Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 7th May 2025

Total Yarding: 20,752

Commentary

Numbers were up for a total of 20,752 sheep and lambs at Katanning. Quality was comparable to last week with a large percentage of store and light plain sheep offered. Prices held firm and trended up in some categories. A quality run of heavy lambs sold to $184 while ewes dominated the yarding with a heavy weight pen reaching $162 and mature wethers sold to $154/head. All processors were active as were feeder buyers and restockers picking up light weights offered. Rams eased on last weeks high selling to $112/head.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $2 to $123 while heavier lambs made $79 to $134/head. Trade weight lambs returned from $114 to $165 and heavy weight lambs sold to $184/head. Export and processors were competitive on ram lambs offered selling from $80 to $125 /head.

Light weight Merino wether hoggets ranged from $10 to $100, medium weights sold to $120 with a fleece and heavy weights sold from $120 to $143, Merino ewe hoggets returned from $5 to $95 for light weights while medium and heavy weights sold from $70 to $138/head.

Store mutton made from $10 to $128 carrying a fleece while prime medium weight ewes sold from $96 to $150 and heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt made from $136 to $162/head. Mature wethers sold from $10 to $118 for stores;medium weights returned from $116 to $140 while heavyweights made $133 to $154/head. Mature rams sold from $10 to $112/head.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS