National Sheep Summary
USDA
Wed Apr 23, 4:57PM CDT
San Angelo, TX Wed Apr 23, 2025 USDA LPGMN
National Sheep Summary for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Compared to last week at Sioux Falls, SD slaughter lambs 10.00-30.00
higher with most advance on lambs under 100 lbs; slaughter ewes steady to
5.00 higher.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3:
Sioux Falls: wooled and shorn 125-150 lbs 185.00-230.00.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:
Sioux Falls: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 270.00-280.00; 60-70 lbs
250.00-290.00; 70-80 lbs 245.00-265.00; 80-90 lbs 240.00-
280.00; 90-100 lbs 250.00-270.00; 119 lbs 245.00. hair 70
lbs 275.00.
Buffalo, MO: hair 50-60 lbs 242.50-270.00; 60-70 lbs 230.00-262.00;
70-80 lbs 248.00-275.00; 80-90 lbs 232.00-262.00.
Slaughter Ewes:
Sioux Falls: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 60.00-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
90.00-125.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 80.00-120.00, hair
90-110.00; Cull 1 80.00.
Buffalo, MO: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 90.00, hair 90.00-
117.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) hair 80.00-
82.50.
Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:
Sioux Falls: 26 lbs 265.0; 38 lbs 275.00; 47 lbs 275.00.
Buffalo, MO 40 lbs 240.00. hair 20-30 lbs 230.00-272.00; 30-40 lbs
220.00-258.00; 40-50 lbs 220.00-250.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
Sioux Falls: no test.
Buffalo, MO: hair yearlings 65-95 lbs 142.00-195.00/cwt; young hair
250.00/head, others 90-120 lbs 132.00-137.00/cwt; middle
age hair 80 lbs 140.00/cwt; hair ewes and lambs 130.00/
head.
Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date
totaled 23,000 compared to 24,000 last week and 24,000 last year.
Source: USDA LPG, San Angelo, TX
Rebecca Sauder 325-450-4265
www.ams.usda.gov/lpgmn