| Weeks before | Volume data for 65-79lb lambs | Price data for 65-79lb lambs ($/lb) | ||||||||||
| & after Easter | 2000# | 2001# | 2002# | 2003# | 2004(#) | 2005(#) | 2000($) | 2001($) | 2002($) | 2003($) | 2004($) | 2005($) |
| 6 | 317 | 1119 | 749 | 815 | 803 | 528 | 1.69 | 1.90 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.10 | 1.52 |
| 5 | 1075 | 1152 | 452 | 776 | 520 | 570 | 1.62 | 1.86 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.27 | 1.64 |
| 4 | 972 | 568 | 335 | 785 | 969 | 406 | 1.58 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.17 | 1.74 |
| 3 | 1304 | 1297 | 562 | 991 | 800 | 838 | 1.52 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.54 | 1.31 | 1.60 |
| 2 | 2259 | 1097 | 1337 | 1215 | 1240 | 1208 | 1.59 | 1.79 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.46 | 1.66 |
| 1 | 1671 | 1481 | 884 | 1554 | 1568 | 1303 | 1.45 | 1.96 | 1.50 | 1.73 | 1.41 | 1.58 |
| 0 | 989 | 418 | 399 | 1140 | 166 | 192 | 1.58 | 2.14 | 1.50 | 1.79 | 1.49 | 1.75 |
| 1 | 519 | 811 | 553 | 680 | 559 | 597 | 1.71 | 1.84 | 1.49 | 1.71 | 1.57 | 1.60 |
| 2 | 736 | 706 | 950 | 619 | 987 | 881 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 1.38 | 1.59 |
| 3 | 1135 | 784 | 1139 | 1240 | 1050 | 1386 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.37 | 1.73 | 1.24 | 1.53 |
| 4 | 562 | 848 | 1270 | 808 | 888 | 1325 | 1.55 | 1.72 | 1.39 | 1.66 | 1.35 | 1.56 |
| 5 | 1080 | 715 | 1043 | 961 | 1103 | 1.37 | 1.69 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 1.37 | ||
| 6 | 742 | 940 | 1354 | 1133 | 825 | 1.37 | 1.60 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.26 | ||