Current Week | Prior Week | Percent Change | Prior Year | Percent Change | ||
Feeder Lamb Prices, Medium and Large 1-2, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
Ft. Collins, CO | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
Billings, MT | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
Newell, SD | NQ | $273.00 | NA | $164.57 | NA | |
Sioux Falls, SD | NQ | NQ | NA | $180.00 | NA | |
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
New Holland, PA | $273.69 | $285.43 | -4.1% | $214.42 | 27.6% | |
Columbia, TN | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
San Angelo, TX | $257.82 | $272.58 | -5.4% | $200.15 | 28.8% | |
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Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
Negotiated Purchase, live | $210.32 | $216.91 | -3.0% | $156.00 | 34.8% | |
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. | ||||||
Feeder Lambs | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
Slaughter Lambs | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * | $464.31 | $479.73 | -3.2% | $443.35 | 4.7% | |
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $1,102.02 | $1,105.10 | -0.3% | $1,136.14 | -3.0% | |
Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $2,143.90 | $2,151.61 | -0.4% | $2,296.23 | -6.6% | |
Shoulder, square-cut | $396.48 | $403.12 | -1.6% | $360.98 | 9.8% | |
Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $695.32 | $697.68 | -0.3% | $602.07 | 15.5% | |
Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $925.13 | $844.11 | 9.6% | $885.22 | 4.5% | |
Leg, trotter-off | $520.27 | $522.70 | -0.5% | $472.07 | 10.2% | |
Leg, boneless tied | $739.37 | $763.38 | -3.1% | $671.08 | 10.2% | |
Ground lamb | $649.57 | $656.78 | -1.1% | $647.18 | 0.4% | |
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt | $439.17 | $462.04 | -4.9% | $377.25 | 16.4% | |
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,269.60 | $1,243.53 | 2.1% | $1,278.90 | -0.7% | |
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $324.17 | $324.77 | -0.2% | $322.08 | 0.6% | |
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $419.38 | $421.27 | -0.4% | $433.56 | -3.3% | |
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,241.07 | $1,270.42 | -2.3% | $1,431.29 | -13.3% | |
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $1,214.15 | $1,239.29 | -2.0% | $1,285.95 | -5.6% | |
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $234.20 | $237.07 | -1.2% | $242.94 | -3.6% | |
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $462.51 | $452.96 | 2.1% | $347.76 | 33.0% | |
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 34,000 | 36,000 | -5.6% | 33,800 | 0.6% | |
FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 123 | 123 | 0.0% | 126 | -2.4% | |
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 62 | 62 | 0.0% | 64 | -3.1% | |
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.1 | 2.2 | -4.5% | 2.2 | -4.5% | |
Current Week | Prior Week | Percent Change | Prior Year | Percent Change | ||
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN ** | ||||||
17 micron (Grade >80s) | $5.14 | $5.17 | -0.6% | $6.88 | -25.3% | |
18 micron (Grade 80s) | $4.61 | $4.63 | -0.4% | $5.82 | -20.8% | |
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | $4.28 | $4.29 | -0.2% | $5.10 | -16.1% | |
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | $4.12 | $4.11 | 0.2% | $4.76 | -13.4% | |
21 micron (Grade 64s) | $4.05 | $4.02 | 0.7% | $4.57 | -11.4% | |
22 micron (Grade 62s) | $4.05 | $4.00 | 1.3% | $4.42 | -8.4% | |
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | $3.95 | $3.99 | -1.0% | $4.28 | -7.7% | |
24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | $2.99 | NA | |
25 micron (Grade 58s) | $2.21 | $2.20 | 0.5% | $2.34 | -5.6% | |
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | $1.66 | $1.73 | -4.0% | $1.84 | -9.8% | |
28 micron (Grade 54s) | $1.20 | $1.20 | 0.0% | $1.18 | 1.7% | |
30 micron (Grade 50s) | $1.13 | $1.14 | -0.9% | $1.08 | 4.6% | |
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | $1.01 | $1.00 | 1.0% | $0.92 | 9.8% | |
Merino Clippings | $2.32 | $2.32 | 0.0% | $2.58 | -10.1% | |
* 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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