Slaughter Meat Goat Prices Firm To Much Lower Recently

  Slaughter meat goat prices ranged from firm to lower in most recent sales. San Angelo was firm, Goldthwaite steady to firm, Hamilton steady, Fredericksburg $5 to as much as $20 lower, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly $15 lower per head.

     Goat slaughter under federal inspection the week ending March 5 totaled 9778 head. Goat meat imports for the week ending February 5 totaled 26 metric tons, all from Australia.

     At Goldthwaite on Friday, selection 1 kids weighing 25-40 pounds brought $210-230, 40-60 pounds $220-242 and 60-80 pounds $210-240, selection 2 60-80 pounds $180-210. Selection 1 nannies 90-130 pounds $90-110, selection 2 90-130 pounds $80-90, selection 1 billies 90-200 pounds $90-118, selection 1 muttons 80-120 pounds $150-168.

     New Holland, Penn., selling by the head Monday, quoted selection 1 kids of 40-60 pounds $122-148, 60-80 pounds $138-160, 80-90 pounds $147-162, 90-100 pounds $170-182, and 100-110 pounds $172-186, selection 2 40-60 pounds $100-118, 60-80 pounds $108-126 and 80-90 pounds $126-130. Selection 1 nannies 80-130 pounds brought $113-127 and 130-180 pounds $128-142, selection 2 50-80 pounds $100-108 and 80-130 pounds $103-118, selection 1 billies 100-150 pounds $176-191 and 150 250 pounds $191-205, selection 2 80-100 pounds $143-158 and 100-150 151-166.

     Also on Monday, Hamilton slaughter kids 40-70 pounds earned $190-230, 70 pounds and up $190-220. Thin nannies were $40-60 per head, medium $60-80 and fleshy $90-150, billies $100-120 cwt.

     Fredericksburg on Tuesday reported selection 1 25-40 pound kids at $190-216, 45-60 pounds $210-254 and 60-80 pounds $214-258, selection 2 45-60 pounds $182-210 and 60-80 pounds $157-210. Selection 1 nannies 80-150 pounds were $90-110, selection 2 80-150 pounds $75-90, billies 100-200 pounds $102-113, selection 1 muttons 90-120 pounds $145-162, a few to $198.

     At San Angelo Tuesday, selection 1 kids weighing 40-80 pounds brought $225-245, a few $245-260, and 80-100 pounds $170-180, selection 1-2 25-40 pounds $170-213, 40-80 pounds $180-220 and 80-100 pounds $140-170. Selection 1-2 nannies 80-130 pounds were $95-107, a few $108-114, 130-160 pounds $90-98, and thin 70-115 pounds $70-95, selection 1-2 billies 70-100 pounds $115-138 and 100-150 pounds $92-120, yearlings 124-138 and 150-250 pounds $90-105.