Griffith Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 17th January 2025

Total Yarding: 12,800

Commentary

Lamb numbers lifted and the quality remains good with plenty of heavy and extra heavy lambs and good numbers of Dorper trades. There were only limited numbers of Merinos and light store lambs. The market sold to a cheaper trend.

Trade Dorpers sold from $131 to $188/head averaging 750c to 760c and lambs to 26kg reached $198/head. Heavy crossbred lambs to 30kg were back $15 to $20/head on average but the really neat lead pens of lambs were only back around $5/head and prices ranged from $216 to $240 and extra heavy lambs sold from $237 to $279/head and averaged around 805c/kg cwt. The best of the hogget were heavy Dorpers reaching $170/head. Heavy Merino lambs reached $208 or 700c/kg cwt.

Mutton numbers were steady and the quality similar with good numbers of heavy weights and a mix of medium and light sheep. Prices dropped with medium weights back $20 to $30 and some heavy weights up to $50/head. Medium weight ewes ranged from $54 to $94 and heavy crossbred ewes reached $126 while Merinos topped at $131/head ranging from 250c to 350c/kg.