Goldthwaite Auction
AM_LS310
Amarillo, TX Mon Mar 15, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
Mills County Commission Co - Goldthwaite, TX - Friday - 03/12/10
No report available due to reporter's absence.
Source: Texas Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Market News, Amarillo, TX
806/372-6361 - email: amarillo.lgmn@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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Fredericksburg Auction
AM_LS312
Amarillo, TX Wed Mar 17, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
Gillespie Livestock Co - Fredericksburg, TX - Tuesday - 03/16/10
Sheep and Goats: 3,837 Week Ago: 2,568 Year Ago: 2,029
Compared to last week: No comparison available due to reporter's absence last
week although most slaughter classes trended lower. Demand good. Supply
included around 40 percent sheep including near 1150 lambs. Prices per CWT
unless specified.
Stock and Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: 50-70 lbs 135.00-145.00,
70-90 lbs 135.00-149.00, few to 150.00.
Stock Ewes: (Wool): Medium and Large 1-2: 100-135 lbs 64.00-68.00.
Dorper Bucks: 170 lbs 110.00.
Barbados Bucks: 100.00-450.00 per head.
Slaughter Lambs: Prime: few 90-100 lbs 115.00-117.00.
Choice: 100-150 lbs 88.00-102.00.
Good and Choice 1-3: 40-85 lbs 134.00-153.00, few 155.00-
158.00.
Good: 40-85 lbs 120.00-135.00.
Slaughter Ewes: Utility 1-3: (Medium Flesh): 100-150 lbs 45.00-58.50.
Cull:(Thin/Very Thin): 30.00-41.00.
Slaughter Bucks: 150-220 lbs 50.00-62.00.
Barbados: Lambs: 40-70 lbs 120.00-138.00.
Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1: 25-45 lbs 128.00-148.00, 45-60 lbs 150.00-
170.00, 60-80 lbs 150.00-177.00.
Selection 2: 45-60 lbs 130.00-150.00, 60-80 lbs 120.00-150.00.
Nannies: 80-130 lbs 60.00-72.00, thin 35.00-54.00.
Angoras: 65-85 lbs 44.00-47.00.
Billies: 100-200 lbs 79.00-93.00, few to 95.00.
Muttons: Selection 1: 85-110 lbs 97.00-121.00.
Replacement Classes:
Nannies: Selection 1: 70-120 lbs 67.00-95.00; Pairs: 35.00-41.00 per head.
Source: Texas Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Market News, Amarillo, Texas
806/372-6361 - email: amarillo.lgmn@usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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San Angelo Sheep Wtd Avg Report
SA_LS350
San Angelo, TX Wed Mar 17, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
San Angelo Auctions
Weighted Average Report for 03/16/2010
Receipts: 6291 Last Week: 5698 Year Ago: 4180
Compared to last week slaughter lambs weak to 10.00 lower. Slaughter
ewes weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested. Nannies
weak to 5.00 lower; kids 10.00 lower. Trading and demand moderate.
Slaughter Kids Selection 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
24 38 38 147.00-152.00 148.88
62 45-47 46 167.00-186.00 177.94
250 50-57 53 160.00-190.00 177.10
69 61-69 67 158.00-186.00 161.10
13 71-75 72 160.00 160.00
14 83-89 87 108.00-125.00 122.01 Shorn Show Goat
63 95-99 98 100.00-120.00 108.78 Shorn Show Goat
15 102-104 104 100.00-120.00 103.94 Shorn Show Goat
2 113 113 120.00 120.00 Shorn Show Goat
Slaughter Kids Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
71 30-38 36 120.00-130.00 122.57
185 40-49 42 128.00-157.50 140.60
112 50-57 54 136.00-148.00 140.28
137 62-67 65 130.00-158.00 143.63
98 70-78 77 128.00-154.00 135.62
21 80-88 83 110.00-122.00 118.04
9 90-93 92 110.00-112.00 111.33
Slaughter Kids Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
206 31-39 36 100.00-114.00 105.01
84 40-48 44 104.00-126.00 118.99
140 50-59 52 100.00-125.00 111.40
74 61-67 64 110.00-122.00 119.59
47 70-76 73 100.00-124.00 111.85
5 84 84 106.00 106.00
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
40 72-77 75 50.00-61.00 57.68 Thin
355 82-122 95 60.00-72.00 64.71
57 90-117 102 52.00-62.00 56.88 Thin
21 132-152 142 56.00-66.00 61.13
Slaughter Bucks/Billies Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
138 70-96 80 80.00-118.00 89.82
144 102-143 115 75.00-98.00 80.77
11 150-205 180 70.00-80.00 74.24
Replacement Nannies/Does Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
26 60-69 63 75.00-92.00 87.25
55 76-96 88 74.00-90.00 78.94
13 118 118 78.00 78.00
Slaughter Lambs Good 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 47 47 115.00 115.00 Avg Yielding
59 46-47 46 132.00-167.00 135.03 High Yielding
4 44 44 110.00 110.00 Low Yielding
56 53-59 57 112.00-129.00 122.13 Avg Yielding
115 50-59 53 133.00-144.00 136.31 High Yielding
102 32-59 46 100.00-118.00 111.18 Low Yielding
185 60-68 62 115.00-127.00 123.83 Avg Yielding
136 61-68 66 131.00-147.00 139.33 High Yielding
65 60-68 64 100.00-110.00 105.13 Low Yielding
191 70-77 76 110.00-120.00 113.12 Avg Yielding
102 71-78 73 120.00-138.00 126.65 High Yielding
60 70-78 74 101.00-110.00 104.15 Low Yielding
137 80-88 84 120.00-144.00 137.68 High Yielding
154 80-88 84 100.00-110.00 105.56 Low Yielding
61 90-105 100 105.00-115.00 109.72 Avg Yielding
50 91-106 98 118.00-129.50 122.26 High Yielding
13 96 96 98.00 98.00 Low Yielding
Slaughter Lambs Wooled & Shorn Choice 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 100 100 104.00 104.00
15 110-127 117 100.00-115.00 107.30
27 135-148 146 104.00-115.00 108.92
26 150-178 164 104.00-109.00 108.46
Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
51 119 119 61.00 61.00
282 118-152 134 61.00-71.00 65.18
199 107-191 156 60.00-69.00 65.57
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
262 90-146 114 50.00-59.00 56.42
Slaughter Ewes Cull and Utility 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
144 91-133 107 40.00-51.00 44.32
Slaughter Ewes Cull 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
43 85-140 96 30.00-40.00 35.86
Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
114 68 68 144.00-146.00 144.81
22 74 74 145.00 145.00
Source: USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News, San Angelo, TX
Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
24 hour price information 325-655-2358
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sa_ls350.txtSA_LS350.txt
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San Angelo Sheep and Goat Auction
SA_LS320
San Angelo, TX Wed Mar 17, 2010 USDA-TX of Ag Market News
Producers Livestock Auction Co, San Angelo, Texas
Sheep and Goat Auction:
Weekly:
Total Receipts: 6291 Last Week: 5698 Year Ago: 4180
Sheep Receipts: 3366 Last Week: 3069 Year Ago: 1956
Goat Receipts: 2925 Last Week: 2629 Year Ago: 2224
Compared to last week slaughter lambs weak to 10.00 lower. Slaughter
ewes weak to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well tested. Nannies weak to
5.00 lower; kids 10.00 lower. Trading and demand moderate. Supply
included 30 percent slaughter lambs, 20 percent slaughter ewes, 5
percent feeder lambs, balance goats. All sheep and goats sold per
hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 2-3 shorn and wooled 100-175 lbs 100.00-109.00, few 111.00-
115.00.
Good 1: high-yielding 40-60 lbs 132.00-144.00, set 167.00; 60-70 lbs
131.00-147.00; 70-80 lbs 120.00-138.00; 80-90 lbs 120.00-144.00; 90-105
lbs 118.00-129.50.
Average yielding 40-60 lbs 112.00-130.00; 60-70 lbs 115.00-127.00; 70-
90 lbs 110.00-120.00; 90-110 lbs 105.00-115.00.
Low yielding 40-60 lbs 100.00-118.00; 60-90 lbs 100.00-110.00; set 96
lbs 98.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 60.00-71.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
50.00-60.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 40.00-51.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 30.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER BUCKS:
45.00-60.00.
FEEDER LAMBS:
Medium and Large 1-2 60-80 lbs 144.00-146.00.
REPLACEMENT EWES:
Medium and Large 1-2 no test.
GOATS: Estimated 45 percent of receipts:
All sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES:
KIDS: Selection 1 few 38 lbs 147.00-152.00; 40-80 lbs 160.00-187.00,
set 190.00; 80-115 lbs shorn show goats 100.00-125.00.
Selection 1-2 25-40 lbs 120.00-130.00; 40-80 lbs 128.00-160.00; 80-95
lbs 110.00-122.00.
Selection 2 25-40 lbs 100.00-120.00; 40-80 lbs 100.00-125.00.
DOES/NANNIES: Selection 1-2 80-130 lbs 60.00-70.00, set 72.00; 130-
155 lbs 56.00-66.00; few thin 70-115 lbs lbs 50.00-62.00.
BUCKS/BILLIES: Selection 1-2 70-100 lbs 80.00-118.00; 100-150 lbs
75.00-98.00; 150-250 lbs 70.00-80.00.
REPLACEMENT CLASSES:
DOES/NANNIES: Selection 1-2 60-110 lbs 74.00-92.00.
Source: USDA-TEXAS Dept of Ag Market News, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder, market reporter 325-653-1778.
24 hour price information 325-655-2358.
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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Daily National Sheep Summary
SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX Thr Mar 18, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
National Sheep Summary for Thursday, March 18, 2010
At Ft. Collins, CO and Kalona, IA slaughter lambs steady; slaughter
ewes 3.00-5.00 lower; feeder lambs 5.00-6.00 lower. Equity Electronic
Auction sold 150 slaughter lambs in Wisconsin.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
Ft. Collins: wooled 90-115 lbs 129.00-136.00; 115-125 lbs 122.00-
128.00.
Kalona, IA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 125.00-127.50; 130-145
lbs 121.00-130.00.
El Reno, OK: 100-140 lbs 110.00-128.00; 140-180 lbs 105.00-115.00.
Virginia: no test.
Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 125 lbs 118.50.
Slaughter Lambs: Good 1: high-yielding
Ft. Collins: 40-60 lbs 155.00-156.00; 60-70 lbs 153.00-160.00.
Kalona, IA: 40-50 lbs 170.00-187.50, few 195.00-200.00; 50-55 lbs
180.00-190.00; 60-70 lbs 152.50-155.00, set 61 lbs
175.00; 85-90 lbs 134.00-135.00; 90-105 lbs 125.00-
135.00.
El Reno, OK: 30-50 lbs 150.00-180.00; 50-75 lbs 150.00-171.00; 85-
110 lbs 132.00-145.00.
Virgnia: no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 42.00-46.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
52.00-63.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 42.00-52.75; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 36.00-43.00.
Kalona: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 47.50-50.00;
Utility 1-2 (thin) 38.00-46.00; Cull 1 (extremely
thin) 27.00-42.00.
El Reno, OK: Utility and Good 2-3 (medium flesh) 55.00-60.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 (fleshy) no test.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
Ft. Collins: 77 lbs 137.50; 80-85 lbs 139.00-143.00; 90-95 lbs
129.00-133.00; 100-105 lbs 128.00-137.00; 113 lbs
130.00; 138 lbs 138.00.
Kalona: no test.
El Reno, OK: 85-110 lbs 134.00-145.00.
Virginia: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
Ft. Collins: no test.
Kalona: no test.
El Reno: no test.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 41,000 compared with 39,000 last week and 38,000 for last year.
Source: USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder, market reporter, 325-653-1778
24 hour price information 325-655-2358
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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Weekly National Sheep Summary
SA_LS855
San Angelo, TX Fri Mar 12, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News
National Sheep Summary for Week Ending Friday, March 12, 2010
Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to 10.00
lower, except at New Holland 6.00-8.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady to
10.00 lower; feeder lambs steady to 3.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 5698
head sold in a one day sale. Equity Electronic Auction sold 100
slaughter lambs in Wisconsin. In direct trading slaughter ewes 1.00-
5.00 lower; feeder lambs not well tested. 6,000 head of negotiated
sales of slaughter lambs sold 3.00-4.00 higher and 21,400 head of
formulated sales were 5.00-6.00 higher. 12,359 lamb carcasses sold with
55 lbs down higher; 55 lbs up 5.68-6.67 higher. All sheep sold per
hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
San Angelo: shorn and wooled 100-160 lbs 102.00-111.00, few
113.00-122.00.
Eastern Area
(VA and PA): wooled 90-110 lbs 120.00; 110-130 lbs 128.00-165.00;
130-160 lbs 110.00-111.00 in VA and in PA 90-110 lbs
154.00-172.00; 110-130 lbs 148.00-165.00; 130-150 lbs
138.00-154.00.
Inter Mt Area
(CO, WY and MT):wooled 115-150 lbs 121.00-137.50; 150-180 lbs 111.00-
124.00.
Kalona, IA: shorn 170 lbs 112.00; wooled 115-130 lbs 108.50-
121.50.
South Dakota: no test.
Oklahoma: 100-140 lbs no test.
Missouri: 135-145 lbs 109.00-116.00.
Equity Elec: shorn and wooled 125 lbs 120.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Good 1: high yielding
San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 144.00-166.00; 60-70 lbs 140.00-164.00; 70-
80 lbs 130.00-150.00, few 156.00-158.00; 80-90 lbs
128.00-144.00; 90-100 lbs 120.00-131.50.
Pennsylvania: 40-60 lbs 170.00-188.00; 60-80 lbs 158.00-178.00; 80-
90 lbs 155.00-174.00.
Kalona, IA: 60-70 lbs 147.00-148.50; 75 lbs 150.00; 99 lbs 124.50.
Inter Mt Area: 70-80 lbs 139.00-145.00; 90-105 lbs 129.00-135.00;
115-130 lbs 124.00-128.00.
Missouri: 50-85 lbs 135.00-165.00; 90-135 lbs 120.50-134.00.
Virginia: 30-60 lbs 130.00; 60-90 lbs 141.00-168.00; 90-110 lbs
126.00.
Oklahoma: no test.
South Dakota: no test.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
6000: Slaughter lambs shorn and wooled 120-160 lbs 100.75-
122.50 (wtd avg 115.76); no dressed sales reported.
TX: 200: Feeder Lambs 70 lbs 142.00.
ID: 300: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
55.00 del.
WY: 300: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
55.00 del.
CO: 300: Replacement Ewes aged 115.00 per head.
Eastern
Cornbelt: 400: Slaughter Lambs wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 90-110 lbs
132.00. Good and Choice 1-2 60-90 lbs 150.00.
Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 54.00-56.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 45.00-54.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 51.00-57.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 65.00-71.00, few 74.00-76.00; Utility 1-2
(thin) 55.00-65.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
45.00-55.00; Cull 1 ( extremely thin) 37.00-45.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 46.00-80.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-
66.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 50.00-59.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
57.00-68.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 50.00-58.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 38.00-46.00.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull and
Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test.
So Dakota: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 55.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 43.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 35.00.
Oklahoma: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test.
Missouri: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 45.00-60.00; Cull
and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 42.00-48.00.
Virginia: Good 2-4 42.00-64.00; Utility 1-2 56.50; Cull 1 38.00.
Kalona: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 49.00-52.00; Utility
1-2 (thin) 34.00-42.50.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 72 lbs 140.00; 90-105 lbs 110.00-116.00.
Virginia: 40-60 lbs 122.00; 60-90 lbs 143.00.
Inter Mt area:58 lbs 160.00; 60-65 lbs 145.00; 85-90 lbs 145.00-
149.00; 95-100 lbs 150.00-152.00; 100-110 lbs 135.00-
145.00; 115-120 lbs 130.00-135.00.
Kalona: 98 lbs 113.00.
So Dakota: 79 lbs 142.00; 99 lbs 129.00; 114 lbs 121.50.
Oklahoma: no test.
Missouri: no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: Ewes and lambs 42.00 per head.
Ft. Collins: no test.
Billings: no test.
So Dakota: no test.
Kalona, IA: Ewes and lambs 40.00-57.50 per head.
Missouri: Bred ewes 97.50 per head; ewes and lambs 130.00-140.00
per family.
Oklahoma: no test.
Virginia: no test.
National Weekly Lamb Carcass
Choice and Prime 1-4:
Weight Head Wt Avg
45 lbs down 355 300.06
45-55 lbs 618 258.71
55-65 lbs 1766 242.96
65-75 lbs 3955 222.36
75-85 lbs 4156 216.32
85 lbs up 1509 210.38
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 52,000 compared with 48,000 last week and 45,000 last year.
Source: USDA-Texas Dept of Ag Market News, San Angelo, Texas
Rebecca Sauder, market reporter, 325-653-1778
24 hour price information 325-655-2358
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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