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San Angelo, TX    Tue Jan 29, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, January 29, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no comparison due to the
holiday.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs weak; slaughter ewes firm to
5.00 higher; 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 110-165 lbs 124.00-140.00, few 144.00
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 210.00-245.00; 110-130 lbs
                 175.00-210.00, few early 210.00-225.00; 130-150 lbs
                 145.00-187.00, few early 190.00-210.00; 150-200 lbs
                 135.00-140.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 265.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs 236.00-264.00; 70-80
                 lbs 226.00-247.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-214.00; 90-100 lbs
                 176.00-188.00.
  New Holland:   50-60 lbs 250.00-270.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-260.00, few
                 275.00-300.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-240.00, few 265.00-
                 285.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-225.00, few 240.00-245.00; 90-
                 110 lbs 205.00-210.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-
                 78.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-89.00,
                 high-yielding 90.00-96.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 75.00-
                 78.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1
                 48.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 65.00-120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; 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 170.00-188.00; 84 lbs 170.00; 102 lbs 152.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 100.00-123.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 14,000 compared w1th 17,000 last week and 16,000 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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