NW_LS331 Des Moines, IA Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Kalona, IA Sheep & Goat Auction Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009 ***SHEEP*** Receipts: 699 Last Week: 392 Year Ago: 651 Compared to the previous Wednesday slaughter lambs mostly steady, feeder lambs absent, slaughter ewes on a limited test steady, no test the previous week on slaughter bucks. Trade active and demand good. receipts included 90 percent slaughter lambs, 8 percent slaughter ewes, 1 percent slaughter bucks. All sheep sold on a per hundred weight basis. ***GOATS*** Receipts: 190 last Week: 301 Year Ago: 329 All goats sold on a per head basis. Trade active and demand good. Receipts included 60 percent slaughter kids, 30 percent slaughter nannies, slaughter bucks and feeder kids not tested. Slaughter Kids Selection 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 52 52 59.00-63.00 61.75 Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 43-47 46 47.50-53.00 51.41 21 50-55 52 55.00-60.00 59.04 4 72 72 72.50 72.50 Slaughter Kids Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 68 68 60.00 60.00 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 60 60 45.00 45.00 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 79 79 61.00 61.00 Young 7 87 87 50.00 50.00 27 153 153 46.00 46.00 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 115 115 54.00 54.00 3 171 171 57.50 57.50 Replacement Nannies/Does Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 108 108 61.00 61.00 ***SHEEP*** Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 112 110-129 122 94.50-96.25 95.49 11 130 130 95.00 95.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 138-140 138 97.50-98.00 97.93 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 82 70-78 74 105.00-111.00 108.43 30 85-88 87 96.00-103.00 99.62 79 91-105 98 97.00-105.00 100.13 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 66 66 127.00 127.00 Hair Sheep 11 74 74 122.50 122.50 6 79 79 112.00 112.00 Hair Sheep 22 85 85 107.00 107.00 5 104 104 106.00 106.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 51-57 54 125.00-128.00 127.15 78 61-69 65 120.00-126.00 122.04 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 35 35 120.00 120.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 36 36 145.00 145.00 Slaughter Ewes: 57 HD U.S. 2-3 Good 135-200 lbs. 38.00-45.00 Slaughter Bucks: 5 HD 200-265 lbs. 42.00-45.00 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS331.txt 1235c wsf .