Diamond-TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 12/01/11

Receipts:  1615    Last Month:  1955    Year Ago:  1663

   Supply and demand were good.  The supply included 40 percent
slaughter and feeder lambs; 1 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 44
percent kid goats; 15 percent slaughter does and billies;  All prices per
hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

Sheep-

   Slaughter Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 150.00
166.00; with non-traditional lambs 60-70 lbs 170.00-176.00; 70-80 lbs 166.00
-187.50; 80-90 lbs 169.00-171.00; 90-100 lbs 156.00-160.00.
   Hair Lambs: 50-60 lbs 172.00-195.00; 60-70 lbs 165.00-200.00; 70-80
lbs 165.00-177.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-160.00; 90-100 lbs 125.00-160.00; 101-133
lbs 145.00-150.00.

   Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3  wooled 130-185 lbs 60.00-100.00.
   Hair Ewes: 120-165 lbs 67.00-91.00.
   Hair bucks: 135-210 lbs 51.00-73.00.

Goats-

   Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 40-50 lbs 178.00-190.00; 50-60 lbs
177.00-185.00; 60-70 lbs 160.00-180.00. Selection 1-2 70-80 lbs 141.00-170.00;
80-90 lbs 126.00-142.00; 90-100 lbs 115.00-136.00. Selection 2 40-50 lbs 130.00
-185.00; 50-60 lbs 130.00-150.00; 60-70 lbs 131.00-176.00. Selection 3 50-60 lbs
130.00-141.00; 60-70 lbs 125.00-161.00.

   Does/Nannies: Selection 1 95-170 lbs 60.00-92.50. Selection 2 81-153 lbs
61.00-85.00. Selection 3 65-100 lbs 58.00-76.00; Dairy 85-205 lbs 50.00-86.00.

   Billies: Selection 1-2 90-150 lbs 80.00-115.00. Selection 3 85-185 lbs
65.00-77.50; Pygmy 58-90 lbs 73.00-90.00.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids Selection 2 20-30 lbs 165.0-195.0; 30-40 lbs 186.00
-205.00. Selection 3 30-40 lbs 126.00-175.00; 40-50 lbs 102.00-153.00.

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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