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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending Sept. 12, 2025

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 $210.00 NA
Billings, MT $245.86 NQ NA $216.35 13.6%
Newell, SD $237.15 $239.42 -0.9% $206.86 14.6%
Sioux Falls, SD $241.29 $258.79 -6.8% $209.00 15.4%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $251.76 NQ NA $234.65 7.3%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA $285.00 NA
San Angelo, TX $303.39 $252.50 20.2% $243.74 24.5%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $212.06 $210.81 0.6% $184.78 14.8%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA $185.00 NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA $150.00 NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $477.39 $488.01 -2.2% $474.13 0.7%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,126.10 $1,142.25 -1.4% $1,109.12 1.5%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,313.53 $2,253.62 2.7% $2,166.75 6.8%
Shoulder, square-cut $429.67 $454.48 -5.5% $413.43 3.9%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $723.51 $716.23 1.0% $700.19 3.3%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $941.60 $956.92 -1.6% $893.06 5.4%
Leg, trotter-off $514.41 $512.76 0.3% $517.92 -0.7%
Leg, boneless tied $662.95 $728.15 -9.0% $761.79 -13.0%
Ground lamb $615.49 $622.42 -1.1% $656.94 -6.3%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $481.83 $478.34 0.7% $444.76 8.3%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,489.31 $1,471.31 1.2% $1,277.96 16.5%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $397.86 $381.33 4.3% $337.02 18.1%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $518.43 $535.38 -3.2% $435.08 19.2%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,461.24 $1,460.60 0.0% $1,222.26 19.6%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,416.07 $1,375.52 2.9% $1,190.74 18.9%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $375.15 $361.11 3.9% $235.45 59.3%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $509.13 $534.07 -4.7% $410.89 23.9%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 35,000 28,000 25.0% 35,995 -2.8%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 114 114 0.0% 120 -5.0%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 58 58 0.0% 62 -6.5%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 1.6 25.0% 2.2 -9.1%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.66 $5.40 4.8% $5.10 11.0%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $5.36 $5.19 3.3% $4.57 17.3%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.98 $4.80 3.8% $4.25 17.2%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.82 $4.63 4.1% $4.03 19.6%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.78 $4.57 4.6% $3.93 21.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.73 $4.54 4.2% $3.89 21.6%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $4.51 NA $3.67 NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA $3.33 NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.76 $2.71 1.8% NQ NA
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.44 $2.33 4.7% $1.82 34.1%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.83 $1.79 2.2% $1.29 41.9%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.64 $1.57 4.5% $1.16 41.4%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.16 $1.27 -8.7% $0.96 20.8%
Merino Clippings $2.46 $2.40 2.5% $2.18 12.8%
* The Net Cutout Value accounts for an average cost of $77.00 per cwt. paid by firms covered under LMR for processing and packaging.
** 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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