SA_LS855 San Angelo, TX Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, November 20, 2009 Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 10.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady to 8.00 higher; feeder lambs 5.00-7.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 8249 head sold in a one day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 150 slaughter lambs in Wisconsin. In direct trading slaughter ewes 2.00-3.00 higher; feeder lambs steady. 1300 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 2.00 higher and 22,200 head of formulated sales were steady to 1.00 lower. 9,517 lamb carcasses sold with 65 lbs down lower and 65 lbs up 1.19-1.62 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 100-150 lbs 85.00-96.00. Eastern Area (VA and PA): wooled 90-110 lbs 106.00-140.00; 110-130 lbs 103.00- 111.00; 130-160 lbs 95.00 in VA and in PA 90-110 lbs 110.00-128.00; 110-130 lbs 108.00-120.00; 130-150 lbs 96.00-114.00; 150-200 lbs 84.00-102.00. Inter Mt Area (CO, WY and MT):shorn 100-110 lbs 117.00-120.00, 115 lbs 109.00; wooled 130-150 lbs 89.00-94.00. Kalona, IA: wooled 110-130 lbs 94.50-96.25; 135-140 lbs 97.50- 98.00. South Dakota: shorn 125-145 lbs 93.50-94.50; wooled 110-140 lbs 92.00-95.50. Oklahoma: 100-140 lbs no test. Missouri: 95-140 lbs 77.00-101.50. Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 125 lbs 94.25. Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 1-2: San Angelo: 50-60 lbs 110.00-112.00; 60-70 lbs 111.00-124.00; 70- 80 lbs 104.00-126.00, set 136.00; 80-90 lbs 101.00- 120.00, set 126.00; 90-120 lbs 99.00-112.00. hair lambs 50-85 lbs 114.00-135.00; 90-110 lbs 100.00- 110.00. Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 130.00-148.00; 50-60 lbs 132.00-146.00; 60- 70 lbs 136.00-144.00; 70-80 lbs 124.00-138.00; 80-90 lbs 122.00-136.00. Kalona, IA: 35-40 lbs 120.00-145.00; 50-60 lbs 125.00-128.00; 60- 70 lbs 120.00-126.00; 70-80 lbs 105.00-111.00, set 122.50; 85-90 lbs 96.00-107.00; 90-105 lbs 97.00- 106.00. hair lambs 66 lbs 127.00; 79 lbs 112.00. Inter Mt Area: 50-60 lbs 120.00-121.00; 70-80 lbs 110.00-120.00; 80- 90 lbs 112.00-122.50; 90-105 lbs 110.00-123.00; 105- 110 lbs 106.00-115.00. hair lambs 44 lbs 115.00; 85- 90 lbs 112.00-121.00; 95-100 lbs 111.00-114.00. Missouri: 60-95 lbs 90.00-116.50. hair lambs 50-60 lbs 116.50- 126.50; 60-80 lbs 95.00-125.50; 80-90 lbs 81.00- 111.00; 90-100 lbs 89.00-91.00. Virginia: 30-60 lbs 110.00; 60-90 lbs 106.00-156.00. Oklahoma: no test. South Dakota: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 1300: Slaughter lambs shorn and wooled 130-145 lbs 91.10- 100.00 (wtd avg 95.95); no dressed sales reported. TX: 300: Feeder Lambs 75-80 lbs 105.00. ND: 800: Feeder Lambs 70-75 lbs 106.50. CA: 900: Feeder Lambs shorn 95-105 lbs 96.00. Eastern Cornbelt: 1000: Slaughter Lambs wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 90-110 lbs 95.00-100.00; 110-130 lbs 92.00-95.00. Good and Choice 1-2 60-90 lbs 112.00. Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-34.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 32.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 2-3 45.00-50.00; Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-59.00; Utility 1-2 40.00-50.00; Cull 1 25.00. Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 36.00-66.00; Utility 1-2 30.00-42.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 46.00-50.00; Good 2-3 47.00-50.00; Utility 1-2 39.00-42.00; Cull 1 26.00-28.00. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 38.00-46.00; Good 2-3 42.75-50.00; Utility and Good 1-3 42.00-50.00; Utility 1-2 37.00-47.75; Cull and Utility 1-2 40.00-48.00; Cull 1 20.00-36.00. So Dakota: Good 3-4 37.50-41.00; Good 2-3 33.00-42.00; Utility and Good 1-3 35.00-43.00; Utility 1-2 36.00-45.50; Cull and Utility 1-2 21.00-21.50. Oklahoma: Utility and Good 1-3 no test. Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 28.00-50.00. Virginia: Good 2-4 30.00-64.00; Utility 1-2 32.00-65.00; Cull 1 25.00-50.00. Kalona: Good 2-3 38.00-45.00. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: set 57 lbs 114.00; 70-90 lbs 101.00-107.00. Virginia: 40-60 lbs 106.00-115.00; 60-90 lbs 106.00-144.00. Inter Mt area:50-80 lbs 104.50-118.75; 80-90 lbs 101.50-116.00; 90-100 lbs 95.00-106.00; 100-110 lbs 94.00-101.00; 110-130 lbs 90.50-97.50; 130-150 lbs 87.00-92.50. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 54 lbs 107.00; 60-70 lbs 113.00-120.50; 70-80 lbs 113.00-115.00; 80-90 lbs 106.00-115.00; 90-100 lbs 95.00-107.50; 100-110 lbs 94.50-101.50; 110-115 lbs 93.50-95.50; 130 lbs 88.75. Oklahoma: no test. Missouri: no test. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Ewes and small lambs 49.00 per head. Ft. Collins: no test. Billings: Mixed age 88.00-90.00 per head, others 145-160 lbs 49.00-59.00 cwt. So Dakota: Solid mouth 70.00-94.00 per head. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: no test. Oklahoma: no test. Virginia: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down 289 274.58 45-55 lbs 376 240.42 55-65 lbs 2313 209.98 65-75 lbs 2885 197.92 75-85 lbs 2981 194.15 85 lbs up 673 187.33 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 49,000 compared with 51,000 last week and 46,000 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 .