cost of a live lamb
1 A live lamb will average about $3 per pound. 2  Homesteadingtoday.com users claimed that they paid around $8 or so per pound. 3  Some even claimed that they saw the prices reach closer to $20 per pound. 4  Overall, you should plan to pay from $5 to $15 per pound of lamb meat that is bought fresh. Whole lamb rates will change depending on the availability,, but the standard price for them is about $4 to $6 per pound. 2  Prolificacressheepfarm.com, for example, sells their lamb meat for $4.50 to as much as $15 per pound.