SA_LS855` San Angelo, TX Fri Feb 15, 2019 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, February 15, 2019 ` Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were uneven, steady to 10.00 lower at San Angelo, TX and steady to 20.00 higher at New Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes were steady to 6.00 higher, except at San Angelo 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 2676 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction sold 685 slaughter lambs in North Dakota and Utah. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3400 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 3.00 higher. 1,974 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 120-175 lbs 110.00-122.00, few 138.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 215.00-255.00; 110-130 lbs 170.00-225.00; 130-150 lbs 140.00-175.00; 150-200 lbs 130.00-145.00. Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 135-185 lbs 125.00-137.50. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-125 lbs 146.00-166.00; 135-150 lbs 136.00-141.00. Kalona, IA: wooled 115-120 lbs 155.00-157.50; 150-165 lbs 126.00- 134.00. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: 100-140 lbs 145.00-175.00. Equity Elec: 125-155 lbs 139.75-144.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 249.00-262.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-246.00; 70-80 lbs 224.00-236.00, few 242.00; 80-90 lbs 192.00-216.00; 90-100 lbs 186.00-216.00. Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 270.00-315.00; 50-60 lbs 260.00-290.00; 60-70 lbs 242.00-280.00; 70-80 lbs 230.00-260.00, few 270.00- 275.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-250.00, few 250.00-275.00; 90- 110 lbs 215.00-255.00. Kalona, IA: 50-60 lbs 282.50-285.00; 60-70 lbs 270.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-242.50; 90-105 lbs 180.00-215.00. Ft. Collins: 60 lbs 217.50; 70-80 lbs 200.00-225.00; 90-100 lbs 182.50-192.00. Missouri: 50-60 lbs 250.00-277.00; 60-70 lbs 240.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 205.00-212.50; 80 lbs 175.00; 90 lbs 150.00. Virginia: 60-80 lbs 237.50; 80-110 lbs 187.50-212.50. South Dakota: 62 lbs 270.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-215.00; 90-110 lbs 180.00-194.00. Billings, MT: 48 lbs 232.00; 50-60 lbs 231.00-240.00; 60-65 lbs 222.00-232.00; 70 lbs 207.00. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 3400: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 141-170 lbs 125.00- 153.03 (wtd avg 133.16). Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00- 70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 74.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-71.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-65.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 20.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-105.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 70.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-77.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.50-50.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 47.00-58.00, high-yielding 67.00-86.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 56.00-63.00, high-yielding 68.00-78.00; Cull 1 no test. So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 51.00-64.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 51.00-60.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 41.00-53.00; Cull 1 21.00. Missouri: Good 2-4 54.00-62.50, few 80.00-82.50. Virginia: Good 2-4 72.00-85.00. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-77.50; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 65.00- 75.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 79 lbs 170.00; 94 lbs 164.00; 111 lbs 140.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 95 lbs 155.00; 176 lbs 111.00. Billings: 60-70 lbs 221.00-234.00; 70-80 lbs 201.00-212.00; 80-90 lbs 182.50-198.50; 90-100 lbs 161.00-183.50; 100-110 lbs 153.00-160.00; 110-120 lbs 132.00-147.00; 122 lbs 134.00. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: no test. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: mixed age hair ewes 80-130 lbs 90.00-108.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: bred lambs 160.00-225.00 per head; bred yearlings 140.00- 335.00 per head; bred baby tooth 155.00-335.00 per head; bred solid mouth 135.00-250.00 per head; bred broken mouth 100.00-170.00 per head; other baby tooth 125-215 lbs 74.00-89.00 cwt, solid mouth 57.00-59.00 cwt. So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 120.00-145.00 per head; bred solid mouth 120.00-125.00 per head; exposed solid mouth 155-180 lbs 60.00-61.00 cwt. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: hair ewes with single lamb 100.00-185.00 per family, with twins 185.00-190.00 per family. Virginia: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down Price not reported due to confidentiality 45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 55-65 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 65-75 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 75-85 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 85 lbs up Price not reported due to confidentiality Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 39,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 36,000 last year. Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews rs