Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 15th April 2026

Total Yarding: 9,450

Commentary

Lamb numbers were up at 7,850 and there were 1,600 sheep yarded at Horsham this week. The quality over the yarding was excellent with an outstanding penning of heavy lambs on offer. A pen of extra heavy lambs, 221 in number sold to a centre record of $490/head and estimated at 45 to 46 kg cwt. The regular buying group attended and most operated in a strong market within the trade weight lambs selling $5 to $10/head dearer and the heavy weight lambs up by $20 to $30/head in places. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $268 to $312 with the heavy weights selling from $345 to $490/head. Merino lambs sold from $163 to $285 and the dorper types sold from $266 to $370/head. Feeders and restockers paid from $245 to $277and from $166 to $214/head for the lighter weights. They paid from $178 to $219/head for young Merino wethers. The sheep offering covered all weights with sheep again selling to keen demand to be from around firm on the heavy sheep to $10/head dearer on the medium weight sheep. Merino ewes sold to $328, crossbred ewes to $280 and Merino wethers sold to $243/head.

Light weight lambs sold from $260 to $268/head and averaged 1200c/kg cwt. Medium weight lambs sold from $268 to $290/head and averaged 1165c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold from $288 to $312/head and averaged 1155c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $310 to $355/head to averaged 1150c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $345 to $490/head and averaged 1050c/kg cwt. Hogetts sold to $265/head.

Light sheep sold from $123 to $155/head and averaged 880c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $168 to $256/head and averaged 875c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $205 to $328 with the wethers selling from $204 to $243/head, the Merino sheep ranged from 850c to 890c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $208 to $280/head. Rams sold from $85 to $224/head.

Market reporter – Graham Pymer.