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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending June 27, 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 $211.61 NA
Billings, MT NQ $242.27 NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $248.04 $238.17 4.1% NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $259.39 $263.60 -1.6% $292.50 -11.3%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $221.99 $254.45 -12.8% $248.16 -10.5%
Columbia, TN $236.25 NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $258.86 $258.38 0.2% $239.15 8.2%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $182.77 $177.77 2.8% $208.29 -12.3%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs NQ $214.00 NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $455.72 $452.23 0.8% $471.34 -3.3%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,028.22 $1,011.99 1.6% $1,085.14 -5.2%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,234.67 $2,204.01 1.4% $2,180.52 2.5%
Shoulder, square-cut $399.53 $399.33 0.0% $403.53 -1.0%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $703.34 $710.53 -1.0% $714.67 -1.6%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $918.13 $896.39 2.4% $915.40 0.3%
Leg, trotter-off $495.52 $494.56 0.2% $516.21 -4.0%
Leg, boneless tied $688.08 $704.25 -2.3% $758.39 -9.3%
Ground lamb $608.00 $605.12 0.5% $661.14 -8.0%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $422.37 $407.29 3.7% $453.56 -6.9%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,446.63 $1,427.51 1.3% $1,233.87 17.2%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $385.93 $352.59 9.5% $331.04 16.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $535.54 $534.11 0.3% $423.09 26.6%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,424.99 $1,433.68 -0.6% $1,248.03 14.2%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,293.93 $1,280.33 1.1% $1,215.97 6.4%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $340.04 $305.75 11.2% $220.44 54.3%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $442.73 $441.08 0.4% $407.33 8.7%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 37,000 37,000 0.0% 34,843 6.2%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 124 124 0.0% 120 3.3%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 63 63 0.0% 61 3.3%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.3 2.3 0.0% 2.1 9.5%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. CLEAN
21 micron (Grade 64s) $3.16 NQ NA NQ NA
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.06 $5.06 0.0% $5.24 -3.4%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.85 $4.88 -0.6% $4.73 2.5%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.59 $4.66 -1.5% $4.38 4.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.39 $4.41 -0.5% $4.22 4.0%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.31 $4.32 -0.2% $4.09 5.4%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.30 $4.27 0.7% $4.09 5.1%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.51 $2.48 1.2% $2.27 10.6%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.10 $2.07 1.4% $1.93 8.8%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.53 $1.51 1.3% $1.31 16.8%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.34 $1.34 0.0% $1.20 11.7%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.20 $1.15 4.3% $1.05 14.3%
Merino Clippings $2.21 $2.18 1.4% $2.35 -6.0%
* 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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