SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Thu Feb 09, 2012    USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, February 09, 2012

   At Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA not enough of any class for a
market test.  Equity Electronic Auction sold 575 slaughter lambs in
Wisconsin and Nebraska and 132 slaughter ewes in Nebraska.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  Ft. Collins:    no test.
  Kalona, IA:     wooled 120-135 lbs 155.00-162.00.
  El Reno, OK:    110-190 lbs no test.
  Virginia:       no test.
  Equity Elec:    shorn and wooled 130 lbs 153.50; wooled 135 lbs 147.00.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1:
  Ft. Collins:    58 lbs 182.50; 75-90 lbs 187.50-197.00; 100-110 lbs
                  182.50-190.00.
  Kalona, IA:     50-60 lbs 200.00-215.00; 95-100 lbs 195.00-212.50.
  El Reno, OK:    no test.
  Virginia:       no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:    Utility 1-2 (thin) 67.00-69.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin)
                  40.00-47.50. 
  Kalona, IA:     Good 2-4 115.00; Good 2-3 95.00-105.00; Utility 1-2
                  77.50-85.00.
  El Reno, OK:    Utility and Good 1-3 no test.
  Virginia:       Good 2-4 no test.
  Equity Elect:   Utility 1-2 72.75.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:    100-115 lbs 180.00-185.00.
  Kalona:         no test.
  El Reno, OK:    no test.
  Virginia:       no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:    no test.
  Kalona:         no test.
  El Reno:        no test. 
  Virginia:       no test.
                      
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 32,000 compared with 30,000 last week and 31,000 for last year.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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