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San Angelo, TX    Wed Dec 11, 2019    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, December 11, 2019

   Compared to two weeks ago at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 3.00-
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs not well tested.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Sioux Falls:    wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs 151.00-159.00.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    wooled and shorn 72 lbs 232.50; 80 lbs 192.50; 90 lbs
                  168.00. hair 58 lbs 225.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-230.00;
                  82 lbs 200.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 62.50-78.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                  60.00-65.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 43.00-45.00; Cull 1
                  no test.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    50-60 lbs 275.00-290.00; 70-80 lbs 215.00-220.00; 82
                  lbs 215.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:    bred young to middle age 165.00-210.00 per head; middle
                  age 110.00 per head.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 24,000 compared with 23,000 last week and 28,000 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