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Weekly Market Summary ~ Week Ending May 16, 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 $280.00 $275.00 1.8% $218.36 28.2%
Newell, SD NQ $255.00 NA NQ NA
Sioux Falls, SD $320.82 $309.28 3.7% $289.66 10.8%
Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 40-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
New Holland, PA $337.96 $313.81 7.7% $271.81 24.3%
Columbia, TN $267.15 NQ NA NQ NA
San Angelo, TX $287.12 $298.13 -3.7% $251.74 14.1%
Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Negotiated Purchase, live $163.92 $170.03 -3.6% $215.85 -24.1%
Equity Electronic Auction Prices, $/cwt. 
Feeder Lambs $210.13 $244.74 -14.1% $226.00 -7.0%
Slaughter Lambs NQ NQ NA NQ NA
Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt * $454.69 $457.78 -0.7% $471.87 -3.6%
Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
Rack, 8-Rib, medium $1,039.62 $1,022.62 1.7% $1,097.67 -5.3%
Rack, roast-ready, frenched $2,283.07 $2,204.64 3.6% $2,144.44 6.5%
Shoulder, square-cut $402.80 $403.88 -0.3% $406.33 -0.9%
Trimmed Loins 4×4 $696.61 $693.40 0.5% $709.73 -1.8%
Trimmed Loins 1×1 $930.44 $933.49 -0.3% $912.33 2.0%
Leg, trotter-off $464.84 $500.11 -7.1% $529.51 -12.2%
Leg, boneless tied $703.50 $700.35 0.4% $746.49 -5.8%
Ground lamb $609.29 $606.53 0.5% $650.84 -6.4%
National Lamb Comprehensive Carcass Value, $/cwt $421.87 $411.32 2.6% $441.13 -4.4%
Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt.
AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,330.17 $1,380.18 -3.6% $1,235.44 7.7%
AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) $379.39 $359.15 5.6% $327.07 16.0%
AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) $485.42 $459.21 5.7% $421.08 15.3%
AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) $1,355.58 $1,374.17 -1.4% $1,258.50 7.7%
NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) $1,246.03 $1,263.15 -1.4% $1,222.96 1.9%
AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) $296.68 $271.48 9.3% $175.40 69.1%
AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) $447.67 $421.06 6.3% $459.55 -2.6%
Direct to Consumer/Grass Fed Lamb Report (Monthly) https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmngflambgoat.pdf
Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head 36000 35000 2.9% 36323 -0.9%
FI Average Live Weight, lbs 124 123 0.8% 120 3.3%
FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs 63 62 1.6% 64 -1.6%
FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs 2.2 2.2 0.0% 2.3 -4.3%
Current Week Prior Week Percent Change Prior Year Percent Change
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. CLEAN
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) NQ $3.37 NA NQ NA
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) NQ $3.28 NA $3.20 NA
21 micron (Grade 64s) $3.01 $3.08 -2.3% $3.07 -2.0%
22 micron (Grade 62s) NQ $2.90 NA $2.84 NA
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) NQ $2.67 NA NQ NA
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ $2.30 NA $1.62 NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) NQ NQ NA $1.28 NA
Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, National Wtd Avg, $/lb. GREASY
21 micron (Grade 64s) NQ $1.23 NA NQ NA
22 micron (Grade 62s) $1.20 $1.01 18.8% $1.23 -2.4%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $0.82 $0.91 -9.9% $1.12 -26.8%
24 micron (Grade 60s) $0.62 $0.73 -15.1% $0.69 -10.1%
Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. CLEAN **
17 micron (Grade >80s) $5.00 $4.99 0.2% $5.24 -4.6%
18 micron (Grade 80s) $4.75 $4.75 0.0% $4.69 1.3%
19 micron (Grade 70-80s) $4.57 $4.58 -0.2% $4.37 4.6%
20 micron (Grade 64-70s) $4.38 $4.40 -0.5% $4.21 4.0%
21 micron (Grade 64s) $4.29 $4.32 -0.7% $4.09 4.9%
22 micron (Grade 62s) $4.24 $4.29 -1.2% $4.08 3.9%
23 micron (Grade 60-62s) $4.15 NQ NA $3.97 4.5%
24 micron (Grade 60s) NQ NQ NA NQ NA
25 micron (Grade 58s) $2.30 $2.23 3.1% $2.26 1.8%
26 micron (Grade 56-58s) $1.91 $1.88 1.6% $1.67 14.4%
28 micron (Grade 54s) $1.43 $1.40 2.1% $1.22 17.2%
30 micron (Grade 50s) $1.22 $1.23 -0.8% $1.14 7.0%
32 micron (Grade 46-48s) $1.14 $1.12 1.8% $1.00 14.0%
Merino Clippings $2.19 $2.24 -2.2% $2.31 -5.2%
* 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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