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Sheep & Goat Market Trends
Sheep & Goat Market Trends
Holiday Calendar for Marketing Sheep and Goats
| Holiday | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic New Year | September 1 | August 20 | August 10 | July 30 | July 19 |
| Passover/Pesach | April 19-27 | April 8-16 | March 27-April 4 | April 15-22 | April 5-12 |
| Western Roman Easter |
April 21 | April 12 | April 4 | April 17 | April 9 |
| Orthodox Easter | April 28 | April 19 | May 2 | April 24 | April 16 |
| Ramadan Month of Fasting |
May 6-June 3 | April 24-May 23 | April 12-May 11 | April 2-May 1 | March 22-April 20 |
| Eid-al-Fitr Ramadan Ends |
June 3-4 | May 23-24 | May 12-13 | July 9-10 | April 21-22 |
| Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year |
September 29-Oct. 1 | September 18-20 | September 6-8 | September 25-27 | September 15-17 |
| Mawlid al-Nabi Birth of the Prophet |
November 10 | October 29 | October 19 | October 8 | September 27 |
| Thanksgiving | November 28 | November 26 | November 25 | November 24 | November 23 |
| Chanukkah | December 22-30 | December 10-18 | November 28-December 6 | December 18-26 | December 7-15 |
| Christmas | December 25 | December 25 | December 25 |
Calendar Soure: https://extension.psu.edu/marketing-lamb-and-goat-for-holidays
The purpose of these bar graphs is to indicate the monthly markets for the different classes of slaughter goats and slaughter sheep. These graphs can be one of the tools you use to help determine the time to market your sheep or goats; and also help you determine when to put out your bucks or billies. As we’ve discussed in the past, the ideal market times coincide with the ethnic holidays; and as you can see from the calendars below, not all of these holidays are on the same dates each year. Some holidays occur earlier or later than the previous year.
Remember- You will always have a better breed up when your ewes, nannies, or bucks have good genetics, are parasite free and are in good health. If these conditions are met, you will wean a bigger, healthier lamb/ kid in a shorter period of time. A shorter lambing/kidding time will more than offset the production costs of de-wormers, vaccines, nutrition, and genetics.
2015 Graphs
2015 Market Report
| 2015 | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Kids | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40lbs) | 200-315 | 240-320 | 250-320 | 200-300 | 240-320 | 180-300 | 170-300 | 180-300 | 180-260 | 180-275 | 180-315 | 200-315 |
| Light Slaughter: (40-70 lbs) | 180-275 | 210-300 | 240-319 | 225-320 | 240-320 | 180-315 | 170-300 | 180-270 | 180-270 | 180-300 | 180-280 | 180-270 |
| Heavy Slaughter: (70 lbs & up) | 170-210 | 180-275 | 180-280 | 140-300 | 180-290 | 140-300 | 140-275 | 140-270 | 160-325 | 160-285 | 140-275 | 160-250 |
| Slaughet Billy Goats | 90-175 | 100-175 | 100-185 | 140-185 | 100-200 | 120-190 | 100-180 | 110-185 | 100-225 | 100-180 | 110-300 | 125-210 |
| Dorper Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40 lbs) | 200-280 | 200-290 | 180-300 | 180-260 | 170-245 | 170-280 | 180-240 | 170-260 | 180-250 | 180-255 | 180-270 | 200-275 |
| Light Slaugther (40-70 lbs) | 180-260 | 180-260 | 160-265 | 160-240 | 170-230 | 160-245 | 170-240 | 170-260 | 170-250 | 180-250 | 180-260 | 180-245 |
| Heavy Slaughter (>70 lbs) | 140-210 | 125-240 | 110-185 | 140-200 | 130-190 | 120-180 | 130-180 | 140-225 | 120-275 | 120-210 | 110-180 | 130-210 |
| Wool Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder (40-60 lbs) | NT | NT | 180-220 | NT | 160-240 | 120-275 | 150-225 | NT | NT | NT | NT | 200-260 |
| Light Slaughter (60-80 lbs) | 170-250 | 180-240 | 150-240 | 140-220 | 120-210 | 160-260 | 140-235 | 140-225 | 110-250 | 140-220 | 140-230 | 140-240 |
| Heavy Slaughter (80-100 lbs) | 140-150 | 130-190 | 110-185 | 110-145 | 100-150 | 120-180 | 120-180 | 120-160 | 90-270 | 110-160 | 90-160 | 130-180 |
| BBD Lambs | 170-240 | 180-270 | 140-240 | 160-220 | 160-225 | 140-240 | 150-220 | 140-240 | 180-240 | 180-240 | 180-260 | 180-240 |
| Slaughter Ewes | 60-125 | 70-110 | 70-115 | 40-115 | 40-110 | 50-100 | 40-90 | 20-95 | 60-110 | 40-100 | 40-110 | 60-115 |
| TOTAL HEAD | 6,186 | 5,503 | 10,702 | 7,552 | 9,314 | 12,219 | 6,078 | 9,102 | 8,848 | 6,246 | 6,871 | 6,958 |
2014 Market Report
| 2014 | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Kids | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40lbs) | 200-300 | 160-300 | 180-310 | 150-225 | 140-220 | 150-230 | 160-245 | 160-220 | 180-300 | 180-265 | 180-315 | 200-315 |
| Light Slaughter: (40-70 lbs) | 190-285 | 180-310 | 180-280 | 180-250 | 170-235 | 170-230 | 170-240 | 170-225 | 180-240 | 180-238 | 180-270 | 180-285 |
| Heavy Slaughter: (70 lbs & up) | 130-215 | 130-180 | 140-180 | 140-210 | 160-220 | 160-230 | 160-230 | 160-210 | 170-250 | 170-245 | 170-265 | 140-265 |
| Slaughet Billy Goats | 100-180 | 90-130 | 90-145 | 90-135 | 90-135 | 90-135 | 90-130 | 90-140 | 110-195 | 100-155 | 100-250 | 140-200 |
| Dorper Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40 lbs) | 180-260 | 180-250 | 140-250 | 140-220 | 100-180 | 140-200 | 140-220 | 140-240 | 140-340 | 180-240 | 180-300 | 180-285 |
| Light Slaugther (40-70 lbs) | 175-245 | 160-240 | 140-235 | 140-190 | 120-175 | 120-200 | 140-200 | 140-220 | 150-230 | 130-230 | 170-280 | 170-260 |
| Heavy Slaughter (>70 lbs) | 130-210 | 100-180 | 120-210 | 140-180 | 110-170 | 100-170 | 110-170 | 120-185 | 130-250 | 140-195 | 140-210 | 125-240 |
| Wool Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder (40-60 lbs) | 225-240 | 180-225 | 190-270 | NT | 140-180 | NT | NT | 180-210 | 140-210 | 180-230 | 200-240 | NT |
| Light Slaughter (60-80 lbs) | 150-230 | 180-240 | 110-240 | 140-180 | 100-170 | 110-180 | 140-190 | 140-210 | 140-230 | 130-220 | 180-260 | 140-240 |
| Heavy Slaughter (80-100 lbs) | 130-180 | 140-215 | 110-177 | 102-160 | 100-140 | 95-160 | 110-150 | 110-180 | 110-180 | 110-165 | 120-200 | 120-170 |
| BBD Lambs | 170-255 | 140-230 | 140-215 | 100-170 | 120-175 | 110-180 | 140-190 | 140-190 | 140-230 | 140-220 | 160-240 | 170-260 |
| Slaughter Ewes | 50-90 | 40-90 | 40-100 | 40-90 | 40-70 | 40-70 | 40-70 | 40-90 | 50-100 | 50-95 | 60-105 | 50-115 |
| TOTAL HEAD | 9,265 | 8,081 | 11,215 | 8,180 | 8,662 | 13,602 | 9,333 | 7,896 | 12,402 | 6,755 | 8,105 | 8,570 |
2013 Market Report
| 2012 | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Kids | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40lbs) | 180-220 | 180-245 | 100-240 | 140-225 | 110-170 | 130-170 | 130-170 | 110-170 | 125-175 | 140-300 | 150-300 | 170-325 |
| Light Slaughter: (40-70 lbs) | 160-225 | 180-255 | 110-250 | 150-240 | 140-205 | 140-200 | 140-190 | 130-180 | 120-180 | 140-225 | 150-250 | 180-185 |
| Heavy Slaughter: (70 lbs & up) | 100-175 | 130-170 | 100-160 | 110-175 | 110-160 | 120-185 | 140-190 | 110-170 | 120-195 | 130-205 | 110-190 | 150-220 |
| Slaughet Billy Goats | 90-130 | 90-145 | 90-130 | 90-125 | 80-110 | 90-125 | 80-125 | 80-115 | 90-125 | 90-135 | 90-130 | 90-180 |
| Dorper Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder: (20-40 lbs) | 160-200 | 160-240 | 125-220 | 120-200 | 90-160 | 100-180 | 100-165 | 110-170 | 110-195 | 110-275 | 140-250 | 180-280 |
| Light Slaugther (40-70 lbs) | 120-170 | 130-220 | 110-175 | 110-210 | 90-140 | 95-150 | 110-165 | 110-145 | 100-160 | 100-225 | 140-250 | 160-250 |
| Heavy Slaughter (>70 lbs) | 90-130 | 90-160 | 90-140 | 85-130 | 85-120 | 90-115 | 90-125 | 95-115 | 90-135 | 90-175 | 90-170 | 100-180 |
| Wool Lambs | ||||||||||||
| Feeder (40-60 lbs) | 100-170 | 140-230 | 170-210 | NT | 90-120 | NT | 90-130 | 110-140 | 110-130 | 110-180 | 120-220 | 180-280 |
| Light Slaughter (60-80 lbs) | 90-145 | 100-155 | 110-150 | 110-160 | 90-115 | 90-115 | 90-150 | 90-130 | 90-130 | 90-180 | 110-205 | 140-200 |
| Heavy Slaughter (80-100 lbs) | 80-115 | 80-110 | 70-110 | 70-100 | 70-115 | 75-95 | 75-105 | 70-110 | 90-110 | 90-180 | 90-145 | 100-170 |
| BBD Lambs | 90-190 | 110-200 | 100-220 | 100-175 | 80-130 | 90-180 | 90-140 | 100-140 | 90-150 | 100-180 | 90-210 | 130-240 |
| Slaughter Ewes | 30-90 | 40-80 | 40-90 | 20-80 | 30-60 | 30-60 | 20-65 | 30-70 | 25-80 | 40-80 | 40-80 | 50-80 |
| TOTAL HEAD | 9,146 | 8,117 | 12,159 | 9,481 | 12,496 | 8,793 | 15,450 | 8,774 | 10,332 | 8,525 | 8,164 | 6,202 |
Note: Prices are per pound. Lesser quality animals are $.05 to $.20 lower.
