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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending July 19, 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 NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA $244.21 NA
Newell, SD $231.25 $223.23 3.6% $221.69 4.3%
Sioux Falls, SD $254.69 $248.77 2.4% $279.21 -8.8%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $263.29 $271.68 -3.1% $230.04 14.5%
Columbia, TN $190.00 NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX NQ $269.56 NA $219.44 NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $197.36 $196.65 0.4% $204.41 -3.4%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs $198.50 NQ NA $208.00 -4.6%
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA $186.00 NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $458.03 $454.60 0.8% $470.12 -2.6%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,039.60 $1,035.48 0.4% $1,089.35 -4.6%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,210.83 $2,248.45 -1.7% $2,097.35 5.4%
Shoulder, square-cut $415.59 $401.87 3.4% $408.66 1.7%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $700.78 $698.36 0.3% $700.54 0.0%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $943.11 $928.69 1.6% $908.92 3.8%
Leg, trotter-off $496.31 $498.09 -0.4% $521.68 -4.9%
Leg, boneless tied $665.62 $697.11 -4.5% $760.55 -12.5%
Ground lamb $614.83 $610.47 0.7% $657.48 -6.5%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $433.80 $427.34 1.5% $451.63 -3.9%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,482.71 $1,475.73 0.5% $1,200.93 23.5%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $370.06 $400.75 -7.7% $335.08 10.4%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $541.15 $541.78 -0.1% $446.28 21.3%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,459.69 $1,456.44 0.2% $1,251.59 16.6%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,331.03 $1,311.95 1.5% $1,205.57 10.4%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $389.26 $313.23 24.3% $227.33 71.2%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $483.91 $441.47 9.6% $414.35 16.8%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 33,000 34,000 -2.9% 35,090 -6.0%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 125 127 -1.6% 120 4.2%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 64 65 -1.5% 62 3.2%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.1 2.2 -4.5% 2.2 -4.5%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.17 $5.14 0.6% $5.07 2.0%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.89 $4.83 1.2% $4.61 6.1%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.59 $4.57 0.4% $4.34 5.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.47 $4.43 0.9% $4.13 8.2%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.43 $4.38 1.1% $4.08 8.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.41 $4.35 1.4% $4.07 8.4%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.33 NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.56 $2.54 0.8% $2.18 17.4%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.19 $2.23 -1.8% $1.84 19.0%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.62 $1.58 2.5% $1.26 28.6%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.41 $1.39 1.4% $1.15 22.6%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.22 $1.21 0.8% $1.04 17.3%
Merino Clippings $2.24 $2.23 0.4% $2.26 -0.9%
* 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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