Corowa Sheep Report

There was very little change in overall numbers with New Season lamb’s rising to 4000. The quality was very mixed with most weighing between 22 and 27kg. The regular buying group was notably smaller, with participation from processor’s down by approximately half. Price’s were $15 to $25 softer across the lamb market and restocker’s stepped up to the rail taking advantage of the weaker trends. A noticeable number of pens were passed in throughout the course of the sale.

Trade prices slipped $15 to $25 across the New Season lambs with most lambs making between 1000 and 1100c/kg cwt. Medium and heavy trade sold between $234 and $294/head to average 1060c/kg cwt. There was some good finish amongst the heavy lamb portion with prices slipping $16. Lambs sold between $291 and $324/head. Old lambs took a big hit slipping $25 to $30 across the heavy and extra heavy export types. Lambs sold between $255 and $346/head. Merino lambs were noticeably cheaper with a single pen of heavy lambs selling for $250/head. Restocker’s operated across unfinished trade weights suitable to turnout paying between $218 and $264/head.

All weights and grades were on offer across the mutton run with prices slipping $20 to $48/head. Heavy and extra heavy Merino ewes sold between $210 and $290/head and Crossbreds between $225 and $285/head. Trade sheep made between $176 and $208/head.