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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 12/6/2025

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 NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Billings, MT $291.32 NQ NA $236.94 23.0%
Newell, SD $317.18 NQ NA $237.51 33.5%
Sioux Falls, SD $317.50 $334.91 -5.2% $278.63 14.0%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $318.38 $332.14 -4.1% $256.50 24.1%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Mt. Hope, OH $378.60 NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $321.04 NQ NA $270.00 18.9%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $227.99 $221.65 2.9% $166.79 36.7%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs $256.50 NQ NA $161.00 59.3%
Slaughter Lambs $245.25 NQ NA $159.00 54.2%
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $514.43 $510.20 0.8% $464.95 10.6%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,191.58 $1,165.72 2.2% $1,063.36 12.1%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,414.65 $2,429.28 -0.6% $2,130.43 13.3%
Shoulder, square-cut $455.41 $458.96 -0.8% $408.83 11.4%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $749.81 $714.13 5.0% $701.47 6.9%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $950.40 $961.71 -1.2% $905.80 4.9%
Leg, trotter-off $533.54 $537.62 -0.8% $506.32 5.4%
Leg, boneless tied $763.31 $767.23 -0.5% $751.30 1.6%
Ground lamb $722.44 $710.47 1.7% $629.76 14.7%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $503.57 $493.53 2.0% $427.69 17.7%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,561.19 $1,550.67 0.7% $1,306.95 19.5%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $468.14 $476.24 -1.7% $337.17 38.8%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $604.17 $601.68 0.4% $487.75 23.9%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,532.51 $1,534.80 -0.1% $1,255.81 22.0%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,452.54 $1,437.63 1.0% $1,208.35 20.2%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $392.84 $385.85 1.8% $246.47 59.4%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $581.99 $573.67 1.5% $407.17 42.9%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 40,000 34,000 17.6% 37,331 7.1%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 113 113 0.0% 121 -6.6%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 57 0.0% 62 -8.1%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.3 1.9 21.1% 2.3 0.0%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $6.46 $6.31 2.4% $5.10 26.7%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $6.12 $6.05 1.2% $4.59 33.3%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $5.79 $5.66 2.3% $4.26 35.9%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $5.60 $5.50 1.8% $4.07 37.6%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $5.58 $5.48 1.8% $4.02 38.8%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $5.56 $5.48 1.5% $3.96 40.4%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $5.48 NQ NA $3.87 41.6%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.70 $2.68 0.7% $2.17 24.4%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.41 $2.39 0.8% $1.78 35.4%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.11 $2.10 0.5% $1.30 62.3%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.87 $1.87 0.0% $1.18 58.5%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.47 $1.47 0.0% $1.05 40.0%
Merino Clippings $2.49 $2.44 2.0% $2.18 14.2%
* 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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