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Weekly Market Summary ~ Week Ending December 13

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 $189.80 NQ NA NQ NA
Billings, MT NQ $236.94 NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $246.49 $237.51 3.8% $234.84 5.0%
Sioux Falls, SD $335.00 $278.63 20.2% NQ NA
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $235.43 NQ NA NQ NA
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA $285.00 NA
San Angelo, TX NQ $270.00 NA $228.36 NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $168.69 $166.79 1.1% $188.07 -10.3%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ $161.00 NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs $135.85 $159.00 -14.6% $184.13 -26.2%
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $463.08 $464.95 -0.4% $469.63 -1.4%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,064.47 $1,063.36 0.1% $1,079.83 -1.4%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,030.22 $2,130.43 -4.7% $2,155.01 -5.8%
Shoulder, square-cut $413.84 $408.83 1.2% $397.70 4.1%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $707.21 $701.47 0.8% $711.93 -0.7%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $908.53 $905.80 0.3% $924.22 -1.7%
Leg, trotter-off $507.23 $506.32 0.2% $487.25 4.1%
Leg, boneless tied $755.36 $751.30 0.5% $710.00 6.4%
Ground lamb $645.09 $629.76 2.4% $649.66 -0.7%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $442.83 $427.69 3.5% $451.87 -2.0%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,327.70 $1,306.95 1.6% $1,150.77 15.4%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $337.16 $337.17 0.0% $325.50 3.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $474.64 $487.75 -2.7% $320.47 48.1%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,256.95 $1,255.81 0.1% $1,219.06 3.1%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,216.98 $1,208.35 0.7% $1,252.97 -2.9%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $251.36 $246.47 2.0% $228.71 9.9%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $423.82 $407.17 4.1% $282.31 50.1%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 38,000 39,000 -2.6% 38,300 -0.8%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 121 121 0.0% 121 0.0%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 61 62 -1.6% 61 0.0%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.3 2.4 -4.2% 2.3 0.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.02 $5.10 -1.6% $6.08 -17.4%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.53 $4.59 -1.3% $5.26 -13.9%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.23 $4.26 -0.7% $4.69 -9.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.06 $4.07 -0.2% $4.41 -7.9%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.02 $4.02 0.0% $4.26 -5.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.00 $3.96 1.0% $4.22 -5.2%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $3.87 $3.87 0.0% $4.02 -3.7%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.15 $2.17 -0.9% $2.28 -5.7%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.76 $1.78 -1.1% $1.78 -1.1%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.30 $1.30 0.0% $1.21 7.4%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.18 $1.18 0.0% $1.14 3.5%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.05 $1.05 0.0% $1.03 1.9%
Merino Clippings $2.17 $2.18 -0.5% $2.28 -4.8%
* 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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