Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 3rd June 2026

Total Yarding: 1,400

Commentary

Just 950 lambs and 450 sheep were yarded at Horsham this week for the first afternoon sale. Quality was mixed but with a few pens of nice quality heavy lambs yarded. Most of the usual buying group attended, with lambs selling a few dollars easier on the heavier weights and to $10/head stronger on the trade and export weights. Medium and heavy trade weights sold from $252 to $285 with heavy weight lambs selling from $308 to $355/head. Heavy Merino lambs sold to $300/head. Feeders paid from $170 to $284 and from $100 to $150 for lighter weights and paid $216/head for a pen of young Merino wethers. The small sheep offering covered all weights and with low numbers on offer competition was limited. Sheep generally sold a few dollars either side of last week. Merino ewes sold to $270 and crossbred ewes made to $300/head.

Light lamb sold to $191/head to average 1180c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $252 to $285/head to average 1150c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $312 to $320/head and averaged 1050c/kg wt. Extra heavy weights sold from $308 to $355/head. Dorper type hogetts sold to $181/head.

Medium weight sheep sold from $160 to $194/head and averaged 800c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $234 to $270/head and averaged 900c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $202 to $300/head ranging from 750c to 860c/kg cwt. Rams sold to $140/head.

Note – Next weeks sale will be a 9.30am start.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.