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San Angelo, TX    Thr Sep 04, 2008    USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, September 04, 2008

   At Ft. Collins, CO; Kalona, IA and El Reno, OK slaughter lambs steady
to 8.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 higher; feeder lambs
steady to 2.50 higher.  Equity Electronic Auction sold 740 slaughter
lambs in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
   Ft. Collins:   shorn 110-115 lbs 104.50-107.00; wooled 90-115 lbs
                  97.00-105.00.
   Kalona:        shorn 110-120 lbs 92.00-92.50, 135 lbs 97.75; wooled
                  110-120 lbs 88.50-94.00, 120-140 lbs 93.00-100.25.
   El Reno, OK:   shorn and wooled 100-125 lbs 90.00-92.00.
   Virginia:      no test.
   Equity Elec:   shorn and wooled 125-145 lbs 94.00-96.25.
Slaughter Lambs:  Good and Choice 1-2:
   Ft. Collins:   65-90 lbs 97.00-99.00; 90-110 lbs 97.00-100.00.
   Kalona, IA:    70-80 lbs 99.00-107.50; 90-110 lbs 89.00-93.00.
   El Reno, OK:   no test.
   Virgnia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
   Ft. Collins:   Good 3-4 29.00-34.00; Good 2-3 36.00-41.00; Utility
                  and Good 1-3 25.00-30.00; Utility 1-2 22.00-24.00;
                  Cull and Utility 1-2 16.00-20.00; Cull 1 11.00-15.00.
   Kalona:        Utility and Good 1-3 21.00-29.00.
   El Reno, OK:   no test.
   Virginia:      no test.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
   Ft. Collins:   45-55 lbs 98.00-99.00; 60-70 lbs 96.00-97.00; 105-110
                  lbs 99.00-100.50; 110-125 lbs 96.00-97.00.
   Kalona:        80-90 lbs 86.00-88.00; 100-105 lbs 89.00-90.00.
   El Reno, OK:   70-85 lbs 86.00-109.00; 90-100 lbs 86.00-89.00.
   Virginia:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
   Ft. Collins:   no test.
   Kalona:        Mixed age thin 150-180 lbs 32.00 cwt.
   El Reno:       no test.
                      
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 30,000 compared with 36,000 last week and 31,000 for last year.

Source:  USDA-TX 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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