Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary – Week Ending Sep. 17, 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 | $243.08 | $263.17 | -7.6% | $135.00 | 80.1% | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $259.68 | $283.59 | -8.4% | $185.74 | 39.8% | |
| Billings, MT | $277.23 | NQ | NA | $179.19 | 54.7% | |
| Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | $285.65 | NQ | NA | $216.79 | 31.8% | |
| New Holland, PA | $278.89 | $287.00 | -2.8% | $244.11 | 14.2% | |
| Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Negotiated Purchase, live | $246.74 | $250.32 | -1.4% | NQ | NA | |
| Formula Purchase, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Comprehensive-Formula & Negotiated, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Equity Electronic Auction Feeder Prices, $/cwt. | $268.25 | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | $630.35 | $629.56 | 0.1% | $362.56 | 73.9% | |
| Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $1,431.03 | $1,441.86 | -0.8% | $819.99 | 74.5% | |
| Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $2,597.18 | $2,631.83 | -1.3% | $1,534.81 | 69.2% | |
| Shoulder, square-cut | $544.48 | $552.06 | -1.4% | $336.00 | 62.0% | |
| Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $1,047.63 | $1,059.26 | -1.1% | $650.64 | 61.0% | |
| Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $1,400.59 | $1,406.69 | -0.4% | $799.09 | 75.3% | |
| Leg, trotter-off | $601.68 | $591.26 | 1.8% | $358.08 | 68.0% | |
| Leg, boneless tied | $926.23 | $925.18 | 0.1% | $485.33 | 90.8% | |
| Ground lamb | $797.94 | $789.88 | 1.0% | $580.66 | 37.4% | |
| Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,252.84 | $1,178.52 | 6.3% | $858.42 | 45.9% | |
| AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $395.82 | $374.24 | 5.8% | $317.77 | 24.6% | |
| AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $505.84 | $527.26 | -4.1% | $443.87 | 14.0% | |
| AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,246.81 | $1,161.01 | 7.4% | $743.15 | 67.8% | |
| NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $982.89 | $996.78 | -1.4% | $663.66 | 48.1% | |
| AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $343.76 | $330.61 | 4.0% | $405.74 | -15.3% | |
| AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $565.71 | $528.23 | 7.1% | $374.21 | 51.2% | |
| Premium Unshorn Pelt, Avg $/piece | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 33,000 | 24,000 | 37.5% | 35,400 | -6.8% | |
| FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 119 | 119 | 0.0% | 121 | -1.7% | |
| FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 60 | 60 | 0.0% | 61 | -1.6% | |
| FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.0 | 1.4 | 42.9% | 2.2 | -9.1% | |
| Current Week | Prior Week | Percent Change | Prior Year | Percent Change | ||
| Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, $/lb. clean | ||||||
| 17 micron (Grade >80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 25 micron (Grade 58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 27 Micron (Grade 54-56s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 29 micron (Grade 50-54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 30-34 micron (Grade 44-50s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. clean** | ||||||
| 17 micron (Grade >80s) | $8.24 | $8.37 | -1.6% | NQ | NA | |
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | $6.98 | $7.02 | -0.6% | $4.40 | 58.6% | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | $5.68 | $5.76 | -1.4% | $3.77 | 50.7% | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | $4.61 | $4.69 | -1.7% | $3.43 | 34.4% | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | $4.35 | $4.49 | -3.1% | $3.31 | 31.4% | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | $4.24 | NA | $3.21 | 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) | $2.73 | $2.84 | -3.9% | $2.22 | 23.0% | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | $1.65 | $1.72 | -4.1% | $1.70 | -2.9% | |
| 30 micron (Grade 50s) | $1.34 | $1.41 | -5.0% | $1.39 | -3.6% | |
| 32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | $1.00 | $1.07 | -6.5% | $0.87 | 14.9% | |
| Merino Clippings | $3.08 | $3.12 | -1.3% | $2.33 | 32.2% | |
**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