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Weekly Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary ~ Week Ending 4/25/2026

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 $346.50 NA NQ NA
Newell, SD NQ NQ NA $262.00 NA
Sioux Falls, SD $436.55 $442.23 -1.3% $275.00 58.7%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $409.03 $381.52 7.2% $259.07 57.9%
Mt. Hope, OH $411.31 $417.16 -1.4% NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $371.00 $364.90 1.7% $288.20 28.7%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $258.44 $245.59 5.2% $172.77 49.6%
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 * $571.71 $562.18 1.7% $459.34 24.5%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,269.62 $1,294.78 -1.9% $1,045.35 21.5%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,606.91 $2,620.98 -0.5% $2,210.84 17.9%
Shoulder, square-cut $536.32 $523.48 2.5% $407.94 31.5%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $782.46 $772.39 1.3% $705.22 11.0%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $934.75 $991.46 -5.7% $889.95 5.0%
Leg, trotter-off $606.54 $596.50 1.7% $498.84 21.6%
Leg, boneless tied $892.78 $833.89 7.1% $700.73 27.4%
Ground lamb $774.06 $778.44 -0.6% $626.91 23.5%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $545.53 $540.28 1.0% $443.18 23.1%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,578.50 $1,580.50 -0.1% $1,327.48 18.9%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $440.08 $440.97 -0.2% $340.22 29.4%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $569.53 $536.59 6.1% $464.31 22.7%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,653.34 $1,740.09 -5.0% $1,366.72 21.0%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,473.33 $1,478.39 -0.3% $1,190.25 23.8%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $390.74 $364.36 7.2% $277.43 40.8%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $603.44 $609.30 -1.0% $417.49 44.5%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 34,000 34,000 0.0% 35,146 -3.3%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 117 120 -2.5% 131 -10.7%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 57 61 -6.6% 63 -9.5%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.0 2.1 -4.8% 2.2 -9.1%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $8.68 $8.31 4.5% NQ NA
18 micron (Grade 80s) $8.43 $8.06 4.6% NQ NA
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $7.83 $7.52 4.1% NQ NA
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $7.35 $7.04 4.4% NQ NA
21 micron (Grade 64s) $7.29 $6.90 5.7% NQ NA
22 micron (Grade 62s) $7.32 $6.88 6.4% NQ NA
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $7.22 NQ NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $3.61 $3.40 6.2% NQ NA
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $3.07 $2.91 5.5% NQ NA
28 micron (Grade 54s) $2.42 $2.32 4.3% NQ NA
30 micron (Grade 50s) $2.02 $2.00 1.0% NQ NA
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.80 $1.79 0.6% NQ NA
Merino Clippings $3.75 $3.70 1.4% NQ NA
* 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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