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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending August 22, 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 $197.79 $190.40 3.9% $191.68 3.2%
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $248.94 $245.93 1.2% $202.69 22.8%
Sioux Falls, SD $282.30 NQ NA $197.50 42.9%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $251.07 $242.76 3.4% $237.48 5.7%
Columbia, TN NQ $220.00 NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $242.17 $229.72 5.4% $232.61 4.1%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $210.83 $207.16 1.8% $193.79 8.8%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs $200.25 NQ NA $265.00 -24.4%
Slaughter Lambs NQ $224.50 NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $480.68 $475.40 1.1% $470.33 2.2%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,109.83 $1,123.51 -1.2% $1,093.20 1.5%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,263.77 $2,258.97 0.2% $2,164.74 4.6%
Shoulder, square-cut $438.36 $426.32 2.8% $403.27 8.7%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $699.24 $707.67 -1.2% $706.90 -1.1%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $865.19 $946.69 -8.6% $926.98 -6.7%
Leg, trotter-off $508.11 $506.30 0.4% $509.88 -0.3%
Leg, boneless tied $720.27 $721.95 -0.2% $765.67 -5.9%
Ground lamb $648.48 $626.08 3.6% $657.09 -1.3%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $460.60 $448.22 2.8% $458.15 0.5%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,477.80 $1,473.69 0.3% $1,248.51 18.4%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $415.81 $402.97 3.2% $331.68 25.4%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $542.74 $476.84 13.8% $430.43 26.1%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,471.91 $1,459.10 0.9% $1,209.21 21.7%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,393.90 $1,340.89 4.0% $1,230.48 13.3%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $359.30 $330.84 8.6% $250.15 43.6%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $524.68 $571.33 -8.2% $412.77 27.1%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 32,000 35,000 -8.6% 34,459 -7.1%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 115 117 -1.7% 121 -5.0%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 59 59 0.0% 61 -3.3%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 1.9 2.1 -9.5% 2.1 -9.5%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.20 NQ NA $5.19 0.2%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.95 NQ NA $4.68 5.8%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.62 NQ NA $4.35 6.2%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.46 NQ NA $4.17 7.0%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.43 NQ NA $4.08 8.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.40 NQ NA $4.07 8.1%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.29 NQ NA $4.03 6.5%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.57 NQ NA $2.15 19.5%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.24 NQ NA $1.91 17.3%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.65 NQ NA $1.30 26.9%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.42 NQ NA $1.22 16.4%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.22 NQ NA $1.01 20.8%
Merino Clippings $2.27 NQ NA $2.22 2.3%
* 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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