Cowra Sheep Report

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Report Date: 29th November 2023

Total Yarding: 5,490

Commentary

Numbers remained steady and quality was good across most grades with the shorn new season lambs in top condition. There were mainly trade and heavy weights penned along with a significant increase in supply of store lambs. All the buyers were present and operating and competition was strong resulting in a dearer market.

New season lambs to the restockers were generally much dearer and up to $20 in places and sold from $20 to $92/head. Medium and heavy trade weight lambs were $6 to $8/head dearer and averaged from 490c to 520c/kg cwt. Most heavy trade weight 23 to 24kg sold from $118 to $130/head.

Heavy weight lambs were dearer by $7 to $12/head and averaged 540c/kg cwt. Heavy weights sold from $135 to $139 while extra heavy weight lambs sold from $130 to $170.20/head.

Mutton numbers increased and quality improved with some larger runs of heavy well conditioned ewes while prices lifted $12 to $35/head. Heavy first cross ewes sold from $53 to $98/head or 205c to 260c/kg cwt.

Market Reporter, Rob Pearce.