SA_LS320
San Angelo, TX    Wed May 22, 2013   USDA Market News

Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas

Sheep and Goat Auction:
Weekly:

Total Receipts:  7819    Last Week:  5144    Year Ago:  5241
Sheep Receipts:  3766    Last Week:  2840    Year Ago:  2719
Goat  Receipts:  4053    Last Week:  2304    Year Ago:  2522  

   Compared to last week slaughter lambs under 90 lbs 10.00-20.00 lower,
over 90 lbs weak to 10.00 lower.  Slaughter ewes steady.  Feeder lambs
not well tested.  Nannies weak to 5.00 lower; kids 20.00 lower.  Trading
and demand moderate at best.  Supply included 25 percent slaughter lambs,
10 percent slaughter ewes, 10 percent feeder lambs, balance goats.  All
slaughter lambs went to non-traditional markets.  All sheep and goats sold
per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
   Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 100-155 lbs 80.00-92.00.

   Choice and Prime 1 40-60 lbs 95.00-106.00; 60-70 lbs 95.00-101.00,
few 102.00-106.00; 70-80 lbs 90.00-100.00, few 109.00; 80-90 lbs 85.00-
100.00, few 103.00; 90-110 lbs 90.00-98.00.
Choice 1 40-60 lbs 80.00-95.00; 60-70 lbs 80.00-97.00; 70-80 lbs 80.00-
90.00; 80-90 lbs 80.00-85.00; 90-110 lbs 80.00-95.00.
Good 1 30-60 lbs 75.00-85.00.

SLAUGHTER EWES:
   Good 2-3 (fleshy) 25.00-31.00, few 20.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium
flesh) 32.00-38.00, few 40.00-44.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 25.00-35.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 20.00-26.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 10.00-
20.00.

SLAUGHTER BUCKS:
   30.00-59.00, few 62.00-66.00.

FEEDER LAMBS:
   Medium and Large 1-2 new crop 50-60 lbs 98.00-110.00; 60-100 lbs 90.00-
107.00.
   Medium and Large 2 new crop 40-60 lbs 85.00-95.00; 60-90 lbs 80.00-
90.00.

REPLACEMENT EWES:
   Medium and Large 1-2 yearlings 87.00 per head; baby tooth 76.00 per
head; hair ewe lambs 60-105 lbs 100.00-120.00 cwt.


GOATS:  Estimated 55 percent of receipts:
All sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
   KIDS:  Selection 1 30-40 lbs 146.00-150.00; 40-80 lbs 160.00-174.00;
80-100 lbs 160.00-170.00.
Selection 1-2 25-40 lbs 130.00-146.00; 40-80 lbs 140.00-160.00; 80-100 lbs
124.00-150.00.
Selection 2 20-40 lbs 100.00-130.00; 40-80 lbs 120.00-140.00.
   DOES/NANNIES:  Selection 1-2 80-130 lbs 66.00-84.00; 130-175 lbs 50.00-
72.00; thin 60-115 lbs 45.00-70.00.
   BUCKS/BILLIES:  Selection 1-2 70-100 lbs 110.00-130.00; 100-150 lbs
80.00-108.00, yearlings 112.00-132.00; 150-250 lbs 76.00-110.00.

REPLACEMENT CLASSES:
   DOES/NANNIES: Selection 1-2 60-115 lbs 85.00-112.00.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS320.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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