Corowa Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 24th March 2025

Total Yarding: 9,750

Commentary

Agents penned 3100 less lambs and 2050 less sheep this week with minimal weight on offer. Quality was not as good as last week and processors were not operating with the same urgency. Few finished types helped to keep a floor in the market, however, overall the market was $5 to $10 softer with a few pens passed in. All regular processors were present joined by a number of restocker’s keen to participate after last week’s rainfall over the supply area.

Overall the trade lamb quality lacked finish and as a result prices firm to $8/head easier. Light and medium trade lambs sold between $148 and $175/head. Heavy trade from 23 to 26kg sold between $167 and $213/head to average between 790c/kg and 830c/kg cwt. With less weight available across the heavy types, prices slipped $8, lambs selling between $220 and $229/head. Processors backed off on the light lambs this week with prices coming back $8, lambs selling between $102 and $151/head. Restocker’s operated between $102 and $151/head for lambs back to the paddock.

Processors operated across the hogget run eager to secure some well finished types with weight. Heavy cross bred hoggets gained $5 selling between $138 and $190/head. Sheep trends were mixed with Heavy Merino ewes slipping up to $25 making between $116 and $125/head extra heavy Crossbreds ewes easing $8 making between $130 and $142/head. Trade sheep sold between $77 and $111/head.