ASI Weekly Summary
Market Summary, Week ending February 5, 2010
Feeder Prices, Intermountain region, 80 lbs. for $114/cwt., 112 lbs. for $108.50/cwt.
Slaughter Prices - Negotiated, Live, wooled and shorn 110-160 lbs. for 89.90-103 $/cwt., dressed, no sales reported.
Slaughter Prices - Formula, 3,020 head1 at 182.63-198 $/cwt. for 70.70 ave. lbs., 12,014 head at 174-201.14 $/cwt. for 78.40 ave. lbs.; Live Basis, not reported due to confidentiality.
Equity Electronic Auction, shorn and wooled 125 lbs. for $106.25/cwt.
Cutout value/Net carcass value2, $211.76/cwt.
Carcass Price, Choice and Prime, YG 1-4, weighted averages, 1,614 head at 55-65 lbs. for $222.97/cwt., 4,276 head at 65-75 lbs. for $199.17/cwt., 5,398 head at 75-85 lbs. for $194.19/cwt., 2,226 head at 85 lbs. and up for $189.16/cwt.
Boxed Lamb, weighted average prices ($/cwt.), Trimmed 4" Loins 317.45, Rack, roast-ready, frenched, 928.63, Leg (trotter-off, partial boneless) 413.07, Ground lamb 372.05, Shoulder (square-cut) 205.90.
Imported Boxed Lamb, weighted average prices ($/cwt), AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 20-24 oz to 28 oz/up) 808.84, AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/dn & 28 oz/up) 685.36, NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) 636.43, AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) 190.30, AUS Leg (semi boneless, fresh) 282.90.
Exported Adult Sheep, 1,129 sheep.
Wool, Price ($/pound) Clean, Delivered, No new prices reported. 18 micron (Grade 80s) 4.00, 19 micron (Grade 80's) 2.43, 20 micron (Grade 70's) 3.11, 21 micron (Grade 64-70's) 2.70, 22 micron (Grade 64's) 3.01-3.03, 23 micron (Grade 62's) 2.67, 24 micron (Grade 60-62's) 2.48, 25 micron (Grade 58's) 1.95, 26 micron (Grade 56-58's) 1.68, 27 micron (Grade 56's) 1.69.
1Prices reported for the two weight categories of the largest volume traded. 2The cutout value is the same as a net carcass value. It is a composite value that sums the value of the respective lamb cuts multiplied by their weights. It is also the gross carcass value less processing and packaging costs.
(Source: USDA/Agricultural Marketing Service)