NW_LS331 Des Moines, IA Wed Jun 5, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Kalona, IA Sheep & Goat Auction Weighted Average Report for 06/05/2013 **** SHEEP **** Receipts: 531 Last Week: 745 Year Ago: 640 Compared to the previous Wednesday a limited offering of slaughter lambs 3.00-6.00 lower, feeder lambs unevenly steady, slaughter ewes 2.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand. Receipts included 42 percent slaughter lambs, 27 percent feeder lambs, 19.2 percent slaughter ewes, 9.4 percent ewes returning to farm. All sheep sold on a per hundred weight basis unless noted. Slaughter Lambs Shorn Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 115 115 115.00 115.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 122-128 126 115.00 115.00 8 135 135 115.00 115.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 182 182 95.00 95.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 58 58 122.50 122.50 Fleshy 15 85-88 87 97.50-99.00 98.31 31 90-107 96 93.00-101.00 97.74 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 85 85 85.00 85.00 Fleshy Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 57 57 107.50 107.50 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 51 51 110.00 110.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Utility and Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 53 53 121.00 121.00 6 87 87 91.00 91.00 5 110 110 110.00 110.00 Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 154 154 35.00 35.00 8 180-191 188 31.00-32.50 31.36 25 211-230 215 21.00-27.00 25.01 Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 142 142 30.00 30.00 6 160-190 178 22.50-27.50 24.54 3 200-202 201 18.00-22.50 19.49 Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 149-158 153 25.00-35.00 29.69 11 180 180 30.00-32.50 31.36 Slaughter Ewes Cull and Utility 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 110 110 15.00 15.00 4 137 137 15.00 15.00 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 48 43-45 45 105.00-107.50 105.15 2 50 50 100.00 100.00 50 61-65 63 100.00-110.00 107.29 8 79 79 92.50 92.50 12 87-88 87 100.00-101.00 100.25 19 90-96 94 96.00-101.00 98.26 Feeder Lambs Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 51 51 90.00 90.00 Bottle Lambs: 37 hd at 20-40 lbs. 30.00-45.00/hd Replacement Ewes: 25 hd 135-180 lbs. 30.00-33.00 22 hd 108-168 lbs. 22.50-25.00 thin *** GOATS *** Receipts: 340 Last Week: 357 Year Ago: 210 All goats sold on a per head basis. Trade active with good demand. Receipts included 60 percent slaughter kids, 16.5 per slaughter nannies, 5.5 percnt slaughter billies, 7 percent feeder kids, 10.2 percent replacement nannies and does. Slaughter Kids Selection 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 61 61 115.00 115.00 21 73 73 117.50 117.50 Slaughter Kids Selection 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 44-47 45 80.00-82.50 81.67 15 57-59 59 95.00-110.00 107.06 Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 45-46 45 70.00-75.00 71.42 14 52-58 55 75.00-90.00 82.55 2 60 60 90.00 90.00 2 70-75 72 85.00-100.00 92.76 Slaughter Kids Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 40-45 43 60.00-62.50 61.63 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 40-48 46 60.00 60.00 8 50-55 51 55.00-75.00 64.94 11 65 65 75.00 75.00 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 127 127 100.00 100.00 7 150-160 153 100.00-110.00 104.21 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 60-70 62 75.00-87.50 84.00 4 55-60 58 40.00-55.00 46.30 Thin 21 80-110 94 60.00-85.00 75.88 3 112-120 115 55.00-65.00 61.51 Thin 5 130-145 139 90.00 90.00 3 130 130 65.00 65.00 Thin Slaughter Bucks/Billies Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 120-145 132 105.00-115.00 109.53 2 170 170 115.00 115.00 Slaughter Bucks/Billies Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 52-90 59 50.00-75.00 56.19 2 117 117 85.00 85.00 Feeder Kids: 16 hd selection 2-3 39 lbs. 32.50 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS331.txt 1319 .