Packer Lambs Steady To Mostly Lower San Angelo slaughter lamb prices were $10-20 lower this week, feeder lambs steady. Goldthwaite wool lambs were $5 lower, light Dorper and Bar- bado lambs $5-10 lower, and medium and heavy hair lambs steady to $5 lower. Hamilton lambs sold steady. Fredericks- burg lambs were $5 lower. VOL. 70 - NO. 11 SAN ANGELO, TEXAS THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018 LIVESTOCKWEEKLY.COM $35 PER YEAR Lamb and mutton meat production for the week end- ing March 16 totaled three million pounds on a slaugh- ter count of 40,000 head compared with the previous week’s totals of 3.1 million pounds and 42,000 head. Imported lamb and mutton for the week ending March 10 totaled 2553 metric tons or approximately 5.63 million pounds, equal to 182 percent of domestic production for the same period. San Angelo’s feeder lamb market had medium and large 1-2 newcrop lambs weighing 40-60 pounds at $200-206, 60-90 pounds $192-218, 80- 100 pounds $192-218, oldcrop 60-90 pounds $184-196, and 100-105 pounds $166-172. Fredericksburg No. 1 wool lamb weighing 40-60 pounds were $200-240 and 60-80 pounds $200-230. Hamil- ton Dorper and Dorper cross lambs weighing 20-40 pounds sold for $180-260. Direct trade on feeder lambs last week was limited to Colo- rado, where 400 head weighing SOCIAL WARRIORS may take offense, but males-only 125-135 pounds brought $168. enclaves are still common in the livestock business. San Angelo choice 2-3 Whether bucks, bulls or billies, the Old Boys’ clubs are slaughter lambs weighing Range Sales a fi xture much of the year, giving way only during breed- 110-170 pounds brought ing season, itself a highly non-PC concept. These bucks $140-150, choice and prime 1-2 40-60 pounds $204-219, Mid-Tex Cattle Co., Se- weighing 580 at $139 to the 750 pounds at $135.15 for were pictured in Schleicher County. 60-70 pounds $200-212, 70- guin, Texas, sold on an f.o.b. Seymour area last week; and August delivery; for July 500 80 pounds $197-210, 80-90 basis locally a deck of No. 1½ a half-load of fancy heifers, similar steers to weigh 750 at pounds $190-208, 90-110 steers and bulls weighing 875 all one raising, weighing 830 the same price; for May 1134 Slaughter Meat Goats Steady pounds $180-194, choice 1-2 pounds at $117 and the heifer at $115 to a buyer near Bowie. heifers to weigh 700-725 at 40-60 pounds $190-208, 60- mates weighing 753 at $110; USDA reports 510 head of $130.75-131.15; for April To Off In Most Recent Trade 70 pounds $180-200, 70- to a New Mexico buyer two feeder cattle selling direct off 134 heifers to weigh 725n at 80 pounds $170-196, 80-90 loads of No. 1½ steers and Colorado range, all for cur- $130.25; for current delivery Slaughter meat goat prices billies $100-150 cwt. pounds $170-190, 90-110 bulls weighing 420 at $183 393 steers weighing 750-775 pounds $150-176, good 1 rent delivery, including 230 were steady to lower in most Fredericksburg on Tuesday delivered; on a delivered basis medium and large No. 1 steers at $132.82-141 210 heifers recent trading. Fredericksburg reported selection 1 20-40 50-60 pounds $180-190, and to the Panhandle, a load No. weighing 700 at $130.25. 60-70 pounds $150-170. Gold- weighing 600-625 pounds and Goldthwaite were steady, pound kids at $250-350, 40-60 thwaite wool lambs weighing 1½-2 Okie cross heifer year- at $149-159 delivered, 130 USDA reports 5797 head pounds $250-315 and 60-80 lings weighing 577 at $140; Hamilton $10 lower, San Angelo 50-70 pounds made $190-225, similar heifers weighing 770 at of feeder cattle selling direct $5-10 lower, plainer kinds as pounds $230-306, muttons a load of No. 1-1½ heifers $134.68 f.o.b., and 90 heifers 70-90 pounds $160-215, 90- in Oklahoma, all f.o.b. ba- much as $10-15 lower, and New $190-255. Nannies were $80- 110 pounds $145-190, Dor- weighing 530 at $170, and a weighing 700 at $140.27 f.o.b. sis, including 615 medium Holland, Pennsylvania mostly 140, billies $130-175. per and Dorper cross lambs deck of similar cattle weighing and large No. 1 heifers to At San Angelo Tuesday, 412 at $161. Southeast direct feeder cat- steady to $10 lower per head. 40-60 pounds $200-240, 60- tle trade as reported by USDA weigh 700 pounds at $137.75- selection 1 kids weighing 40- 75 pounds $200-230, 75-90 4L Cattle Co, San Angelo, totaled 3000 head, all f.o.b. 141 for July delivery; for Goat slaughter under federal 60 pounds brought $276-290, pounds $170-225, Barbado sold on a delivered basis two basis, including 500 medium May 1250 similar steers to inspection the week ending 60-80 pounds $280-296 and and Barbado cross lambs 35- loads of No. 1½ Okie heifers and large No. 1 steers to weigh weigh 775 at $144.75 and March 3 totaled 8566 head. 50 pounds $180-230, 50-70 80-90 pounds $232-240, selec- 950 heifers to weigh 725 at Goat meat imports for the week tion 1-2 40-60 pounds $248- pounds $170-225, and 70-90 $134.75; for current deliv- pounds $140-190. Hamilton ending March 10 totaled 302 276, 60-80 pounds $250-281 Moderate Fed Cattle Trade Seen ery 1284 steers weighing metric tons, all from Australia. and 80-100 pounds $184-210. Dorper and Dorper cross lambs 850-871 at $131-134, 300 weighing 40-70 pounds were At Goldthwaite on Thursday, Selection 1-2 nannies 80-130 $180-260, over 70 pounds Tuesday At $126, Off By A Dollar steers weighing 625 at $164, selection 1 kids weighing 30- pounds made $128-142, 130- $140-240, wool lambs over 70 260 steers weighing 750-775 160 pounds $110-126 and at $139.75-146, 596 steers 45 pounds brought $250-310, pounds $120-150, show lambs Panhandle fed cattle trade lower, heifer calves under 500 45-60 pounds $250-300, 60-70 thin 70-120 pounds $100-128, $125-140, and Barbado lambs weighing 825 at $135.50-139, kicked off Tuesday at $126 on a pounds steady, and yearlings 210 heifers weighing 650 at pounds $220-290, and 70-90 selection 1-2 billies 70-100 $140-220. Fredericksburg couple of thousand head, giving $2-4 lower. At La Junta, Colo., pounds $130-160, 100-150 slaughter lambs weighing 45- $138, 204 heifers weighing pounds $160-240. Lightweight up the dollar the market added 1992 head were $5-8 lower on 735 at $132, and 128 heifers nannies were $110-160, heavy pounds $130-160 and 150-250 80 pounds sold for $210-255, pounds $118-138. 90-140 pounds $125-180, last week. Asking prices by weights under 700 pounds and weighing 769 at $128. $110-140 and thin $60-90, Barbado lambs $160-220, Wednesday were $128 or better. $2-3 lower on heavier kinds. Wednesday’s Fed Cattle Tulsa, Okla. offered 1856 head Kansas direct feeder cattle lightweight billies $140-200 FUTURES TRADE Dorper cross lambs 40-60 trade by USDA count to- and heavy $130-160. Exchange drew only 166 head and called steers $7-10 lower, CHICAGO — (CME) — pounds $205-255, and 60-80 taled 1235 head, including New Holland, Penn., selling pounds $200-245. New Hol- in two Kansas lots. A pen of heifers $4-8 lower. Beef futures trading on the steers sold for $125 and one In Texas, 1066 head at Three 98 medium and large No. 1 by the head Monday, quot- land, Pennsylvania, choice and steers to weigh 750 pounds at Chicago Board of Trade at the prime 2-3 lambs weighing 90- of heifers at $126. Rivers were $2-6 lower, about ed selection 1 kids of 20- close on Tuesday and at press The Texas Cattle Feeders As- 1000 head at Gonzales Satur- $149.52 f.o.b. for May deliv- 110 pounds were $210-247, 40 pounds $125-155, 40-60 time on Wednesday. 110-130 pounds $190-230, sociation counted 11,026 head day were $1-2 lower, and 805 ery; for current delivery 149 pounds $150-190 and 60-80 similar heifers weighing 660 Live Cattle 130-150 pounds $175-192, on area showlists, down 289 head at Amarillo $3-5 lower. pounds $175-235, selection 2 150-200 pounds $165-182, head from last week. Formulas Crockett called 846 head most- at $156 delivered, 604 heif- Wed. Tue. ers weighing 768 at $145.25 20-40 pounds $95-135, 40-60 Apr. 118.45 119.58 choice 1-2 40-50 pounds $250- were off 1158 head at 60,502. ly $3-7 lower, plainer sorts to pounds $125-155 and 60-80 275, 50-60 pounds $235-270, Direct trade elsewhere mir- $7-10 lower, and Graham’s delivered, and 175 heifers June 108.03 109.00 60-70 pounds $225-255, 70- rored that of Texas on the live 1364 head were steady to weighing 825 at $136. pounds $165-200. Selection Aug. 105.98 106.70 80 pounds $220-255, 80-90 side and stood at mostly $203 $4 lower on 600 pounds and New Mexico direct feeder 1 nannies 130-180 pounds Oct.