National Wool Review

Dec. 27

Domestic wool trading had no confirmed trades reported this week. This report will be unavailable due to the upcoming holidays and Australia’s annual three-week Christmas recess. The next available report will be Jan. 17.

National Sheep Summary

Jan. 10

Weekly Trends: No good comparisons on any class as many sales were closed for the holidays. At San Angelo, TX 5,441 head sold in a one day sale. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 600 slaughter lambs in Idaho and 1900 feeder lambs in Wyoming. 3,576 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3

San Angelo: wooled and shorn 115-145 lbs 186.00-206.00; 163 lbs 165.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 120-145 lbs no report.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 120-145 lbs 160.00-200.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 120-170 lbs 151.00-183.00, few 186.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 120-150 lbs 152.50-197.50, few 200.00- 207.50; 150-175 lbs 150.00-170.00.

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 110-130 lbs no test.

Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 245.00-250.00; 155 lbs 220.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2:

San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 320.00-368.00; 60-70 lbs 300.00-336.00, few 340.00-346.00; 70-80 lbs 290.00-330.00, few 330.00-340.00; 80-90 lbs 272.00-312.00, few 320.00; 90-110 lbs 230.00-276.00, few 286.00-298.00. wooled and shorn 60lbs 308.00; 71 lbs 325.00; 88 lbs 296.00.

New Holland: no report.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 50-75 lbs 265.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-232.50; 90-110 lbs 213.00-215.00. hair 45-50 lbs 320.00-322.50; 60-70 lbs 285.00-288.00.

Kalona: wooled and shorn 40-60 lbs 365.00-400.00; 60-70 lbs 335.00-390.00; 70-80 lbs 330.00-370.00; 80-90 lbs 310.00-360.00; 90-100 lbs 295.00-325.00. hair 40-50 lbs 350.00-355.00; 50-60 lbs 330.00-370.00; 60-70 lbs 325.00-355.00; 70-80 lbs 300.00-330.00; 80-90 lbs 260.00-290.00; 90-100 lbs 255.00-280.00; 101 lbs 230.00

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 54 lbs 290.00; 60-70 lbs 307.50-322.50; 70-80 lbs 320.00-355.00; 80-90 lbs 300.00-345.00; 90-100 lbs 300.00-310.00; 100-110 lbs 215.00-255.00; 110-120 lbs 195.00-215.00. hair 55 lbs 335.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00-325.00; 70-80 lbs 270.00-310.00; 80-90 lbs 265.00-285.00; 90-100 lbs 210.00-245.00; 106 lbs 220.00.

Billings: no test.

Missouri: hair 50-60 lbs 325.00-327.50; 60-70 lbs 310.00-340.00; 75 lbs 290.00; 90-105 lbs 250.00-255.00.

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:

Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2:

San Angelo: hair 30-40 lbs 405.00; 40-50 lbs 350.00-375.00; 50-55 lbs 346.00-362.00; 60 lbs 326.00.

Ft. Collins: no test.

South Dakota: 36 lbs 375.00; 50-60 lbs 265.00, few 340.00-355.00; 60-70 lbs 278.00-293.00, few 355.00; 70-80 lbs 254.00- 260.00; 80-90 lbs 224.00-248.00; 90-100 lbs 200.00-210.00; 100-110 lbs 190.00-200.00; 110-115 lbs 186.00-196.00. hair 50-60 lbs 345.00-255.00; 79 lbs 259.00.

Kalona: no test.

Billings: no test.

Missouri: hair 40-50 lbs 315.00-325.00.

Arkansas: no test.

Equity Coop: 90 lbs 200.00-205.50 for current delivery.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:

San Angelo: yearling hair 105-120 lbs 180.00-198.00/cwt; young hair 90-145 lbs 128.00-150.00/cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

South Dakota: yearlings 225.00/head; young 2260.00/head; middle age 194 lbs 100.00/cwt; yearling hair 195.00/head

Billings: no test.

Missouri: young hair 155.00-180.00/head, few 230.00/head.

Arkansas: no test.

Sheep and lambs slaughter under federal inspection for the week to date

totaled 35,000 compared with 31,000 last week and 34,000 last year.

National wool — https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AMS_2911.pdf

National sheep — https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sa_ls855.txt

National wool — https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AMS_2911.pdf National sheep — https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sa_ls855.txt