GL_LS320 Greeley, CO Wed Sep 19, 2018 USDA- CO Dept of Ag Market News Centennial Livestock Auction - Ft. Collins, CO Sheep and Goat Report for Wednesday September 19, 2018. Total Receipts: 2593 Last Week: 2900 Year Ago: 2906 Sheep Receipts: 1299 Last Week: 1500 Year Ago: 1389 Goat Receipts: 1294 Last Week: 1400 Year Ago: 1165 Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs were steady and feeder lambs were sharply higher. Slaughter ewes were unevenly steady and slaughter bucks traded mostly steady. In goats, slaughter kids traded steady, while slaughter nannies/does were steady and billies and wethers were steady. Trade activity and buyer demand were moderate to good. The sheep supply consisted of approximately 22 percent slaughter lambs, 26 percent feeder lambs, with the balance being slaughter ewes and bucks. The goat supply consisted of approximately 64 percent slaughter kids, 30 percent slaughter nannies/does with the balance being 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 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 55 55 162.00 162.00 10 50 50 156.00 156.00 Hair Sheep 10 66 66 152.00 152.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 104 104 147.00 147.00 1 115 115 145.00 145.00 Buck Lambs 5 152-195 164 128.00-133.00 131.25 1 170 170 130.00 130.00 Buck Lambs Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 43 43 147.50 147.50 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 59 59 145.00 145.00 8 56 56 147.00 147.00 Hair Sheep 10 62 62 143.00 143.00 Hair Sheep 2 70 70 137.00 137.00 7 85-88 86 135.00-140.00 137.97 34 82-85 82 130.00-143.00 142.60 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 90-105 97 129.00-137.00 134.25 37 90-101 97 127.00-140.00 128.50 Hair Sheep 15 112-118 113 137.00-141.00 140.44 2 120-125 122 122.50-125.00 123.78 Buck Lambs 10 131 131 139.00 139.00 Buck Lambs Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 53 53 125.00 125.00 Hair Sheep 2 60-65 62 130.00-135.00 132.60 2 65 65 130.00 130.00 Hair Sheep 2 70 70 128.00 128.00 15 83-89 86 120.00-129.00 126.78 16 81-83 82 119.00-126.00 124.22 Hair Sheep Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 96-105 103 118.00-127.00 125.25 8 123 123 110.00 110.00 3 125 125 106.00 106.00 Buck Lambs 11 135 135 111.00 111.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 95-109 100 111.00-113.00 111.70 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 50 50 168.00 168.00 42 65 65 175.00 175.00 22 80 80 172.00 172.00 56 101 101 156.00 156.00 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 52 52 150.00 150.00 15 66 66 154.00 154.00 38 82-86 83 146.00-149.00 147.88 17 92 92 140.00 140.00 88 100-101 100 141.00-143.00 142.22 35 117 117 140.00 140.00 31 123 123 132.00 132.00 Slaughter Ewes: Grade Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Good 3-5 170-260 lbs 52.00-66.00 70.00-75.00 41.00-46.00 Good 2-3 100-190 lbs 52.50-67.00 72.50-77.50 40.00-50.00 Utility 1-2 130-150 lbs 23.00 ----------- ----------- Slaughter Bucks: 105-300 lbs Avg Dress 47.00-55.00; High Dress 57.00-65.00; Low Dress 33.00-44.00. Slaughter Kids Selection 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 27 27 60.00 60.00 40 35-38 37 75.00-87.50 83.94 108 43-45 45 92.50-102.50 96.77 186 50-58 54 112.50-127.50 123.42 112 61-69 67 132.50-150.00 140.85 9 75 75 160.00-175.00 167.78 3 83-85 84 185.00-195.00 191.61 18 90-95 91 205.00-220.00 213.07 Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 15 15 27.50 27.50 3 25-28 27 40.00-42.50 41.73 13 35 35 65.00-67.50 66.15 26 41-48 44 60.00-77.50 68.42 40 50-55 50 85.00-107.50 100.82 25 60-67 63 95.00-110.00 100.59 52 70-75 72 145.00-155.00 151.10 25 80-86 82 155.00-175.00 166.00 3 90 90 190.00-200.00 196.67 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 20-25 23 22.50-35.00 27.83 17 30-37 35 30.00-45.00 39.47 20 40-48 44 35.00-52.50 44.79 29 53-55 54 62.50-72.50 66.70 6 63-65 64 62.50-72.50 64.63 7 70-75 71 82.50-105.00 91.00 16 86-88 86 135.00-140.00 135.64 Nannies/Does: Selection 1 125-160 lbs 180.00-205.00. Selection 2 80-170 lbs 125.00-165.00. Selection 3 80-130 lbs 95.00-120.00; thin 70.00-92.50. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 155-255 lbs 280.00-360.00. Selection 2 130-220 lbs 210.00-255.00. Selection 3 110-185 lbs 175.00-205.00. Wethers: Selection 1 -------------------------- Selection 2 105-155 lbs 225.00-250.00. Selection 3 -------------------------- Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Jonathan Gittlein, Market Reporter 970-353-9750 Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS320.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 2230M jpg