Market Summary Sheet For the Month of May 2003

Prices are quoted on a per hundred weight basis; prices quoted for under 10 head are not statistically reliable; weights are in pounds (lbs)

Summaries for previous months

Graph: Monthly summary of volume by sale barn

            Monthly summary of price by sale barn

 

Monthly Summary (April 30 to May 27, 2003)

  Summary (all computerized markets)   OLEX (all sales)   OSI (all sales)   Embrun (all sales)   Brussels (all sales)
Weight Grps (lbs) # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight
Lambs 10296       1791       5393       986       1862    
Under 50  999 155.48 40   162 152.63 43   311 164.29 41   277 156.84 38   143 157.96 42
50-64  2845 166.82 58   408 164.60 58   1566 167.28 58   161 167.74 58   633 169.32 58
65-79  3628 166.63 72   549 160.57 73   2027 166.58 71   192 171.36 72   820 170.60 73
80-94  2182 160.16 86   601 159.12 87   1113 163.39 86   229 160.43 87   199 167.55 86
95-109  508 147.32 100   63 145.42 101   285 149.34 100   100 133.10 100   60 163.43 98
110 + 134 96.77 134   8 138.75 111   91 90.55 137   27 100.11 136   7 119.93 129
Sheep 3924 51.26 138   459 58.44 141   2168 53.05 138   493 34.50 127   742 51.75 142
Total Head 14220       2250       7561       1479       2604    

Week of Apr 30 to May 6, 2003

  Summary (14 markets)   OLEX   OSI   Embrun   Brussels
Weight Grps (lbs) # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight
Lambs 2031 - -   455 - -   758 - -   246 - -   368 - -
Under 50  242 160.91 39   27 152.31 41   58 188.91 42   84 165.43 38   41 157.38 35
50-64  587 178.48 59   150 172.25 56   261 183.59 60   35 189.10 60   107 176.16 59
65-79  619 175.67 71   168 171.36 72   206 179.57 70