SA Livestock Exchange Sheep Report

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eport Date: 6th May 2025

Total Yarding: 12,000

Commentary

Numbers increased this week as agents offered 10,000 lambs and 2,000 sheep. Quality was again extremely mixed with store lambs and secondary types in the majority. The additional Victorian buyer was absent this week with competition coming from the usual trade and processor buyers and specialty butchers. Prices for most of the secondary lambs remained firm, however trade lambs eased by $10 to $15/head.

Crossbred store lambs sold from $90 to $130 with ideal stores ranging from $140 to $169. Ideal trade weights sold from $155 to $170. Heavy lambs sold from $180 to $195 with the few extra heavy weights ranging from $200 to $220/head. Merino stores sold from $65 to $155, trade weights sold from $160 to $185 with shorn heavy weights fetching $190 to $200/head. Hoggets sold from $120 to $180/head. Heavy sheep sold from $160 to $180 trade sheep ranged from $110 to $130 with light sheep fetching $50 to $80/head.

This market was reported remotely and there is no data available.
Market reporter: John Traeger