Horsham Lamb Market Report

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5Report Date: 24th September 2025

Total Yarding: 5,200

Commentary

Both lamb and sheep supply increased this week with 3,150 lambs and 2,050 sheep penned, including 2,150 new season young lambs. Quality ranged from average to good, with the usual buying group attending and operating in a strong market with young lambs selling close to firm. Old lambs eased a few dollars as supply drops off but still sold to keen demand. Medium and heavy trade weight young lambs sold from $265 to $312 with the heavier weights selling from $322 to $337/head. The best of the old lambs sold from $250 to $390/head and averaged 990c/kg cwt. Merino lambs sold from $190 to $250/head and averaged from 980c to 1000c/kg cwt. Restocker’s and feeders were active on young lambs and paid from $185 to $240 and from $125 to $170/head for lighter weights with strong orders from local areas and Sth Australia. The sheep yarding covered all weights and grades with seveeral pens of excellent quality heavy sheep yarded. Sheep sold to keen demand to be dearer in spots by $10 to $20/head and making above 800c/kg cwt at times.

Light trade weight young lambs sold from $232 to $260/head and averaged 1145c/kg cwt. Medium trade weights sold from $265 to $290/head to average 1150c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $299 to $312/head to average 1190c/kg cwt. The export weights sold from $332 to $337/head and averaged 1150c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $266/head.

Light sheep sold from $140 to $150/head and averaged 830/ckg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $144 to $190/head and averaged 750c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $190 to $268/head and averaged from 775c to 800c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $140 to $300/head and averaged from 600c to 690c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $155/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer