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San Angelo, TX   Tue Nov 24, 2009   USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, November 24, 2009

   At New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 3.00-5.00 higher; slaughter ewes
2.00-4.00 higher.  At Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 1.00-2.00 lower.
No sale at San Angelo, TX this week due to the holiday.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 105-150 lbs no sale.
  New Holland:   90-110 lbs 114.00-130.00; 110-130 lbs 118.00-124.00;
                 130-150 lbs 100.00-116.00.
  Sioux Falls:   shorn 130-140 lbs 93.00; wooled 95-105 lbs 94.00-95.50,
                 120-150 lbs 91.50-92.75.
  Virginia:      wooled 90-110 lbs 111.00-133.00; 110-130 lbs 115.50;
                 130-160 lbs 100.00-115.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Good and Choice 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no sale.
  New Holland:   40-50 lbs 138.00-156.00; 50-60 lbs 134.00-152.00; 60-70
                 lbs 135.00-150.00; 70-80 lbs 138.00-148.00; 80-90 lbs
                 128.00-140.00.
  Virginia:      30-60 lbs 105.00-119.00; 60-90 lbs 110.00-118.00; 90-
                 110 lbs 113.00-121.00.
  Sioux Falls:   no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Utility and Good 1-3 no sale; Utility 1-2 no sale;
                 Cull and Utility 1-2 no sale.
  New Holland:   Good 2-3 40.00-68.00; Utility 1-2 32.00-48.00.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 no test; Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good
                 1-3 no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull and Utility
                 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Sioux Falls:   Good 3-4 30.00-32.00; Good 2-3 48.00.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 35.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 30.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
  Sioux Falls:   95-100 lbs 96.00-97.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no sale.
  Billings:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 19,000 compared with 19,000 last week and 21,000 last year.

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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