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San Angelo, TX     Tue Nov 28, 2023     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, November 28, 2023

   Compared to two weeks ago at San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs weak;
slaughter ewes weak to 10.00 lower; feeder lambs not well tested.  5600
head estimated for San Angelo today.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  San Angelo:      wooled and shorn 115 lbs 198.00.
  New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs no report.
  Billings, MT:    wooled and shorn 113 lbs 182.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 40-60 lbs 300.00-335.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-314.00;
                   70-80 lbs 238.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 220.00-260.00; 90-
                   100 lbs 214.00-235.00. wooled and shorn 61 lbs 270.00;
                   70-80 lbs 228.00-238.00.
  New Holland:     no report.
  Billings:        wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 187.00-189.00; 90-100 lbs
                   183.00-185.00. hair 90-70 lbs 192.50-200.00; 70-80 lbs
                   187.50-193.00; 80-90 lbs 166.00-190.00; 90-100 lbs
                   162.50-167.50.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   90.00-108.00, hair 78.00-98.00; Utility and Good 1-3
                   (medium flesh) 92.00-102.00, hair 102.00-116.00; Utility
                   1-2 thin) hair 80.00-94.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very
                   thin) hair 50.00-70.00; Cull 1 no test.
  New Holland:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; Cull 1 no
                   report.
  Billings:        Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 64.00-68.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                   63.00-72.00, hair 73.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 61.00-
                   69.00, hair 51.00-100.00; Cull 1 40.00.
Feeder Lambs:      Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:      hair 34 lbs 365.00.
  Billings:        48 lbs 245.00; 50-60 lbs 220.00-239.00; 60-70 lbs
                   211.00-227.50; 70-80 lbs 203.00-215.50; 80-90 lbs
                   195.00-212.50; 90-100 lbs 180.00-198.00; 100-110 lbs
                   189.00-200.00; 110-120 lbs 184.00-190.00; 122 lbs
                   180.00. hair 44 lbs 185.00; 55 lbs 185.00; 62 lbs
                   187.50.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2;
  San Angelo:      yearling hair 100 lbs -120 lbs 158.00-168.00/cwt; mixed
                   age hair 115-140 lbs 114.00-128.00/cwt.
  Billings:        blackface yearlings 167 lbs 122.00/cwt.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week totaled
19,000 compared to 18,000 last week and 17,000 last year.

Source:  USDA AMS LPG Market News, San Angelo Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-450-4265
         www.ams.usda.lpgmn