Diamond MO.-TS Whites sheep and goat sale: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 05/05/11

Receipts:  1015   Last month:  1500    Year ago:  1147

   Supply Heavy and Demand was very good.  The supply included 33 percent
slaughter and feeder lambs; 15 percent slaughter ewes; 1 replacement
ewes; 30 percent kid goats; 15 percent slaughter does and billies; 5
percent replacement nannies and pairs.  All prices per hundred weight
unless noted otherwise.

   Slaughter Lambs:  Choice 1-3 wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 109.00-235.00;
60-70 lbs 182.50-200.00; 70-80 lbs 145.00-182.50; 90-100 lbs 180.00
-182.50; 120-155 lbs 145.50-167.50.
   Hair Lambs: 50-60 lbs 185.00.00-200.00; 60-70 lbs 187.50-200.00; 70-80
185.00-195.00.
   Stocker/feeder lambs: wooled 15-30 lbs 172.50-215.00.
   hair lambs: 30-40 lbs 100.00-140.00; 40-50 lbs 167.50-245.00.

   Slaughter wooled ewes 95-205 lbs 45.00-85.00.
   Hair ewes: 55-135 lbs 62.50-97.50.
   Bucks wooled: Aged weathers 100-175 lbs 117.50-140.00.
   Hair bucks: 100-170 lbs 90.00-140.00.

   Replacement ewes: hair 104-108 lbs 80.00-95.00.

   Goats:
   Slaughter Classes:
   Kids:  Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 215.00-250.00; Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs
185.00-210.00; Selection 2 60-70 lbs 235.00-240.00; 70-80 172.50-210.00;
80-90 lbs 160.00-165.00; 90-100 lbs 127.50-130.00; Selection 2-3 50-60
lbs 145.00-175.00; Selection 3 40-50 lbs 175.00-185.00.

   Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 65-138 lbs 62.50-90.00; Selection 3 Dairy
nannies 70-150 lbs 42.50-84.00; poor and thin 55-110 lbs 37.50-72.50.

   Billies: Selection 1-2 90-185 lbs 81.00-1125.00; Selection 2-3 aged
Weathers 55-135 lbs 90.00-122.50; Selection 3 85-215 lbs 71.00-85.00;
Pygmy billies 52-85 lbs 71.00-130.00.

   Replacement Classes:
   Nannies: Selection 1 115.00-150.00 per head; Selection 2 75-115 lbs
73.00-115.00 cwt; Selection 3 75.00-150.00 per head.
   Pairs Selection 1-2 50.00-95.00; Selection 3 40.00-50.00 per head.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids Selection 2 20-30 lbs 152.50-180.00; 20-30 lbs
185.00-195.00 with one set of nanny kids at 275.00; Selection 3 30-40
lbs 85.00-145.00; 40-50 lbs 130.00-155.00.

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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