Dubbo Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 2nd March 2026

Total Yarding: 28,930

Commentary

Lamb numbers were similar and the quality was similar with big numbers of light lambs and secondary trade weights Dorpers best represented the trade lambs and there were only limited numbers of heavy and extra heavy lambs through the sale. Some light export orders were not operating but restockers filled the void. The market sold to a firm to dearer trend.

The light restocking lambs were stronger lifting $20 to $30/head as there was less competition from the trade on some of the better shaped lambs and prices ranged from $70 to $188/head. The best of the trade weight lambs going back onto feed reached $264/head. Trade lambs were $9 dearer and ranged from $208 to $266/head and averaged 1050c to 1100c/kg cwt. The heavy lambs were firm selling from $258 to $324 and again averaged between 1050 and 1100c/kg. extra heavy lambs reached an impressive $477/head. Heavy hoggets were $15 cheaper with less finish through the heavy weights and reached $280/head.

Mutton numbers eased and the quality was mixed with fewer hard heavy sheep penned. Prices were back $5 to $10 with the medium weights $148 to $225 and heavy crossbred ewes reaching $277 and Dorpers $280/head. Merino ewes with a long skin made to $270/head and most of the mutton ranged from 730c to 800c/kg cwt.