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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending June 13, 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 $213.64 $210.00 1.7% $217.50 -1.8%
Newell, SD $210.13 NQ NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $279.23 $265.81 5.0% NQ NA
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $262.89 $274.62 -4.3% $266.92 -1.5%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX NQ $274.09 NA $235.97 NA
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $175.44 $171.27 2.4% $207.99 -15.6%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs $223.50 $222.29 0.5% NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $458.13 $461.01 -0.6% $462.87 -1.0%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,016.58 $1,020.40 -0.4% $1,090.76 -6.8%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,247.58 $2,221.68 1.2% $2,075.52 8.3%
Shoulder, square-cut $397.55 $413.11 -3.8% $398.88 -0.3%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $704.70 $700.42 0.6% $709.82 -0.7%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $924.07 $928.25 -0.5% $907.98 1.8%
Leg, trotter-off $493.47 $497.68 -0.8% $514.95 -4.2%
Leg, boneless tied $690.82 $700.01 -1.3% $737.60 -6.3%
Ground lamb $643.54 $593.72 8.4% $643.20 0.1%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $429.01 $424.40 1.1% $449.17 -4.5%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,449.43 $1,420.87 2.0% $1,230.44 17.8%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $356.31 $345.25 3.2% $325.29 9.5%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $514.04 $512.65 0.3% $424.81 21.0%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,441.12 $1,419.65 1.5% $1,280.72 12.5%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,258.94 $1,272.21 -1.0% $1,197.01 5.2%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $331.92 $295.16 12.5% $220.92 50.2%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $437.46 $391.52 11.7% $438.76 -0.3%
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 38,000 -2.6% 43,128 -14.2%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 126 127 -0.8% 123 2.4%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 64 64 0.0% 57 12.3%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.3 2.4 -4.2% 2.5 -8.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. CLEAN
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.00 NQ NA NQ NA
21 micron (Grade 64s) $3.19 NQ NA NQ NA
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. GREASY
22 micron (Grade 62s) NQ $1.24 NA NQ NA
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $1.17 NA NQ NA
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.04 $5.04 0.0% $5.39 -6.5%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.85 $4.82 0.6% $4.87 -0.4%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.61 $4.61 0.0% $4.50 2.4%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.39 $4.41 -0.5% $4.29 2.3%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.31 $4.34 -0.7% $4.20 2.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.25 $4.24 0.2% $4.17 1.9%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ NQ NA $3.94 NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.45 $2.34 4.7% $2.35 4.3%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.02 $1.98 2.0% $1.87 8.0%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.46 $1.46 0.0% $1.33 9.8%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.31 $1.27 3.1% $1.19 10.1%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.14 $1.13 0.9% $1.06 7.5%
Merino Clippings $2.17 $2.12 2.4% $2.36 -8.1%
* 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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