Horsham Lamb Report

Numbers were similar this week with 8,700 lambs and 3,400 sheep penned following steady weekend rain. The usual buying group attended and operated in another strong market with quality from average to good and heavy weight lambs in limited numbers. The trade lambs sold from similar to $10/head stronger and more on select lots, with the heavy lambs selling to $5/head up on last week. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $274 to $327 and the extra heavy lambs from $375 to $390/head. The few old lambs sold from $250 to $258/head. Merino lambs mostly sold from $236 to $280/head and averaged 990c/kg cwt. Dorper types sold from $254 to $320/head. Feeders and restockers were active on suitable lambs and paid from $208 to $278, and from $162 to $222/head for lighter weights. Shorn young lambs sold from $246 to $252 and Merino lambs from $146 to $227/head. The sheep offering covered all weights and grades and with several pens of shorn wethers in the offering. Sheep continue to sell to keen demand with the Merino run a little dearer and the crossbred ewes easing a few dollars in places.

Light trade weight lambs sold from $261 to $270/head and averaged 1250c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs sold from $274 to $314/head and averaged 1210c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weights sold from $298 to $327/head to average 1230c/kg cwt. Export weights sold from $325 to $365/head and averaged 1210c/kg cwt. Extra heavy weight lambs sold from $375 to $390/head to average 1160c/kg cwt. Hogetts solid to $274/head.

Light sheep sold to $150/head and averaged 940c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $186 to $213/head to average 900c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $230 to $340 with the wethers selling from $200 to $350/head, the heavy Merino sheep ranged from 860c to 950c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $206 to $371/head at 785c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $50 to $174/head.

Market Reporter - Graham Pymer.