Sheep, Lamb & Wool Market Summary – Week Ending June 11, 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 | $255.00 | $235.00 | 8.5% | NQ | NA | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $291.73 | $244.28 | 19.4% | NQ | NA | |
| Billings, MT | $281.92 | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Light Weight Slaughter Lamb Prices, Choice and Prime 1-3, 60-90 lbs, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | $259.31 | $239.50 | 8.3% | $176.23 | 47.1% | |
| New Holland, PA | $280.25 | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Slaughter Lamb Prices, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Negotiated Purchase, live | $231.60 | $219.10 | 5.7% | NQ | NA | |
| Formula Purchase, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | $86.20 | NA | |
| Comprehensive-Formula & Negotiated, carcass basis | NQ | NQ | NA | $83.65 | NA | |
| Equity Electronic Auction Feeder Prices, $/cwt. | NQ | $263.75 | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Net Lamb Carcass Cutout Value, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | $500.78 | $503.91 | -0.6% | $355.65 | 40.8% | |
| Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| Rack, 8-Rib, medium | $1,173.54 | $1,178.47 | -0.4% | $835.47 | 40.5% | |
| Rack, roast-ready, frenched | $2,082.14 | $2,055.25 | 1.3% | $1,619.34 | 28.6% | |
| Shoulder, square-cut | $434.76 | $428.94 | 1.4% | $322.73 | 34.7% | |
| Trimmed Loins 4×4 | $841.68 | $831.34 | 1.2% | $536.20 | 57.0% | |
| Trimmed Loins 1×1 | $1,172.12 | $1,243.68 | -5.8% | $675.56 | 73.5% | |
| Leg, trotter-off | $524.92 | $524.75 | 0.0% | $377.14 | 39.2% | |
| Leg, boneless tied | $731.65 | $765.20 | -4.4% | $540.05 | 35.5% | |
| Ground lamb | $762.27 | $723.40 | 5.4% | $500.77 | 52.2% | |
| Imported Boxed Lamb Cuts, Wtd Avg, $/cwt. | ||||||
| AUS Rack (fresh, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,031.99 | $1,116.25 | -7.5% | $1,085.24 | -4.9% | |
| AUS Shoulder (fresh, square-cut) | $360.42 | $406.83 | -11.4% | $316.09 | 14.0% | |
| AUS Leg (fresh, semi boneless) | $420.05 | $497.54 | -15.6% | $318.44 | 31.9% | |
| AUS Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 28 oz/up) | $1,297.43 | NQ | NA | $727.08 | 78.4% | |
| NZ Rack (frozen, frenched, cap-off, 20 oz/up) | $850.86 | $861.12 | -1.2% | $964.16 | -11.8% | |
| AUS Shoulder (frozen, square-cut) | $331.12 | NQ | NA | $278.57 | 18.9% | |
| AUS Leg (frozen, boneless) | $503.92 | $435.89 | 15.6% | $413.39 | 21.9% | |
| Premium Unshorn Pelt, Avg $/piece | NQ | NQ | NA | -$1.88 | NA | |
| Federally Inspected (FI) Sheep & Lamb Slaughter, head | 33,000 | 31,000 | 6.5% | 38,100 | -13.4% | |
| FI Average Live Weight, lbs | 126 | 126 | 0.0% | 134 | -6.0% | |
| FI Average Dressed Weight, lbs | 63 | 63 | 0.0% | 67 | -6.0% | |
| FI Lamb & Mutton Production, million lbs | 2.1 | 2.0 | 5.0% | 2.6 | -19.2% | |
| Domestic Wool, Delivered FOB, $/lb. clean | ||||||
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 23 micron (Grade 60-62s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 24 micron (Grade 60s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 25 micron (Grade 58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 26 micron (Grade 56-58s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 27 Micron (Grade 54-56s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 29 micron (Grade 50-54s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| 30-34 micron (Grade 44-50s) | NQ | NQ | NA | NQ | NA | |
| Australian Wool, Delivered FOB, US$/lb. clean** | ||||||
| 18 micron (Grade 80s) | $7.45 | $7.17 | 3.9% | $4.81 | 54.9% | |
| 19 micron (Grade 70-80s) | $6.23 | $6.03 | 3.3% | $4.45 | 40.0% | |
| 20 micron (Grade 64-70s) | $5.14 | $4.89 | 5.1% | $4.19 | 22.7% | |
| 21 micron (Grade 64s) | $4.73 | $4.57 | 3.5% | $4.12 | 14.8% | |
| 22 micron (Grade 62s) | $4.53 | $4.47 | 1.3% | 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) | $2.75 | $2.70 | 1.9% | $2.75 | 0.0% | |
| 28 micron (Grade 54s) | $1.86 | $1.77 | 5.1% | $2.10 | -11.4% | |
| 30 micron (Grade 50s) | $1.55 | $1.43 | 8.4% | $1.75 | -11.4% | |
| 32 micron (Grade 46-48s) | $0.99 | $0.90 | 10.0% | $1.16 | -14.7% | |
| Merino Clippings | $3.46 | $3.36 | 3.0% | $2.94 | 17.7% | |
**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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