SA_LS855 San Angelo, TX Fri May 24, 2013 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, May 24, 2013 ` Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 20.00 lower with most decline on lambs under 90 lbs. Slaughter ewes were steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 7819 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes not tested and feeder lambs were steady. 7300 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs under 170 lbs were 1.00-2.00 higher, over 170 lbs were steady and 10,900 head of formula sales of dressed lambs under 65 lbs were not well tested; 65-85 lbs were 7.00-8.00 lower; over 85 lbs were 2.00-3.00 higher. 6,328 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 34.16 lower; 45-55 lbs 7.11 lower; 55-65 lbs 2.37 higher and 65 lbs and up steady. 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 80.00-92.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 120.00-132.00; 130-150 lbs 112.00-124.00. Ft. Collins, CO:no test. Billings, MT: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 110-120 lbs 115.00-120.00; 130-145 lbs 115.00-116.00; 165-180 lbs 103.50-106.00. Oklahoma: shorn and wooled 95-120 lbs no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 95.00-106.00; 60-70 lbs 95.00-101.00, few 102.00-106.00; 70-80 lbs 90.00-100.00, few 109.00; 80- 90 lbs 85.00-100.00, few 103.00; 90-110 lbs 90.00-98.00. Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 162.00-195.00, hair lambs 156.00-165.00; 60-80 lbs 157.00-160.00; 80-90 lbs 162.00-170.00. Kalona, IA: no test. Ft. Collins: 29 lbs 145.00; 35-55 lbs 155.00-160.00; 65-70 lbs 122.00-128.00; 70-75 lbs 122.00-131.00; 80-90 lbs 125.00-136.00; 90-100 lbs 121.00-125.00. Missouri: 40-70 lbs 104.50-142.50; 70-90 lbs 100.00-126.00; 100- 110 lbs 103.00-106.00. Virginia: 30-60 lbs 105.00-135.00; 60-90 lbs 146.00; 90-110 lbs 120.00-130.00. Oklahoma: no test. South Dakota: no test. Billings, MT: no test. Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 7300: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 130-163 lbs 104.86- 135.00 (wtd avg 118.30); 170-203 lbs 112.00-129.00 (wtd avg 115.16); no dressed sales reported. TX: 500: Feeder Lambs 75 lbs 100.00. 200: Replacement Ewes baby tooth 100.00 per head. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 25.0-31.00, few 20.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 32.00-38.00, few 40.00-44.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 25.00-35.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 20.00-26.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 10.00-20.00. Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 58.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 34.00-60.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 38.00-41.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 41.00-49.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 29.00-32.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 25.00. Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 16.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 24.50- 30.25; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 26.50-30.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 22.00-27.50; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 11.00-20.50; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 3.00- 12.00. So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 16.00-22.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 30.00-38.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 19.00- 22.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 15.00-20.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 11.00-17.00. Oklahoma: Good 2-3 no test; Cull and Utility 1-2 no test. Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-60.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 35.00-47.00. Virginia: Good 2-4 30.00-64.00; Utility 1-2 36.00-39.00. Kalona: Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test; Utility 1-2 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: new crop 50-60 lbs 98.00-110.00; 60-100 lbs 90.00-107.00. Virginia: no test. Ft. Collins: 87 lbs 125.00; 96 lbs 120.00; 129 lbs 115.00. Billings: 40 lbs 105.00; 50-60 lbs 112.50-115.50; 60-65 lbs 111.00- 116.00; 70-80 lbs 122.50-125.00; 80-90 lbs 114.00-123.00; 90-100 lbs 115.75-121.50; 100-110 lbs 113.00-117.00. Kalona: no test. So Dakota: 38 lbs 130.00; 40-45 lbs 125.00-135.00; 50-55 lbs 117.00- 121.00; 65-70 lbs 116.00-122.50; 94 lbs 113.00. Oklahoma: no test. Missouri: 25-30 lbs 125.00-135.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: yearlings 85.00-87.00 per head; baby tooth 76.00 per head; hair ewe lambs 60-105 lbs 100.00-120.00 cwt. Ft. Collins: yearlings 100-110 lbs 126.00-127.00 cwt. Billings: young 107 lbs 70.00 cwt; baby tooth to solid mouth 125- 150 lbs 43.00-55.00 cwt; mixed age 130-160 lbs 14.00-28.00 cwt, thin 105-120 lbs 9.00-10.00 cwt. So Dakota: solid to broken mouth 125-155 lbs 30.00-31.00 cwt, thin 135-170 lbs 11.00-28.00 cwt. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: mixed age 70-105 lbs 105.00-142.50 cwt. Oklahoma: no test. Virginia: no test. National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down 178 381.12 45-55 lbs 174 331.61 55-65 lbs 656 292.11 65-75 lbs 1255 256.83 75-85 lbs 1763 240.28 85 lbs up 2303 216.09 Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 40,000 compared with 41,000 last week and 38,000 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