Corowa Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date:16th March 2026

Total Yarding: 9,430

Commentary

Agents penned additional sheep and lambs for an average sized yarding. Quality slipped with less weight and consistency across the heavy and extra heavy types with competition was a less resulting in some price corrections. The availability across the trade lambs lifted and there were additional buyers present and operating across the domestic lines keeping the market strong. Overall, the market was firm to $11 cheaper.

Quality across the trade lambs continues to be very mixed, however, there was some better finish on 22 to 24kg lambs today, buyers jumping on freshly shorn pens. Light and medium trade lambs were unchanged selling between $224 and $249/head. Heavy trade 23 to 26kg were dearer on the very neat types selling between $248 and $316/head. Heavy lambs slipped $11 making between $300 and $344/head and extra heavy export types eased $8 selling up to $400/head.

Light lambs to the processors were dearer with competition from the restocker buyers. Lambs to the processors gained $9 making between $205 and $214/head. Merino lamb numbers lifted, light and medium trade weights gained $10 making between $215 and $260/head, heavy trade weights selling between $268 and $275/head.

Mutton numbers continue to be small and trends were mixed. Heavy and extra heavy mutton gained $15 with Crossbred ewes making between $218 and $300/head and Merino’s up to $278/head. Trade sheep were softer making between $142 and $220/head.