Market Summary Sheet For the Month of May 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 April 28-May 4, 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 2782       384 - -   1682 - -   249 - -   421 - -
Under 50  208 115.38 44   18 107.22 46   128 112.16 44   26 129.23 43   22 112.09 48
50-64  978 124.22 58   119 109.92 59   636 126.02 58   100 138.11 59   93 121.26 58
65-79  1050 124.41 72   219 115.05 72   544 126.15 72   72 151.33 72   213 120.68 72
80-94  265 122.72 85   27 117.70 86   164 117.05 86   44 149.65 85   30 118.76 82
95-109  144 116.23 104   1 125.00 102   125 116.47 104   4 110.75 102   14 115.00 108
110 + 137 103.76 117   - - -   85 101.95 117   3 99.00 133   49 107.20 116
Sheep 947 47.54 141   97 42.99 152   594 50.51 137   81 37.53 140   165 43.50 151
Total Head 3729       481 - -   2276 - -   330 - -   586 - -
Week of May 5-11, 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 2214 - -   203 - -   1183 - -   295 - -   478 - -
Under 50  89 118.00 42   3 123.33 40   32 130.47 44   41 111.52 41   1 100.00 20
50-64  764 136.22 59   48 140.37 61   466 145.23 59   112 122.53 59   118 114.40 59
65-79  888 135.45 71   110 139.92 72   416 139.83 70   67 125.41 68   281 130.37 73
80-94