SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Jan 22, 2019    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, January 22, 2019

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to the holiday.
At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs firm, instances 5.00-10.00 higher on
70-80 lbs lambs; slaughter ewes firm in light test; feeder lambs not well
tested.  3300 head estimated at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 110-150 lbs 126.00-142.00, few 146.00
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 266.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs 242.00-264.00, few
                 267.00-268.00; 70-80 lbs 228.00-252.00, few 256.00-
                 262.00; 80-90 lbs 186.00-220.00; 90-100 lbs 176.00-
                 193.00.
  New Holland:   no test.
  Virginia:      60-80 lbs 246.00; 80-110 lbs 225.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
  Fruitland, MO: 40-70 lbs 235.00-265.00; 75-90 lbs 172.00-215.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 72.00;
                 Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-84.00, high-
                 yielding 96.00-98.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 68.00-70.00;
                 Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-58.00; Cull 1
                 no test.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; 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 77.50.
  Fruitland, MO: Utility and Good 1-3 75.00-105.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    68 lbs 190.00; 82 lbs 170.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
  Fruitland, MO: 30-40 lbs 225.00-240.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 92.00-128.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Fruitland, MO: mixed age 80-120 lbs 105.00-130.00 cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 17,000 compared w1th 15,000 last week and 15,000 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

1600c    rs