SA_LS855 San Angelo, TX Fri Feb 03, 2012 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, February 03, 2012 Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 5.00 higher, except at New Holland, PA they were 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 4.00 higher. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 2472 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 3900 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 4.00 lower and 11,700 head of formula sales were 5.00-6.00 lower. 7,571 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 3.73 higher and 45 lbs and up .26-9.43 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-165 lbs 135.00-166.00, mostly 140.00-160.00, few 170.00-178.00. VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 205.00; 110-130 lbs 190.00. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 172.00-187.00, few 205.00- 238.00; 110-130 lbs 183.00-198.00; 130-150 lbs 158.00- 170.00; 150-200 lbs 144.00-158.00. Ft. Collins, CO:wooled 155-165 lbs 122.00-125.00. Billings, MT: no test. Kalona, IA: wooled 107 lbs 175.50; 115-160 lbs 151.00-160.00. South Dakota: shorn 153 lbs 150.75; wooled 140-165 lbs 147.50-149.00. Oklahoma: 110-190 lbs 140.00-147.00. Missouri: 100-155 lbs 129.00-150.00. Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 130 lbs no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 204.00-220.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-212.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-206.00; 83 lbs 184.00. Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 225.00-240.00, few 290.00-315.00; 60-80 lbs 215.00-241.00, few 250.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 191.00- 196.00, few 212.00-224.00. Kalona, IA: 60-75 lbs 217.50-230.00. Ft. Collins: 60-80 lbs 187.50-197.50; 90-105 lbs 172.50-177.50. Missouri: 50-60 lbs 200.00-220.00; 60-70 lbs 171.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 170.00-205.00; 80-90 lbs 168.00-196.00; 90-110 lbs 154.00-176.00. Virginia: 30-60 lbs 190.00. Oklahoma: 60-90 lbs 168.00-185.00; 90-110 lbs 156.00. South Dakota: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 3900: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 120-160 lbs 149.93- 171.10 (wtd avg 154.86); no dressed sales reported. CA: 2500: Feeder Lambs 70-80 lbs new crop 232.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-94.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 75.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 62.00- 64.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 50.00. Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 94.00-118.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00- 100.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (Very fleshy) 69.00-72.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 77.00-84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 67.00-70.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 38.00-41.00. Billings, MT: 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. So Dakota: Good 3-4 63.00-65.00; Good 2-3 75.00-84.00; Utility 1-2 62.00-72.00; Cull 1 56.00-67.00. Oklahoma: Utility and Good 1-3 81.00-89.00; Cull 1 81.00-86.00. Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 70.00-105.00. Virginia: Good 2-4 65.00-90.00; Utility 1-2 64.00. Kalona: Good 2-4 71.00-80.00; Good 2-3 80.00-93.00; Utility and Good 1-3 85.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 72.50-77.50. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: 60-85 lbs 198.00-210.00; 100-130 lbs 172.00-176.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 75-85 lbs 191.00-197.00; 100-105 lbs 186.00-190.00. Billings: no test. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 92 lbs 206.00; 100 lbs 179.00; 111 lbs 168.00. Oklahoma: 30-40 lbs 211.00-219.00; 50-60 lbs 196.00-215.00; 60- 85 lbs 163.00-189.00. Missouri: 69 lbs 164.00; 89 lbs 152.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. Ft. Collins: solid mouth 202.50-215.00 per head; solid to broken mouth 195.00 per head; broken mouth 145.00 per head. Billings: no test. So Dakota: bred baby tooth to solid mouth 250.00-300.00 per head. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: hair ewe lambs 90 lbs 184.00 cwt. Oklahoma: no test. Virginia: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down 140 475.21 45-55 lbs 281 398.85 55-65 lbs 727 364.24 65-75 lbs 1465 347.02 75-85 lbs 2377 340.44 85 lbs up 2581 324.21 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 36,000 compared with 38,000 last week and 36,000 last year. Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews rs