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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 9/5/2026

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 $348.89 $354.19 -1.5% $239.42 45.7%
Sioux Falls, SD $382.31 $360.62 6.0% $258.79 47.7%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $330.73 $312.46 5.8% NQ NA
Mt. Hope, OH $354.00 $331.11 6.9% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $301.91 $305.61 -1.2% $252.50 19.6%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $287.06 $290.02 -1.0% $210.81 36.2%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $670.52 $673.01 -0.4% $488.01 37.4%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,526.73 $1,471.96 3.7% $1,142.25 33.7%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,942.92 $2,941.25 0.1% $2,253.62 30.6%
Shoulder, square-cut $654.61 $643.52 1.7% $454.48 44.0%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $918.27 $917.42 0.1% $716.23 28.2%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $1,146.42 $1,139.99 0.6% $956.92 19.8%
Leg, trotter-off $682.16 $665.66 2.5% $512.76 33.0%
Leg, boneless tied $1,003.22 $984.47 1.9% $728.15 37.8%
Ground lamb $893.00 $903.88 -1.2% $622.42 43.5%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $639.48 $650.13 -1.6% $478.34 33.7%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,740.42 $1,669.31 4.3% $1,471.31 18.3%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $480.19 $488.50 -1.7% $381.33 25.9%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $625.69 $631.96 -1.0% $535.38 16.9%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,553.48 $1,650.53 -5.9% $1,460.60 6.4%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,494.27 $1,498.18 -0.3% $1,375.52 8.6%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $386.49 $351.86 9.8% $361.11 7.0%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $581.31 $601.64 -3.4% $534.07 8.8%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 35000 35000 0.0% 31520 11.0%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 110 110 0.0% 114 -3.5%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 56 1.8% 56 1.8%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 2.0 0.0% 1.8 11.1%
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $8.66 $8.46 2.4% $5.40 60.4%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $8.36 $8.17 2.3% $5.19 61.1%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.65 $7.56 1.2% $4.80 59.4%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $7.07 $6.99 1.1% $4.63 52.7%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $6.76 $6.75 0.1% $4.57 47.9%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $6.84 $6.72 1.8% $4.54 50.7%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $6.57 $6.46 1.7% $4.51 45.7%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $4.12 $4.13 -0.2% $2.71 52.0%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.68 $3.66 0.5% $2.33 57.9%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.94 $2.87 2.4% $1.79 64.2%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.62 $2.48 5.6% $1.57 66.9%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $2.25 $2.09 7.7% $1.27 77.2%
Merino Clippings $3.85 $3.84 0.3% $2.40 60.4%
* 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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