84 162.50-167.50 163.93 Hair Sheep 3 102 102 165.00 165.00 17 97 97 152.50 152.50 Hair Sheep 9 126 126 135.00 135.00 3 147 147 105.00 105.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 69 69 167.50 167.50 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 72 72 150.00 150.00 9 112 112 135.00 135.00 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 43 43 270.00 270.00 9 50-55 51 240.00-260.00 249.32 21 65 65 212.50 212.50 12 74 74 217.50 217.50 5 85-88 87 200.00-202.50 202.01 25 92 92 200.00 200.00 25 105 105 212.50 212.50 Slaughter Ewes: Grade Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Good 3-5 195-240 lbs 62.50-70.00 75.00 45.00-52.50 Good 2-3 115-175 lbs 56.00-65.00 67.50-75.00 42.50-53.00 Utility 1-2 105-180 lbs 32.50-34.00 26.00-31.00 Slaughter Bucks: 105-260 lbs Avg Dress 62.50-72.50; High Dress 87.50; Low Dress 50.00-60.00. Slaughter Kids Selection 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 25-28 26 72.50-82.50 76.77 32 32-37 35 105.00-117.50 108.24 55 40-48 47 120.00-137.50 133.18 6 55-58 56 160.00-165.00 161.73 8 60-67 64 182.50-195.00 187.73 3 80-85 82 200.00-215.00 209.80 13 94-95 94 225.00-235.00 234.22 Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 15 15 45.00 45.00 28 30-38 36 82.50-95.00 90.08 3 43 43 110.00 110.00 18 50-55 51 130.00-147.50 143.43 1 60 60 170.00 170.00 8 70-75 71 170.00-185.00 175.71 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 5-9 9 17.00-23.00 21.31 43 26 26 35.00-37.50 35.29 7 37-39 38 50.00-70.00 58.31 8 40-45 44 75.00-90.00 76.69 2 50-55 52 105.00-117.50 110.95 16 60-65 63 132.50-150.00 145.42 21 70-75 74 135.00-165.00 150.94 4 80 80 165.00-170.00 168.75 Nannies/Does: Selection 1 115-200 lbs 180.00-230.00. Selection 2 65-160 lbs 140.00-177.50. Selection 3 80-180 lbs 105.00-135.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 205-275 lbs 300.00-325.00. Selection 2 120-185 lbs 220.00-275.00. Selection 3 100-130 lbs 190.00-205.00. Wethers: Selection 1 140-150 lbs 280.00-287.50. Selection 2 105-160 lbs 240.00-265.00. Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Jonathan Gittlein, Market Reporter 970-353-9750 Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS320.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 2230M jpg