Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 12th March 2025

Total Yarding: 8,250

Commentary

Lamb numbers increased to 6,350 and sheep supply eased to 1,900/head this week. Quality ranged from plain to good with a quality penning of heavy lambs off supplementary feed. Most of the regular buying group attended and operated in a generally firm market with keen competition for the lighter weight lambs. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $172 to $214 with heavy weight lambs selling from $250 to $285/head. The better covered Merino lambs sold from $160 to $175/head and ranged from 690c to 740c/kg cwt. Restocker’s were active and paid from $95 to $162 and from $30 to $65 for lighter weights. A large pen of young Merino ewes in a big fleece sold to restocker’s at $185/head. Sheep continue to sell to strong demand with keen interest again this week with heavy sheep selling from $5 to $10/head up on last week’s strong results. Merino ewes sold to $177, Merino wethers sold to $180 an heavy crossbred ewes sold to $158/head.

Light weight lambs sold from $141 to $154/head and averaged 830c/kg cwt. Light trade weight lambs sold from $150 to $163/head and averaged 800c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $172 to $193/head and averaged 770c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $195 to $214/head to average 805c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $219 to $238/head and averaged 800c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weights sold from $250 to $285/head. The best dorper lambs sold from $189 to $196/head and averaged 785c/kg cwt. Heavy hogetts sold to $168/head.

Light sheep sold from $55 to $81/head and averaged 380c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $74 to $116/head and averaged 450c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $118 to $177/head with the wethers selling from $144 to $180/head, the heavy Merino sheep ranged from 475c to 515c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $95 to $158/head and ranged from 365c to 400c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $25/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.