Dubbo Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 15th September 2025

Total Yarding: 28,095

Commentary

Following last weeks widespread rains numbers were back by 20000 for a yarding of 21375 lambs. It was a fair to good quality yarding with a good selection of trade weight new season lambs along with odd pens off heavy weights. There was also a good mixture of trade and heavy weight old lambs along with plenty of Merinos.

Lightweight lambs to the processors were firm to $5 dearer with the 12kg to 18kg 2 scores selling from $165 to $200/head. Trade weight new season lambs finished $10 to $15 dearer selling from $210 to $310 to average between 1200c and 1260c/kg cwt. Trade weight old lambs were firm to $8 dearer with the 22kg to 24kg lambs selling from $252 to $309/head. Heavy weight lambs were firm to $6 dearer with the heavy weight new season lambs selling to $350 while old lambs over 26kg sold from $300 to $425 to average between 1210c and 1230c/kg cwt. Merino lambs were $10 dearer with trade weights selling from $185 to $300 while heavy weight Merinos sold to $330/head. Young lambs to the restockers were also dearer selling from $150 to $240/head. Hoggets sold to $367/head.

Most grades were represented in a yarding of 6720 mutton where all sections were $8 to $12 dearer. Merino ewes sold from $115 to $276 while crossbred ewes sold from $192 to $334/head. Merino wethers sold from $156 to $270 with most averaging between 680c and 800c/kg cwt. Merino rams sold to $326/head.

Report produced by David Monk