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San Angelo, TX    Tue Apr 23, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, April 23, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no trends reported.  At San
Angelo, TX slaughter lambs sharply higher; slaughter ewes steady; feeder
lambs not well tested.  3700 head estimated at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 110-180 lbs 120.00-132.00, few 140.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-100 lbs 225.00-245.00; 100-150 lbs
                 210.00-250.00, few 265.00; 150 lbs 200.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-125 lbs 190.00-207.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 200.00-224.00, few 230.00-232.00; 60-70 lbs
                 180.00-202.00, few 204.00-218.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-
                 192.00, few 200.00-204.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-176.00, few
                 182.00-184.00; 90-110 lbs 148.00-164.00.
  New Holland:   30-40 lbs 240.00-245.00, few 270.00-315.00; 40-50 lbs
                 245.00-290.00, few 290.00-315.00; 50-60 lbs 250.00-
                 285.00, few 295.00-330.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-255.00, few
                 265.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-248.00, few 250.00-255.00; 80-
                 90 lbs 190.00-237.00.
  Virginia:      30-60 lbs 200.00-232.50; 60-80 lbs 202.00232.50; 80-110
                 lbs 190.00-207.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00-
                 72.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 72.00-81.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 59.00-72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 50.00-60.00; Cull 1 38.00-50.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 70.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-95.00; Cull 1
                 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 80.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 115.00; Cull 1 67.00-
                 77.50.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 86.00-116.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 18,000 compared w1th 19,000 last week and 17,000 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

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