Market Summary Sheet For the Month of December 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 December 2005
November 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 16912 - -   1674 - -   9931 - -   1503 - -   3281 - -
Under 50  1388 225.77 44   92 235.30 44   728 233.52 44   74 166.16 45   410 231.37 44
50-64  4458 230.79 58   395 221.28 59   2655 241.88 58   280 158.49 59   957 237.08 57
65-79  5068 182.31 72   596 183.73 73   2992 186.85 72   447 160.62 72   814 183.19 71
80-94  4012 160.54 87   477 166.66 86   2345 160.71 87   496 157.67 86   660 158.68 85
95-109  1503 156.01 101   92 150.22 100   914 158.03 101   110 145.65 99   381 156.44 100
110 + 483 128.34 124   22 125.32 155   297 136.88 121   96 105.51 124   59 131.77 121
Sheep 3416 79.99 142   215 100.10 151   2647 80.73 141   214 64.10 133   267 69.70 166
Total Head 20328 - -   1889 - -   12578 - -   1717 - -   3548 - -
Week of November 30 -December 6, 2005
  Summary (up to 10 markets)   OLEX (Dec 6)   OSI (Dec 5)   Embrun (Dec 5)   Brussels (Dec 1)
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 3648       396 - -   1932 - -   329 - -   739 - -
Under 50  204 195.13 45   14 176.00 46   143 210.01 45   9 178.25 43   6 180.00 46
50-64  743 203.25 59   58 181.64 61   435 218.55 59   39 164.38 59   130 198.44 59
65-79  1187 177.09 73   164 166.11 76   652 184.86 72   84 153.87 72   204 178.17 73
80-94  1023