Horsham Lamb Market Report

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Report Date: 24th July 2024

Total Yarding: 1,250

Commentary

A smaller offering of just 600 lambs and 650 sheep this week at Horsham as the split time sales continue. A smaller buying group attended and operated with less interest on the plainer winter yarding. Lambs sold to an easier trend following other recent markets. The medium and heavy trade weight lambs sold from $185 to $202, with heavier weights selling to $227/head. Merino lambs sold to $168 with dorper cross lambs selling to $144/head. Restocker’s and feeders paid from $47 to $110 for crossbred lambs and paid from $26 to $81/head for Merino lambs. The smaller sheep offering attracted subdued interest from the smaller gallery with sheep selling at easier levels. Merino wethers sold to $120, Merino ewes sold to $116 and crossbred ewes sold to $80/head.

Light lambs sold to $132/head. Light trade weight lambs sold from $142 to $168/head to average 750c/kg cwt. Medium weight trade lambs sold from $185 to $188/head averaging 810c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs sold to $202/head and averaged 805c/kg cwt. Export weight lambs sold to $227/head. Merino lambs sold to $168/head and averaged 690c/kg cwt.

Light sheep sold from $50 to $55/head and averaged 290c/kg cwt. Medium weight sheep sold from $33 to $76/head with Merino mutton averaging 300c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $85 to $116, the Merino wethers sold to $120/head with the heavy Merino sheep averaging 320c/kg cwt. Crossbred ewes sold from $65 to $80/head.

Market Reporter – Graham Pymer.