Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 29th July 2026

Total Yarding: 3,300

Commentary

Both lamb and sheep numbers totalled 3,300 this week. Quality was mixed with a lot of smaller clean up pens yarded. Heavy weight lambs were in limited numbers, with most of the regular buying group operating in a generally firm market when compared to the sale of two weeks ago. A few pens of new season young lambs were penned selling to keen demand from $226 to $276/head and ranging from 1200 to 1250c/kg cwt. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $261 to $270 with heavier lambs selling from $339 to $385/head.Merino lambs sold from $180 to $272/head and averaged 1020c/kg cwt. Feeders and restockers were active paying from $220 to $295 for lambs and paid from $170 to $212/head for lighter weights. They paid $280/head for dorper types. Sheep covered all weights and sold to keen demand to a larger buying group this week. Several pens of Merino ewes in a big fleece attracted keen competition, selling to $350, with the crossbred ewes selling to $355/head.

Medium weight lambs sold to $270/head and averaged 1165c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $261 to $268/head to average 1050c/kg cwt. Export weight lambs sold from $310 to $315/head and averaged 1100c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $339 to $385/head to average 1030c/kg cwt. Export weight dorper lambs sold to $290/head and averaged 1035c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $292/head.

Light sheep sold from $135 to $165/head and averaged 915c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $166 to $248/head and averaged 900c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino sheep sold from $230 to $350/head, the heavy Merino sheep ranged from 960c to 970c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $225 to $355/head and ranged from 840c to 895c/kg cwt. Heavy rams sold to $225/head.

Note – The next Horsham Market will be held on the Wed12th August.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.