Market Summary Sheet For the Month of January 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

Monthly Summary (December 31 to January 27, 2004)
  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 11475       342       8793       1474       843    
Under 50  170 140.63 43   17 146.12 48   90 142.52 42   22 119.50 42   29 158.99 45
50-64  1234 170.13 59   64 159.25 57   843 177.13 59   166 135.50 59   154 176.74 59
65-79  2817 135.10 72   77 133.12 73   2034 132.97 72   445 135.17 73   257 152.79 71
80-94  2501 114.31 87   41 129.78 89   1816 112.52 88   414 118.31 87   230 118.46 85
95-109  2270 103.84 101   76 110.72 100   1763 100.71 101   273 120.15 102   158 107.21 100
110 + 2483 68.58 133   67 90.89 120   2247 66.87 134   154 80.98 125   15 97.80 120
Sheep 1785 56.05 154   157 50.48 153   1430 57.11 155   58 50.57 143   117 51.80 162
Total Head 13260       499       10223       1532       960    
Week of December 31-January 6, 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 1788 - -   78 - -   1539 - -   171 - -   0 - -
Under 50  12 95.37 41   2 95.00 47   2 109.23 32   8 92.00 42        
50-64  93 153.31 59   23 156.74 54   54 158.43 62   16 131.08 56        
65-79  514 136.62 72   26 132.22 74   397 137.61 71   91 133.53 74