Dubbo Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 9th December 2024

Total Yarding: 27,150

Commentary

There was an increase in lamb numbers but the quality was a little plainer. There were several runs of new season lambs but most were dry in the skin and lacking a little condition. There were plenty of lighter Dorpers and a reduced offering of Merino lambs and most fell into the light trade bracket. There were some good shorn trade weights and heavy shorn lambs were back in volume. Again extra heavy weights were in very short supply. The market sold to a stronger trend.

New season lambs were $6 to $7 dearer with trade weights selling from $160 to $238 and heavy weights reached $256/head averaging from 860c to 910c/kg. Light 2 score Dorpers sold from $84 to $143/head or 750c to 800c/kg.

Shorn trade lambs showed a lot of variation but lifted $13 to $15/head and sold from $161 to $224/head averaging 880c/kg. The heavy weights were lambs in demand with lambs 24 to 26kg $223 to $240 and lambs to 30kg reaching $286/head and averaged 910c to 930c/kg. the mostly light run of Merinos were $15 stronger with the trades $158 to $187/head or around 800c/kg. Heavy hogget were also dearer reaching $215/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was good, there were plenty of heavy sheep and good lines of medium weights. The market sold to dearer trend of $10 to $14/head on the medium and heavy weights. Medium weight ewes sold from $63 to $119 and heavy crossbred ewes reached $169/head. Heavy Merinos with a long skin topped at $172/head and most ranged from 400c to 460c/kg cwt.