Forbes Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 1st April 2025

Total Yarding: 30,100

Commentary

Numbers fell this sale with agents yarding 30100 head. There was 23,400 lambs penned and quality was fair with some good lines of trade and heavyweights penned along with the secondary lines. The usual buyers were present and competing in a dearer market.

Trade weight lambs 20-24kg lifted $15/head to sell from $170 to $225/head. Heavy lambs to 26kg were $10 better to receive from $207 to $235/head. An excellent run of export lambs lifted $5 to range from $225 to $306/head. Carcase prices averaged 820 to 898c/kg. The best heavy hoggets reached $188/head.

Mutton numbers remained similar and quality was mixed. Spirited bidding saw prices jump $25/head with some sales more. Merino ewes sold from $112 to $201/head. Crossbreds received from $100 to $229 with Dorper ewes reaching $225/head. An exceptional offering of heavy Merino wethers ranged in price from $185 to $250/head.