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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 1/17/2026

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 $240.00 NA
Billings, MT NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Newell, SD NQ $336.44 NA $278.83 NA
Sioux Falls, SD $378.79 $394.54 -4.0% $302.63 25.2%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $353.63 $368.75 -4.1% $268.84 31.5%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Mt. Hope, OH $375.42 $376.62 -0.3% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $300.00 $336.23 -10.8% NQ NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $233.40 $228.74 2.0% $171.30 36.3%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs NQ $225.50 NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs $237.00 NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $536.05 $540.44 -0.8% $461.50 16.2%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,231.28 $1,248.49 -1.4% $1,020.68 20.6%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,456.74 $2,392.97 2.7% $2,100.77 16.9%
Shoulder, square-cut $498.96 $487.40 2.4% $399.98 24.7%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $760.78 $765.39 -0.6% $701.06 8.5%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $985.93 $1,017.08 -3.1% $914.48 7.8%
Leg, trotter-off $569.92 $568.92 0.2% $514.81 10.7%
Leg, boneless tied $816.18 $823.62 -0.9% $721.43 13.1%
Ground lamb $730.09 $729.57 0.1% $615.34 18.6%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $503.98 $501.26 0.5% $422.89 19.2%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,502.17 $1,494.42 0.5% $1,320.47 13.8%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $453.44 $469.87 -3.5% $320.23 41.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $609.13 $613.92 -0.8% $457.14 33.2%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,561.18 $1,610.69 -3.1% $1,275.61 22.4%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,415.26 $1,433.97 -1.3% $1,198.25 18.1%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $384.40 $378.92 1.4% $258.46 48.7%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $590.01 $608.38 -3.0% $430.09 37.2%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 40,000 38,000 5.3% 35,792 11.8%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 114 115 -0.9% 120 -5.0%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 58 -1.7% 63 -9.5%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.3 2.2 0.0 2.3 0.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $6.97 NQ NA $4.99 39.7%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $6.72 NQ NA $4.62 45.5%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $6.40 NQ NA $4.31 48.5%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $6.21 NQ NA $4.14 50.0%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.10 NQ NA $4.09 49.1%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.10 NQ NA $4.02 51.7%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $5.89 NQ NA $3.90 51.0%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.87 NQ NA $2.10 36.7%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.63 NQ NA $1.79 46.9%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.24 NQ NA $1.30 72.3%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.97 NQ NA $1.17 68.4%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.53 NQ NA $1.05 45.7%
Merino Clippings $2.70 NQ NA $2.16 25.0%
* 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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