Hamilton Sheep & Lamb Report

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Report Date: 7th October 2026

Total Yarding: 3400 (-350) | Sheep Yarding: 2950 (-200) | Lamb Yarding: 450 (-150)

Hamilton agents yarded 450 lambs (150fewer) and 2950sheep (200 less)compared to last week's offering. Another small offering of lambs was yarded with quality mixed and including a few more supplementary-fed lambs. Not all regular buyers were present and lambs generally sold firm with results largely quality-driven.

Trade lambs averaged between 900 and 1100c/kg cwt, topping at $364/head. Hoggets sold to $302/head. In a good yarding of sheep across all weights and grades heavy sheep sold fully firm while some lighter sheep were softer in places averaging between 700 and 940c/kg. Crossbred ewes sold to $275 with Merino ewes with skin to $247 and Merino wethers to $200/head. Terminal rams to $110/head.

Market Reporter: Chris Agnew MLA.

						$/head				Carcass weight (c/kg)
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min Skin ($)	Max Skin ($)
Ewe	14.1-18	Merino	1	62	41	$174	$174	$174	$6	939	939	939	-49	5	5
	18.1-24	1st Cross	1	77	-170	$133	$201	$171	-$33	605	905	769	-83	0	0
			2	257	189	$165	$190	$185	-$18	688	792	771	-123	0	0
		Merino	2	165	41	$177	$215	$194	-$19	771	941	882	-36	8	15
	24.1-30	1st Cross	2	246	-277	$210	$250	$238	$8	807	861	829	27	0	0
			3	280	235	$210	$241	$230	-$17	778	843	797	-36	0	0
		Merino	2	38	12	$250	$251	$251	$25	870	908	902	63	15	15
			3	111	NQ	$222	$250	$237	NQ	854	920	868	NQ	0	20
		Processor	2	152	NQ	$171	$220	$203	NQ	684	786	750	NQ	0	0
			3	8	NQ	$190	$190	$190	NQ	679	679	679	NQ	0	0
	30.1+	1st Cross	2	135	24	$270	$274	$273	$37	600	609	608	-85	0	0
			3	522	-523	$232	$275	$258	$3	554	806	638	-29	0	0
		Merino	3	74	NQ	$247	$247	$247	NQ	541	541	541	NQ	20	20
		Processor	3	120	NQ	$240	$250	$242	NQ	625	750	666	NQ	0	0
Hogget	22.1+	Processor	3	54	21	$234	$302	$275	$35	936	1,000	973	246	0	0
Lamb	12.1-16	Processor	2	17	-7	$128	$128	$128	-$10	800	800	800	-25	0	0
	16.1-18	Processor	2	14	-36	$182	$182	$182	$22	1,071	1,071	1,071	144	0	0
	18.1-20	Processor	2	12	-138	$190	$190	$190	$0	1,000	1,000	1,000	32	0	0
	20.1-22	Processor	3	10	5	$200	$200	$200	$20	952	952	952	134	0	0
	22.1-24	Processor	2	109	57	$208	$238	$223	-$23	904	1,035	971	-100	0	0
			3	40	31	$248	$249	$249	$4	1,038	1,078	1,058	-7	0	0
	24.1-26	Processor	2	3	NQ	$289	$289	$289	NQ	1,112	1,112	1,112	NQ	0	0
			3	16	NQ	$276	$285	$281	NQ	1,039	1,073	1,058	NQ	6	6
	26.1-30	Processor	3	63	9	$32	$364	$261	-$7	119	1,213	925	-38	0	6
Ram	26.1+	1st Cross	2	48	NQ	$61	$78	$74	NQ	174	195	188	NQ	0	0
			3	77	57	$74	$110	$102	-$71	185	220	213	-205	0	0
Ram Lamb	18.1-24	Processor	2	8	NQ	$146	$146	$146	NQ	635	635	635	NQ	0	0
	24.1+	Processor	3	20	NQ	$140	$140	$140	NQ	560	560	560	NQ	0	0
Wether	14.1-18	Merino	1	20	NQ	$147	$147	$147	NQ	865	865	865	NQ	0	0
			2	25	NQ	$164	$164	$164	NQ	965	965	965	NQ	0	0
	18.1-24	Merino	2	128	83	$175	$175	$175	-$24	921	921	921	48	0	0
			3	73	-78	$200	$200	$200	-$39	909	909	909	-44	0	0

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