CVLX Ballarat Sheep Report

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Report Date: 2nd June 2026

Total Yarding: 17,914

Commentary

Lamb numbers remained similar with 14,316 penned, lambs presented in excellent condition off supplementary feed, more weight was offered in the extra heavy categories this week. Trade weights were patchy and had a wider range of really neat well covered lambs to plainer lots lacking weight and shape. All the regular buyers were present in a market that bounced either side of firm. Fewer store buyers on the rail, with less demand saw store lambs slip $4 to $8, however buyers did go into heavy weight ranges this week. Light and medium trade sold firm to $8 softer and heavy trade had softer sales over the plainer lots, but also had the most interest for the really neat short skins lambs selling dearer to end $3 to $6/head stronger. Heavy export lambs sold to a top of $447, selling $17/head dearer, however were similar c/kg to last week’s levels.

Store lambs returning to the paddock sold from $60 to $266/head, while lambs to feed on made from $266 to $320/head. Light and medium trade lambs sold from $216 to $263/head, with an average range of 1180c to 1260c and heavy trade made from $285 to $316/head, averaging 1170c to 1240c/kg cwt. Heavy export lambs weighing 27 to 30kg sold from $304 to $356/head and lambs over 30kg sold from $341 to $447/head, to average 1070c to 1140c/kg cwt. Merino lambs had more interest this week selling $138 to $320, selling dearer with more weight offered.

Sheep numbers remained similar with 3,598 penned. Competition was again strong. Merino’s sold from $138 to $271/head, crossbred mutton ranged from $124 to $369/head. Most mutton averaged between 860c and 940c/kg cwt.

Market reporter: Sheona Lamb