ASI Weekly Summary
Market Summary, Week ending August 27, 2010
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Feeder Prices, San Angelo 60-105 lbs. for 135-142 $/cwt.
Slaughter Prices - Negotiated, Live, wooled and shorn 125-160 lbs. for 122-140 $/cwt., dressed, no sales reported.
Slaughter Prices - Formula, 6,579 head1 at 232-265 $/cwt. for 68.30 ave. lbs., 996 head at 234-270 $/cwt. for 80.80 ave. lbs.
Equity Electronic Auction, shorn and wooled 125 lbs. for $145/cwt.
Cutout value/Net carcass value2, $272.91/cwt.
Carcass Price, Choice and Prime, YG 1-4, weighted averages, 2,298 head at 55-65 lbs. for $258.50/cwt., 2,696 head at 65-75 lbs. for $250.70/cwt., 1,690 head at 75-85 lbs. for $245.32/cwt., 470 head at 85 lbs. and up for $244.13/cwt.
Boxed Lamb, weighted average prices ($/cwt.), Trimmed 4" Loins 513.41, Rack, roast-ready, frenched, 1,227.58, Leg, trotter-off, partial boneless, 425.31, Ground lamb 408.03, Shoulder, square-cut, 238.70.
Imported Boxed Lamb, weighted average prices ($/cwt), AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 20-24 oz to 28 oz/up) 869.86, NZ Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 12-16 oz to 16-20 oz) NA, AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/dn to 24-28 oz) 734.82, NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, (12 oz/dn & 20 oz/up) 711.65, AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) 229.63, AUS Leg (semi boneless, fresh) 379.34.
Exported Adult Sheep, 2,155 sheep.
Wool, Price ($/pound) Clean, Delivered, No new prices reported, prices from 7 weeks ago. 18 micron (Grade 80s) NA, 19 micron (Grade 80s) 4.15, 20 micron (Grade 70s) 3.15, 21 micron (Grade 64-70s) 2.75, 22 micron (Grade 64s) 2.54-2.98, 23 micron (Grade 62s) 2.44-2.90, 24 micron (Grade 60-62s) 2.27, 25 micron (Grade 58s) 1.97, 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) 1.75, 27 micron (Grade 56s) NA.
Australian Wool, Clean, delivered FOB warehouse & gross producers. 18 micron (Grade 80s) 3.66-3.91, 19 micron (Grade 80s) 3.28-3.50, 20 micron (Grade 70s) 2.88-3.07, 21 micron (Grade 64-70s) 2.81-3.00, 22 micron (Grade 64s) 2.76-2.95, 23 micron (Grade 62s) 2.72-2.91, 24 micron (Grade 60-62s) 2.54-2.71, 25 micron Grade 58s) 2.23-2.38, 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) 1.97-2.10, 28 micron (Grade 54s) 1.50-1.60, 30 micron (Grade 50s) 1.33-1.42, Merino Clippings 1.90-2.03.
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)