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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 4/4/2026

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.
Newell, SD NQ $381.84 NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $400.56 $457.23 -12.4% $323.15 24.0%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA NQ $411.81 NA $329.66 NA
Mt. Hope, OH $411.09 $397.11 3.5% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $363.91 $388.77 -6.4% $285.96 27.3%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $236.56 $246.51 -4.0% $170.57 38.7%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs $330.50 NQ NA $180.72 82.9%
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $552.91 $550.24 0.5% $459.58 20.3%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,284.44 $1,304.23 -1.5% $1,026.03 25.2%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,541.74 $2,521.71 0.8% $2,209.84 15.0%
Shoulder, square-cut $503.63 $517.82 -2.7% $415.15 21.3%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $766.89 $773.48 -0.9% $701.65 9.3%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $981.66 $931.13 5.4% $940.42 4.4%
Leg, trotter-off $580.09 $568.19 2.1% $489.95 18.4%
Leg, boneless tied $839.16 $823.23 1.9% $694.20 20.9%
Ground lamb $771.69 $764.57 0.9% $623.20 23.8%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $546.24 $551.45 -0.9% $405.24 34.8%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,554.28 $1,563.85 -0.6% $1,323.34 17.5%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $432.62 $444.82 -2.7% $368.80 17.3%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $559.69 $571.73 -2.1% $465.28 20.3%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,497.58 $1,575.08 -4.9% $1,340.03 11.8%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,425.48 $1,465.02 -2.7% $1,218.57 17.0%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $384.77 $334.59 15.0% $265.09 45.1%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $614.02 $597.46 2.8% $404.42 51.8%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 30,000 40,000 -25.0% 41,128 -27.1%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 123 124 -0.8% 129 -4.7%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 63 -9.5% 69 -17.4%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 1.8 2.5 -28.0% 2.8 -35.7%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $7.89 $7.56 4.4% $5.04 56.5%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $7.69 $7.41 3.8% $4.81 59.9%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.17 $6.90 3.9% $4.60 55.9%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $6.65 $6.55 1.5% $4.47 48.8%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.63 $6.46 2.6% $4.41 50.3%
22 micron (Grade 62s) NQ $6.40 NA $4.40 NA
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $6.31 NA $4.31 NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.32 $3.24 2.5% $2.24 48.2%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.77 $2.71 2.2% $1.93 43.5%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.21 $2.18 1.4% $1.41 56.7%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.91 $1.91 0.0% $1.25 52.8%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.74 $1.69 3.0% $1.11 56.8%
Merino Clippings $3.47 $3.44 0.9% $2.27 52.9%
* 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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