SA_LS850 San Angelo, TX Wed Aug 12, 2020 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs steady to 15.00 lower with decline on light lambs; slaughter ewes 2.00-4.00 higher; no comparison on feeder lambs. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs: Sioux Falls: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 114.00-125.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: Sioux Falls: wooled and shorn 68 lbs 171.00; 70-80 lbs 135.00- 170.00; 80-90 lbs 151.00-160.00; 90-100 lbs 132.00- 150.00. Slaughter Ewes: Sioux Falls: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 72.50-81.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 69.00-85.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 51.00-65.00; Cull 1 no test. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: Sioux Falls: 40-60 lbs 195.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-167.50. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Sioux Falls: yearlings 120.00 per head. Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date totaled 20,000 compared with 19,000 last week and 25,000 last year. Source: USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, TX Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 1600 rs
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