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San Angelo, TX     Thr Apr 18, 2024     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Thursday, April 18, 2024

  Compared to last week at Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs
7.00-30.00 lower; slaughter ewes firm.  Equity Cooperative Auction sold
350 open replacement hair ewes in New Mexico.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 120-165 lbs 207.50-260.00.
  Kalona:       wooled and shorn 130-160 lbs 255.00-260.00.
  Equity Coop:  no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  wooled and shorn 60-70 lbs 292.50-307.50; 70-80 lbs
                290.00-300.00; 80-90 lbs 295.00-312.50; 90-100 lbs 290.00-
                295.00; 100-110 lbs 240.00-297.50.. hair 57 lbs 275.00;
                60-70 Lbs 270.00; 84 lbs 297.00.
  Kalona, IA:   wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 250.00-275.00, few 305.00-
                310.00; 60-70 lbs 255.00-270.00, few 280.00; 70-90 lbs
                262.50-272.50; 80-90 lbs 260.00-275.00; 90-100 lbs 265.00-
                285.00; 100-110 lbs 260.00-275.00. hair 50-60 lbs 255.00-
                260.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00-260.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-270.00;
                80-90 lbs 260.00-270.00; 90-100 lbs 262.50-264.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 90.00-117.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                74.00-117.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                85.00-115.00, hair 50.00-97.50; Utility and Good 1-3
                (medium flesh) 89.00-92.50, hair 87.50-102.50; Utility 1-2
                (thin) 70.00-85.00, hair 75.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  37 lbs 290.00; 40-50 lbs 2987.50-322305.00; 50-60 lbs
                28300.00-287.5310.00.
  Kalona:       30-40 lbs 280.00-315.00; 40-50 lbs 280.00-325.00. hair 35
                lbs 235.00.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.
  Equity Coop”
    NM     350: open replacement hair ewes 205.00/head.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 32,000 compared with 32,000 last week and 35,000 for last year.

Source:  USDA LPG, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, 325-450-4265
         Www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn