SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Feb 26, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no comparison due to the
holiday last week.  At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 5.00-10.00 lower; slaughter ewes uneven, fleshier ewes weak to 2.00 lower and thin ewes
5.00-10.00 higher; feeder lambs not well tested.  4200 head estimated
at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 120-175 lbs 120.00-130.00, few 140.00-
                 144.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 237.00-265.00; 110-130 lbs
                 220.00-232.00; 130-150 lbs 185.00-205.00; 150-200 lbs
                 185.00-195.00.
  Virginia:      wooled 120-150 lbs 87.50.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 242.00-252.00; 60-70 lbs 228.00-250.00; 70-80
                 lbs 226.00-234.00; 80-90 lbs 202.00-220.00, few 227.00;
                 90-110 lbs 186.00-210.00.
  New Holland:   40-50 lbs 270.00-295.00; 50-60 lbs 260.00-300.00, few
                 310.00-320.00; 255.00-280.00, few 295.00-300.00; 70-80
                 lbs 230.00-260.00, few 270.00-285.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-
                 240.00, few 265.00-285.00; 90-110 lbs 240.00-250.00.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 170.00-232.00; 80-110 lbs 119.00-215.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no
                 test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 78.00-88.00,
                 high-yielding 90.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-
                 78.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00; Cull 1
                 44.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 80.00-130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-75.00; 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 95.00-130.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    70-80 lbs 174.00-176.00; 80-90 164.00-178.00; 90-100 lbs
                 156.00-164.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 90.00-118.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      ewes with lambs 190.00-230.00 per family.

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