SA_LS855 ***Report released early due to Holiday on Friday.*** San Angelo, TX Thu Jul 02, 2009 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, June 03, 2009 Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs in PA sold sharply higher, mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, with the bulk of the supply consisting of lambs weighing over 60 lbs. In the Midwest areas, slaughter lambs sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady; feeder lambs to lightly tested to establish a trend. Several auctions were closed this week. In direct trading feeder lambs mostly steady. 8,262 lamb carcasses with all weights trending lower. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: no test. Eastern Area (VA and PA): 90-110 lbs 126.00-138.00; 110-130 lbs 116.00-131.00; 130- 150 lbs 118.00-136.00 in PA and in VA 90-100 lbs 102.50; 110-130 lbs 106.50. Inter Mt Area (CO, WY and MT):no test. Kalona, IA: wooled 110-135 lbs 101.00-108.00. South Dakota: wooled 130-145 lbs 99.00-101.00. Oklahoma: no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 125 lbs 100.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice 1-3: Eastern Area (VA and PA): 50-60 lbs 118.00-134.00; 60-70 lbs 118.00-137.00; 70-80 lbs 116.00-134.00; 80-90 lbs 108.00-127.00; 90-110 lbs 104.00- 124.00. Kalona, IA: 35-50 lbs 102.50-105.00; 50-60 lbs 107.00-110.00; 60-70 lbs 104.000-110.00; 70-75 lbs 97.50-100.00; 83 lb 95.00. South Dakota: shorn 133 lbs 98.00, wooled 105-140 lbs 95.50-97.00. Inter Mt Area (CO, WY and MT): no test. Oklahoma: 100-140 lbs 86.00-96.00, over 140 lbs 93.00-100.00. Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 1-2: San Angelo: no test. Kalona, IA: 56 lb 100.00. Inter Mt Area: no test. Missouri: no test. New Holland: 40-50 lbs 116.00-120.00; 50-60 lbs 112.00-126.00. Virginia: no test. Oklahoma: no test. South Dakota: no test. Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 1-3: Kalona: 35-50 lbs 102.50-105.00; 50-60 lbs 107.00-110.00; 60-70 lbs 104.000-110.00; 70-75 lbs 97.50-100.00; 83 lb 95.00. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) TX: : no test. CA: 500: Feeder Lambs 105 lbs 101.00. MT: 550: Feeder Lambs 100 lbs 108.00. Eastern Cornbelt: 650: Slaughter Lambs wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 90-110 lbs 103.00, 110-130 lbs 105.25. Good and Choice 1-2 60-90 lbs 110.00. Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 25.00-29.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 25.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: no test. Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 36.00-58.00. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 12.00-26.00; Good 2-3 24.50-32.50; Utility and Good 1-3 no test; Utility 1-2 10.50-29.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 14.00-19.00; Cull 1 5.00-15.00. So Dakota: Good 3-4 27.00-32.00; Good and Utility 2-4 23.00; Utility 1-2 15.00-19.00; Cull 1 10.00-12.00. Oklahoma: Good 2-3 30.00-36.00; Utility 1-2 27.00-31.00; Cull 1 14.00-24.00. Missouri: no test. Virginia: Good and Choice 2-4 29.00; Utility 1-2 27.00. Kalona: Utility and Good 125-155 lbs 28.50-35.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. Virginia: 60-90 lbs 100.00-107.00. Inter Mt area:no test. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 60-80 lbs 107.00-120.00, Blackface 95.50-113.00, pkg Old crop 76.00; 80-100 lbs 105.00-119.00, Blackface 98.00-111.00. Oklahoma: under 50 lbs 80.00-94.00; 50-80 lbs 85.00-93.00; 80-100 lbs 93.00-101.00. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: no test. So Dakota: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: no test Oklahoma: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down 159 297.47 45-55# 292 254.08 55-65# 1,807 232.82 65-75# 1,937 224.63 75-85# 2,282 219.33 85-UP 1,785 208.20 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date as of Thursday totaled 35,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 37,000 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 1530ct jp