CTLX Carcoar Sheep Report

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Report Date: 22nd January 2025

Total Yarding: 6,750

Commentary

Numbers were up slightly from last week with a yarding of 3735 lambs. Quality was mixed with light store and trade weights making up most of the yarding, along with a few good pens of heavyweights mixed throughout. All the regular buyers were present.

Lightweight processing lambs to 18kg sold cheaper, with new season lambs ranging from $70 to $125, and old lambs selling to $140/head. Trade weights 20kg to 24Kg were back $15, new season lambs selling from $158 to $192, and old lambs, $157 to $195/head, averaging 740c to 800c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs were also cheaper, new season lambs over 24Kg sold from $209 to $246, and old lambs of the same weight, $200 to $236/head, to average, 800c to 840c/kg cwt. Heavy hoggets reached $168/head.

There was 3015 mixed quality mutton yarded, and prices eased $5 across most grades. Merino ewes sold from $48 to $105 and crossbred ewes, $66 to $140/head. Merino wethers sold from $55 to $105 and heavy rams reached, $71/head. Most sold between 360c and 400c/kg cwt.

Market reporter, Angus Williams