SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Feb 19, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to the holiday.
At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm to 5.00 higher with most advance
on lambs over 70 lbs; slaughter ewes uneven, fleshier ewes 5.00-10.00
higher and thin ewes weak to 5.00 lower; feeder lambs not well tested.
3500 head estimated at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 135-155 lbs 126.00-130.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no report.
  Virginia:      wooled 110-125 lbs 125.00-155.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 246.00-260.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-249.00; 70-80
                 lbs 230.00-239.50; 80-90 lbs 206.00-230.00, few 233.00;
                 90-110 lbs 190.00-218.00.
  New Holland:   no report.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 197.50-270.00; 80-110 lbs 200.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
  Fruitland, MO: 40-70 lbs 265.00-287.50; 80-85 lbs 220.00-245.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-
                 76.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-88.00,
                 high-yielding 90.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-
                 68.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 55.00-62.00;
                 Cull 1 30.00-50.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; 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 92.00-120.00.
  Fruitland, MO: Utility and Good 1-3 75.00-82.50.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 90.00-140108.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

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