Market Summary Sheet For the Month of April 2005

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

            

Month Summary for April (March 30-April 26, 2005)
  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   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight   # Head Ave Price Ave Weight
Lambs 13595 - -   1728 - -   7443 - -   1027 - -   3020 - -
Under 50  1270 155.83 43   241 157.30 43   497 163.54 43   226 142.52 42   224 161.24 43
50-64  6090 167.12 58   734 163.08 58   3582 170.98 58   182 164.38 59   1379 164.60 59
65-79  4189 156.03 71   639 154.66 71   2063 154.46 71   280 161.48 73   1139 159.21 71
80-94  1333 147.59 86   75 150.50 86   819 142.98 86   256 159.91 86   175 151.29 85
95-109  420 138.89 100   16 128.88 104   265 140.26 99   43 138.49 101   96 136.99 102
110 + 293 101.75 131   23 66.11 153   217 106.27 129   40 104.56 128   7 112.93 121
Sheep 3413 56.12 150   380 54.41 159   2339 57.81 147   131 50.58 158   545 51.98 160
Total Head 17008 - -   2108 - -   9782 - -   1158 - -   3565 - -
Week of March 30-April 5, 2005
  Summary (up to 10 markets)   OLEX (Apr5)   OSI (Apr 4)   Embrun (Apr 4)   Brussels (Mar 31)
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 2109 - -   157 - -   1168 - -   259 - -   436 - -
Under 50  97 156.71 42   1 210.00 34   38 177.50 41   27 145.87 41   12 163.75 44
50-64  678 175.89 58   97 184.73 57   327 183.08 59   17 158.43 59   186 168.39 59
65-79  597 159.78 73   49 174.86 71   295 156.34 73   76 156.25 75   177 162.85 71
80-94  457 142.57 88   5 156.70 88   308 138.55 88   114