Buffalo Livestock Market-Buffalo, MO: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 07/27/10

Receipts:    1003    Last Month    690    Last year    1159

   Supply and Demand moderate.  The supply included 36 percent
slaughter and feeder lambs; 14 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 1
percent replacement ewes and bucks; 29 percent kid goats; 12 percent
slaughter does and billies; 8 percent replacement does and pairs.
All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

   Sheep:
   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-3 wooled 60-80 lbs 100.00-128.00; 100-135
lbs 76.00-118.00.
   Hair lambs: 50-60 lbs 112.00-132.00; 60-70 lbs 115.00-132.00; 70-80
lbs 101.00-130.00; 80-90 lbs 113.00-117.00; 100-110 lbs 88.00-128.00.
   Feeder/Stocker Lambs: wooled  40-60 lbs 121.00-127.00
   Hair lambs: 30-40 lbs 125.00-132.00; 40-50 lbs 100.00-128.00.

   Slaughter Ewes:  wooled Utility and Good 1-3 110-175 lbs 21.00-50.00.
   Hair ewes:  74-153 lbs 35.00-56.00; yearly 75-108 lbs 75.00-110.00.
   Bucks wooled: 90-185 lbs 46.00-87.00.

   Replacement sheep:
   Hair ewes: 65-80 lbs 55.00-84.00.
   Hair Bucks: 95-235 lbs 47.00-90.00.

Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids: Selection 1 40-50 lbs 125.00-144.00; 50-60 lbs 149.00-165.00;
60-70 lbs 146.00-162.00; 70-80 lbs 144.00-160.00; Selection 2 40-50 lbs
124.00-128.00; 50-60 lbs 125.00-145.00; 60-70 lbs 123.00-129.00; 70-80
lbs 120.00-138.00; 80-90 lbs 120.00-127.00; Selection 3 50-60 lbs 117.50-
131.00.

   Does/Nannies:  Selection 2 62-120 lbs 53.00-80.00; Selection 3 Dairy
Nannies 65-100 lbs 55.00-87.00; 50-100 lbs 30.00-65.00.
   Billies:  Selection 2 85-240 lbs 85.00-103.00; Selection 3 95-100 lbs
91.00-103.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Does/Nannies: Selection 1 80.00-115.00 per head; Selection 2 58-109
lbs 72.00-90.00 cwt; young nannies 65-85 lbs 85.00-111.00; Selection 3
Dairy nannies 90.00-100.00 per head.
   Pairs: Selection 2 few 95.00-115.00; Selection 3 35.00-42.00 per
family.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 90.00-122.00; 30-40 lbs
100.00-127.50; Selection 3 20-30 lbs 61.00-111.00; 30-40 lbs 71.00
-111.00; 40-50 lbs 88.00-112.00.

   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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