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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending Sept. 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 $196.21 NA
Billings, MT NQ $245.86 NA $213.99 NA
Newell, SD $238.80 $237.15 0.7% $210.51 13.4%
Sioux Falls, SD $267.26 $241.29 10.8% $245.00 9.1%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA NQ $251.76 NA $220.21 NA
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $248.60 $303.39 -18.1% $217.33 14.4%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $215.29 $212.06 1.5% $182.84 17.7%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA $169.58 NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $480.81 $477.39 0.7% $471.00 2.1%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,121.20 $1,126.10 -0.4% $1,089.12 2.9%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,405.24 $2,313.53 4.0% $2,074.19 16.0%
Shoulder, square-cut $435.14 $429.67 1.3% $415.15 4.8%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $694.63 $723.51 -4.0% $702.43 -1.1%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $915.15 $941.60 -2.8% $933.59 -2.0%
Leg, trotter-off $509.12 $514.41 -1.0% $526.16 -3.2%
Leg, boneless tied $666.78 $662.95 0.6% $754.40 -11.6%
Ground lamb $666.40 $615.49 8.3% $657.93 1.3%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $468.03 $481.83 -2.9% $458.48 2.1%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,510.37 $1,489.31 1.4% $1,257.65 20.1%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $427.92 $397.86 7.6% $317.41 34.8%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $615.71 $518.43 18.8% $416.56 47.8%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,458.67 $1,461.24 -0.2% $1,218.16 19.7%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,396.23 $1,416.07 -1.4% $1,212.27 15.2%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $359.88 $375.15 -4.1% $236.22 52.3%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $554.94 $509.13 9.0% $417.84 32.8%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 34,000 35,000 -2.9% 35,415 -4.0%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 113 114 -0.9% 120 -5.8%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 58 58 0.0% 61 -4.9%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 2.0 0.0% 2.2 -9.1%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.87 $5.66 3.7% $5.14 14.2%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $5.58 $5.36 4.1% $4.63 20.5%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $5.10 $4.98 2.4% $4.31 18.3%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.89 $4.82 1.5% $4.09 19.6%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.84 $4.78 1.3% $3.96 22.2%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.81 $4.73 1.7% $3.95 21.8%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.78 NQ NA $3.69 29.5%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.88 $2.76 4.3% $2.22 29.7%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.66 $2.44 9.0% $1.88 41.5%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.00 $1.83 9.3% $1.31 52.7%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.70 $1.64 3.7% $1.19 42.9%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.33 $1.16 14.7% $1.00 33.0%
Merino Clippings $2.53 $2.46 2.8% $2.22 14.0%
* 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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