Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 16th September 2026

Total Yarding: 6,856

Commentary

Numbers were up for a total yarding of 6,856 sheep and lambs at Katanning. A mixed quality yarding with prices reflecting on quality. Good numbers of new season lambs were on offer selling to $252/head. Store lambs trended up with an eastern states buyer competing with local restockers and a mid west buyer looking for young Merino ewes.
Heavy lamb topped at $244 and heavy mutton eased selling to $247/head.

New season lambs under 16kg cwt made $131 to $190, trade weights returned $201 to $242 and heavier weights sold to $252/head.

Old season lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $50 to $130 while heavier lambs sold to $182/head. Trade weight lambs sold from $180 to $210 while heavyweights under 24kg cwt made from $230 to $244 /head. Ram lambs sold to processors for $40 to $210 weight dependent.

Merino wether hoggets sold from $130 to $170 with a fleece for stores, medium weights returned $170 to $218 and heavy weights sold to $260 while the ewe hoggets gained with demand making $111 to $214 for stores, medium weights returned $160 to $228 and heavyweights sold to $230 to restockers.

Store ewe mutton remained firm on quality, selling from $60 to $187 with a fleece, the prime medium weight ewes returned $170 to $234 while heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt sold from $220 to $247/head. Store wethers returned $90 to $148, medium weight wethers sold from $180 to $200 and heavy weights sold up to $251 /head.

Mature rams eased in a mixed quality yarding selling from $30 to $208/head.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS