GL_LS320 Greeley, CO Wed Sep 21, 2016 USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Centennial Livestock Auction - Ft. Collins, CO Sheep and Goat Report for Wednesday September 21, 2016 Total Receipts: 2214 Last Week: 2183 Year Ago: 1131 Sheep Receipts: 1187 Last Week: 1303 Year Ago: 665 Goat Receipts: 1027 Last Week: 880 Year Ago: 466 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter lambs were sharply higher with no feeder lambs to report. In the goats, slaughter kids traded unevenly steady, while slaughter nannies/does traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bucks/billies as well as wethers were trading steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This being a breeding special sale it had some top breeding goats bring well above the market in instances. In the sheep supply 68 percent were slaughter lambs, 32 percent slaughter ewes and bucks. The goat supply consisted of 60 percent slaughter kids, 27 percent slaughter nannies/does and the balance slaughter billies and wethers. Sheep and lambs sold on a per cwt basis and goats sold on a per head basis unless otherwise noted. Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 64-68 65 185.00-189.00 187.92 23 73-79 77 185.00-193.00 189.98 28 80-88 83 183.00-191.00 188.45 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 36 93-99 98 182.50-184.00 182.86 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 45 45 185.00 185.00 9 53-55 53 167.50-175.00 174.14 21 60-67 64 172.50-180.00 175.33 12 70-76 74 172.50-182.50 178.86 19 81-88 83 172.50-180.00 174.23 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 129 90-109 100 160.00-177.50 170.35 52 115-121 117 155.00-172.00 165.41 10 130-143 140 157.00-165.00 164.06 14 150-165 156 158.00-171.00 168.47 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 50-53 52 155.00-160.00 158.40 7 60-65 62 155.00-165.00 157.89 1 85 85 165.00 165.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 100-105 103 155.00 155.00 16 112-125 118 137.00-157.00 148.38 3 135-140 137 147.50-150.00 148.35 2 153 153 153.00 153.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 50 50 135.00-150.00 142.50 2 60 60 145.00 145.00 8 73-79 76 145.00-155.00 150.03 3 80-88 85 135.00-150.00 139.69 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 90-108 103 140.00-155.00 145.15 46 113-129 121 127.50-140.00 136.59 8 140-146 145 135.00-138.00 137.64 Slaughter Ewes: Grade Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Good 3-5 185-270 60.00-61.00 70.00-75.00 ----- Good 2-3 105-215 67.50-78.00 90.00-92.00 51.00-57.50 Utility 1-2 100-160 44.00-50.00 ----- 35.00-39.00 Cull 1 95-165 31.00-34.00 ----- ----- Slaughter Bucks: 130-320 lbs Avg Dress 64.00-73.00; High Dress 75.00- 83.00; Low Dress 53.00-62.50. Slaughter Kids Selection 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 27 27 47.50 47.50 12 34-38 36 70.00-80.00 72.53 14 45-49 47 97.50-105.00 101.83 69 52-56 53 120.00-132.50 124.86 76 60-68 65 130.00-142.50 135.48 7 75 75 160.00-177.50 166.43 1 85 85 200.00 200.00 Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 25-28 27 30.00-37.50 36.18 9 35-38 37 50.00-67.50 60.64 3 45 45 80.00-87.50 82.50 43 50-59 55 90.00-117.50 107.25 41 60-68 65 115.00-127.50 121.94 50 74-78 75 130.00-145.00 139.23 33 81-87 85 172.50-175.00 173.61 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 20 20 20.00 20.00 9 31-35 31 30.00-32.50 30.31 31 45-48 45 60.00-72.50 63.35 37 50-55 51 57.50-82.50 72.35 65 60-68 64 77.50-115.00 102.75 40 70-75 71 82.50-125.00 100.47 21 80-88 83 102.50-160.00 137.72 Nannies/Does: Selection 1 110-165 lbs 190.00-220.00; a few 275.00-320.00. Selection 2 95-150 lbs 165.00-180.00. Selection 3 90-130 lbs 130.00-145.00; a few 105.00-125.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 80-195 lbs 265.00-350.00; a few 500.00-525.00. Selection 2 130-175 lbs 210.00-230.00. Selection 3 100-155 lbs 175.00-195.00. Wethers: Selection 1 170-200 lbs 300.00-315.00. Selection 2 120-150 lbs 250.00-290.00. Selection 3 110-165 lbs 235.00-245.00. Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Jonathan Gittlein 970-353-9750 Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS320.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 1930M jpg