Buffalo Livestock Market-Buffalo, MO: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 09/28/10

Receipts:  1381    Last Month:  840    Last Year:  1678

   Supply and Demand moderate.  The supply included 31 percent slaughter
and feeder lambs; 7 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 1 percent
replacement ewes; 40 percent kid goats; 15 percent slaughter does and
billies; 6 percent replacement does and pairs. All prices per hundred
weight unless noted otherwise.

Sheep:
   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-3 wooled 60-70 lbs 140.00-150.00; 70-80 lbs
150.00-160.00; 80-90 lbs 110.00-116.00; 90-100 110.00-125.00; 115-140
lbs 120.00-133.00.
   Hair lambs: 50-60 lbs 130.00-149.00; 60-70 lbs 135.00-144.00; 70-80
lbs 130.00-145.00; 80-90 lbs 112.00-135.00; 90-100 lbs 106.00-111.00.
   Feeder stocker:
   hair lambs: 30-40 lbs 126.00-132.00; 40-50 lbs 130.00-135.00; 60-70
lbs 117.00-126.00.

   Slaughter Ewes:  wooled Utility and Good 1-3 115-200 lbs 40.00-58.00.
   Hair ewes:  93-173 lbs 59.00-68.00; young ewes 65-95 lbs 66.00-90.00.
   Bucks wooled 220-225 lbs 42.00-44.00.
   Hair: 90-145 lbs 50.00-80.00.

   Replacement: Hair Ewes 90-168 lbs 56.00-72.50. 

Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids: Selection 1 35-40 lbs 150.00-152.50; 40-50 lbs 137.00-149.00;
50-60 lbs 151.00-160.00; 60-70 lbs 147.00-160.00; Selection 2 40-50 lbs
126.00-142.00; 50-60 lbs 131.00-152.00; 60-70 lbs 140.00-154.00; 70-80
lbs 140.00-148.00; Selection 3 50-60 lbs 100.00-120.00; 60-70 lbs 80.00
-137.50; 770-80 lbs 128.00-131.00.

   Does/Nannies:  Selection 2 90-170 lbs 45.00-86.00; Selection 3 Dairy
Nannies 100-120 lbs 55.00-69.00; thin light wt’s 55-100 lbs 51.00-66.00.
   Billies:  Selection 2 74-170 lbs 70.00-90.00; aged weathers 65-160
lbs 70.00-91.00; Selection 3 121-170 lbs 80.00-84.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Does/Nannies: Selection 2 80-125 lbs 55.00-81.00 cwt; Selection 3
Dairy Nannies 65.00-80.00 per head.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 131.00-137.00; 30-40 lbs
116.00-144.00; Selection 3 20-30 lbs 111.00-112.00; 30-40 lbs 85.00
-110.00; 40-50 lbs 105.00-130.

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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