Weekly National Sheep Summary
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX    Fri Dec 04, 2020    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending December 04, 2020
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   Weekly Trends:  Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to sharply
higher.  Slaughter ewes steady to 15.00 higher.  No comparison on feeder
lambs.  At San Angelo, TX 4240 sold.  No sales in Equity Cooperative
Auction.  In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not
tested.  4,216 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to
confidentiality.  All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise
specified.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
  San Angelo:     wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs 165.00-184.00.
  PA:             wooled and shorn 100-120 lbs 200.00-230.00.
  Ft.Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 180.00-200.00.
  South Dakota:   wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs 142.00-167.00; 150-165 lbs
                  159.00-161.00.
  Kalona, IA:     wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 160.00-222.50; 150-175 lbs
                  157.50-187.50.
  Billings, MT:   wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs 160.00-180.00.
  Missouri:       wooled and shorn 105-150 lbs no test.
  Equity Coop:    no sales.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:     hair 40-60 lbs 300.00-340.00, few 340.00-360.00; 60-70
                  lbs 296.00-330.00, few 330.00-344.00; 70-80 lbs 283.00-
                  300.00, few 300.00-318.00; 80-90 lbs 235.00-265.00, few
                  270.00-300.00; 90-110 lbs 210.00-248.00, few 255.00-
                  280.00. wooled and shorn 60 lbs 300.00; 70-80 lbs
                  304.00-320.00; 80-90 lbs 246.00-272.00; 90-100 lbs
                  228.00-286.00.
  Pennsylvania:   wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 300.00-305.00, few 380.00;
                  60-70 lbs 305.00-335.00; 70-80 lbs 250.00-265.00, few
                  280.00-285.00; 80-90 lbs 235.00-255.00; 90-100 lbs
                  220.00-240.00. hair 49 lbs 255.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00-
                  312.00, few 340.00-355.00; 70-80 lbs 240.00-255.00,
                  few 267.00; 80-90 lbs 220.00-240.00, few 247.00-255.00;
                  90-100 lbs 215.00-230.00.
  Kalona, IA:     wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 282.50-285.00; 60-70 lbs
                  280.00-307.50; 70-80 lbs 242.50-257.50; 80-90 lbs
                  235.00-255.00; 90-100 lbs 230.00-252.50. hair 50-60 lbs
                  317.50-333.00; 60-70 lbs 302.00-313.00; 70-80 lbs
                  278.00-301.00; 80-90 lbs 272.50-282.00; 95 lbs 245.00.
  Ft. Collins:    wooled and shorn 80-90 lbs 192.50-215.00; 90-100 lbs
                  190.00-200.00. hair 50-60 lbs 250.00-320.00; 70-80 lbs
                  222.50-242.50; 80-90 lbs 210.00-219.00; 90-100 lbs
                  205.00-210.00.
  Missouri:       hair 40-50 lbs 282.50-317.50; 50-60 lbs 270.00-322.50;
                  60-70 lbs 255.00-315.00; 70-80 lbs 240.00-310.00; 80-90
                  lbs 220.00-250.00. wooled and shorn 40-70 lbs 285.00-
                  340.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00.
  South Dakota:   wooled and shorn 75 lbs 230.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-207.50;
                  90-100 lbs 168.00-190.00.
  Billings, MT:   wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 247.50-292.50; 50-60 lbs
                  245.00-282.50; 60-70 lbs 225.00-265.00; 70-80 lbs
                  201.00-228.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-205.00; 90-100 lbs
                  172.00-193.00. hair 53 lbs 267.50; 70-80 lbs 207.50-
                  227.50.
Direct Trading:   (lambs fob with 3- percent shrink or equivalent)
                : Slaughter Lambs wooled and shorn 140-162 lbs       -
                         (wtd avg       ).
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                96.00-108.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 100.00-
                118.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 90.00-100.00; Cull and Utility
                1-2 (very thin) 80.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) no test.
  Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                70.00-120.00, hair 100.00-130.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
                65.00-90.00; Cull 1 40.00-60.00.
  Ft. Collins:  Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 62.50-90.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                60.00-84.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
  Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 77.00-84.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                67.00-83.00, few 95.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 68.00-83.00,
                hair 90.00; Cull 1 60.00-76.00.
  So Dakota:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 80.00-89.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                77.00-92.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 67.50-81.00; Cull 1
                54.00-60.00, few 86.00.
  Missouri:     Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-
                155.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 75.00-105.00,
                hair 105.00-115.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 hair 85.00.
  Kalona:       Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                88.00-95.00, hair 107.50-122.50; Utility and Good 1-3
                (medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.
Feeder Lambs:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:   no test.
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Kalona:       no test.
  So. Dakota:   45 lbs 191.00; 54 lbs 233.00; 60-70 lbs 240.00-241.00;
                70-80 lbs 219.50-231.00; 80-90 lbs 205.00-220.00; 90-100
                lbs 180.00-195.00; 100-110 lbs 151.00-168.00; 111 lbs
                155.00.
  Billings:     84 lbs 185.00.
  Missouri:     no test.
Replacement Ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:   hair ewe lambs 190.00-208.00/head; yearling hair 222.00-
                226.00/head; young hair 208.00/head; mixed age hair ewes
                110-145 lbs 140.00-152.00/cwt.
  Ft. Collins:  no test.
  Billings:     yearlings 145-175 lbs 84.00-86.00/cwt; middle age hair
                110 lbs 105.00/cwt.
  So Dakota:    young 160.00/head, others 140 lbs 125.00/cwt; middle age
                250.00-300.00/head, others 185 lbs 85.00/cwt.
  Kalona, IA:   no test.
  Missouri:     young hair 135.00-240.00/head, others 125 lbs 220.00/cwt;
                aged hair 115-130 lbs 155.00-185.00/cwt; hair ewes with
                lambs 170.00-285.00/family.

National Weekly Lamb Carcass
                        Choice and Prime 1-4:
   Weight         Head           Wt Avg
   45 lbs down    Price not reported due to confidentiality
   45-55 lbs      Price not reported due to confidentiality
   55-65 lbs      Price not reported due to confidentiality
   65-75 lbs      Price not reported due to confidentiality
   75-85 lbs      Price not reported due to confidentiality
   85 lbs up      Price not reported due to confidentiality
  
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 35,000 compared with 24,000 last week and 40,000 last year.



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