Dubbo Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 6th July 2026

Total Yarding: 9,660

Commentary

Numbers were back by 2100 for a mixed yarding of 7860 lambs. There were some very good heavy weight lambs yarded along with fair numbers of trade weights. There were also good numbers of lighter plain conditioned lambs throughout.

Lightweight lambs to the processors finished firm with the 12kg to 18kg 2 scores selling from $180 to $240/head. Trade lambs were $8 cheaper with the 20kg to 24kg lambs selling from $217 to $318 to average between 1150c and 1220c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs were $4 to $8 dearer with the 24kg to 30kg lambs selling from $310 to $364/head to average between 1200c and 1250c/kg cwt. Lambs over 30kg sold to $380/head. Trade weight Merino lambs were firm while the heavy weights were dearer. Trade weights sold from $192 to $312 while the heavy weights sold to $356/head. The restockers remained very active with crossbred lambs going back to the paddock selling from $144 to $250/head. Merino lambs to the restockers sold from $125 to $150/head. Hoggets sold to $300/head.

There were 1800 mostly fair quality mutton yarded where most grades were $10 to $20/head cheaper. Merino ewes sold from $150 to $308 while crossbred ewes sold from $198 to $330/head. Merino wethers sold from $228 to $250/head with most sheep selling between 810c and 950c/kg cwt.

Report produced by David Monk