SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Wed Sep 25, 2019 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 2.00-3.00 lower; slaughter ewes had a lower undertone; feeder lambs not well tested. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: Sioux Falls: shorn and wooled 100-150 lbs 144.00-147.50. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: Sioux Falls: wooled and shorn 39 lbs 155.00. hair 58 lbs 132.50; 74 lbs 126.00; 80-90 lbs 115.00-131.00. Buffalo, MO: wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 175.00-177.50; 77 lbs 150.00; 93 lbs 125.00. hair 70-80 lbs 145.00-155.00; 95 lbs 145.00. Slaughter Ewes: Sioux Falls: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 61.00-69.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 52.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.00-50.00; Cull 1 26.50-36.00. Buffalo, MO: Utility and Good 1-3 55.00-65.00, hair 85.00-95.00; Utility 1-2 50.00-55.00, hair 62.50-80.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Sioux Falls: 60-70 lbs 165.00-170.00; 71 lbs 160.00; 93 lbs 146.00. Buffalo, MO: 50-55 lbs 155.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Sioux Falls: yearlings 140-170 lbs 72.50-87.50 cwt. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 24,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 23,000 last year. Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, TX Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1530 rs