Corowa Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 14th April 2025

Total Yarding: 12,520

Commentary

Agents penned a smaller yarding this week with 500 less lambs and 4330 less sheep. Quality was mixed with a very large offering of light lambs being shared by processors and northern restocker’s. All regular Autumn buyers were present and operating. The market was firm to $10 softer.

A mix selection of trade lambs sold over a wider price spread with some lacking finish. Light and medium trade lambs were $7 to $12 softer selling between $132 and $185/head. Heavy trade lambs presented with better finish than the smaller types selling in a firm to $7 softer trend. Lambs made between $160 and $220/head to average $8/kg cwt. Heavy lambs slipped $4 making between $220 and $247/head and limited over 30kg lambs reached $258/head. Light lambs to the processor sold to softer trends coming off the back of weeks of high demand making between $118 and $148/head. Restocker’s operated between $110 and $143/head for lambs to turnout.

Hogget numbers were light with a single pen of heavy Crossbreds selling for $200. Mutton quality was mixed with all weights and grades on offer. The market took a hit, slipping $30 to $50 overall. Heavy Merino ewes slipped $34 selling between $100 and $138/head. Heavy and extra heavy Crossbred ewes slipped $50 selling between $110 and $169/head. Trade mutton slipped $30 selling between $79 and $110/head. Trade and heavy mutton averaged between 420c to 450c/kg cwt.