Dublin Sheep Report

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Report Date: 8th September 2026

Total Yarding: 5,000

Commentary

Numbers remained similar as agents offered 4,000 lambs and 1,000 sheep. Quality was generally good to very good across the lamb offering with new seasons lambs starting to dominate the yarding. The usual trade and processor buyers were active along with specialty butchers, feeders and restockers with generally good competition resulting in a firm to marginally dearer trend throughout the lamb sale. Mutton quality was again good with prices again firm on last week’s good rates.
Light new seasons crossbred lambs sold from $200 to $220, heavy trade weights ranged from $250 to $282 with the extra heavy weights fetching $305 to $368/head.
Heavy trade older crossbred lambs sold from $290 to $300 with extra heavies selling from $330 to $350/head. Light new seasons Merino lambs sold from $150 to $214/head. Older store Merino lambs ranged from $180 to $220, trade weights sold from $245 to $270 with the heavy trades selling from $270 to $280/head. Light mutton sold from $120 to $150, trade weights ranged from $170 to $190 with heavy weights selling from $245 to $300/head. A small line of young Merino ewes sold at $304/head.

Market reporter: John Traeger.