Weekly National Sheep Summary
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San Angelo, TX     Fri May 07, 2021     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, May 07, 2021

Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly steady to
30.00 lower, except at San Angelo, TX 10.00-15.00 higher; slaughter ewes
steady to 10.00 lower; no comparison on feeder lambs.  At San Angelo, TX
7972 head sold.  Equity Cooperative Auction sold 450 feeder lambs in
Montana.  In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not
tested.  5,503 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality.
All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 105-165 lbs 150.00-174.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 215.00-292.00.
  Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 230.00-280.00.
  South Dakota:    wooled and shorn 110-155 lbs 190.00-220.00.
  Kalona, IA:      wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs 255.00-272.50.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs no test.
  Missouri:        wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs no test.
  Equity Coop:     no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 286.00-300.00, few 302.00-308.00; 60-70
                   lbs 280.00-298.00, few 300.00-304.00; 70-80 lbs 256.00-
                   288.00, few 292.00-294.00; 80-90 lbs 250.00-272.00, few
                   279.00-280.00; 90-105 lbs 240.00-262.00. wooled and
                   shorn 40-60 lbs 288.00-291.00; 60-70 lbs 290.00-292.00;
                   70-80 lbs 274.00-276.00.
  New Holland:     wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 285.00-335.00; 50-60 lbs
                   300.00-340.00; 60-70 lbs 285.00-350.00; 70-80 lbs
                   270.00-330.00, few 330.00-340.00; 80-90 lbs 275.00-
                   320.00, few 330.00-340.00; 90-100 lbs 285.00-325.00,
                   few 330.00-345.00. hair 40-50 lbs 270.00-335.00; 50-60
                   lbs 290.00-325.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00-330.00; 70-80 lbs
                   270.00-310.00, few 335.00; 80-90 lbs 265.00-290.00;
                   90-100 lbs 255.00-285.00, few 320.00.
  Ft. Collins:     wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 235.00-290.00; 50-60 lbs
                   230.00-260.00; 60-70 lbs 235.00-260.00; 70-80 lbs
                   260.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 250.00-270.00; 90-100 lbs
                   255.00-275.00. hair 42 lbs 210.00; 50-60 lbs 235.00-
                   255.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-252.50; 70-80 lbs 252.50-
                   255.00; 90-100 lbs 235.00-255.00.
  Kalona:          wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 270.00-285.00; 60-70 lbs
                   265.00-281.00; 70-80 lbs 267.50-280.00; 80-90 lbs
                   272.00-286.00; 90-100 lbs 270.00-276.00. hair 67 lbs
                   270.00; 72 lbs 265.00; 81 lbs 277.50.
  South Dakota:    wooled and shorn 48 lbs 247.50; 50-60 lbs 245.00-
                   270.00; 60-70 lbs 235.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs 247.50-
                   275.00; 80-90 lbs 230.00-260.00; 90-100 lbs 246.00-
                   250.00.
  Billings:        no test.
  Missouri:        wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 250.00-280.00; 50-60 lbs
                   250.00-265.00; 60-70 lbs 245.00-252.50; 70-80 lbs
                   242.50-255.00; 93 lbs 245.00. hair 40-50 lbs 265.00-
                   295.00; 50-60 lbs 270.00-272.50.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 90.00-107.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   90.00-120.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                   124.00-138.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 113.00-124.00; Cull
                   and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 102.00-110.00; Cull 1
                   no test.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   80.00-150.00, hair 100.00-175.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                   80.00.
  Ft. Collins:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   112.50-160.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-117.50; Cull 1
                   47.50-75.00.
  South Dakota:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 72.50-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   84.00-115.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 91.00-110.00; Cull 1
                   85.00-105.00.
  Kalona:          Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   90.00-107.50, hair 120.00-125.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                   (medium flesh) 87.50-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 87.50-
                   99.00, hair 100.00-127.00.
  Billings:        Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
                   no test.
  Missouri:        Good 2-3 (fleshy) hair 140.00-210.00; Utility and Good
                   1-3 (medium flesh) 100.00-115.00, hair 90.00-140.00;
                   Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 75.00-87.50, hair
                   90.00-97.50.
Direct Trading:    No sales.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      no test.
  Ft. Collins:     46 lbs 255.00; 50-60 lbs 247.50-270.00; 60-70 lbs
                   230.00-267.50; 70-80 lbs 255.00-270.00; 89 lbs 270.00.
  South Dakota:    20-30 lbs 280.00-315.00; 30-40 lbs 250.00-310.00; 40-
                   60 lbs 245.00-285.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-278.00; 73 lbs
                   269.00; 90-100 lbs 121.00-247.00.
  Kalona:          28 lbs 250.00; 30-40 lbs 289.00-309.00; 40-50 lbs
                   277.50-289.00.
  Billings:        no test.
  Missouri:        no test.
  Equity Coop:     95 lbs 234.75.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      mixed age hair 95-145 lbs 148.00-170.00/cwt.
  Ft. Collins:     no test.
  South Dakota:    bred lambs 315.00/head; bred yearlings 310.00/head;
                   bred young 175.00-317.50/head; bred middle age 205.00-
                   250.00/head; bred aged 175.00-295.00/head.
  Kalona:          no test.
  Billings:        no test.
  Missouri:        no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 37,00 compared with 37,000 last week and 40,000 last year.

Source:  USDA AMS LPG Market News, San Angelo, Texas
          Rebecca Sauder, 325-653-1778
          www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn