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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 9/26/2026

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.
Ft. Collins, CO NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD $367.75 $367.14 0.2% $244.35 50.5%
Sioux Falls, SD $330.09 $382.96 -13.8% $268.21 23.1%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $352.39 $332.50 6.0% $239.31 47.3%
Mt. Hope, OH $350.58 $352.51 -0.5% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live NQ $284.37 NA $218.59 NA
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ $275.00 NA $242.38 NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $681.64 $684.47 -0.4% $496.76 37.2%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,514.52 $1,535.55 -1.4% $1,166.35 29.9%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $3,027.15 $2,998.42 1.0% $2,464.98 22.8%
Shoulder, square-cut $662.65 $665.71 -0.5% $439.04 50.9%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $912.33 $907.83 0.5% $717.30 27.2%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $1,191.08 $1,168.87 1.9% $941.81 26.5%
Leg, trotter-off $684.43 $682.43 0.3% $512.77 33.5%
Leg, boneless tied $967.84 $998.82 -3.1% $720.08 34.4%
Ground lamb $913.88 $890.79 2.6% $702.05 30.2%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $640.77 $634.83 0.9% $473.20 35.4%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,614.76 $1,667.92 -3.2% $1,507.67 7.1%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $464.83 $481.54 -3.5% $396.33 17.3%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $653.14 $711.53 -8.2% $544.76 19.9%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,597.05 $1,659.14 -3.7% $1,463.32 9.1%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,524.67 $1,474.39 3.4% $1,380.09 10.5%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $358.73 $346.25 3.6% $351.82 2.0%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $593.20 $589.37 0.6% $549.78 7.9%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 36,000 36,000 0.0% 37,198 -3.2%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 111 111 0.0% 113 -1.8%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 56 1.8% 56 1.8%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 2.0 0.0% 2.1 -4.8%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $8.60 $8.59 0.1% $6.38 34.8%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $8.25 $8.25 0.0% $6.05 36.4%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.50 $7.51 -0.1% $5.46 37.4%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $6.64 $6.86 -3.2% $5.21 27.4%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.31 $6.52 -3.2% $5.16 22.3%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.25 $6.40 -2.3% $4.91 27.3%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $6.35 NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.88 $3.95 -1.8% $3.09 25.6%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.60 $3.61 -0.3% $2.78 29.5%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.80 $2.90 -3.4% $2.18 28.4%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.61 $2.65 -1.5% $1.88 38.8%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.95 $2.14 -8.9% $1.55 25.8%
Merino Clippings $3.82 $3.76 1.6% $2.54 50.4%
* The Net Cutout Value accounts for an average cost of $77.00 per cwt. paid by firms covered under LMR for processing and packaging.
User’s Guide to USDA’s Lamb Carcass Cutout – https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MNLambguide.pdf
** 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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