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National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
December 23. 2002
Report Supplied B\ USDA
At midwest market centers slaughter
lambs steady to 1 (X) lower, slaughter ewes
and feeder lambs steady At Goldthwaite,
TX slaughter lambs 5 00-7 00 higher At
Greenville, II slaughter lambs 2 00-3 00
higher; slaughter ewes 2 00-4 (X) higher
SLAUGHTER lAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs Midwest shorn
83 00-86 00, wooled 110-125 lbs
78 00-84 00, 125-160 lbs 81 00-85 25 Vir-
ginia wooled 95 00 Greenville - wooled
82 00-86.00. Goldthwaite 80 00-85 00
SLAUGHTER EWES - Midwest Utili-
ty and Good 1-3 35.00-49.00, Cull 1
25 00-39.00 Greenville Utility and Good
1-3 32 00-38.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
25 00-32.00 Virginia Choice 2-4 40.00,
Utility and Good 1-3 44 00 Goldthwaite
Good 2-3 no test
FFEDER LAMBS Medium and Large
1-2- Midwest 60-80 lbs 89.00-100.00;
80-100 lbs 82 00-9000; 100-110 lbs
83 00-83 50 Virginia 50-60 lbs 77.00,
60-70 lbs 88 50 Greenville. 60-70 lbs
80 00-85 00, 70-80 lbs 73 00-80 00 Gold-
thwaite no test.
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and Large 1-2 Goldthwaite no test
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NATIONAI WEEKLY LAMB RE-
PORT for week ending Monday, Dec 23
SI AUGHTERED lAMB PRIOR
WEEK From Forward Contracts- Do-
mestic 0, Imported 0 From Formula Ar-
rangements: Domestic 22,520 head, Im-
ported 1,569
SLAUGHTERED PACKER OWNED
SHEEP DOMESTIC: 1,360 head, 44-88
lbs (avg 76 lbs); dressing 50 0-50 0 9<~, avg
50 O Vr; Choice or better 99 9%. IM-
PORTED. None.
FORWARD CONTRACT PUR-
CHASES - No trade reported.
FORMUIA PURCHASES - DOMES-
TIC 2,636 head, 55-65 lbs (avg 62.4 lbs)
160.51-170.00, wtd.avg price 16o03;
12,355 head, 67-75 lbs (avg. 72.5 lbs)
158.89-182.26, wtd. avg. price 163 66,
7,757 head, 76-83 lbs (avg. 77.7 lbs)
160.11-173 30, wtd. avg price 163.98, 845
head, 85-92 lbs (avg 86 lbs) 168-170.00,
wtd avg price 169 70
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(avg 67 3 lbs) 148 28-152 01, wtd avg.
price 150 79
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Dec. 1 Cattle On Feed
8 Percent Below Year Ago
WASHINGTON, D. C. Cat
tle on feed for the slaughter mar
ket in the U.S. for feedlots with
capacity of 1,000 or more head
totaled 10.9 million head on De
cember 1, 2002, according to the
National Agricultural Service
(NASS). The inventory was 8
percent below December 1, 2001
and 9 percent below December 1,
2000.
Placements in feedlots during
November totaled 1.98 million, 4
percent above 2001 but 2
percent below 2000. Net j—
placements were 1.89 mil- ,
lion. I
During November,
placements of cattle and
calves weighing less than
600 pounds were 589,000,
600-699 pounds were
660.000, 700-799 pounds
were 417,000, and 800
pounds and greater were
311.000.
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Marketings of fed cattle during
November totaled 1.73 million, 4
percent below 2001 and 5 percent
below 2000.
Other disappearance totaled
90,000 during November, 13 per
cent above 2001 but 14 percent
below 2000.
Cattle on feed December 1,
2002, in the historic 7 states for
feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or
more head totaled 9.4 million,
down 8 percent from the previous
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year and 8 percent below Decem
ber 1, 2000. Placements in feed
lots during November totaled
1.67 million, 5 percent above
2001 but 1 percent below 2000.
Marketings during November to
taled 1.51 million, 2 percent
below 2001 and 4 percent below
2000. Other disappearance dur
ing November was 80,000 head,
18 percent above 2001 but 10 per
cent below 2000.
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