CVLX Ballarat Sheep Report

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Report Date: 13th January 2026

Total Yarding: 33,454

Commentary

Overall numbers were similar this week 26,241 lambs and 7,213 sheep penned. Quality remains mostly good with several pens of nice quality heavy lambs in the shorn lamb run. There are still, large numbers of unshorn lambs coming forward, attracting interest from both the trade, feeders and restockers. The regular buying group attended and operated in an easier market in places with light and medium trade weight unshorn lambs selling close to firm and heavier weights easing $10 to $15/head. Shorn lambs generally sold to an easier trend back $5 got $10/head and more in places. The medium and heavy trade weight unshorn young lambs sold from $240 to $285 with the shorn lambs selling from $228 to $334/head. The heavier weight unshorn young lambs sold from $280 to $320 with the shorn heavy lambs selling from $315 to $392/head. Feeders and restockers were active and paid from $180 to $267 and from $126 to $189 for lighter weights and from $164 to $253 for shorn lambs with frame. The sheep offering of 7,213 head was up a little on last week and quality covered all weights and grades The regular buying group were active with sheep selling to strong demand. Some big runs of Merino wethers sold firm along with the lighter sheep. Heavier crossbred and Merino ewes eased a few dollars in places.

Light weight unshorn lambs sold from $210 to $253/head and averaged 1080c/kg cwt. Medium trade weights sold from $240 to $265/head to average 1065c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $256 to $285/head to average 1040c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $280 to $320/head averaging 1020c/kg cwt. The trade weight shorn lambs sold from $228 to $268/head to average 1040c/kg cwt. Heavy trade and export weights sold from $252 to $334/head and averaged 1060c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weights sold from $315 to $392/head to average 1030c/kg cwt. Merino lambs sold from $215 to $247/head and averaged 960c/kg cwt. Heavy hogetts sold to $280/head.

Light weight sheep sold from $85 to $148/head and averaged 750c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $152 to $200/head and averaged 800c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $185 to $235 with the Merino wethers selling from $165 to $242/head, the heavy Merino sheep averaged from 750c to 835c/kg cwt. Heavy Crossbred ewes sold from $169 to $295/head. Rams sold from $50 to $85/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.