Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary – Week Ending April 9, 2021
The market summary is sourced from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reports and compiled by ASI.
| Current Week | Prior Week | Percent Change | Prior Year | Percent Change | ||
| Commercial Feeder Prices, Medium and Large 1-2, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Ft Collins, CO | $245.00 | NQ | NA | $174.08 | 40.7% | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | NQ | NQ | NA | $140.00 | NA | |
| Billings, MT | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Light Weight Slaughter Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | $300.74 | $265.86 | 13.1% | NQ | NA | |
| New Holland, PA | $323.60 | $304.48 | 6.3% | NQ | NA | |
| Slaughter Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Negotiated Purchase, live | $182.21 | $181.47 | 0.4% | NQ | NA | |
| Formula Purchase, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Comprehensive-Formula & Negotiated, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | $82.48 | NA | |
| Equity Electronic Auction Feeder Prices, $/cwt. | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | $422.86 | $421.11 | 0.4% | $378.62 | 11.7% | |
| Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $961.97 | $1,001.07 | -3.9% | $904.70 | 6.3% | |
| Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $1,774.65 | $1,805.21 | -1.7% | $1,843.31 | -3.7% | |
| Shoulder, square-cut | $360.43 | $360.79 | -0.1% | $340.74 | 5.8% | |
| Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $709.89 | $702.68 | 1.0% | $535.05 | 32.7% | |
| Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $960.48 | $955.10 | 0.6% | $637.76 | 50.6% | |
| Leg, trotter-off | $453.16 | $438.93 | 3.2% | $389.94 | 16.2% | |
| Leg, boneless tied | $660.77 | $648.20 | 1.9% | $563.77 | 17.2% | |
| Ground lamb | $661.34 | $640.89 | 3.2% | $566.78 | 16.7% | |
| Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $871.46 | $967.36 | -9.9% | $980.87 | -11.2% | |
| AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $371.46 | $367.22 | 1.2% | $323.87 | 14.7% | |
| AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $419.09 | $473.93 | -11.6% | $388.57 | 7.9% | |
| AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $651.47 | $1,053.38 | -38.2% | NQ | NA | |
| NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $794.42 | $760.84 | 4.4% | $1,065.10 | -25.4% | |
| AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $310.58 | $305.25 | 1.7% | $0.00 | NA | |
| AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $465.64 | $0.00 | NA | $401.81 | 15.9% | |
| Premium Unshorn Pelt, Avg $/piece | NQ | NQ | NA | -$1.88 | NA | |
| Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 35,000 | 36,000 | -2.8% | 31,149 | 12.4% | |
| FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 136 | 137 | -0.7% | 130 | 4.6% | |
| FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 69 | 69 | 0.0% | 65 | 6.2% | |
| FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.4 | 2.5 | -4.0% | 2.0 | 20.0% | |
| Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, $/lb. clean | ||||||
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 25 micron (Grade 58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 27 Micron (Grade 54-56s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 29 micron (Grade 50-54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | $4.57 | NA | |
| 30-34 micron (Grade 44-50s) | NQ | NQ | NA | $4.37 | NA | |
| Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, 75% to 85% of Australian imported wool, $/lb. clean | ||||||
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | NQ | $6.46 | NA | $4.29 | NA | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | NQ | $5.62 | NA | $4.29 | NA | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | NQ | $4.86 | NA | $4.28 | NA | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | NQ | $4.56 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | $4.48 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | $2.69 | NA | |
| 25 micron (Grade 58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | $2.12 | NA | |
| 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | NQ | $2.93 | NA | $1.62 | NA | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | NQ | $1.97 | NA | $0.98 | NA | |
| 30 micron (Grade 50s) | NQ | $1.61 | NA | $2.64 | NA | |
| 32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | NQ | $1.13 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Merino Clippings | NQ | $3.21 | NA | NQ | NA | |
NQ = No Quote, NA = Not Applicable
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