JC_LS323
Jefferson City, MO    Fri June 7, 2013    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Diamond - TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale
Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 05/02/13

Receipts:  1732    Last Month:  1369    Year Ago:  1767

   Supply Heavy and Demand was Moderate.  The supply included 28 percent
Slaughter and feeder lambs; 5 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 3 percent
Replacement ewes; 54 percent kid goats; 8 percent slaughter nannies and billies;
2 percent replacement nannies and billies.  All prices per hundred weight unless
noted otherwise.

Sheep
   Slaughter Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled and shorn Non-Traditional 60-90 lbs
85.00-110.00. Hair 60-70 lbs 85.00-100.00; 70-80 lbs 85.00-95.00; 80-90 lbs 
81.00-87.50.

   Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 25-50 lbs 80.00-115.00; 
50-60 lbs 97.00-100.00. Hair 30-40 lbs 80.00-87.50; 50-60 lbs 80.00-90.00.

   Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled 112-178 lbs 25.00-35.00.
Hair 85-112 lbs 41.00-70.00.

   Bucks: Hair 175-205 lbs 30.00-50.00.

   Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 174-225 lbs 36.00-49.00.
Hair 82-135 lbs 40.00-90.00.

Goats
   Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 172.50-187.50; 60-70 lbs
170.00-172.50; 70-80 lbs 167.50-185.00. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 147.50-165.00;
60-70 lbs 130.00-147.50; 70-90 lbs 110.00-145.00.

   Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 70-170 lbs 50.00-75.00. Selection 3 65-115 lbs
57.00-75.00.

   Billies: Selection 2 120-165 lbs 90.00-112.50. Selection 2-3 aged wethers
60-120 lbs 105.00-135.00. Selection 3 70-125 lbs 71.00-110.00; Pygmy 48-110 lbs
50.00-90.00.

   Replacement 
   Nannies: Selection 1-2 65-94 lbs 82.50-125.00.

   Billies: Selection 1 110-285 lbs 130.00-150.00.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 1 30-40 lbs 180.00-187.50. Selection 2 30-40
lbs 175.00-230.00; 40-50 lbs 175.00-185.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 90.00-135.00;
50-60 lbs 105.00-155.00.

Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Diamond, MO
        Cindy Palmer, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Market Report 573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS323

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