BC-USDA-Natl Sheep

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6/18/2013 2:15 PM
By Associated Press



SA—LS850
San Angelo, TX	Tue Jun 18, 2013	USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, June 18, 2013

	At New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 10.00-20.00 lower; slaughter ewes
weak.	At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 4.00-10.00 higher; slaughter
ewes firm; feeder lambs firm to 5.00 higher.	4700 head estimated for a
one day sale.

Slaughter Lambs:	Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
	San Angelo:	shorn and wooled 100-135 lbs 90.00-105.00.
	New Holland:	shorn and wooled 120-125 lbs 140.00-144.00.
	Virginia:	no test.
	Billings, MT:	no test.
Slaughter Lambs:	Choice and Prime 1-2:
	San Angelo:	40-60 lbs 100.00-116.00; 60-70 lbs 95.00-111.00; 70-90
	lbs 95.00-110.00; 90-110 lbs 100.00-105.00.
	New Holland:	50-80 lbs 155.00-166.00; 80-100 lbs 158.00-160.00.
	Virginia:	30-60 lbs 125.00; 60-90 lbs 125.00.
	Billings, MT:	no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
	San Angelo:	Good 2-3 (fleshy) 30.00-35.00; Utility and Good 1-3
	(medium flesh) 40.00-48.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 30.00-
	39.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 26.00-32.00;
	Cull 1 (extremely thin) 10.00-23.00.
	New Holland:	Good 2-3 (fleshy) 44.00-70.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
	38.00-54.00.
	Billings:	Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 12.00-18.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
	18.00-22.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 23.00-
	24.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 19.00-25.00; Cull and Utility
	1-2 (very thin) 10.00-19.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin)
	5.00-16.00.
	Virginia:	Good 2-4 35.00; Utility 1-2 40.00-43.00.
Feeder Lambs:	Medium and Large 1-2:
	San Angelo:	60-80 lbs 100.00-109.00; 80-100 lbs 90.00-96.00.
	Virginia:	no test.
	Billings:	55-60 lbs 108.00-110.00; 60-90 lbs 108.00-113.50; 90-
	100 lbs 107.00-116.50; 100-110 lbs 107.50-110.50; 110-
	120 lbs 104.50-107.50.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
	San Angelo:	no test.
	Billings:	no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 18,000 compared with 18,000 last week and 15,000 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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