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Weekly Market Summary ~ Week Ending March 28, 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 $285.00 $235.00 21.3% NQ NA
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $288.51 NQ NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $320.74 NQ NA NQ NA
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $339.70 $349.96 -2.9% $305.94 11.0%
San Angelo, TX $317.06 $295.37 7.3% $283.28 11.9%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $177.81 $173.39 2.5% $205.37 -13.4%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs $182.00 NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs $169.50 NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $458.04 $459.49 -0.3% $476.97 -4.0%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,003.46 $1,002.24 0.1% $1,078.89 -7.0%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,177.62 $2,167.08 0.5% $2,141.12 1.7%
Shoulder, square-cut $414.99 $410.86 1.0% $411.03 1.0%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $701.76 $681.12 3.0% $720.13 -2.6%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $861.39 $920.28 -6.4% $928.87 -7.3%
Leg, trotter-off $505.66 $506.61 -0.2% $516.45 -2.1%
Leg, boneless tied $704.94 $710.83 -0.8% $768.92 -8.3%
Ground lamb $615.36 $616.11 -0.1% $653.09 -5.8%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $395.59 $400.27 -1.2% $430.05 -8.0%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,351.07 $1,336.01 1.1% $1,228.81 9.9%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $362.82 $333.41 8.8% $322.17 12.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $508.16 $471.93 7.7% $392.80 29.4%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,309.42 $1,284.84 1.9% $1,256.51 4.2%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,207.05 $1,209.47 -0.2% $1,232.09 -2.0%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $263.86 $285.15 -7.5% $224.09 17.7%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $413.84 $408.22 1.4% $470.72 -12.1%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 41,000 39,000 5.1% 37,954 8.0%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 126 126 0.0% 120 5.0%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 64 64 0.0% 61 4.9%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.6 2.5 4.0% 2.3 13.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.08 $5.15 -1.4% $5.18 -1.9%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.80 $4.88 -1.6% $4.61 4.1%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.59 $4.64 -1.1% $4.29 7.0%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.45 $4.51 -1.3% $4.09 8.8%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.45 $4.50 -1.1% $3.98 11.8%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.40 $4.44 -0.9% $3.94 11.7%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.30 NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.21 $2.19 0.9% $2.19 0.9%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.92 $1.90 1.1% $1.69 13.6%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.39 $1.39 0.0% $1.19 16.8%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.23 $1.20 2.5% $1.13 8.8%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.08 $1.11 -2.7% $1.01 6.9%
Merino Clippings $2.28 $2.28 0.0% $2.33 -2.1%
* 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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