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San Angelo, TX    Wed Aug 27, 2008   USDA-TX of Ag Market News

Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas

Sheep and Goat Auction:
Weekly:

Receipts:  8775    Last Week:  4680    Last Year:  7366

   Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs not well tested; light
slaughter lambs weak, instances 5.00 lower.  Slaughter ewes firm to 2.00
higher.  Feeder lambs not well tested.  Nannies firm to 5.00 higher;
kids 5.00-7.00 higher.  Trading active, demand good.  Supply included
15 percent slaughter lambs, 25 percent slaughter ewes, 5 percent feeder
lambs, balance goats.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
   Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 95-110 lbs 90.00-99.00; 120-135 lbs
85.00-89.00.

   Good and Choice 1-2 60-70 lbs 90.00-100.00; 70-80 lbs 90.00-104.00;
80-90 lbs 90.00-102.00. hair lambs 40-80 lbs 90.00-103.00, few 50-57 lbs
115.00-117.00; 80-95 lbs 85.00-90.00.

SLAUGHTER EWES:
    Good 2-3 34.00-40.00; Utility and Good 1-3 40.00-49.50, few 50.50-
51.00; Utility 1-2 30.00-39.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 20.00-33.00; Cull 1
10.00-20.00.

SLAUGHTER BUCKS:
   25.00-46.00.

FEEDER LAMBS:
   Medium and Large 1-2 60-70 lbs 95.00-103.00; 70-95 lbs 95.00-99.00;
set 104 lbs 95.00.
   Medium and Large 2 50-90 lbs 88.00-95.00.

REPLACEMENT EWES:
   Medium and Large 1-2 solid mouth 62.00-68.00 per head; baby tooth to
solid mouth hair ewes 100-120 lbs 57.00-59.50 cwt.
   

GOATS:  Estimated 55 percent of receipts:
All sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
   KIDS:  Selection 1 30-40 lbs 110.00-114.00; 40-80 lbs 115.00-128.00;
80-100 lbs 108.00-118.00, few 80-83 lbs 123.00-125.00.
Selection 1-2 25-40 lbs 100.00-110.00; 40-80 lbs 100.00-115.00; 80-105
lbs 95.00-101.00.
Selection 2 30-40 lbs 85.00-100.00; 60-80 lbs 90.00-100.00.
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 80-130 lbs 36.00-49.00; 130-170 lbs
30.00-49.00; thin 70-115 lbs 25.00-39.00.
   BX/BILLIES:  Selection 1-2 80-100 lbs 87.00-99.00; 100-150 lbs
75.00-100.00; 150-250 lbs 64.00-86.00, few 93.00-96.00.

REPLACEMENT CLASSES:
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 60-100 lbs 50.00-80.00 cwt.
   
Source:  USDA-TEXAS Dept of Ag Market News, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, market reporter 325-653-1778.
         24 hour price information 325-655-2358.
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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