SF_LS331
Sioux Falls, SD    Thu Sep 4, 2008    USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News
 
St. Onge-Newell Sheep Yards – Newell, SD
Weighted Average Report for 09/04/2008
 
Receipts:  1822    Last Week:  1203    Year Ago:  2789
 
Compared to last week's sale, feeder lambs sold steady.  Slaughter
ewes sold steady to 1.00 lower.  Buyer attendance moderate, with 
moderate demand.  Today’s supply consisted of 7 percent slaughter 
lambs; 22 percent slaughter ewes; and 71 percent feeder lambs.  
Special feeder sale next week, Sept. 11th, expecting 2000-3000
head.

                  Slaughter Lambs Shorn Good 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   26       90        90        83.50          83.50   Blackface

            Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   35       57        57        96.00          96.00
   37     66-67       66     93.50-93.75       93.67
    9       96        96        86.50          86.50
    5      134       134        89.25          89.25

                  Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3 (Fleshy)
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
  129      155       155        21.25          21.25
  128    164-165     165        22.00          22.00
   19      204       204        17.75          17.75

     Slaughter Ewes Cull and Utility 1-2 (Thin to Medium Fleshed)
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   79      145       145        16.00          16.00

                      Slaughter Ewes Cull 1 (Thin)
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    9      130       130         4.50           4.50
    5      172       172         7.50           7.50   Blackface

                Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
  167     84-86       85     94.25-96.00       95.31
  423     91-98       95     91.75-98.00       94.99
  330    101-108     105     93.00-97.25       95.12
   51      117       117        94.50          94.50

                 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
  127     71-77       76     92.00-96.00       95.59
   76       89        89        95.50          95.50

                     Feeder Lambs Medium 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7       63        63        93.50          93.50

Source:   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
          Kelly Thompson, Market Reporter
          605-338-4061
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS331.txt
 
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