St. Onge-Newell lamb auction

The St. Onge-Newell Sheep Yards Auction, Newell, South Dakota, reported receipts of 3,169 head selling on Oct. 22, compared to 9,078 head trading Oct. 15 and 1,924 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-South Dakota Department of Agriculture Market News, Worthing, South Dakota.

Compared to a week ago, feeder lambs of 60 to 80 pounds were selling higher by $20, 80 to 100 pounds were trading higher $3 to $5. Slaughter Goods were selling higher by $10, Utilities were trading higher by $7 and Culls were selling $1.50 higher. Replacement ewes are uneven but the undertone was steady. Sloppy weather conditions made fleeces undesirable but underneath most long strings of lambs were of thin flesh conditions. Market activity for the feeder lambs and slaughter ewes was active. There was a good to very good demand for the sale. Supply included: 73% feeder sheep/lambs (100% lambs); 7% slaughter sheep/lambs (98% ewes, 2% bucks); 19% replacement sheep/lambs (100% ewes).

Feeder lambs: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 57 head, 66 lbs., 201.00 to 203.00 (202.30). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 14 head, 44 lbs., 230.00; 55 head, 53 lbs., 237.50; 433 head, 60 to 64 lbs., 222.00 to 230.00 (229.03); 1020 head, 71 to 79 lbs., 181.00 to 198.00 (192.91); 604 head, 82 to 88 lbs., 175.00 to 184.00 (182.76); 86 head, 91 to 99 lbs., 166.00 to 174.00 (171.66); 10 head, 114 lbs., 151.00.

Slaughter ewes: Good 2 to 3, 33 head, 172 lbs., 64.00, average. Utility 1 to 2, 124 head, 149 lbs., 61.50, average. Cull 1, 75 head, 145 lbs., 50.50, average.

Slaughter bucks: 1 to 2, 4 head, 244 lbs., 65.00, average.

Replacement ewes: Large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, from 2 to 4 years, open, 27 head, 144 lbs., 185.00; from 2 to 4 years, open, 84 head, 156 lbs., 142.50; from 4 to 6 years, open, 173 head, 155 to 162 lbs., 110.00 to 127.50 (114.85); less than 6 years, open, 321 head, 152 to 173 lbs., 112.50 to 145.00 (129.03).