Griffith Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 6th December 2024

Total Yarding: 14,600

Commentary

Lamb numbers lifted and the quality was mixed. There were plenty of trade and light Dorpers and now most of the new season lambs are shorn and there were a few pens of heavy and extra heavy lambs but the weight fell away quickly. The market sold to a stronger trend.

Light 2 score Dorpers to 18kg sold from $102 to $130/head and the few trade new season lambs ranged from $183 to $193 and heavy weights sold up to $230/head averaging between 840c and 860c/kg.

Shorn trade lambs sold from $164 to $208/head or 840c to 870c/kg while heavy lambs ranged from $215 to $251/head, averaging 860c to 910c/kg as buyers look for weight. Extra heavy lambs topped at $275/head or 860c/kg. The best priced hoggets were Merinos reaching $183/head.

Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was mixed but there were a lot of good heavy sheep penned. Medium weight ewes sold from $51 to $117 and heavy crossbreds $113 to $155/head. Merinos reached a top of $181.20/head. Most ranged between 360c and 440c/kg.