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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending August 8, 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 $200.00 NQ NA $211.83 -5.6%
Billings, MT $235.92 $233.08 1.2% $212.90 10.8%
Newell, SD NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $257.04 $255.37 0.7% $216.72 18.6%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA NQ NQ NA $194.11 NA
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $282.91 $271.63 4.2% $235.95 19.9%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $204.24 $197.86 3.2% $195.91 4.3%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ $227.00 NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $468.07 $462.36 1.2% $471.52 -0.7%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,111.06 $1,037.64 7.1% $1,035.47 7.3%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,271.78 $2,202.66 3.1% $2,160.96 5.1%
Shoulder, square-cut $418.78 $418.06 0.2% $392.80 6.6%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $704.84 $716.21 -1.6% $700.75 0.6%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $922.92 $910.42 1.4% $920.53 0.3%
Leg, trotter-off $495.96 $494.66 0.3% $524.34 -5.4%
Leg, boneless tied $664.26 $697.28 -4.7% $741.30 -10.4%
Ground lamb $618.36 $628.83 -1.7% $666.20 -7.2%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $451.48 $442.44 2.0% $447.19 1.0%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,468.07 $1,494.45 -1.8% $1,210.64 21.3%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $403.26 $387.71 4.0% $330.79 21.9%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $509.86 $503.68 1.2% $432.99 17.8%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,484.10 $1,491.95 -0.5% $1,242.40 19.5%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,349.39 $1,398.20 -3.5% $1,159.43 16.4%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $358.91 $345.17 4.0% $241.25 48.8%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $504.77 $516.83 -2.3% $403.08 25.2%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 32,000 32,000 0.0% 34,539 -7.4%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 119 120 -0.8% 122 -2.5%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 60 61 -1.6% 61 -1.6%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 1.9 2.0 -5.0% 2.1 -9.5%
**** The Australian wool market is taking its annual mid-year, three-week recess. Sales will resume the week beginning August 18.
* 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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