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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 9/19/2026

Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
USDA/AMS Livestock Auction Dashboard https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/livestock_auction_dashboard
Feeder Lamb Prices, Medium and Large 1-2, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Ft. Collins, CO NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $367.14 $389.73 -5.8% $238.80 53.7%
Sioux Falls, SD $382.96 $347.84 10.1% $267.26 43.3%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $332.50 NQ NA NQ NA
Mt. Hope, OH $352.51 $346.84 1.6% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $294.29 $295.92 -0.6% $248.60 18.4%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $284.37 $279.79 1.6% $215.29 32.1%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs $275.00 $296.50 -7.3% NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $684.47 $681.27 0.5% $480.81 42.4%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,535.55 $1,518.25 1.1% $1,121.20 37.0%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,998.42 $2,960.79 1.3% $2,405.24 24.7%
Shoulder, square-cut $665.71 $658.72 1.1% $435.14 53.0%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $907.83 $910.04 -0.2% $694.63 30.7%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $1,168.87 $1,172.28 -0.3% $915.15 27.7%
Leg, trotter-off $682.43 $685.82 -0.5% $509.12 34.0%
Leg, boneless tied $998.82 $950.40 5.1% $666.78 49.8%
Ground lamb $890.79 $888.94 0.2% $666.40 33.7%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $634.83 $639.67 -0.8% $468.03 35.6%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,667.92 $1,711.38 -2.5% $1,510.37 10.4%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $481.54 $485.72 -0.9% $427.92 12.5%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $711.53 $636.56 11.8% $615.71 15.6%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,659.14 $1,577.99 5.1% $1,458.67 13.7%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,474.39 $1,509.75 -2.3% $1,396.23 5.6%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $346.25 $360.11 -3.8% $359.88 -3.8%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $589.37 $593.10 -0.6% $554.94 6.2%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 36000 33000 9.1% 35925 0.2%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 111 110 0.9% 113 -1.8%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 56 1.8% 55 3.6%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 1.8 11.1% 2.0 0.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $8.59 $8.80 -2.4% $5.87 46.3%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $8.25 $8.45 -2.4% $5.58 47.8%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.51 $7.71 -2.6% $5.10 47.3%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $6.86 $7.02 -2.3% $4.89 40.3%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.52 $6.77 -3.7% $4.84 34.7%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.40 $6.71 -4.6% $4.81 33.1%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $6.35 NQ NA $4.78 32.8%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.95 $4.16 -5.0% $2.88 37.2%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.61 $3.77 -4.2% $2.66 35.7%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.90 $3.00 -3.3% $2.00 45.0%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.65 $2.68 -1.1% $1.70 55.9%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $2.14 $2.35 -8.9% $1.33 60.9%
Merino Clippings $3.76 $3.80 -1.1% $2.53 48.6%
* The Net Cutout Value accounts for an average cost of $77.00 per cwt. paid by firms covered under LMR for processing and packaging.
User’s Guide to USDA’s Lamb Carcass Cutout – https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MNLambguide.pdf
** A 75-85 percent range of Australia price can be used as an estimated value of clean domestic prices.
NQ = No Quote, NA = Not Applicable

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