Buffalo Livestock Market-Buffalo, MO: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 04/27/10

Receipts:    1221    Last Month    1124    Last year    951

   Supply moderate and Demand very good.  The supply included 39 percent
slaughter and feeder lambs; 7 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 3
percent replacement ewes and bucks; 30 percent kid goats; 15 percent
slaughter does and billies; 6 percent replacement does billies and pairs.
All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

   Sheep:
   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-2 wooled new crops 40-50 lbs 134.00-155.00;
50-60 lbs 152.50-160.00; 60-70 lbs 140.00-157.50; 115-223 lbs 77.00
-120.00.
   Hair lambs: 40-50 lbs 126.00-157.00; 50-60 lbs 126.00-158.00; 60-80
Lbs 142.50-155.00.
   Feeder/Stocker Lambs: wooled  30-40 lbs 140.00-147.00; 40-50 lbs
134.00.
   Hair lambs: 15-29 130.00-157.50; 30-40 lbs 120.00-145.00; 40-50 lbs
100.00-110.00.

   Slaughter Ewes:  wooled Utility and Good 1-3 95-225 lbs 30.00-56.00.
   Hair Ewes:  90-128 lbs 40.00-51.00.
   Bucks wooled: 90-220 lbs 42.50-78.00
   Hair bucks:  100-150 lbs 48.00-88.00.

   Replacement Ewes: wooled 143-155 lbs 55.00-71.00
   Hair Ewes: 74-105 lbs 42.50-72.50.
   Bucks: woolled 180-220 lbs 82.50-135.00.
   Pairs:  wooled 185.00 per family.
   Hair: 100.00-105.00 per family.

Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids: Selection 1 40-50 lbs 165.00-205.00; 50-60 lbs 195.00-210.00;
60-70 lbs 170.00-199.00; Selection 1-2 30-40 lbs 137.50-180.00; Selection
2 40-50 lbs 131.00-175.00; 50-60 lbs 190.00-197.00; 60-80 lbs 165.00
-195.00; Selection 3 40-50 lbs 107.50-171.00; 50-60 lbs 175.00-180.00;
60-80 lbs 70.00-135.00.
   Does/Nannies:  Selection 2 94-133 lbs 65.00-85.00; young nannies 50-90
lbs 75.00-137.50; Selection 3 Dairy 70-105 51.00-63.00; pygmy nannies 38
-80 lbs 41.00-105.00; thin 70-80 lbs 45.00-58.00.
   Billies:  Selection 1-2 85-195 60.00-107.50; Selection 2 aged weathers
65-105 lbs 32.00-77.00; Selection 3 65-105 lbs 70.00-109.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Does/Nannies: Selection 1 90.00-105.00 per head; Selection 2 80-150
Lbs 50.00-82.50 cwt; Selection 3 90.00-100.00 per head.
   Billies: Selection 1 135-200 lbs 90.00-140.00.
   Pairs: Selection 1-2 85.00-140.00; Selection 3 90.00-110.00 per
family.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 132.50-155.00; Selection 3
100.00-107.50; bottle 15.00-25.00 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