USDA Billings MT Northern Sheep Video Auction 08/18 21:00

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Northern Livestock Sheep Video/Internet Auction - Billings, MT
  
Northern Livestock Video Auction-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/18/2025 - Final
  
                         This Week   Last Reported
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FEEDER SHEEP/LAMBS:                                    
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Northern Livestock video auction held their annual early fall premier 
sale today.
Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings.
Demand for lightweight lambs for slaughter was mostly moderate to good.
Packer buyers purchased these lambs to either slaughter immediately or 
feed for a very short period of time depending on flesh at delivery.
Feeder lambs were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
Market activity was mostly moderate.
 
Supply included: 59% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (100% Lambs).
41% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (76% Wooled & Shorn, 24% Ewes).


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SLAUGHTER SHEEP/LAMBS
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Inter-Mountain West
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EWES  -  Utility 1-2 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head  Wt Range   Avg Wt  Price Range  Avg Price Dressing
 --------  ----  --------   ------  -----------  --------- --------
  Sep      300    160         160     70          70        Average  

WOOLED & SHORN  -  Choice 1-3 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head  Wt Range   Avg Wt  Price Range  Avg Price Dressing
 --------  ----  --------   ------  -----------  --------- --------
  Oct      950    77          77      227         227       Average  

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FEEDER SHEEP/LAMBS
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Inter-Mountain West
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LAMBS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Estimate)
 Delivery  Head  Wt Range   Avg Wt  Price Range  Avg Price 
 --------  ----  --------   ------  -----------  ---------
  Sep      1000   98          98      182.5       182.5     
  Current  800    125         125     186         186

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