SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue May 07, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, May 07, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 6.00-20.00
higher; slaughter ewes firm.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm;
slaughter ewes firm; feeder lambs not well tested.  7500 head estimated
at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 110-140 lbs 135.00-148.00, few 151.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-100 lbs 242.00-255.00; 100-150 lbs
                 190.00-255.00; 150-185 lbs 167.00-200.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 216.00-242.00, few 242.00-250.00; 60-70 lbs
                 184.00-214.00, few 224.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-192.00, few
                 194.00-196.00; 80-90 lbs 164.00-186.00; 90-110 lbs
                 154.00-180.00.
  New Holland:   40-50 lbs 230.00-265.00; 50-60 lbs 230.00-260.00; 60-70
                 lbs 235.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-247.00, few 250.00;
                 80-90 lbs 225.00-240.00, few 250.00-265.00; 90-110 lbs
                 195.00-245.00.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 212.50-245.00; 80-110 lbs 220.00-230.00.
  Billings, MT:  60-65 lbs 190.00-217.50; 70-80 lbs 209.00-220.00; 84
                 lbs 225.00; 90-100 lbs 200.00-220.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 59.00-
                 74.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 73.00-84.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 58.00-74.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 46.00-58.00; Cull 1 30.00-47.50.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 80.00-117.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
                 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 37.00-38.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 40.50-48.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00-49.00; Cull 1
                 34.00-39.00.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 75.00-86.00; Utility 1-2 62.00-77.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    79 lbs 170.00; 98 lbs 170.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      68 lbs 180.00, 100 lbs 165.00, 110-115 lbs 165.00-175.00,
                 124 lbs 148.00; new crop 50-60 lbs 202.50-205.00, 60-70
                 lbs 205.00-210.00, 80-85 lbs 213.00-220.00, 97 lbs
                 190.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-135 lbs 88.00-122.00 cwt.
  Billings:      yearlings 131 lbs 95.00 cwt; baby tooth to solid mouth
                 120-175 lbs 64.00-90.00 cwt; aged 150-155 lbs 50.00-
                 53.00 cwt.
  Virginia:      no test.

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

1600c    rs