Deniliquin Sheep Report

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Report Date: 22nd September 2026

Total Yarding: 13,580

Commentary

Numbers lifted again in what is likely to be the biggest spring sale for the season at Deniliquin. The draw was 8300 new season lambs, 2400 old shorn lambs, and 2880 sheep. The lead drafts of young lambs displayed excellent finish and freshness, and all the major processing buyers attended with confidence after reports of good kill results from a fortnight ago. Prices in this sale were cheaper than the previous sale on held on the September 8, but rates matched more recent auctions in a solid outcome. The estimated range for the bulk of trade to heavy new season lambs was 1090c to 1150c/kg cwt, runs of good domestic types costing buyers around 1130c/kg cwt. Old season lamb prices were weaker despite some very neat pens. The sheep market was also cheaper, but again in line with recent results. It is worth noting price outcomes at Deniliquin a fortnight ago were at very high levels and the industry trend has eased since then.

The pick of the second-cross new season lambs weighing over 25kg sold from $300 to a top of $345/head. After this there was a lot of medium to heavy trade lambs, including some larger lines of first-cross bred out of Merino ewes, from $260 to $290/head. There was a restocking order that pushed into lambs either side of about 22kg cwt at $250 to $269/head, the lambs reporting going to graze multi specie crops. The sale did loose a little momentum on in-between lambs that were bigger than genuine stores but not proper trades, these lambs selling at $240 to $250/head. Traditional sized store lambs continued to sell strongly at $200 to $234/head. There was some very plain and light little Merino lambs at $57 to $158 to the paddock.

Heavy shorn lambs sold to a market top of $360/head, but on weight and quality were often significantly cheaper.

Sheep prices rolled back, heavier mutton estimated at 780c to 860c/kg cwt. Some extra heavy crossbred ewes just over $300/head but on a lot of weight. Merino ewes to $286/head. There was a lot of sheep from $220 to $265/head. Any light sheep continued to sell strongly and still made over an estimated 900c/kg at times.

Market reporter: Jenny Kelly