Market Summary Sheet For the Month of April 2004

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

Week of March 31-April 6, 2004
  Summary (14 markets)   OLEX   OSI   Embrun   Brussels
Weight Grps (lbs) # of Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight
Lambs 9493       615 - -   5472 - -   372 - -   2565 - -
Under 50  2045 166.94 44   101 129.05 45   1153 157.56 44   78 144.44 38   506 204.44 45
50-64  5141 168.01 57   364 133.71 57   3031 157.00 57   105 157.59 57   1450 199.72 57
65-79  1568 141.24 72   105 128.05 70   875 123.38 72   57 157.96 70   474 173.37 72
80-94  495 134.47 85   16 129.81 88   260 119.12 85   105 148.13 87   103 158.43 83
95-109  150 114.00 100   24 92.54 107   90 114.35 99   16 133.60 100   19 124.63 98
110 + 94 88.76 120   5 56.00 141   63 97.07 117   11 91.56 129   13 62.00 118
Sheep 798 54.11 141   127 69.11 112   505 54.73 144   36 32.93 153   111 44.18 153
Total Head 10291       742 - -   5977 - -   408 - -   2676 - -
Week of April 7-13, 2004
  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 1253 - -   43 - -   617 - -   120 - -   384 - -
Under 50  247 135.56 34   3 151.67 45   62 158.26 44   12 151.27 39   135 129.80 -
50-64  594 151.38 58   15 174.63 60   305 168.63 60   26 167.44 58   216 129.16 -
65-79  166 148.87 72   20 164.30 74   97 148.52 72   19 148.31 72   21 144.18 -