Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 26th March 2025

Total Yarding: 10,043

Commentary

Numbers were down for a total yarding of 10,043 sheep and lambs at Katanning. An improved quality yarding with mutton again dominating the numbers. Processor demand saw an upward trend in all categories with store ewes gaining as much as $30/head. Hoggets were again in demand as were lambs seeing the best heavy lambs peak at $175/head. Light weight plain lines were less in demand selling for minimal values.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $10 to $80 while heavier lambs made $68 to $120/head. Trade weight lambs returned $95 to $149 and heavy weight lambs sold to $175/head. Ram lambs sold from $70 to $127/head.

Light weight Merino wether hoggets ranged from $10 to $48, medium weights sold from $62 to $97 and heavy weights sold from $90 to $129, Merino ewe hoggets returned from $15 to $108 for light weights , medium and heavvyweights made from $95 to $122/head.

Store mutton returned $10 to $95 while prime medium weight ewes made from $76 to $125 and heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt sold from $105 to $130/head. Heavy weight mature wethers made from $110 to $122 while mature rams returned from $25 to $60 to processors and $87 to restockers.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS