Buffalo Livestock Market-Buffalo, MO: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 01/27/00

Receipts:    1610    Last Month    1532

   Supply and Demand good.  The supply included 35 percent
slaughter and feeder lambs; 2 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 4
percent replacement ewes and bucks; 40 percent kid goats; 16 percent
slaughter does and billies; 3 percent replacement does billies and pairs.
All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

   Sheep:
   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-2 wooled old and new crops 60-70 lbs
116.00-120.00; 80-90 lbs 100.00-116.00; 90-100 lbs 99.00-118.00; 103
-130 lbs 80.00-113.00.
   Hair Lambs: old and new crop 40-50 lbs 99.00-122.00; 50-60 lbs
107.00-123.00; 60-70 lbs 113.00-120.00; 70-100 lbs 80.00-129.00;
100-195 lbs 63.00-100.00.
   Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Hair: 20-30 lbs 112.50-122.50; 30-40 lbs 104.00
-110.00; 60-70 lbs 69.00-107.50.
   Slaughter Ewes:  wooled Utility and Good 1-3 few 120-215 lbs 30.00-45.00. 
   Hair Ewes:  50-171 lbs 37.00-82.50.
   Hair bucks:  105-185 lbs 31.00-56.00.

   Replacement Ewes: Hair Ewes: 60-148 lbs 30.00-88.00.
   Hair bucks: 98-115 lbs 39.00-87.50.

Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids: Selection 1 30-40 lbs 142.50-155.00; 40-50 lbs 150.00-170.00;
50-60 lbs 150.00-167.50; 60-70 lbs 142.50-167.50; 70-80 lbs 101.00-147.00; 
Selection 2 30-40 lbs 100.00-140.00; 40-50 lbs 122.50-162.50;
50-60 lbs 140.00-157.50; 60-70 lbs 142.50-147.50; Selection 3 30-40 lbs
80.00-115.00; 40-50 lbs 90.00-137.50; 50-60 lbs 110.00-127.50; 60-70 lbs
99.00-149.00; 70-80 lbs 80.00-89.00.
   Does/Nannies:  Selection 2 50-135 lbs 48.00-77.50; young nannies 50-70
lbs 65.00-77.50; Selection 3 53-145 lbs 31.00-70.00.
   Billies:  Selection 1-2 95-225 lbs 52.50-112.00; Selection 2-3 aged
Weathers 65-180 lbs 59.00-87.00; Selection 3 40-100 lbs 40.00-90.00;
Pygmy 45-73 lbs 40.00-75.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 reg and non reg Boer few 108-180 lbs 58.00
-80.00.
   Billies: Selection 1 100-110 lbs 105.00-113.00; Selection 2 125-128
Lbs 97.00-100.00.
   Pairs: Selection 1 reg Boer 215.00; Selection 2 55.00-85.00; Selection
3 52.50-75.00 per family.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 1 30-40 lbs 101.00-130.00; Selection 2
20-30 lbs 130.00-140.00; 30-40 lbs 101.00-130.00; Selection 3 20-30 lbs
88.00-89.00 cwt; bottle 15.00-20.00 per head.

   Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Buffalo, MO
        Cindy Palmer, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Market Report 573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS322

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