USDA WEEKLY NATIONAL LAMB MARKET SUMMARY
Livestock, Meat, Wool, Pelt, & International Markets
Friday, January 28, 2011
NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY
Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs very uneven,
steady to 5.00 lower at New Holland, PA and firm to 6.00 higher at San
Angelo, TX; slaughter ewes steady to 4.00 lower, except at New Holland 5.0010.00 higher; feeder lambs sharply higher. At San Angelo, TX 3463 head sold
this week. Equity Electronic Auction sold 310 slaughter lambs in North
Dakota and 90 slaughter ewes in Nebraska
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs:
San Angelo:
shorn and wooled 105-155 lbs 169.00-180.00, few
182.00-185.00.
Eastern Area
(VA and PA): wooled 90-110 lbs 164.00-198.00; 110-130 lbs 152.00193.00 in VA and in PA shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs
208.00-222.00; 110-130 lbs 190.00-204.00; 130-150 lbs
173.00-187.00; 150-200 lbs 174.00-180.00.
Ft. Collins, CO:wooled 95-140 lbs 157.50-167.50.
Kalona, IA:
wooled 100-125 lbs 166.00-180.50; 150-165 lbs 163.00165.50
South Dakota: shorn 125-155 lbs 163.00-167.00; wooled 135-165 lbs
163.50-166.00.
Missouri:
100-170 lbs 132.50-195.00.
Equity Elec:
shorn 140 lbs 164.00.
Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1:
San Angelo:
40-60 lbs 200.00-212.00, set 216.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00206.00; 70-80 lbs 182.00-200.00; 80-85 lbs 190.00196.00; 90-100 lbs 174.00-182.00.
Pennsylvania: 50-60 lbs 230.00-242.00; 60-80 lbs 222.00-242.00; 8090 lbs 214.00-228.00.
Kalona, IA:
70-80 lbs 200.00-205.00; 85-90 lbs 175.50-182.50.
Ft. Collins:
85 lbs 140.00.
Missouri:
30-40 lbs 175.00-215.00; 40-50 lbs 160.00-232.00; 5080 lbs 183.00-232.00; 80-100 lbs 168.00-206.00.
Virginia:
60-90 lbs 184.00-217.00.
South Dakota: 90-95 lbs 160.00-181.00.
Equity Elec:
Utility 1-2 77.50.
Direct Trading:
(lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent)
Slaughter Ewes:
San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 78.00-82.00; Utility and Good 1-3
(medium flesh) 86.00-96.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 74.0084.00; Utility and Cull 1-2 (very thin) 64.00-74.00;
Cull 1 (extremely thin) 60.00-62.00.
Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 119.00-144.00; Utility 1-2 (thin)
98.00-118.00.
Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 69.00-75.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy)
77.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 68.00-75.00; Cull 1
(extremely thin) 63.00-70.00.
Billings, MT: Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-82.50; Utility
1-2 (thin) 80.00-82.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin)
67.00-70.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 42.00-48.00.
So Dakota:
Good 3-4 73.50-88.00; Good 2-3 76.50-97.00; Utility 1-2
70.00-81.00; Cull 1 69.00-81.00.
Missouri:
Utility and Good 1-3 85.00-130.00; Cull and Utility 1-2
72.00-82.00.
Virginia:
Good 2-4 90.00-144.00; Utility 1-2 146.00.
Kalona:
Good 2-3 81.00-83.50; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium
flesh) 85.00-91.00; Utility 1-2 70.00-85.00.
Feeder Lambs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
San Angelo: 60-95 lbs 185.00-194.00; new crop 70-90 lbs 202.00216.00.
Ft. Collins: 68 lbs 196.00; 73 lbs 204.00; 102 lbs 176.00; 110-120
lbs 167.00-173.00; 120-125 lbs 157.00-160.
Billings:
58 lbs 223.00; 60-70 lbs 202.50-219.00; 70-80 lbs
213.00-219.00; 80-85 lbs 205.00-212.00; 90-100 lbs
184.00-185.50; 100-110 lbs 174.50-182.50; 110-120 lbs
173.50-175.50; 125 lbs 165.00.
Kalona:
90-95 lbs 173.50-186.00.
So Dakota:
56 lbs 212.00; 60-70 lbs 221.00-222.50; 75-80 lbs
226.00-231.00; 80-90 lbs 218.00-227.00; 90-100 lbs
208.00-214.00; 100-110 lbs 184.00-190.00; 110-125
lbs 177.00-178.00.
Oklahoma:
no test.
Missouri:
35-50 lbs 152.50-167.50; hair lambs 20-30 lbs 160.00175.00, 30-40 lbs 140.00-167.50; 50-60 lbs 125.00150.00.
Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2:
Ft. Collins: Ewe lambs 230 lbs 265.00 per head; baby tooth to solid
mouth 270.00-340.00 per head; solid mouth 180.00-195.00
per head; broken mouth 130.00 per head.
Billings:
Bred yearlings 260.00-285.00 per head; bred baby tooth
to solid mouth 227.50-270.00 per head; bred solid mouth
185.00-250.00 per head; bred broken mouth 120.00-195.00
per head; other mixed age 130-175 lbs 81.00-84.00 cwt.
So Dakota:
Bred solid to short solid mouth 180.00 per head.
Kalona, IA: Bred baby tooth to solid mouth blackfacee 210.00-220.00
per head; mixed age whiteface 160.00-185.00 per head.
Missouri:
Mixed age 165 lbs 125.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 75-125
lbs 115.00-140.00 cwt; hair ewes and lambs 110.00-245.00
per family.
NATIONAL DAILY LAMB CARCASS
Negotiated sales for delivery within 14 calendar days, FOB Plant basis.
Compared to last week: Carcasses steady to higher; 65#'s and down trended
unevenly steady, 65#'s and up trended 0.58-1.33 higher.
DAILY CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4
Weight
Head
45-DN
63
45-55#
99
55-65#
90
65-75#
214
75-85#
353
85-UP
209
* SAT-FRI
Weight
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
H
CHOICE AND PRIME,
Head
241
351
756
2,102
2,798
1,506
YG
Head
1-4
Head
1,028
Wt Avg
405.94
336.77
329.12
299.06
296.22
296.00
7,754
Wt Avg
368.95
332.51
312.65
299.18
293.99
291.24
USDA NATIONAL LAMB ESTIMATED GRADING PERCENT
Week Ending 1/15/2011: Actual FIS Sheep Slaughter 36,036 head. 33,585 Lambs,
93.2% of total sheep slaughtered. 27,323 graded, 81.35% of total lambs
slaughtered.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------GRADE BREAKDOWN
Yield Grade
(May include hindsaddles)
Quality
1
2
3
4
5
Total
Prime
0.00%
1.46%
3.63%
2.90%
0.64%
8.63%
Choice
4.30% 27.95% 42.10% 14.93%
2.08%
91.37%
Total %
4.30%
29.41%
45.73%
17.83%
2.72%
Vol. 18 No. 04
HIGHLIGHTS
Wtd Avg Prices (unless otherwise noted)
SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice & Prime 2-3
Shorn & Wooled (130 - 180 pounds)
Latest Last Wk Last Yr
San Angelo, TX
N/Q
N/Q
93.31
El Reno, OK (Simp1e Avg)
N/Q 152.50
N/Q
Ft Collins, CO
N/Q 139.79
N/Q
SLAUGHTER EWES
Good 2-3 & Good 3-4
Latest Last Wk Last Yr
San Angelo, TX
79.65 76.79 69.27
St. Onge, Newell, SD
76.24 80.00 65.10
Ft. Collins, CO
73.21 87.55 62.50
Billings, MT
N/Q
N/Q
62.09
FEEDER LAMBS
Medium-Large 1-2 (90-110 pounds)
Latest Last Wk Last Yr
San Angelo, TX
186.24
N/Q 113.52
St. Onge, Newell, SD
197.20 163.19 110.25
Ft. Collins, CO
176.00 197.50 115.00
CARCASS LAMB
FOB PLANT WT AVG
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
Latest
442.31 405.94
352.95 336.77
326.21 329.12
304.69 299.06
291.00 296.22
289.00 296.00
Last Year
332.26
260.48
240.06
198.68
194.57
190.68
NATIONAL BOXED LAMB CUTS
ACTUAL SLAUGHTER
UNDER FEDERAL
INSPECTION
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.
NATIONAL WEEKLY COMPREHENSIVE LAMB CARCASS
H
Current Volume
Fresh Cuts
926,847 pounds
Frozen Cuts
239,832 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------200A Carcass, 3-way, 55/65
5
5,358
$317.05
0.00
204 Rack, 8-Rib, light
4
318
$828.44
23.77
204 Rack, 8-Rib, medium
68 19,558
$788.87
6.12
204 Rack, 8-Rib, heavy
6
1,207
$796.87
0.00
204A Rack, chined
37
9,717
$892.15
20.94
204B Rack, roast-ready
19
5,366
$995.03
26.29
204C Rack, roast-ready, frenched
138 16,648 $1,437.98
7.88
204D Rack, roast-ready, special
8
942 $1,760.66
(92.83)
206 Shoulders
102 101,293
$228.63
2.16
207 Shoulders, square-cut
150 100,479
$272.98
(2.57)
208 Shoulders, square-cut, bnls
46 17,313
$341.12
(22.09)
209 Breast
100 35,409
$134.20
4.48
Breast, bulk
22 28,850
$111.16
(5.87)
209A Ribs, Breast bones off
33
4,351
$448.25
(2.67)
210 Foreshank
260 37,267
$356.86
3.17
230 Hindsaddle
6
250
$359.36
(13.39)
231 Loins
25
3,776
$384.65
(0.46)
232 Loins, trimmed 4x4
75 13,674
$465.30
9.95
232 Loins, trimmed 2x2
5
72
$815.69
0.04
232 Loins, trimmed 1x1
20
6,968
$661.65
4.78
232A Loins, short-cut, 2x2
17
2,514
$570.21
1.34
232A Loins, short-cut, 1x1
71 21,442
$580.02
(31.45)
232A Loins, short-cut, 0x0
36
8,728
$729.00
(6.24)
232C Loin, boneless, tied
10
674 $1,272.08
(55.14)
232E Flank, untrimmed
18 38,209
$56.25
(2.95)
233 Legs
55 16,535
$375.25
4.44
233A Leg, trotter-off
160 88,837
$375.95
(2.84)
233C Leg, trotter-off, partial bnl
50
7,525
$518.50
(8.46)
233E Leg, steamship
30
3,940
$494.57
(23.31)
233F Hindshank
105 28,418
$343.85
0.69
234 Leg, Boneless, Tied
129 60,438
$521.96
(11.40)
234A Leg, shank off, bnls
49
9,192
$596.22
(0.74)
234E Leg, inside, boneless
70
8,355
$635.68
1.19
234G Sirloin, boneless
36
2,251
$611.60
(0.37)
236 Back, trimmed
20
334
$705.73
(6.66)
238 Trimmings
35
4,621
$359.97
(3.25)
239 Special trimmings
15
410
$372.54
4.18
245 Sirloin
4
1,298
$527.17
66.35
295 Lamb for stewing
71 13,802
$581.83
(9.75)
296 Ground lamb
170 25,405
$486.21
1.83
Necks
50 15,362
$117.43
4.62
--------------------------------------------------------------------------FROZEN CHOICE & PRIME CUTS
# Of
Total Weighted Change from
IMPS Sub-Primal
Trades
Pound
Average
Prior Days
--------------------------------------------------------------------------209 Breast
6 18,483
$116.76
(13.27)
210 Foreshank
8
2,207
$336.77
5.21
232 Loins, trimmed 4x4
5
2,482
$382.46
7.08
232 Loins, trimmed 2x2
3
1,413
$667.00
(10.07)
232 Loins, trimmed 1x1
5 16,841
$527.57
(3.44)
232E Flank, untrimmed
6
1,102
$88.66
0.07
233A Leg, trotter-off
6 16,760
$351.74
13.34
233F Hindshank
15 19,394
$223.54
(1.45)
234 Leg, Boneless, Tied
8
2,068
$690.07
211.37
234E Leg, inside, boneless
20
1,420
$666.33
(18.93)
238 Trimmings
10 22,204
$92.24
2.72
295 Lamb for stewing
29
5,697
$562.81
(8.53)
296 Ground lamb
40
8,066
$520.70
12.21
Necks
18 13,690
$79.14
7.17
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Combined Negotiated, Formula and Forward Contract sales for
delivery within 14 calendar days, FOB Plant basis.
For W/E 01/15/2011
*Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades.*
CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 1-4
Weight
Head
45-DN
241
45-55#
351
55-65#
756
65-75#
2,230
75-85#
3,028
85-UP
1,792
Head
8,398
Wt Avg
368.95
332.51
312.65
299.46
293.92
291.30
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
CHOICE AND PRIME, YG 5
Weight
Head
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
Head
601
Wt Avg
Total
CERTIFIED FRESH AMERICAN LAMB
Weight
Head
Head
UNGRADED
Weight
45-DN
45-55#
55-65#
65-75#
75-85#
85-UP
Head
Lambs & Yearlings 93.2
Mature Sheep
6.8%
RED MEAT PRODUCTION
(Estimated, except *Actual*)
Wt Avg
Head
129
97
132
75
40
30
Production Mil.Lbs.
503
Wt Avg
322.80
315.66
301.39
283.34
217.91
206.55
29-Jan-2011
22-Jan-2011
Change
*30-Jan-2010*
Change
2011 YTD:
*2010 YTD: *
Change
*15-Jan-2011*
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 % CARCAS LBS.
FORESADDLE
204 RACK, 8-RIB MEDIUM
788.87
6.12
10.77%
7.65
209 BREAST **
98.40
-24.45
8.85%
6.28
207 SHOULDERS, SQ-CUT
272.98
-2.56
23.53%
16.71
210 FORESHANK
356.86
3.17
3.82%
2.71
NECK **
99.39
12.51
2.22%
1.58
HINDSADDLE
232 LOINS, TRIMMED 4X4
465.30
9.95
10.97%
7.79
232E FLANK UNTRIMMED **
57.16
-2.93
3.39%
2.41
233A LEG, TROTTER OFF
375.95
-2.85
31.88%
22.64
----------------------------------------------------------------GROSS CARCASS VALUE:
346.64
-1.62
95.45%
67.77
FORESADDLE VALUE
HINDSADDLE VALUE
353.22
373.78
-3.47
0.18
49.20%
46.24%
34.93
32.83
Carcass value less process/packaging per cwt cost of $31.50
NET CARCASS VALUE
315.14
-1.62
* Shrink and trim of 3.23 lb's not reflected in cutout value
* Based on Actual Federally Inspected Slaughter Carcass Weight
of 71 lbs. for W/E 1/15/2011, unchanged from last week.
*Includes Fresh and Frozen Product
H
6,959
8,876
8,070
8,331
3,765
35
-----36,036
2.5
2.6
-3.8%
3.0
-16.7%
10.4
12.3
-15.2%
2.5
Average Live
Weights
29-Jan-2011
22-Jan-2011
*30-Jan-2010*
*15-Jan-2011*
141
139
141
141
Dressed
29-Jan-2011
22-Jan-2011
*30-Jan-2010*
*15-Jan-2011*
71
70
71
71
Slaughter
29-Jan-2011
22-Jan-2011
Change
*30-Jan-2010*
Change
2011 YTD:
*2010 YTD:
Change
36,000
37,000
-2.7%
42,000
-14.3%
146,000
173,000
-15.6%
US FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER BY REGION
Week Ending
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:
0.5
2
:
2.2
3
:
1.5
4
:
0.6
5
:
7.3
6
:
0.4
7
:
4.5
8
:
13.7
9
:
4.8
10
:
0.4
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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.
METRIC TONS OF LAMB FOR REPORTING PERIOD:
12/5/10-12/11/10
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Manufact Carcasses
Cuts Misc Fresh Processed
Australia
0
0
733
2
0
Canada
0
0
0
0
0
New Zealand
0
0
353
1
0
Other
0
0
8
0
0
Total
0
0
1094
0
1098
12/5/10-12/11/10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
28
33
N Zeal
354
352
429
13575
15429
Other
8
7
0
65
158
Total
1098
957
1174
38636
37926
119.38%
113.66%
242.36%
98.16%
METRIC TONS OF MUTTON FOR REPORTING PERIOD:
Australia
0
14
Canada
0
0
New Zealand
0
0
Other
0
0
Total
0
LAMB
Wk Ending
Prev Week
Year Ago
2009 YTD
2010 YTD
14
Australia
11-Dec-10
735
4-Dec-10
598
12-Dec-09
852
24968
22307
2010 to 2009 by %
89.34%
Canada
3
TOTAL
735
0
354
8
NATIONAL WEEKLY LAMB CARCASS AND LAMB CUTS - IMPORTED
CANADIAN FEDERALLY INSPECTED SLAUGHTER
Cattle:
Calves:
Sheep:
Hogs:
Current Week Ago Year Ago
01/15/11 01/08/11 01/16/10
59,273
52,682
62,240
4,824
4,083
4,780
2,992
2,842
3,014
433,611
386,537
435,886
YTD
2011
111,955
8,907
5,834
820,148
YTD
2010
123,865
8,997
5,197
873,939
%Change
*Items with no entries indicate non-reportable trades*
-9.6%
-1.0%
12.3%
-6.2%
Slaughter
Lambs
Ewes
Breeding Males
Breeding Females
Total
WEEK-TO-DATE YR-TO-DATE
*2011*
0
400
0
0
400
0
400
0
0
400
0
2,553
0
0
2,553
PREV YTD
*2010*
0
6,053
0
0
6,053
PERCENT
CHANGE
- 57.82%
H
US TO MEXICO WEEKLY SHEEP EXPORT FIGURES
Current
Week
01/22/2011
Previous
Current
Week
Y-T-D
01/15/2011
WEEKLY VOLUME
AUS = Australian
NZ = New Zealand
Negotiated Sales 0-21 days:
Negotiated Sales 22/Up days
Fresh Cuts
Frozen Cuts
Fresh Cuts
Frozen Cuts
=
=
733,731 Pounds
544,956 Pounds
=
=
0
0
Pounds
Pounds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEGOTIATED SALES 0-21 DAYS, FRESH
# of
Total
Weighted
Sub-Primal
Trades
Pounds
Price Range
Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEXAS SHEEP EXPORT FIGURES
THURSDAY, 01/27/2011
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.
Previous
Y-T-D*
Slaughter
Lambs
Ewes
Breeding Males
Breeding Females
0
400
0
0
0
698
0
0
0
2,153
0
0
0
5,709
0
6
Total
400
698
2,153
5,709
PERCENT
CHANGE
-62.29%
AUS Rack, CFO, Cap-on, 34 oz/up
3
11,275
654.00- 659.00
658.50
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz
18
9,677
807.00-1,085.00
868.77
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz
23
6,895
832.00-1,100.00
926.75
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 28 oz/up
17
4,511
832.00-1,110.00
981.80
AUS Shoulder, Square-cut
23
133,497
212.00- 325.00
243.89
AUS Foreshank, VP
10
13,837
254.00- 326.00
311.56
AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1
14
10,067
471.00- 617.00
521.72
AUS Leg, semi bnls
12
10,443
362.00- 434.00
390.33
AUS Leg, bnls
17
7,411
464.00- 507.00
477.30
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEGOTIATED SALES 0-21 DAYS, FROZEN
# of
Total
Weighted
Sub-Primal
Trades
Pounds
Price Range
Average
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------AUS Carcass, 35 lb/up
5
449
284.00- 295.00
290.98
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 20-24 oz
9
16,023
727.00-1,055.00
817.17
AUS Rack, FR, Cap-off, 24-28 oz
5
11,927
947.00-1,052.00
1,030.45
AUS Shoulder, Square-cut
9
63,946
230.00- 265.00
233.96
AUS Foreshank, LP
11
21,093
232.00- 260.00
240.77
AUS Shortloin, 1-Rib, 1x1
4
5,703
335.00- 446.00
337.93
AUS Hindshank, VP
10
20,658
285.00- 335.00
287.89
AUS Leg, bnls
14
42,090
405.00- 516.00
472.66
NZ Rack, 8-Rib, Standard
7
16,459
399.00- 531.00
497.72
NZ Rack, FR, Cap-off, 12-16 oz
41
38,702
257.00-1,075.00
897.32
Regional Weekly Summaries
NATIONAL WOOL REVIEW
MOUNTAIN AREAS AND WESTERN UNITED STATES DIRECT SHEEP
Receipts:
1595
Last Week:
0
Last Year:
5450
Compared to last week: no trend available due to no recent comparable trades.
good to very good. Trade activity was slow to moderate this week.
Demand
SOUTH CENTRAL DIRECT SHEEP
Feeder Lambs: Trading at a standstill in the area. Supplies remain limited. TX: None.
Slaughter Lambs: TX: None. Slaughter Ewes: TX: None. Replacement Ewes: TX: None.
Domestic wool trading on a clean basis was slow this week. With no confirmed sales
this week. Demand moderate to good. All prices reported on a weighted average. Prices
reflect a wool sale.
Domestic clean wool, confirmed trades, and 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 DAILY LAMB REPORT
Receipts:
This Period
Week to Date
Last Week Total
Last Year Total
Negotiated
4,953
4,953
6,140
2,113
Formula
8,339
8,339
6,892
18,677
Comments: Compared to last week, negotiated live slaughter lambs sold mostly 1.00
lower. For the week, formula dressed slaughter lambs sold 3.00 lower.
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES Slaughter Lambs: Live Basis - Choice and Prime
Head
Weight
Wtd Avg
Wtd Avg
Count
Range
Weight
Dr pct
Wooled
and
4,953
127-179
149.3
50.5
Shorn
FORMULA PURCHASES Slaughter Lambs: Carcass Basis - Choice and Prime
Head
Weight
Wtd Avg
Wtd Avg
Count
Range
Weight
Dr pct
55
under 55 lbs
45.0
50.0
646
55-65 lbs
60.9
50.6
1,585
65-75 lbs
72.9
49.5
5,373
75-85 lbs
81.1
50.5
680
over 85 lbs
86.2
52.1
Price
Range
Wtd Avg
Price
138.00-165.73
154.66
Price
Range
283.80-350.00
302.61-307.90
299.55-313.62
256.00-312.00
270.00-313.78
Wtd Avg
Price
323.52
305.54
305.28
289.84
291.38
This Week:
5000
Last Week:
US
Grades
80'S
70-80'S
64-70'S
64'S
62'S
60-62'S
60'S
58'S
56-58'S
54-56'S
54'S
50-54'S
44-50'S
Fleece
States
NA
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
Domestic wool trading on a greasy basis was slow this week. With no confirmed sales this
week. Demand moderate to good. All prices 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
------------------The FSA effective LDP rate for wool is unchanged at .29 per pound.
The FSA effective LDP rate for mohair is unchanged at .00 per pound.
NATIONAL WEEKLY SLAUGHTER SHEEP REVIEW
Negotiated Sales:
Micron
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30-34
6100
Last Year:
2100
Compared to last week, negotiated live slaughter lambs sold mostly 1.00 lower. For
the week, formula dressed slaughter lambs sold 3.00 lower. Negotiated sales fob unless
otherwise noted.
WEEKLY LAMB PELTS PRICE REPORT - FOB Major Production Points
Per Piece Price
Pelt activity this week compared to last week: Packer sorted green salted
pelts steady to firm. Demand remains very good, and an active market with the
majority of pelts being shipped overseas. Buyers continue to struggle to meet
needs of customers due to the short supply.
PELT TYPES: PACKER, SEED FREE, MOSTLY GOOD DENSITY WOOL
SHORN
Price Range
UNSHORN
Price Range
-------------------------------------------------------Fall Clips 7.00 - 14.00
Wools
5.00 - 14.00
(suitable to tan, wool on) Pickling skins 1.00 - 5.00
No. 1
6.00 - 12.00
Springers:
4.50 - 12.00
No. 2
4.00 - 9.00
Western Slope, 15.00 - 16.00
No. 3
1.00 - 4.00
California,
No. 4
1.00 - 4.00
Heavy seedy
Idaho,
Kansas,
Imperial's
Midwest,
Fall Clips
Native(Gray)
No. 1
No. 2
-------------------------------------------------------Livestock Mandatory Reporting on Negotiated, Formula and Contract trades
Saturday through Friday showed 14,695 pelts consisting of 72.92% wooled, 24.82%
Fall Shorn No. 1, 2.25% No. 2, and 0.00%
No. 3&4..
In Australia this week the Eastern Market Indicator was up 4 at 1195 cents per Kg clean
from last week. A total of 53,999 bales were offered with sales of 92.9 percent. The
Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0002 at .9967 percent of the US dollar. The sale
next week has a total offering of 45,557 bales.
Australian wool prices are quoted delivered Charleston, South Carolina. The current
freight rate is .15 cents per pound clean. Schlumberger Dry formula is used for yield
determination.
The 75-80 percent of Australia price range can be used as an estimated value of clean
prices FOB the warehouse and gross producer. These are estimated domestic values and may
vary depending on current market conditions, yield, strength, length, colored fiber
content, poly contamination, and other quality factors.
Micron
US Grade
18
80’s
19
70-80’s
20
64-70’s
21
64’s
22
62’s
23
60-62’s
24
60’s
25
58’s
26
56-58’s
28
54’s
30
50’s
Merino Clippings
Clean Del Price
in US Dollars
8.89
7.12
5.36
5.18
4.98
4.73
4.44
3.85
3.58
2.76
2.44
3.27
Change from
Last Week
+ .04
- .03
- .03
+ .05
+ .02
+ .01
+ .01
+ .04
+ .05
+ .03
----+ .01
75-80 Percent
of Australia
6.67-7.11
5.34-5.70
4.02-4.28
3.88-4.14
3.74-3.99
3.55-3.79
3.33-3.55
2.89-3.08
2.68-2.86
2.07-2.21
1.83-1.95
2.45-2.61
Eastern Market Indicator closed up 4 at 1195 cents per kg clean.
Australian exchange rate was weaker by .0002 at .9967 percent of the US dollar.
Weekly Slaughter Lambs, Choice & Prime
2-3, Shorn & Wooled
Market News
Sources
Weekly Slaughter Ewes, Good 2-4
80
75
70
150
65
140
60
Price Per CWT
Price Per CWT
160
130
120
110
55
50
For additional
information, contact these
Livestock and Grain
Market News locations
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515-284-4460
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Randy Hammerstrom
970-353-9750
Weekly Feeder Lambs, Med-Large 1-2
Weekly Sheep Export to Mexico
New Holland, PA
Levi Geyer
717-354-2391
3,500
180
3,000
170
San Angelo, TX
Rebecca Sauder
915-653-1778
2,500
150
Number of Head
Price Per CWT
160
140
130
120
2,000
Sioux Falls, SD
Justin Lumpkin
605-338-4061
1,500
1,000
110
Springfield, IL
Kim Harmon
217-782-4925
500
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