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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending June 6, 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 $210.00 $230.00 -8.7% $190.00 10.5%
Newell, SD NQ $252.60 NA $238.40 NA
Sioux Falls, SD $265.81 $270.96 -1.9% $309.77 -14.2%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $274.62 $290.77 -5.6% $259.22 5.9%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $274.09 $245.01 11.9% $246.00 11.4%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $171.27 $161.42 6.1% $212.53 -19.4%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs $222.29 NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $461.01 $463.68 -0.6% $472.16 -2.4%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,020.40 $1,004.86 1.5% $1,058.73 -3.6%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,221.68 $2,257.43 -1.6% $2,090.54 6.3%
Shoulder, square-cut $413.11 $404.98 2.0% $401.58 2.9%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $700.42 $709.56 -1.3% $706.43 -0.8%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $928.25 $937.12 -0.9% $932.95 -0.5%
Leg, trotter-off $497.68 $497.83 0.0% $514.66 -3.3%
Leg, boneless tied $700.01 $722.84 -3.2% $759.64 -7.8%
Ground lamb $593.72 $600.81 -1.2% $653.80 -9.2%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $424.40 $429.06 -1.1% $447.55 -5.2%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,420.87 $1,414.19 0.5% $1,212.99 17.1%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $345.25 $388.28 -11.1% $325.88 5.9%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $512.65 $532.98 -3.8% $0.00 NA
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,419.65 $1,438.43 -1.3% $1,255.64 13.1%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,272.21 $1,264.48 0.6% $1,245.31 2.2%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $295.16 $354.24 -16.7% $222.07 32.9%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $391.52 $465.03 -15.8% $422.67 -7.4%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 38,000 32,000 18.8% 35,853 6.0%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 127 128 -0.8% 124 2.4%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 64 64 0.0% 63 1.6%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.4 2.0 20.0% 2.3 4.3%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. GREASY
21 micron (Grade 64s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
22 micron (Grade 62s) $1.24 NQ NA NQ NA
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $1.17 NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.04 $5.04 0.0% $5.35 -5.8%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.82 $4.85 -0.6% $4.80 0.4%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.61 $4.66 -1.1% $4.44 3.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.41 $4.44 -0.7% $4.25 3.8%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.34 $4.33 0.2% $4.11 5.6%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.24 $4.21 0.7% $4.04 5.0%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ NQ NA $3.94 NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.34 $2.42 -3.3% $2.37 -1.3%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.98 $1.95 1.5% $1.84 7.6%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.46 $1.43 2.1% $1.28 14.1%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.27 $1.24 2.4% $1.18 7.6%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.13 $1.12 0.9% $1.04 8.7%
Merino Clippings $2.12 $2.12 0.0% $2.33 -9.0%
* 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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