SA_LS850
San Angelo, TX    Tue Mar 31, 2020    USDA Market News
 
National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, March 31, 2020

   Compared to last week at New Holland, PA no report due to the COVID-19
pandemic.  At San Angelo, TX all classes sharply lower.  4200 head
estimated at San Angelo for today.

Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs:
  San Angelo:    shorn and wooled 125-185 lbs no test.
  New Holland:   shorn and wooled 100-115 lbs no report.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Lambs:  Choice and Prime 1-2:
  San Angelo:    hair lambs 40-60 lbs 160.00-180.00; 60-70 lbs 156.00-
                 170.00, few 176.00-180.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-158.00; 80-
                 90 lbs 140.00-150.00, few 164.00-168.00; 90-110 lbs
                 132.00-142.00. wooled and shorn no test.
  New Holland:   no report.
  Billings, MT:  no test.
Slaughter Ewes:
  San Angelo:    Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 80.00-90.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh)
                 98.00-106.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 76.00-90.00; Cull
                 and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 50.00-70.00; Cull 1 no
                 test.
  New Holland:   Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no report; Utility 1-2 (thin) no report; Cull 1
                 no test.
  Billings:      Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                 no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1
                 no test.
Feeder Lambs:     Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    62 lbs 152.00, 83 lbs 142.00. new crop 58 lbs 166.00,
                 74 lbs 160.00.
  Billings:      no test.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
  San Angelo:    mixed age hair ewes 85-140 lbs 116.00-128.00 cwt; hair
                 ewes and lambs 76.00 per head.
  Billings:      no test.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 14,000 compared w1th 15,000 last week and 19,000 last year.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SA_LS850.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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