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San Angelo, TX    Wed Nov 18, 2009   USDA-TX of Ag Market News

Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas

Sheep and Goat Auction:
Weekly:

Total Receipts:    8249    Last Week:  5327    Year Ago:  7735
Sheep Receipts:    3173    Last Week:  3191    Year Ago:  2385
Goat  Receipts:    5076    Last Week:  2136    Year Ago:  5350

Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs not well tested; light
slaughter lambs 5.00-10.00 higher.  Slaughter ewes 4.00-5.00 higher.
Feeder lambs not well tested.  Nannies 3.00-5.00 higher; kids firm.
Trading active, demand good.  Supply included 20 percent slaughter
lambs, 15 percent slaughter ewes, balance goats.  All sheep and goats
sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
   Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 100-150 lbs 85.00-96.00.

   Good and Choice 1-2 50-60 lbs 110.00-112.00; 60-70 lbs 111.00-124.00;
70-80 lbs 104.00-126.00, set 136.00; 80-90 lbs 101.00-120.00, set
126.00; 90-120 lbs 99.00-112.00.  hair lambs 50-85 lbs 114.00-135.00;
90-110 lbs 100.00-110.00.

SLAUGHTER EWES:
   few Good 2-3 (fleshy) 45.00-50.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium
flesh) 50.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 (extremely
thin) 25.00.

SLAUGHTER BUCKS:
   45.00-56.00, few 60.00-68.00.

FEEDER LAMBS:
   Medium and Large 1-2 set 57 lbs 114.00; 70-90 lbs 100.00-107.00.

REPLACEMENT EWES:
   Medium and Large 1-2 ewes and small lambs 49.00 per head.


GOATS:  Estimated 50 percent of receipts:
All sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
   KIDS:  Selection 1 30-40 lbs 130.00-134.00; 40-80 lbs 130.00-146.00,
150.00; 80-100 lbs 130.00-140.00.
Selection 1-2 30-40 lbs 110.00-123.00; 40-80 lbs 115.00-130.00; set 82
lbs 125.00.
Selection 2 40-80 lbs 100.00-115.00.
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 80-130 lbs 50.00-62.00, few 62.00-67.00;
130-180 lbs 46.00-56.00; thin 70-115 lbs 40.00-51.00.
   BUCKS/BILLIES:  Selection 1-2 70-100 lbs 96.00-112.00; 100-150 lbs
88.00-114.00, yearlings 120.00-128.00; 150-250 lbs 84.00-108.00.

REPLACEMENT CLASSES:
   DOES/NANNIES: Selection 1-2 60-115 lbs 62.00-92.00.
   
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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