Diamond - TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale: Monthly Sheep and Goat Auction for 08/02/12

Receipts:  1323   Last Month:  1336    Year Ago:  1189

   Supply heavy, demand was light.  The supply included 28 percent slaughter and
feeder lambs; 10 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 2 percent replacement ewes
and bucks; 44 percent kid goats; 10 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 6
percent replacement nannies billies and pairs.  All prices per hundred weight
unless noted otherwise.

Sheep-

   Slaughter Lambs: Choice 2-3 wooled and shorn non-traditional 70-90 lbs
89.00-106.00; traditional 102-155 lbs 71.00-90.00. Hair Lambs 60-70 lbs 100.00-
119.00; 70-80 lbs 100.00-128.00; 80-90 lbs 103.00-113.00.

   Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 30-40 lbs 121.00-136.00; 40-
50 lbs 116.00-137.50; 50-60 lbs 110.00-147.50.

   Slaughter Ewes: Cull and Utility 1-2 wooled and shorn few 130-188 lbs 50.00-
64.00. hair 70-150 lbs 64.00-80.00; poor and thin 70-125 lbs 25.00-49.00.

   Bucks: wooled 185-245 lbs 40.00-67.00, hair: 98-115 lbs 61.00-66.00.

   Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 70-140 lbs 67.00-89.00.

Goats-
   
Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 40-50 lbs 157.50-16.00; 50-60 lbs
149.00-154.00; 60-70 lbs 153.00-161.00. Selection 1-2 70-80 lbs 92.50-146.00;
80-100 lbs 100.00-111.00. Selection 2 40-50 lbs 144.00-155.00; 50-60 lbs 131.00
-144.00; 60-70 lbs 120.00-151.00. Selection 3 50-60 lbs 93.00-131.00; 60-70 lbs
100.00-131.00.

   Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 80-165 lbs 66.00-90.00. Selection 3 72-125 lbs
63.00-95.00.

   Billies: Selection 1-2 120-205 lbs 85.00-98.00. Selection 2-3 aged weathers
80-170 lbs 66.00-117.00. Selection 3 60-155 lbs 66.00-101.00; Pygmy 70-145 lbs
71.00-94.00.

   Replacement Classes: 

Does/nannies: Selection 1 80-145 lbs 77.00-90.00; Young nannies 45-75 lbs 90.00-
102.00; Selection 3 Dairy 85-100 lbs 73.00-87.00 per cwt.

   Pairs Selection 2 52.50-70.00 per head.

   Billies: Selection 1 190.00-250.00 per head.

   Stocker/Feeder Kids Selection 2 17-30 lbs 120.00-143.00; 30-40 lbs 135.00
-145.00. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 90.00-100.00; 30-40 lbs 98.00-117.50; 40-50 lbs
110.00-142.00.

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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