SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Thu Dec 20, 2018 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Thursday, December 20, 2018 Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs steady to sharply higher; slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs not well tested. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. ***Due to the holidays this report will not be issued for two weeks. The next report will be January 7, 2019.*** Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: Ft. Collins: wooled 110-130 lbs 127.50-140.00; 130-140 lbs 125.00- 132.50; 150-165 lbs 120.00-142.50. Kalona, IA: wooled 115-140 lbs 126.00-142.50. Virginia: no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: Ft. Collins: 49 lbs 240.00; 50-60 lbs 225.00-245.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-222.50; 70-80 lbs 172.50-197.50; 80-85 lbs 162.50-165.00; 90-105 lbs 157.50-165.00. Kalona, IA: 40-50 lbs 232.50-285.00; 50-60 lbs 237.50-287.50; 60-70 lbs 213.00-235.00; 70-80 lbs 177.50-202.50; 80-90 lbs 162.50-190.00; 90-100 lbs 128.00-138.00. Virginia: no test. Slaughter Ewes: Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 85.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 87.50-92.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 45.00-55.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test. Kalona, IA: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 68.00-85.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 60.00- 77.50; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 33.00-37.50. Virginia: Good 2-4 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Ft. Collins: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Ft. Collins: no test. Kalona: no test. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 33,000 compared with 35,000 last week and 38,000 for 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 1500c rs