Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 8th April 2026

Total Yarding: 9,700

Commentary

Lamb numbers increased to 7,600 and sheep numbers were also up at 2,100 following the Easter break. Quality was again good with lambs off feed and stubbles presenting in excellent condition and plenty of weight on offer. The usual buying group attended and operated in a solid market with the trade weighted lambs selling to $5/head dearer and heavy lambs easing a few dollars in places. The medium and heavy trade weighted lambs selling lambs sold from $260 to $306 and the heavy weight lambs selling from $322 to $450/head. Merino lambs sold from $185 to $273 and the dorper types selling from $218 to $330/head. Feeders and restockers were active paying from $205 to $265 and from $121 to $215 for lighter weights. They paid from $121 to $215 for Merino lambs and paid $290/head for a pen of Merino ewes. The sheep yarding covered all weights and grades and sheep continue to sell to strong competition to be from around firm to $15/head dearer in places. Merino ewes sold to $300 and crossbred ewes sold to $290/head.

Light trade weight lambs sold from $258 to $260/head and averaged 1165c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $260 to $285/head and averaged 1170c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $284 to $306/head and averaged 1125c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $290 to $325/head to average 1100c/kg cwt. The extra heavy weight lambs sold from $322 to $450/head ranging from 990c to 1085c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $253/head.

Light sheep sold from $138 to $170/head and averaged 860c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $148 to $220/head with the Merino mutton averaging 830c and the crossbreds at 700c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $210 to $300/head and ranged from 930c to 950c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $192 to $290/head from 750c to 770c/kg cwt. A pen of heavy crossbred wethers sold at $314 and heavy dorper ewes sold from $260 to $309/head.