Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 23rd April 2025

Total Yarding: 2,450

Commentary

A much smaller yarding of both lambs and sheep with the public holidays in the mix. Just 1,800 lambs and 650 sheep were penned. Quality was mixed with a few pens of heavy lambs offered. Most of the regular buying group attended and operated with the lower numbers a factor, prices mostly improved from $5 to $10/head on the sale of two weeks ago. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $193 to $220 with heavier weights selling from $255 to $271/head. Dorper lambs sold to $150/head for lighter trade weights. Restockers and feeders were active paying from $128 to $155, and from $52 to $107/head for lighter weights, going to local and South Aust, orders. Sheep sold to keen demand with a smaller buying group in attendance. Light sheep sold around firm with heavy sheep selling a few dollars easier. Merino ewes sold to $130 with the heavy crossbred ewes selling to $175/head. Rams sold to $42/head.

Light weight lambs sold from $128 to $155/head to average 850c/kg cwt. Light trade weight lambs sold from $165 to $175/head and averaged 800c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $193 to $200/head to average 785c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $195 to $220/head and averaged 840c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $222 to $240/head and averaged 840c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $255 to $271/head. Hogetts sold to $150/head.

Very light sheep sold from $40 to $65/head. Light weight sheep sold from $55 to $84/head and averaged 450c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $80 to $119/head ranging from 390c to 480c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $115 to $130/head and averaged 460c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $71 to $175/head ranging from 410c to 450c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $42/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.