Diamond MO.-White's sheep and goat sale: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 03/04/10

Receipts:   1341    Last month:   1245    Year ago:   1266

   Supply moderate and demand was very good.  The supply included 16
Percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 6 percent slaughter ewes and bucks;
2 percent replacement ewe and bucks; 42 percent kid goats; 29 percent
slaughter does and billies; 5 percent replacement does billies and pairs.
All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-2 wooled old and new crop 50-60 lbs 150.00;
60-80 lbs 132.50; 90-100 lbs 102.50; 125-200 lbs 72.00-95.00.
   Hair Lambs:  40-50 lbs 62.50-145.00; 50-60 lbs 105.00-166.00; 60-70
lbs 115.00-170.00; 70-80 lbs 87.50-137.50 with one lot at 170.00; 80-90
75.00-140.00; 90-100 lbs 95.00-130.00; 100-125 lbs 112.50-140.00.
   Stocker/Feeder Lambs: hair 20-30 lbs 85.00-87.50; 30-40 lbs 87.50
-112.50.

   Slaughter ewes: wooled 1-3 100-240 lbs 33.00-67.50.
   Hair ewes: 70-165 lbs 50.00-80.00.
   Bucks: wooled 200-275 lbs 37.00-58.00.
   Hair 90-220 lbs 45.00-85.00.

   Replacement ewes:  hair 58-165 lbs 47.00-80.00;
   Pairs: hair 32.50-42.50 per head.

   Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids:  Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 196.00-215.00 with one lot at 242.50;
60-70 lbs 210.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs 167.50-190.00; 80-90 lbs 140.00
-187.50; Selection 2 30-40 lbs 132.50-160.00; 40-50 lbs 130.00-190.00;
50-60 165.00-192.50; 60-70 122.50-194.00; 70-80 lbs 130.00-175.00; 80-100
lbs 112.50-125.00; 100-115 lbs 95.00-112.50; Selection 3 40-50 lbs
115.00-187.50; 50-60 lbs 102.50-195.00.

   Does/Nannies:  Selection 1-2 62-165 lbs 60.00-85.00; young Nannies 45
-100 lbs 55.00-125.00; Selection 3 55-135 lbs 41.00-77.50; Pygmy 35-95
Lbs 40.00-100.00.

   Billies: Selection 1-2 90-230 lbs 57.50-110.00; aged weathers 1-3
80-235 lbs 40.00-97.50; Selection 3 65-205 lbs 40.00-97.50; Pygmy 50-105
Lbs 57.50-85.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 80-165 lbs 62.50-82.50.
   Pairs: Selection 1-2 singles 45.00-55.00; Selection 3 single and
twins 30.00-52.50 per head.
   Billies: Selection 1-2 165-175 lbs 82.50-96.00.


   Stocker/Feeder Kids Selection 2 20-30 lbs 105.00-147.50 cwt; bottle
Kids 10.00-25.00 per head.

Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Diamond, MO
        Cindy Palmer, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Market Report 573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS323

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