USDA WEEKLY NATIONAL LAMB MARKET SUMMARY
Livestock, Meat, Wool, Pelt, & International Markets
Friday, January 8, 2016
NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY
Feeder Lambs:
San Angelo:
Medium and Large 1-2:
65 lbs 226.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-192.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00188.00; 90-95 lbs 160.00-170.00.
Virginia:
no test.
Ft. Collins: 135 lbs 140.00; 143 lbs 130.00; 160-165 lbs 115.00-122.50.
So Dakota:
45-50 lbs 230.00-235.00; 50-60 lbs 201.00-220.00; 66 lbs
195.00; 70-80 lbs 171.00-204.00; 80-90 lbs 160.00-186.00;
90-105 lbs 147.00-160.00; 110-115 lbs 130.50-148.00; 120130 lbs 127.00-127.50; 134 lbs 124.00.
San Angelo: yearling hair ewes 180.00 per head.
So Dakota:
bred solid mouth 140.00-172.50 per head, few 215.00 per
head; bred aged 105.00-120.00 per head.
Missouri:
bred hair ewes 130.00-145.00 per head; ewes and lambs
67.50-87.50 per head.
Weekly Trends: Compared to last week heavy slaughter lambs were 5.00-8.00 lower; light
slaughter lambs were steady to 30.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 20.00 higher. No
comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 1501 head sold in a one day sale. Equity
Electronic Auction sold 258 slaughter lambs in Nebraska. In direct trading no comparison on
slaughter ewes and feeder lambs. 4900 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 4.008.00 lower. 8600 head of formula sales under 65 lbs had no recent comparison; 65-85 lbs were
2.00-4.00 lower; 85-95 lbs were 8.00-10.00 higher and over 95 lbs were not tested. 3,453
carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 1.74 higher; 45-55 lbs 7.54 lower; 55-65 lbs 4.40 lower and
65 lbs and up 2.47-3.14 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise
specified.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
San Angelo:
shorn and wooled 120-150 lbs 130.00-150.00, few 160.00.
VA:
wooled 80-110 lbs 149.00-212.50.
PA:
shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 190.00-212.00; 130-150 lbs
165.00-185.00; 150-200 lbs 170.00-182.00.
Ft.Collins, CO: no test.
South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-130 lbs 123.00-137.00; 130-150 lbs
123.50-132.00; 150-155 lbs 123.00-123.50.
Equity Elec:
hair lambs 125 lbs 132.25.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo:
40-60 lbs 258.00-270.00; 60-70 lbs 238.00-254.00, few
268.00-272.00; 70-80 lbs 226.00-238.00, few 250.00; 8090 lbs 208.00-216.00, few 228.00; 90 lbs 200.00.
Pennsylvania: 70-80 lbs 270.00-285.00; 80-90 lbs 250.00-252.00; 90110 lbs 207.00-225.00.
Ft. Collins:
60-70 lbs 215.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00; 90-110 lbs
185.00-205.00.
Missouri:
45-65 lbs 255.00-285.00, few 297.50-307.50.
South Dakota: 86 lbs 190.00; 90-100 lbs 177.50-179.00.
Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
4900: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 133-165 lbs 120.00156.16 (wtd avg 135.97).
TX:
8000: Feeder Lambs 120 lbs feedlot lambs 125.00.
CA:
6000: Feeder Lambs 100-110 lbs old crop 125.00.
NM:
5000: Feeder Lambs 105-115 lbs old crop 125.00.
ID:
600: Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3 45.00-50.00; Utility
1-2 35.00
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-82.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 84.00-95.00, high-yielding 98.00; Utility
1-2 (thin) 70.00-72.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
no test; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 50.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-135.00; Utility 1-2 90.00-100.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 80.00-82.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
87.50-92.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 60.00-64.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) no test.
Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test;
Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.
So Dakota:
Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 72.0086.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
73.00-86.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 62.50-75.00; Cull 1 50.0083.00.
Missouri:
Good 2-3 87.50-112.50.
Virginia:
Good 2-4 84.00-119.00.
Kalona:
Good 2-3 no test; Utility and Good 1-3 no test;
Utility 1-2 no test; Cull 1 no test.
VOL.
23 No. 01
HIGHLIGHTS
Weighted Avg Prices (Simple Avg noted *)
SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice & Prime 2-3
Shorn & Wooled (130 - 180 pounds)
Latest
Last Wk
San Angelo, TX
137.48
N/Q
168.21
Worthing-Sioux Falls,SD
125.94 132.97
145.11
Ft Collins, CO
N/Q
NATIONAL DAILY LAMB CARCASS
Last Yr
N/Q
N/Q
SLAUGHTER EWES
Negotiated sales for delivery within 14 calendar days, FOB Plant basis.
Compared to last week: Carcasses were mostly lower: Carcasses 45 lbs and
under were 1.74 higher; 45-55# were 7.54 lower; 55-65# were 4.40 lower; 65
lbs and heavier carcasses were 2.47 to 3.14 lower.
DAILY CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4
Weight
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
*Price
*Price
*Price
*Price
*Price
*Price
* SAT-FRI
Weight
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
Head
not
not
not
not
not
not
Head
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
reported
CHOICE AND PRIME,
YG
due
due
due
due
due
due
to
to
to
to
to
to
1-4
Head
104
118
498
990
882
861
Last Wk
Last Yr
San Angelo, TX
74.25
576
Wt Avg
confidentiality*
confidentiality*
confidentiality*
confidentiality*
confidentiality*
confidentiality*
Head
Good 2-3 & Good 3-4
Latest
N/Q
97.12
St. Onge, Newell, SD
73.49
N/Q
N/Q
Ft. Collins, CO
* 90.00
N/Q
70.00*
Billings, MT
3,453
N/Q
Wt Avg
485.85
398.97
345.22
312.19
299.96
286.89
N/Q
N/Q
FEEDER LAMBS
Medium-Large 1-2 (90-110 pounds)
Latest
Last Wk
Last Yr
San Angelo, TX
*For more information, please visit
www.ams.usda.gov/ConfidentialityGuidelines*
168.28
N/Q
175.60
St. Onge, Newell, SD
H
USDA NATIONAL LAMB ESTIMATED GRADING PERCENT
Week Ending 12/26/2015: Actual FIS Sheep Slaughter 34,375 head. 32,142 Lambs,
93.5% of total sheep slaughtered. 19,550 graded, 60.82% of total lambs
slaughtered.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------GRADE BREAKDOWN
Yield Grade
(May include hindsaddles)
Quality
1
2
3
4
5
Total
Prime
0.09%
0.71%
2.44%
1.81%
0.80%
5.85%
Choice
3.83% 24.59% 40.18% 19.40%
6.15%
94.15%
Total %
3.92%
25.29%
42.62%
21.21%
6.95%
148.14
N/Q
N/Q
Ft. Collins, CO
N/Q
N/Q
165.00
CARCASS LAMB
FOB PLANT *SAT-FRI*
WT AVGS
Last Week
45#-Dn
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85#-Up
45#-Dn
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85#-Up
484.11
406.51
349.62
315.33
302.43
290.03
Last Year
438.63
391.41
358.40
341.10
329.99
320.36
Latest
485.85
398.97
345.22
312.19
299.96
286.89
NATIONAL BOXED LAMB CUTS
FOB Plant basis negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 day period, fresh and frozen
carlot volume, including sales since last report, U.S. dollars per 100 pounds.
Current Volume
Fresh Cuts
994,524 pounds
Frozen Cuts
105,876 pounds
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades.*
FRESH CHOICE & PRIME CUTS
# Of
Total Weighted Change from
IMPS Sub-Primal
Trades
Pound
Average
Prior Days
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------203 Bracelet
3
1,055
$405.45
0.00
204 Rack, 8-Rib, light
6
888
$763.44
(2.97)
204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium
100 17,040
$727.17
(2.13)
204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy
5
362
$833.78
204A Rack, chined
30
6,657
$867.72
(11.17)
204B Rack, roast-ready
16
2,525
$967.98
6.10
204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched
132 22,570 $1,344.53
36.57
204D Rack, roast-ready, special
5
474 $1,677.48
(35.62)
206 Shoulders
102 62,465
$284.84
5.63
207 Shoulders, square-cut
232 109,870
$295.98
2.48
208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls
35 10,258
$556.92
(8.01)
209 Breast
156 47,627
$213.65
0.22
Breast, bulk
8 13,574
$140.88
0.00
209A Ribs, Breast bones off
15
1,311
$536.99
18.35
210 Foreshank
180 23,824
$388.21
3.83
230 Hindsaddle
3
457
$458.03
231 Loins
20
1,954
$445.49
13.15
232 Loins, trimmed 4x4
83 16,585
$528.97
0.90
232 Loins, trimmed 2x2
35
3,747
$658.85
(11.19)
232 Loins, trimmed 1x1
91 15,270
$736.94
7.38
232 Loins, trimmed 0x0
27
3,741
$841.64
(3.11)
232C Loin, boneless, tied
10
592 $1,637.51
83.46
232E Flank, untrimmed
34 44,211
$72.79
0.27
233 Legs
88 18,114
$349.75
2.21
233A Leg, trotter-off
163 40,322
$356.17
1.74
233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl
29
5,632
$483.15
4.60
233E Leg, steamship
11
1,335
$454.72
0.63
233F Hindshank
105 21,730
$390.86
11.45
234 Leg, Boneless, Tied
121 35,893
$521.93
1.53
234A Leg, shank off, bnls
33
5,923
$597.00
(15.96)
234E Leg, inside, boneless
66 11,161
$724.38
1.24
234G Sirloin, boneless
14
891
$692.83
3.33
235 Back
4
516
$548.50
0.91
236 Back, trimmed
8
100
$747.05
1.96
238 Trimmings
23
1,572
$483.44
(28.33)
239 Special trimmings
12
680
$523.00
(15.08)
246 Tenderloin
3
26 $1,386.15
295 Lamb for stewing
48
6,436
$602.80
(1.76)
296 Ground lamb
82 17,017
$548.45
(0.48)
Necks
35 13,562
$144.62
8.02
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------FROZEN CHOICE & PRIME CUTS
# Of
Total Weighted Change from
IMPS Sub-Primal
Trades
Pound
Average
Prior Days
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium
3
5,157
$488.53
208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls
3
699
$515.75
209 Breast
20 10,364
$185.25
11.16
210 Foreshank
40
4,200
$416.78
1.34
232 Loins, trimmed 1x1
4
8,931
$494.64
232E Flank, untrimmed
7
6,284
$103.18
5.44
233A Leg, trotter-off
4
5,574
$307.39
234 Leg, Boneless, Tied
6
906
$581.50
21.98
234E Leg, inside, boneless
12
815
$858.67
5.08
239 Special trimmings
4
1,480
$411.15
12.17
295 Lamb for stewing
24
4,340
$657.92
(5.82)
296 Ground lamb
50 10,169
$569.54
9.23
Necks
15
4,060
$151.77
5.10
ACTUAL SLAUGHTER
UNDER FEDERAL
INSPECTION
NATIONAL WEEKLY COMPREHENSIVE LAMB CARCASS
H
Combined Negotiated, Formula and Forward Contract sales for
delivery within 14 calendar days, FOB Plant basis.
For W/E 12/26/2015
*Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades.*
CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4
Weight
Head
45-DN
142
45-55#
152
55-65#
755
65-75#
1,689
75-85#
1,422
85-UP
1,281
Head
CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 5
Weight
Head
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
Head
CERTIFIED FRESH AMERICAN LAMB
Weight
Head
Head
UNGRADED
Weight
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
Head
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
5,441
Wt Avg
451.90
390.03
343.94
313.52
300.94
288.27
Total
236
Wt Avg
Lambs & Yearlings 93.5%
Mature Sheep
6.5%
RED MEAT PRODUCTION
(Estimated, except *Actual*)
Production Mil.Lbs.
09-Jan-2016
02-Jan-2016
Change
*10-Jan-2015*
Change
2016 YTD:
*2015 YTD:*
Change
26-Dec-2015
Wt Avg
Head
69
66
81
64
17
17
314
Wt Avg
366.25
365.98
327.25
320.03
259.00
259.00
*For more information, please visit www.ams.usda.gov/ConfidentialityGuidelines*
USDA ESTIMATED NATIONAL LAMB CARCASS CUTOUT
Based on 5-Day Rolling weighted average FOB plant prices collected
under Mandatory Price Reporting and industry yields.
CUTS
FOB PRICE
CHANGE
%CARCASS
LBS
FORESADDLE
204
RACK, 8-RIB MEDIUM
727.17
-2.13
11.00%
7.15
209
BREAST **
195.38
4.14
8.32%
5.41
207
SHOULDERS, SQ-CUT
295.98
2.48
23.65%
15.37
210
FORESHANK
388.21
3.83
3.97%
2.58
NECK **
146.27
7.68
2.22%
1.44
HINDSADDLE
232
LOINS, TRIMMED 4X4
528.97
0.90
11.04%
7.18
232E FLANK UNTRIMMED **
76.57
1.64
3.61%
2.35
233A LEG, TROTTER OFF
356.17
1.74
31.93%
20.75
----------------------------------------------------------------------------GROSS CARCASS VALUE:
359.79
1.73
95.74%
62.23
FORESADDLE VALUE
HINDSADDLE VALUE
9,990
9,739
8,707
5,856
83
-----34,375
376.13
375.45
2.07
1.53
49.16%
46.58%
31.95
30.28
Carcass value less process/packaging per cwt cost of
$33.75
NET CARCASS VALUE
326.04
1.73
* Shrink and trim of 2.77 lb's not reflected in cutout value
* Based on Actual Federally Inspected Slaughter Carcass Weight
of 65.00 lbs. for W/E
12/26/2015 , -3.00lbs lighter than last week.
**Includes Fresh and Frozen Product
2.5
2.2
13.6%
2.5
0.0%
2.5
3.0
-17.0%
2.2
Average Live
Weights
09-Jan-2016
02-Jan-2016
*10-Jan-2015*
26-Dec-2015
134
136
141
131
Dressed
09-Jan-2016
02-Jan-2016
*10-Jan-2015*
26-Dec-2015
67
68
71
65
Slaughter
09-Jan-2016
02-Jan-2016
Change
*10-Jan-2015*
Change
2016 YTD:
*2015 YTD:
Change
38,000
32,000
18.8%
35,000
8.6%
31,000
43,000
-27.5%
LAMB AND MUTTON IMPORTS
US FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER BY REGION
S
F
R
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r
o
1
----1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
U
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t
e
e
a
d
g
n
e
i
a
a
n
/
-
Week
--------:
:-------:
Tot
:
2/
---------------rd
l
s
1
0
----------------.S.
2/
:
3
-----------------
(D)
1/
2/
0
4
2
1
5
0
0
5
4
0
4
-
Ending
12/26/2015
-----------------------Sheep
-----------------------al
Mature
Lambs &
Sheep
Yearlings
-----------------------1,000 head
.6
0.6
.3
0.5
3.8
.0
0.1
1.8
.3
0.2
1.2
.9
0.8
5.1
.6
0.1
0.5
.2
0.2
.0
0.3
14.7
.1
0.2
3.9
.5
0.5
-----------------------.4
2.2
32.1
------------------------
For Reporting Period:
Boneless
Trimmings
Lamb
Australia
Canada
Chile
Iceland
New Zealand
Total
Mutton
Australia
New Zealand
Total
Fresh Cuts
Frozen Cuts
%Change
-9.3%
-9.8%
-6.7%
0.1%
EXPORTS
01/07/16
CURRENT
WEEK-T-D
CURRENT
Y-T-D
PREVIOUS
Y-T-D
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
H
US TO MEXICO WEEKLY LIVESTOCK EXPORT SUMMARY
THU 01/06/2016
Slaughter
Lambs
Ewes
Breeding Males
Breeding Females
Total
Current
Week
01/02/2016
Previous
Week
12/26/2015
0
0
0
0
0
0
332
0
0
332
Primals &
Subprimals
Weekly
Total
Year-toDate Total
19
51
993
130
1,194
20
18
69
194
1,877
110
240
322
1,515
1,194
0
0
0
322
1,515
25
343
16
358
12
64
12
64
444
16
460
444
16
460
25
WEEKLY VOLUME
Texas to Mexico Daily Livestock Exports
Slaughter
Lambs
Ewes
Breeding Males
Breeding Females
Total Sheep
Edible
Offals
AUS = Australian
NZ = New Zealand
Negotiated Sales 0-21 days:
*** Current Report Unavailable ***
Week Ago
Year Ago
YTD
YTD
12/12/15
12/20/14
2015
2014
42,645
49,157 2,398,656 2,644,315
3,863
3,860
179,379
198,781
4,726
6,020
158,387
169,799
431,113
428,645 19,387,750 19,364,679
FRI, 01/08/2016
Cuts
Week 01
FOB cold storage; negotiated sales for delivery within 0-21 days and for
delivery 22/Up days; fresh and frozen carlot volume; U.S. dollars per 100
pounds.
*Items with no entries indicate non- reportable trades*
CANADIAN FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER
Cattle:
Calves:
Sheep:
Hogs:
Carcasses
Metric Tons
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS AND LAMB CUTS - IMPORTED
Represents zero.
Withheld to avoid disclosing individual operations.
States included in regions are as follows
1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA & RI;
2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC & TN;
5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO & NE;
8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- AK, ID, OR & WA.
Totals may not add due to rounding. A region may not be published due to
confidentiality, but is included in totals.
Current
12/19/15
0
0
0
0
12/27/15 to 01/02/16
Current
Y-T-D
Previous
Y-T-D*
PERCENT
CHANGE
0
7,833
0
0
7,833
0
24,545
0
0
24,545
-68.09%
=
=
1,050,164 Pounds
1,280,674 Pounds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEGOTIATED SALES, FRESH
# of
Total
Weighted
Sub-Primal
Trades
Pounds
Price Range
Average
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------AUS
AUS
AUS
AUS
AUS
AUS
AUS
AUS
Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz
Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz
Rack, FR, Cap-off, 28 oz/up
Shoulder, Square-cut
Foreshank, VP
Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1
Shortloin, 1-Rib, 0x0
Leg, semi bnls
25
33
36
28
14
20
19
13
13,159
12,863
53,940
182,051
9,718
111,639
128,914
20,517
648.00
740.00
887.00
163.00
239.00
361.00
407.00
337.00
997.00
1,024.00
1,057.00
282.00
387.00
577.00
589.00
423.00
860.26
929.72
934.92
215.08
351.55
429.54
538.38
388.51
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEGOTIATED SALES, FROZEN
# of
Total
Weighted
Sub-Primal
Trades
Pounds
Price Range
Average
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 28 oz/up
AUS Shoulder, Square-cut
AUS Shoulder, Square-cut, bnls
AUS Foreshank, LP
AUS Leg, Long
AUS Hindshank, LP
AUS Hindshank, VP
AUS Leg, bnls
NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12 oz/dn
NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12-16 oz
NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 16-20 oz
NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20 oz/up
26
43
15
50
18
43
64
9
16
43
6
106
87
17
33,754
89,943
16,367
62,731
51,238
41,499
138,741
6,651
82,307
67,523
1,533
49,526
47,998
12,205
644.00
643.00
640.00
174.00
259.00
193.00
247.00
290.00
190.00
336.00
681.00
640.00
679.00
617.00
985.00
985.00
1,093.00
309.00
320.00
360.00
383.00
319.00
351.00
400.00
822.00
905.00
865.00
865.00
699.20
679.05
742.47
213.16
270.18
215.05
334.83
305.20
206.46
350.43
768.58
751.23
756.57
676.22
Regional Weekly Summaries
NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW
MOUNTAIN AREAS AND WESTERN UNITED STATES DIRECT SHEEP
Receipts: 11,600
Last Week: 0
Last Year: 0
Compared to last week: There have been no recent trades to compare over the last several weeks.
This week there 11,600 head of confirmed trades. The feeder lambs are all old crop pasture lambs
that were traded and retained in their current locations on pasture. There are growing concerns that
weights will continue to rise as a lot of lambs will reach their market ready weight in the feedlots
and harvest facilities will struggle to run enough lambs through. The lack of demand and a strong
U.S. dollar are currently major concerns, as orders remained slow during some of the peak times for
lamb orders and packers continue to decrease bids.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIRECT SHEEP
No recent comparison. The lambs are all feedlot lambs traded and retained in their current feedlot
locations. TX: 8000: Medium and Large 1-2 120 lbs old crop 125.00. Slaughter Lambs: TX: None.
Slaughter Ewes: TX: None. Replacement Ewes: TX: None.
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was at a standstill this week. There were
no confirmed trades. Some spring shearing is starting to take place, and most of
the wool will be marketed later in the spring. Currently there is resistance due
to the strong U.S. dollar, though prices remained relatively steady over the fall
and winter months. Domestic clean wool and confirmed trades are reported on a
weighted average basis. Prices reflect trades FOB warehouse in original bag or
square pack, bellies out, some graded, and 76 mm or longer. No allowance made for
coring, freight or handling fees at the warehouse level to reflect net grower
prices (*) indicates new prices this week. (NA) represents microns not normally
available in this region. Wools shorter than 75 mm typically discounted .10-.20
clean. Classed and skirted wools usually trade at a .10-.20 premium to original bag
prices.
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB REPORT
Receipts:
This Period
Week to Date
Last Week Total
Last Year Total
Negotiated
4,894
4,894
3,116
4,860
Formula
8,079
8,079
6,381
9,012
Comments: Compared to last week, negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were mostly 4.00 to
8.00 lower on comparable sales. Formula sales of slaughter lambs under 65 lbs no recent
price comparison; 65-85 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower; 85-95 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher;
over 95 lbs No test.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES Slaughter Lambs: Live Basis - Choice and Prime
Head
Weight
Wtd Avg
Wtd Avg
Count
Range
Weight
Dr Pct
4894
under 170 lbs
148.10
51.00
over 170 lbs
Price
Range
120.00-156.16
-
Wtd Avg
Price
135.97
FORMULA PURCHASES Slaughter Lambs: Carcass Basis - Choice and Prime
Head
Weight
Wtd Avg
Wtd Avg
Count
Range
Weight
Dr Pct
122
under 55 lbs
40.20
45.80
436
55-65 lbs
61.40
47.30
2061
65-75 lbs
70.30
49.70
3974
75-85 lbs
80.60
50.80
1486
85-95 lbs
87.80
51.50
over 95 lbs
Price
Range
300.00-340.00
280.00-300.00
279.94-304.88
273.50-300.18
281.50-295.46
-
Wtd Avg
Price
329.43
284.04
293.41
289.73
291.28
Micron
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30-34
US
Grades
80s
70-80s
64-70s
64s
62s
60-62s
60s
58s
56-58s
54-56s
54s
50-54s
44-50s
Fleece
States
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Territory
States
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Texas and
New Mexico
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
NA
NA
NA
Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was at a standstill this week.
were no confirmed trades. All trades reported on a weighted average.
Domestic wool tags are delivered to buyer and reported on a greasy basis:
Number 1 tags
Number 2 tags
Number 3 tags
.60-.70
.50-.60
.40-.50
NATIONAL WEEKLY SLAUGHTER SHEEP REVIEW
*** Australia will be starting a three week winter recess next week.
Formula Prices established for previously slaughtered lambs.(carcass basis)
Domestic
Weighted Average Weight:
77.7 lbs
Weighted Average Net Price: 291.25
Wtd Average Dressing Percent: 50.4
The next available data from Australia will be January 15, 2016. ***.
WEEKLY LAMB PELTS PRICE REPORT - FOB Major Production Points
Per Piece Price
Pelt activity this week compared to last report:
being steady to 0.25 higher.
Pelt prices were mostly steady, with Unshorns
PELT TYPES: PACKER, SEED FREE, MOSTLY GOOD DENSITY WOOL
SHORN
Price Range
UNSHORN
Price Range
---------------------------------------------------------SHORN PELTS
|
UNSHORN PELTS (Wools)
(Previously Shorn)
|
(Never Shorn)
(suitable to tan, wool on)
|
Fall Clips:
2.75-5.00
|
No. 1:
0.50-1.50
|
Pullers: (2.25)-(1.25)
No. 2:
(0.50)-0.00
| (suitable to tan, wool on)
|
Springers: 6.00-11.00
No. 3 & 4:
(2.00)-(1.50) |
Mostly: 7.50-10.00
Imperial's
5.00-7.00
|
Pickling skins(2.25)-(1.25) |
---------------------------------------------------------Livestock Mandatory Reporting on Negotiated, Formula and Contract trades Monday January 04, 2016
through Friday January 08, 2016 showed 13,545 pelts consisting of 75.2% wooled, 10.7% Fall Shorn
No. 1, and 14.1% No. 2-4.
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Weekly Choice & Prime 55-65# Carcass
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365
345
330
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