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Weekly Market Summary ~ Week Ending November 15

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 NQ NA
Billings, MT NQ $223.14 NA $229.58 NA
Newell, SD $237.06 $238.72 -0.7% $243.34 -2.6%
Sioux Falls, SD $280.00 $246.55 13.6% $249.62 12.2%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA NQ $241.07 NA NQ NA
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA $240.00 NA
San Angelo, TX NQ $262.76 NA $260.95 NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $167.53 $162.01 3.4% $194.25 -13.8%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs $163.50 NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs $150.00 $157.43 -4.7% NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $468.93 $465.61 0.7% $467.71 0.3%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,081.63 $1,092.35 -1.0% $1,100.59 -1.7%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,119.94 $2,101.66 0.9% $2,217.77 -4.4%
Shoulder, square-cut $403.07 $401.97 0.3% $393.78 2.4%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $693.10 $696.80 -0.5% $715.81 -3.2%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $919.33 $923.70 -0.5% $961.75 -4.4%
Leg, trotter-off $512.20 $517.42 -1.0% $475.68 7.7%
Leg, boneless tied $760.71 $741.23 2.6% $720.29 5.6%
Ground lamb $634.95 $654.58 -3.0% $652.92 -2.8%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $426.50 $440.13 -3.1% $447.58 -4.7%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,319.35 $1,303.31 1.2% $1,139.39 15.8%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $359.11 $343.49 4.5% $319.45 12.4%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $467.53 $482.38 -3.1% $371.55 25.8%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,267.67 $1,266.37 0.1% $1,277.11 -0.7%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,202.33 $1,186.70 1.3% $1,281.69 -6.2%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $250.27 $248.67 0.6% $227.25 10.1%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $416.28 $417.95 -0.4% $307.11 35.5%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 36,000 37,000 -2.7% 41,200 -12.6%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 120 120 0.0% 119 0.8%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 61 61 0.0% 60 1.7%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.2 2.3 -4.3% 2.5 -12.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.10 $5.12 -0.4% $5.28 -3.4%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.67 $4.63 0.9% $4.75 -1.7%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.34 $4.34 0.0% $4.35 -0.2%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.12 $4.15 -0.7% $4.08 1.0%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.04 $4.06 -0.5% $4.05 -0.2%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $3.89 $3.91 -0.5% $3.97 -2.0%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $3.74 $3.90 -4.1% $3.54 5.6%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA $3.00 NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.28 $2.22 2.7% $2.23 2.2%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.92 $1.96 -2.0% $1.83 4.9%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.34 $1.35 -0.7% $1.19 12.6%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.22 $1.22 0.0% $1.13 8.0%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.07 $1.08 -0.9% $1.06 0.9%
Merino Clippings $2.20 $2.23 -1.3% $2.19 0.5%
* 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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