Deniliquin Sheep Report

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Report Date: 13th January 2026

Total Yarding: 5,000

Commentary

Returning from an extended Christmas break agents penned additional numbers attracting a full buying consortium. The quality was mixed across the sale with all weights and grades on offer. A few stand out shorn lambs pulled the domestic buyers to the rail with the sale gathering momentum as it progressed with some buyers eager to fill orders. Trends were stronger across all categories.

Trade lambs were well supplied with a mixture of finish. Light and medium weights sold between $199 and $248/head. Heavy trade lambs from 23 to 26kg sold over a big price spread between $224 and $286/head. There were occasional sales under 1000c/kg cwt and some over 1100c/kg cwt, finishing at an average of 1063c/kg cwt. Heavy lambs were mostly well finished selling between $284 and $315/head. Light lambs to the processor sold between $136 and $189/head with restocker’s operating between $116 to $149/head and down to $116/head for lighter types. Merino lambs back to the paddock sold between $44 and $152/head. Trade weight Dorper lambs sold between $194 and $262/head and up to $288/head for heavy types.

Mutton was well supplied with an excellent offering of heavy ewes. Crossbred ewes sold up to $280/head whilst Merinos made up to $246/head. Competition was strong across the trade sheep with averages over 800c/kg cwt. Trade sheep selling between $170 and $193/head. A single pen of extra heavy Merino Wether’s sold to $295/head.