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Sunday, July 06, 2008


 

NW_LS331 Des Moines, IA Wed Jul 2, 2008 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Kalona, IA Sheep & Goat Auction Weighted Average Report for 07/02/2008 SHEEP; Receipts: 596 Last Week: 739 Year Ago: Not Reported Compared to the previous Wednesday slaughter lambs over 90 lbs. 3.00-6.00 higher, under 90 lbs. mostly steady. Limited offerings of feeder lambs steady, slaughter ewes steady, no test on slaughter bucks. Trade active and demand moderate. Receipts included 78 percent slaughter lambs, 8 percent feeder lambs, 12 percent slaughter ewes. All sheep sold on a per hundred weight basis. Goats: Receipts: 247 Last Week: 130 Year Ago: Not Reported All goats sold on a per head basis. Trade active and demand good. Receipts included 52 percent slaughter kids, 22 percent slaughter nannies, 3.5 percent slaughter billies, 10 percent feeder kids. Slaughter Kids Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 39 39 40.00 40.00 5 65 65 64.00 64.00 12 72 72 58.00 58.00 Slaughter Kids Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 34 50 50 35.00 35.00 Slaughter Kids Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 33-35 34 11.00-15.00 13.23 17 46 46 45.00 45.00 5 58 58 40.00 40.00 23 62-66 63 38.00-40.00 38.28 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 100 100 35.00-37.50 36.88 2 130 130 40.00 40.00 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 146 146 30.00 30.00 Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 65-72 67 9.00-10.00 9.31 Gaunt 3 75 75 15.00-23.00 17.67 Thin 30 90-115 97 15.00-32.50 17.07 10 104 104 10.00 10.00 Gaunt 1 85 85 27.50 27.50 Thin Slaughter Bucks/Billies Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 92 92 45.00 45.00 4 105-125 116 55.00-67.50 61.53 Feeder Kids Selection 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 24-25 24 5.00-8.00 5.84 24 37 37 22.50-24.00 23.25 Replacement Nannies/Does Selection 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 118 118 70.00 70.00 SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs Shorn Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 121 121 109.50 109.50 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 50 111-120 115 101.50-108.50 105.29 36 134-147 138 106.50-109.50 107.13 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 127 127 110.50 110.50 22 132 132 111.50 111.50 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 45 45 92.50 92.50 Thin Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 90 90 96.00 96.00 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 61 61 104.00 104.00 6 71-76 74 96.00-98.00 96.97 43 80-88 86 94.00-95.50 94.36 71 90-107 100 99.50-101.00 100.35 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 50 63-65 65 98.00-99.00 98.92 Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 43 43 100.00-101.00 100.65 8 51 51 106.00 106.00 21 50-57 53 86.00-91.00 88.46 Whiteface 6 63 63 91.00 91.00 Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 31-38 37 77.50-81.00 80.58 22 114 114 93.25 93.25 Slaughter Ewes: 75 HD U.S. 2-3 Utility and Good 150-150 lbs. 20.00-22.50 1-3 Utility 95-155 lbs. 15.00-21.00 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 1149c wsf .


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