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Weekly Market Summary ~ Week Ending April 11, 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 $273.69 NA $282.50 NA
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $280.00 NQ NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $353.27 $323.15 9.3% $260.00 35.9%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $294.92 $329.66 -10.5% $342.78 -14.0%
San Angelo, TX $302.79 $285.96 5.9% $287.00 5.5%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $174.18 $170.57 2.1% $214.87 -18.9%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs $162.50 $180.72 -10.1% NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $465.71 $459.58 1.3% $469.90 -0.9%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,044.18 $1,026.03 1.8% $1,095.92 -4.7%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,146.34 $2,209.84 -2.9% $2,148.88 -0.1%
Shoulder, square-cut $409.87 $415.15 -1.3% $403.74 1.5%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $702.01 $701.65 0.1% $701.85 0.0%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $910.60 $940.42 -3.2% $928.00 -1.9%
Leg, trotter-off $493.71 $489.95 0.8% $525.99 -6.1%
Leg, boneless tied $719.29 $694.20 3.6% $745.21 -3.5%
Ground lamb $603.90 $623.20 -3.1% $660.38 -8.6%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $411.95 $405.24 1.7% $452.01 -8.9%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,319.26 $1,323.34 -0.3% $1,242.53 6.2%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $335.09 $368.80 -9.1% $320.23 4.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $484.91 $465.28 4.2% $371.90 30.4%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,364.47 $1,340.03 1.8% $1,239.92 10.0%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,205.49 $1,218.57 -1.1% $1,267.65 -4.9%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $268.40 $265.09 1.2% $223.40 20.1%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $436.87 $404.42 8.0% $488.21 -10.5%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 41,000 42,000 -2.4% 36,746 11.6%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 129 129 0.0% 123 4.9%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 65 65 0.0% 62 4.8%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.7 2.7 0.0% 2.3 17.4%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $4.84 $5.04 -4.0% $5.16 -6.2%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.60 $4.81 -4.4% $4.63 -0.6%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.42 $4.60 -3.9% $4.30 2.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.28 $4.47 -4.3% $4.11 4.1%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.23 $4.41 -4.1% $4.01 5.5%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.21 $4.40 -4.3% $3.96 6.3%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.15 $4.31 -3.7% $3.77 10.1%
24 micron (Grade 60s) $3.44 NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.25 $2.24 0.4% $2.21 1.8%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.83 $1.93 -5.2% $1.65 10.9%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.37 $1.41 -2.8% $1.19 15.1%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.20 $1.25 -4.0% $1.11 8.1%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.06 $1.11 -4.5% $1.01 5.0%
Merino Clippings $2.18 $2.27 -4.0% $2.35 -7.2%
* 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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