SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Tue Feb 05, 2019 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, February 05, 2019 Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs over 80 lbs steady to 10.00 lower, lighter weights firm; slaughter ewes steady. At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs steady to 8.00 lower; slaughter ewes weak to 4.00 lower; feeder lambs not well tested. 3900 head estimated at San Angelo for today. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-140 lbs 128.00-142.00. New Holland: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 195.00-230.00; 110-130 lbs 160.00-215.00; 130-150 lbs 140.00-170.00; 150-200 lbs 135.00-152.00. Virginia: no test. Billings, MT: no test. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 258.00-276.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-256.00; 70-80 lbs 222.00-235.00, few 240.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-220.00; 90-100 lbs 190.00-216.00. New Holland: 40-50 lbs 260.00-300.00, few 340.00-350.00; 50-60 lbs 265.00-290.00, few 310.00-340.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00- 280.00, few 305.00-357.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00-255.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-227.00; 90-110 lbs 200.00-220.00. Virginia: no test. Billings, MT: no test. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00- 79.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 78.00-85.00, high-yielding 88.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00- 75.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-62.00; Cull 1 50.00. New Holland: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-77.00; 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 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 70-80 lbs 190.00; 80 lbs 180.00; 90 lbs 154.00. Virginia: no test. Billings: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 86.00-120.00 cwt. Billings: no test. Virginia: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 16,000 compared w1th 14,000 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