SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Wed Jan 15, 2020    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, January 15, 2020

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs steady to
3.00 higher; slaughter ewes 5.00-7.00 higher; feeder lambs not tested.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    wooled and shorn 125-150 lbs 152.00-158.00.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 165.00-177.50; 94 lbs
                  178.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 70.00-87.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  80.00-84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 52.50-66.00; Cull 1
                  no test.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    bred middle age 135.00-175.00 per head, others 135-
                  175 lbs 83.00-85.00 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 25,000 compared with 22,000 last week and 21,000 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

1600  rs