Market Summary Sheet For the Month of March 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 (February 25 to March 30, 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 16511       1245       10907       1953       2163    
Under 50  1094 185.75 42   137 198.83 46   610 199.49 43   186 150.03 39   84 182.26 42
50-64  4582 177.12 59   533 191.96 57   2794 184.60 58   212 135.15 58   963 158.79 60
65-79  4332 127.65 72   287 150.51 71   2929 122.68 72   339 119.27 73   699 143.77 70
80-94  4038 92.48 87   153 112.36 87   3019 88.91 87   654 101.25 88   206 101.58 86
95-109  1510 83.15 100   72 66.54 102   1121 84.20 99   236 85.97 101   80 74.78 101
110 + 955 59.76 124   63 57.57 131   434 59.50 127   326 58.69 120   131 64.44 120
Sheep 2765 53.58 151   344 51.13 162   1737 58.24 146   193 36.67 154   482 45.01 160
Total Head 19276       1589       12644       2146       2645    
Week of February 25 to March 2, 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 2174       95 - -   1401 - -   332 - -   244 - -
Under 50  37 153.73 42   9 142.22 48   15 163.59 45   12 152.00 35   1 130.00 45
50-64  381 155.48 59   19 151.97 56   238 165.99 59   10 138.11 59   74 141.03 60
65-79  803 109.56 72   22 129.43 67   564 103.84 72   74 128.09 73