Market Summary Sheet For the Month of October 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 (October 1 to October 28, 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 12168       896       7712       1431       1854    
Under 50  445 98.00 43   9 98.61 44   286 93.24 44   95 112.92 42   33 114.45 44
50-64  2317 129.83 59   54 121.60 61   1697 130.56 60   209 124.96 58   287 135.85 60
65-79  3843 114.58 72   216 104.10 74   2662 114.55 72   435 126.47 72   428 111.21 73
80-94  3002 101.13 86   296 96.80 87   1574 96.50 86   410 117.98 86   704 103.66 87
95-109  1926 94.64 101   251 90.62 101   1119 91.54 100   206 103.13 100   332 103.43 101
110 + 635 82.45 123   70 78.32 120   374 80.80 121   76 94.25 123   70 96.77 122
Sheep 3207 45.85 144   380 45.45 144   2392 46.72 144   219 46.88 144   195 33.41 139
Total Head 15375       1276       10104       1650       2049    
Week of October 1 to October 7, 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 3821 - -   353 - -   2519 - -   355 - -   514 - -
Under 50  142 88.78 45   2 90.00 37   111 87.76 46   14 89.58 39   6 118.50 43
50-64  752 125.60 60   46 124.22 61   559 127.63 60   51 96.14 61   68 135.14 61
65-79  1069 98.56 72   41 95.44 74   735 97.00 72   103 107.08 71