Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 15th July 2026

Total Yarding: 4,100

Commentary

An increase in numbers this week with 3,050 lambs and 1,050 sheep penned. Quality was mostly good with several nice pens of heavy lambs yarded. Most of the regular buying group attended although not all were fully active, with lambs selling a few dollars easier on the heavy weights and close to firm on the trade weighted lambs. Medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $266 to $301/head. Heavy weight lambs sold from $282 to $408/head. A few pens of young lambs sold from $178 to $285/head to processors and restockers. Merino lambs mostly sold from $225 to $316/head ranging from 1125c to 1150c/kg cwt. Dorper types sold from $192 to $340/head. Feeders and restockers paid from $236 to $268, and from $175 to $180/head for lighter lots. They paid from $160 to $256/head for Merino lambs and paid from $174 to $208/head for lighter conditioned, shorn Merino ewes and wethers. Sheep covered all weights and grades and sold to a larger buying group at keen levels to be $10 to $15/head dearer in places. Merino ewes sold to $338 and heavy crossbred ewes sold to $400/head.

Medium trade weight lambs sold from $266 to $275/head and averaged 1100c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $277 to $301/head to average 1110c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $282 to $350/head and averaged 1100c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $340 to $408/head. A few Hogetts sold to $314/head.

Medium weight sheep sold to $189/head and averaged 875c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $236 to $338/head and ranged from 935c to 1040c/kg cwt. Shorn Merino wethers sold from $200 to $220/head, from 845c to 900c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $228 to $400/head ranging from 780c to 885c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $200/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.