Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary – Week Ending November 26, 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 | $296.62 | $246.75 | 20.2% | NQ | NA | |
| Newell, SD | NQ | $291.17 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | NQ | $307.55 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Billings, MT | NQ | $268.76 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | NQ | $324.93 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| New Holland, PA | $309.87 | $341.67 | -9.3% | $262.70 | 18.0% | |
| Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Negotiated Purchase, live | $233.56 | $232.50 | 0.5% | $167.29 | 39.6% | |
| Formula Purchase, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Comprehensive-Formula & Negotiated, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Equity Electronic Auction Slaughter Prices, $/cwt. | NQ | $220.25 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | $617.85 | $609.56 | 1.4% | $402.05 | 53.7% | |
| Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $1,420.26 | $1,399.71 | 1.5% | $881.87 | 61.1% | |
| Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $2,615.83 | $2,643.85 | -1.1% | $1,637.93 | 59.7% | |
| Shoulder, square-cut | $497.47 | $496.15 | 0.3% | $367.55 | 35.3% | |
| Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $1,058.49 | $1,001.77 | 5.7% | $702.01 | 50.8% | |
| Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $1,389.98 | $1,383.23 | 0.5% | $865.68 | 60.6% | |
| Leg, trotter-off | $615.12 | $603.01 | 2.0% | $403.58 | 52.4% | |
| Leg, boneless tied | $896.24 | $914.82 | -2.0% | $579.00 | 54.8% | |
| Ground lamb | $795.33 | $783.23 | 1.5% | $591.16 | 34.5% | |
| Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,238.84 | $1,286.36 | -3.7% | $873.57 | 41.8% | |
| AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $406.79 | $392.84 | 3.6% | $324.26 | 25.5% | |
| AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $529.00 | $474.86 | 11.4% | $415.67 | 27.3% | |
| AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,288.80 | $1,265.68 | 1.8% | NQ | NA | |
| NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $1,163.16 | $1,157.42 | 0.5% | NQ | NA | |
| AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $350.42 | $345.56 | 1.4% | NQ | NA | |
| AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $551.31 | $534.86 | 3.1% | NQ | NA | |
| Premium Unshorn Pelt, Avg $/piece | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 31,620 | 42,420 | -25.5% | 28,800 | 9.8% | |
| FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 126 | 126 | 0.0% | 121 | 4.1% | |
| FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 64 | 63 | 1.6% | 61 | 4.9% | |
| FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.0 | 2.6 | -23.1% | 1.8 | 11.1% | |
| 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) | $7.95 | $7.90 | 0.6% | NQ | NA | |
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | $6.70 | $6.67 | 0.4% | $5.38 | 24.5% | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | $5.58 | $5.52 | 1.1% | $4.75 | 17.5% | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | $4.62 | $4.62 | 0.0% | $4.26 | 8.5% | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | $4.43 | $4.43 | 0.0% | $4.06 | 9.1% | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | $4.40 | $4.35 | 1.1% | $3.95 | 11.4% | |
| 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) | $2.57 | $2.54 | 1.2% | $2.74 | -6.2% | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | $1.49 | $1.50 | -0.7% | $1.78 | -16.3% | |
| 30 micron (Grade 50s) | $1.26 | $1.27 | -0.8% | $1.40 | -10.0% | |
| 32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | NQ | $0.94 | NA | $1.04 | NA | |
| Merino Clippings | $3.06 | $3.05 | 0.3% | $2.62 | 16.8% | |
**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