Deniliquin Sheep Report

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Report Date: 21st April 2026

Total Yarding: 4,300

Commentary

Numbers remain limited as selling resumed at Deniliquin following a month’s break. The yarding of lambs had a good lead of stock off grain alongside some plainer conditioned lighter lambs including Merinos. The regular buying group were active and prices remained strong at 1100c/kg cwt plus on the better lines of heavy and trade processing lambs. The lighter weight lambs had some cheaper results, but noting the data in this report is being compared back to the previous sale which was in March.

An export weight pen of crossbred lambs off grain and in a short skin topped at $373/head, the next best price being $345. Weight and condition did drop off fairly quickly and only half a dozen pens were good enough to sell above $300/head. The main run of trade to heavy lambs from $266 to $290/head at a ballpark cost of around 1130 to 1140c/kg cwt. Merino lambs to $256, the lighter MK types mostly $160 to $190/head to processors and some restocking orders.

The sheep market was cheaper on the smaller lots of heavy ewes, such as some very good Poll Dorset ewes which sold for $255. However rates for the main lines of Merino ewes offering buyers skin returns remained above an estimated 800c/kg cwt at $224 to $260/head. There was several pen of Merino rams which consistently sold either side of $200/head to a top of $219.

Market reporter: Jenny Kellyimilar to recent markets at 750c to 850c/kg.

Market reporter: Jenny Kelly