Deniliquin Sheep Report

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Report Date: 8th April 2025

Total Yarding: 7,000

Commentary

Bigger sale than a fortnight ago, boosted by sheep numbers at 3300 head and lamb showing a more modest increase to 3700. Quality was mixed across the yarding, with only a small lead of handy grainfed lambs in each agents run. There was a lot of smaller penlots as the final drafts from last yaar’s lambing are sold. Price results were similar for the better presented crossbred lambs which trended either side of 800c/kg cwt. There was a better line-up of Merino lambs and outcomes for the trades with reasonable fat cover were stronger. Some of the secondary lighter lambs showed a softer result.

Lines of heavy crossbred lambs sold from $205 to $249/head for an overall result of around 805c/kg cwt. There was some heavy lambs in pens of less than 10 head which affected price outcomes at times. Reasonable trade lambs $174 to a top of $206 and this price range captured most of the lead Dorper pens. Merino lambs sold to $204 with the medium trades mostly at $168 to $186 head at estimates of 720c to 760c/kg. Plainer and smaller Merinos $62 to $104/head. There was some bright spots in the sale for the neatest MK processing lambs with shape and some fat cover at $140 to $165/head. Secondary and clean-up lots of light lambs $30 to $80/head.

The sheep market was dearer as the fortnightly Deniliquin sale caught up to the rise in mutton values. Heavy meat ewes to $184, Dorpers to $174.60 and Merinos to $170/head. Off the top heavy and trade ewes mostly $122 to $150/head. Lighter mutton mostly $70 to $120/head. Most sheep were estimated in a range of 430 to 530c/kg cwt.

Market reporter: Jenny Kelly