Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 12th Aug 2026

Total Yarding: 7,665

Commentary

Numbers were down for a total yarding of 7,665 sheep and lambs at Katanning. Limited numbers of extra heavy weight lambs sold to $321/head while trade and heavy lambs gained with processor demand. Light weight lambs eased except for Merino Ewe Lambs being sought by restockers selling to $221/head. Buyers discounted lambs with no dentition call seeing fluctuations in all weight categories. Mutton numbers increased with quality mixed causing pricing to fluctuate finishing firm to up with demand, heavy weight ewes topped at $260/head.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $85 to $172 while heavier Merino Ewe lambs sold to $216/head. Trade weight lambs sold from $180 to $241 while heavyweights under 24kg cwt made from $220 to $270 and extra heavyweights topped at $321 /head. Ram lambs gained selling to processors for $80 to $242 weight dependent.

Merino store wether hoggets sold for $156 to $173 while heavy weights made $203 to $210/head. Merino ewe hoggets made $140 for stores and up to $212 for heavier prime weights.

Store ewe mutton gained selling from $76 to $201 with a fleece, the prime medium weight ewes returned $162 to $223 while heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt sold from $210 to $260/head.
Mature store wethers returned $180 while medium weights sold to $210 and heavy weights returned $229 to $260/head.

Mature rams sold from $100 to $220/head.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS