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San Angelo, TX     Wed Apr 21, 2021     USDA Market News

National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, April 21, 2021

   Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 4.00-5.00
higher; slaughter ewes 7.00-15.00 lower.

Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 2-3:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 105-155 lbs 202.00-230.00.
Slaughter Lambs:   Choice and Prime 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 270.00-320.00; 50-60 lbs
                265.00-305.00; 60-80 lbs 255.00-285.00; 80-90 lbs 260.00-
                270.00; 90-100 lbs 225.00-300.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
  Sioux Falls:  Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-105.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
                70.00-110.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-95.00; Cull 1
                55.00-80.00.
Feeder Lambs:    Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  no test.
Replacement Ewes:   Medium and Large 1-2:
  Sioux Falls:  bred middle age 185.00-225.00/head.

Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 23,000 compared with 22,000 last week and 26,000 for the same
period last year.

Source:  USDA-LPG Market News, San Angelo, Texas
         Rebecca Sauder, 325-653-1778
         www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn