Richmond, VA    Mon   Aug 29, 2011    VA Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Virginia Performance Tested Ram and Lamb Sale

Held at Steeles Tavern, VA on Aug 27, 2011

45 Rams average 538.00 Range 310.00-735.00 1 at 1025.00

23 Suffolks                        average 528.00
5  Fall Dorset                     average 597.00
5  Winter Dorset                   average 428.00
2  Hampshires                      average 380.00
4  Suffolk X North Country Cheviot average 637.00
3  North Country Cheviot           average 517.00
1  White Dorper                    average 650.00
2  Katahdins                       average 717.00

Commercial and Purebred Ewe Lamb
26 head  225.00-420.00             average 340.00

Source:  Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
         USDA-VA Market News, Richmond, VA   804.786.3947
         www.vdacs.virginia.gov/marketnews
         market.news@vdacs.virginia.gov

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