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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 3/13/2026

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.
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA $214.00 NA
Newell, SD NQ $343.00 NA $263.33 NA
Sioux Falls, SD $434.05 $419.22 3.5% $404.12 7.4%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $422.35 $396.45 6.5% $367.31 15.0%
Mt. Hope, OH NQ $438.19 NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $415.20 $412.87 0.6% $272.00 52.6%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $237.29 $230.98 2.7% $174.80 35.7%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $547.25 $556.32 -1.6% $462.71 18.3%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,248.83 $1,267.67 -1.5% $987.51 26.5%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,560.25 $2,503.95 2.2% $2,194.45 16.7%
Shoulder, square-cut $517.15 $520.47 -0.6% $413.57 25.0%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $767.98 $773.44 -0.7% $694.51 10.6%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $1,005.60 $1,055.74 -4.7% $922.24 9.0%
Leg, trotter-off $576.68 $577.57 -0.2% $499.57 15.4%
Leg, boneless tied $783.28 $799.61 -2.0% $716.24 9.4%
Ground lamb $760.34 $744.37 2.1% $623.83 21.9%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $525.32 $504.78 4.1% $444.90 18.1%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,578.63 $1,556.49 1.4% $1,370.20 15.2%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $440.43 $438.15 0.5% $348.19 26.5%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $665.24 $549.10 21.2% $468.55 42.0%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,600.09 $1,575.80 1.5% $1,310.29 22.1%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,427.68 $1,437.68 -0.7% $1,206.99 18.3%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $417.39 $412.21 1.3% $260.96 59.9%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $606.29 $614.59 -1.4% $425.45 42.5%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 39,000 37,000 5.4% 39,161 -0.4%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 123 123 0.0% 126 -2.4%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 62 -8.1% 65 -12.3%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.4 2.3 4.3% 2.6 -7.7%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $7.96 $7.73 3.0% $5.11 55.8%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $7.77 $7.53 3.2% $4.86 59.9%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.40 $7.16 3.4% $4.60 60.9%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $7.01 $6.85 2.3% $4.48 56.5%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.91 $6.79 1.8% $4.43 56.0%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.81 $6.70 1.6% $4.38 55.5%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.52 $3.46 1.7% $2.18 61.5%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.03 $2.97 2.0% $1.89 60.3%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.35 $2.37 -0.8% $1.39 69.1%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.02 $2.08 -2.9% $1.22 65.6%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.80 $1.76 2.3% $1.12 60.7%
Merino Clippings $3.51 $3.34 5.2% $2.28 53.9%
* 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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