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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending October 10, 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 $259.97 NQ NA $193.01 34.7%
Newell, SD $288.48 $252.72 14.2% $210.07 37.3%
Sioux Falls, SD NQ $269.68 NA NQ NA
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $263.27 $241.97 8.8% $228.23 15.4%
Columbia, TN NQ NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $267.01 $265.79 0.5% $187.00 42.8%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $225.16 $226.32 -0.5% $155.38 44.9%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt.
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA $170.00 NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA $152.50 NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $499.81 $503.03 -0.6% $468.73 6.6%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,144.41 $1,161.52 -1.5% $1,092.01 4.8%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,395.10 $2,384.95 0.4% $2,115.26 13.2%
Shoulder, square-cut $464.33 $462.33 0.4% $403.46 15.1%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $729.87 $738.12 -1.1% $700.40 4.2%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $947.64 $943.33 0.5% $922.26 2.8%
Leg, trotter-off $522.64 $513.49 1.8% $517.08 1.1%
Leg, boneless tied $736.25 $744.45 -1.1% $753.90 -2.3%
Ground lamb $706.03 $704.42 0.2% $629.73 12.1%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $486.52 $479.20 1.5% $445.48 9.2%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,548.92 $1,481.85 4.5% $1,287.65 20.3%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $450.89 $455.50 -1.0% $334.97 34.6%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $607.69 $650.36 -6.6% $480.46 26.5%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,434.22 $1,457.36 -1.6% $1,235.03 16.1%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,362.16 $1,389.49 -2.0% $1,189.93 14.5%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $388.35 $382.35 1.6% $234.75 65.4%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $563.29 $555.11 1.5% $419.60 34.2%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head NQ NQ NA 38,048 NA
FI Average Live Weight, lbs NQ NQ NA 121 NA
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs NQ NQ NA 62 NA
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs NQ NQ NA 2.4 NA
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $6.67 $6.93 -3.8% $5.35 24.7%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $6.25 $6.45 -3.1% $4.84 29.1%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $5.70 $5.89 -3.2% $4.46 27.8%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $5.40 $5.56 -2.9% $4.20 28.6%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $5.34 $5.46 -2.2% $4.08 30.9%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $5.27 $5.21 1.2% $3.94 33.8%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $5.00 $5.09 -1.8% $3.83 30.5%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ $4.85 NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.18 $3.25 -2.2% $2.36 34.7%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $2.89 $2.98 -3.0% $1.99 45.2%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.22 $2.35 -5.5% $1.31 69.5%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.94 $1.94 0.0% $1.18 64.4%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.52 $1.62 -6.2% $1.01 50.5%
Merino Clippings $2.58 $2.56 0.8% $2.25 14.7%
* 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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