Dubbo Sheep Sale Report

All data provided by 

Report Date: 14th April 2025

Total Yarding: 22,245

Commentary

Numbers were back by 6600 for a yarding of 12300 lambs. It was a very plain quality yarding with only odd pens of well finished trade weight and heavy weight lambs mixed throughout. A large percentage of the yarding were secondary light weight lambs in from the far west. There were odd pens of Merino lambs yarded and there were good numbers of exotics.

Lightweight lambs to the processors were $14 cheaper with the 12kg to 18kg 2 scores selling from $72 to $137/head. The few well finished trade lambs were $12 dearer with the 20kg to 24kg lambs selling from $145 to $224/head to average between 760c and 840c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs up to 30kg were up to $20 dearer with the 24kg to 30kg lambs selling from $190 to $258/head to average between 830c and 865c/kg cwt. Lambs over 30kg were $4 dearer selling from $260 to $286/head. Merino lambs were up to $20 dearer with the trade weights selling from $116 to $190/head. Lambs to the restockers were cheaper with the young crossbreds going back to the paddock selling from $67 to $138/head. Hoggets sold to $190/head.

There were 9945 mixed mutton yarded where most grades were $25 to $40/head cheaper. Merino ewes sold from $40 to $152 while crossbred ewes sold from $96 to $160/head. Merino wethers sold from $70 to $175/head. Most of the better sheep sold between 430c and 500c/kg cwt. The restockers were very active in the cheaper market paying from $25 to $91 for Merino ewes and from $74 to $138/head for White Dorpers and Aussie Whites.

Report produced by David Monk