Griffith Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 10th April 2026

Total Yarding: 12,000

Commentary

Lamb numbers were just shy of 10,000 head while mutton dropped supply dropped back to just 2200 as selling resumed at Griffith after the Easter break. Heavy lambs dominated the lamb run, with well finished and neat trade types limited in comparison. All the regular buying group operated and were joined by an additional mutton exporter from Victoria on the sheep run. The quote for lamb heavy lambs was firm with sales up to $450/head, while quality trade and light lambs edged higher due to low numbers. Agents described sheep as selling to very keen demand with prices $20 to $30/head dearer as estimated carcass rates pushed into the 800c and 900c/kg plus range.

More than a dozen pens of extra heavy crossbred lambs sold from $405 to a top of $450/head, most of these lambs estimated in a range of 38kg to 42kg cwt. This put them in a range of 1050c to 1100c/kg cwt. Once off these pens there was still a lot of weight in the next laneways of fed lambs at 30kg to 35kg cwt, a lot of sales from $320 to $388/head. Agents said once of the heaviest lambs the market tracked around 1080c to 1150c/kg. Dorpers sold to $340/head. The mixed trade lambs mostly $260 to $290/head. Local restockers paid to $260/head for Dorper lambs estimated at around 20kg cwt. A stand-out pen of fed Merino lambs in a big skin sold to $345/head and were estimated above 1000c/kg cwt.

The sheep sale drew keen competition from mutton buyers with agents estimating the majority of ewes above 800c/kg and going over 900c/kg at times, including for sheep with weight. Merino ewes with a few months wool to a top of $336/head while big crossbred ewes sold to $323/head. As carcass values pushed up more sheep sold above $210 to around $280/head.

Market report compiled remotely by Jenny Kelly