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San Angelo, TX    Tue Apr 24, 2018    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, April 24, 2018

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs steady to
15.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 lower.  At San Angelo, TX
slaughter lambs weak to 5.00 lower, instances 5.00-10.00 lower; slaughter
ewes firm; feeder lambs weak to 10.00 lower.  7700 head estimated for
today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 100-155 lbs 130.00-144.00.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 250.00-275.00; 110-130 lbs
                 240.00-260.00; 150-200 lbs 180.00-205.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    40-60 lbs 204.00-216.00; 60-70 lbs 194.00-210.00; 70-80
                 lbs 192.00-206.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-200.00; 90-100 lbs
                 176.00-185.00.
  New Holland:   40-50 lbs 262.00-285.00, few 290.00; 50-60 lbs 255.00-
                 280.00; 60-70 lbs 240.00-265.00, few 270.00; 70-80 lbs
                 232.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-250.00, few 270.00-290.00.
  Virginia:      30-60 lbs 235.00; 60-80 lbs 230.00-240.00.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 63.00-70.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 80.00-
                 86.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-78.00; Cull and Utility
                 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-65.00; Cull 1 35.00-55.00.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 50.00-80.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 80.00-125.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-105.00; Cull 1
                 50.00-75.00.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
  Virginia:      Good 2-4 77.50-87.00.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    50-95 lbs 192.00-208.00.
  Virginia:      no test.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    baby tooth hair ewes 144.00 per head; mixed age hair
                 ewes 80-135 lbs 90.00-128.00 cwt.
  Billings:      no test.
  Virginia:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 16,000 compared w1th 16,000 last week and 14,000 last year.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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