Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 22nd April 2026

Total Yarding: 13,567

Commentary

Numbers were down for a total yarding of 13,567, mainly good quality sheep and lambs at Katanning. Lambs dominated the yarding with local feeder buyers competing with eastern states to see light and trade weight lambs trend up again this week with increased demand. A quality line up of heavy weight lambs gained selling to $297/head. Mutton fluctuated with store line easing while medium weight ewes regained their last weeks loss and heavy weight ewes held firm.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $110 to $198 while heavier lambs sold to $246/head. Trade weight lambs returned $210 to $247, heavyweights under 24kg cwt made up to $296 and extra heavyweights topped at $297/head. Ram lambs sold to processors for $98 to $242 weight dependent.

Merino store wether hoggets sold from $147 to $186, medium and heavy weights made up to $222/head. Merino ewe hoggets made $128 to $164 for store lines while medium and heavyweights sold to $220/head.

Store mutton sold from $73 to $180 with a fleece; the prime medium weight ewes returned $180 to $229 while heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt sold from $215 to $252/head. Store wethers sold from $120 to $160, medium weights made $199 to $221 and heavy weights returned up to $260/head.

Mature rams sold from $60 to $222 to continue their upward trend.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS