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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 7/25/2026

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 NQ NA
Newell, SD $396.14 NQ NA $219.66 80.3%
Sioux Falls, SD $361.39 $350.66 3.1% $243.27 48.6%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $314.93 $305.76 3.0% $261.73 20.3%
Mt. Hope, OH $322.13 $301.51 6.8% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $299.14 $266.94 12.1% $254.72 17.4%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live NQ NQ NA $198.44 NA
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA $188.44 NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $668.13 $671.84 -0.6% $467.06 43.0%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,502.74 $1,523.63 -1.4% $1,094.20 37.3%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,871.95 $2,890.50 -0.6% $2,201.51 30.5%
Shoulder, square-cut $645.81 $647.42 -0.3% $414.36 55.9%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $870.52 $928.68 -6.3% $686.43 26.8%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $1,154.02 $1,104.79 4.5% $948.39 21.7%
Leg, trotter-off $666.64 $660.05 1.0% $493.17 35.2%
Leg, boneless tied $971.41 $965.05 0.7% $712.04 36.4%
Ground lamb $889.48 $903.14 -1.5% $615.70 44.5%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $655.38 $655.92 -0.1% $438.47 49.5%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,645.23 $1,646.43 -0.1% $1,490.32 10.4%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $438.35 $485.65 -9.7% $372.09 17.8%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $635.88 $634.90 0.2% $543.66 17.0%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,522.46 $1,601.75 -5.0% $1,489.25 2.2%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,527.62 $1,477.31 3.4% $1,392.05 9.7%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $420.63 $376.51 11.7% $348.17 20.8%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $606.53 $595.00 1.9% $484.15 25.3%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 32,000 33,000 -3.0% 35,854 -10.7%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 116 117 -0.9% 123 -5.7%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 59 -3.4% 58 -1.7%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 1.9 2.0 -5.0% 2.1 -9.5%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $8.25 $8.35 -1.2% $5.23 57.7%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $8.00 $8.10 -1.2% $5.01 59.7%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.35 $7.45 -1.3% $4.68 57.1%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $6.90 $6.96 -0.9% $4.55 51.6%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.81 $6.85 -0.6% $4.50 51.3%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.74 $6.77 -0.4% $4.47 50.8%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $6.56 NA $4.38 NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA $4.33 NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $4.06 $4.29 -5.4% $2.57 58.0%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.61 $3.80 -5.0% $2.23 61.9%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.68 $2.82 -5.0% $1.64 63.9%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.33 $2.40 -2.9% $1.44 61.8%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $2.16 $2.15 0.5% $1.25 72.8%
Merino Clippings $3.86 $3.89 -0.8% $2.31 67.1%
* The Net Cutout Value accounts for an average cost of $77.00 per cwt. paid by firms covered under LMR for processing and packaging.
User’s Guide to USDA’s Lamb Carcass Cutout – https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/MNLambguide.pdf
** 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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