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San Angelo, TX    Tue May 13, 2008   USDA-TX of Ag Market News

Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas

Sheep and Goat Auction:
Close:

Estimated Receipts:  10,000    Last Week:  7638    Last Year:  10,429

   Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs not well tested; light
slaughter lambs steady.  Slaughter ewes firm.  Feeder lambs firm.
Nannies steady; kids 5.00-10.00 lower.  Trading and demand moderate.
Supply included 15 percent slaughter lambs, 25 percent slaughter ewes,
15 percent feeder lambs, balance goats.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
   Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 90-155 lbs 70.00-75.00; new crop 100-135
lbs 90.00-93.00.

   Good and Choice 1-2 new crop 40-90 lbs 105.00-120.00; 90-105 lbs
95.00-108.00. hair lambs 40-60 lbs 105.00-122.00; 60-95 lbs 100.00-
115.00.

SLAUGHTER EWES:
    Good 2-4 24.00-28.00; Good 2-3 30.00-40.00; Utility and Good 1-3
40.00-50.00, set 51.50; Utility 1-2 30.00-40.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
20.00-30.00; Cull 1 11.00-20.00.

SLAUGHTER BUCKS:
   15.00-35.00.

FEEDER LAMBS:
   Medium and Large 1-2 new crop 45-70 lbs 115.00-121.00; 70-95 lbs
110.00-119.00.
   Medium and Large 2 new crop 40-80 lbs 100.00-110.00.

GOATS:  Estimated 45 percent of receipts:
All sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
   KIDS:  Selection 1 40-80 lbs 125.00-140.00, set 142.00; 80-95 lbs
105.00-115.00.
Selection 1-2 25-40 lbs 100.00-110.00; 40-80 lbs 105.00-125.00.
Selection 2 25-40 lbs 85.00-100.00; 40-80 lbs 90.00-105.00.
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 80-130 lbs 35.00-49.00; 130-165 lbs
35.00-48.00; thin 70-115 lbs 25.00-38.00.
   BX/BILLIES:  Selection 1-2 70-100 lbs 72.00-90.00; 100-150 lbs 70.00-
96.00; 150-250 lbs 70.00-85.00.

REPLACEMENT CLASSES:
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 60-115 lbs 54.00-78.00 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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