| 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 | $282.50 | NA | $241.40 | NA | |
| Billings, MT | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Newell, SD | $262.00 | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $275.00 | $251.88 | 9.2% | NQ | NA | |
| Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| New Holland, PA | $259.07 | $266.31 | -2.7% | $289.37 | -10.5% | |
| Columbia, TN | NQ | $239.50 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| San Angelo, TX | $288.20 | $272.00 | 6.0% | $254.05 | 13.4% | |
| Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Negotiated Purchase, live | $172.77 | $173.67 | -0.5% | $213.24 | -19.0% | |
| 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 * | $459.34 | $464.91 | -1.2% | $480.11 | -4.3% | |
| Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $1,045.35 | $1,042.32 | 0.3% | $1,097.33 | -4.7% | |
| Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $2,210.84 | $2,218.61 | -0.4% | $2,187.81 | 1.1% | |
| Shoulder, square-cut | $407.94 | $411.18 | -0.8% | $403.75 | 1.0% | |
| Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $705.22 | $710.72 | -0.8% | $698.26 | 1.0% | |
| Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $889.95 | $903.69 | -1.5% | $921.55 | -3.4% | |
| Leg, trotter-off | $498.84 | $496.64 | 0.4% | $524.91 | -5.0% | |
| Leg, boneless tied | $700.73 | $721.01 | -2.8% | $768.09 | -8.8% | |
| Ground lamb | $626.91 | $614.26 | 2.1% | $656.03 | -4.4% | |
| National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt | $443.18 | $438.35 | 1.1% | $449.39 | -1.4% | |
| Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,327.48 | $1,318.79 | 0.7% | $1,303.20 | 1.9% | |
| AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $340.22 | $339.31 | 0.3% | $323.92 | 5.0% | |
| AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $464.31 | $466.87 | -0.5% | $377.18 | 23.1% | |
| AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,366.72 | $1,329.76 | 2.8% | $1,200.55 | 13.8% | |
| NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $1,190.25 | $1,223.94 | -2.8% | $1,198.57 | -0.7% | |
| AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $277.43 | $277.59 | -0.1% | $217.78 | 27.4% | |
| AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $417.49 | NQ | NA | $457.72 | -8.8% | |
| Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) | https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf | |||||
| Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 32,000 | 34,000 | -5.9% | 36,035 | -11.2% | |
| FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 131 | 132 | -0.8% | 121 | 8.3% | |
| FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 66 | 67 | -1.5% | 61 | 8.2% | |
| FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.1 | 2.3 | -8.7% | 2.2 | -4.5% | |
| The Australian wool market is taking its Easter recess. Sales will resume next week. | ||||||
| Current Week | Prior Week | Percent Change | Prior Year | Percent Change | ||
| Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN ** | ||||||
| 17 micron (Grade >80s) | NQ | $5.01 | NA | $5.30 | NA | |
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | NQ | $4.79 | NA | $4.76 | NA | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | NQ | $4.57 | NA | $4.42 | NA | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | NQ | $4.42 | NA | $4.22 | NA | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | NQ | $4.36 | NA | $4.11 | NA | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | $4.31 | NA | $4.05 | NA | |
| 23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | NQ | $4.29 | NA | $3.90 | NA | |
| 24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 25 micron (Grade 58s) | NQ | $2.25 | NA | $2.23 | NA | |
| 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | NQ | $1.89 | NA | $1.72 | NA | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | NQ | $1.42 | NA | $1.21 | NA | |
| 30 micron (Grade 50s) | NQ | $1.19 | NA | $1.13 | NA | |
| 32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | NQ | $1.11 | NA | $1.02 | NA | |
| Merino Clippings | NQ | $2.26 | NA | $2.38 | 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 | ||||||