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San Angelo, TX   Tue Feb 09, 2010   USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, February 09, 2010

   At New Holland, PA and San Angelo, TX not enough for a market test,
a firm undertone was noted on weather shortened supplies.  At San Angelo
1195 head sold.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 100-160 lbs 98.00-107.00.
  New Holland:   90-110 lbs 166.00-180.00; 110-130 lbs 162.00-176.00;
                 130-150 lbs 150.00-168.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Good 1: high-yielding
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 140.00-164.00; 60-70 lbs 162.00-170.00; set
                 71 lbs 140.00; 80-90 lbs 124.00-130.00; 95-110 lbs
                 115.00-116.00; set 124 lbs 114.00.
  New Holland:   60-80 lbs 170.00-196.00; 80-90 lbs 170.00-188.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 74.00-80.00;
                 Utility 1-2 (thin) 62.00-66.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
                 (very thin) 52.00-54.00.
  New Holland:   Good 2-3 60.00-92.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 56.00-70.00.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and
                 Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 (fleshy) no test.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    no test.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    Ewes and lambs 50.00 per head.
  Billings:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 18,000 compared with 19,000 last week and 19,000 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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