Katanning Sheep Sale Report

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Report Date: 2nd July  2025

Total Yarding: 13,867

Commentary

Numbers were up for a total of 13,867 sheep and lambs at Katanning. Store lambs dominated the yarding with buyer demand high seeing gains of $10 to $40 for the lightweights. All other categories trended up with eastern states buyers competitive against our locals with the best heavy lambs selling for $269/head. Merino hoggets and mutton categories regained after last weeks fall with heavy weight ewes topping at $237/head.

Lambs weighing under 16kg cwt sold from $20 to $169 while heavier lambs made $105 to $194/head. Trade weight lambs were selling from $170 to $218 and heavy weight lambs sold to $269/head. Ram lambs made from $90 to $190 weight dependent.

Xbred hoggets returned $164 to $190 for heavy weights.
Light weight Merino wether hoggets ranged from $80 to $137, medium weights returned $150 to $174 and heavy weights sold to $246 /head. Merino ewe hoggets returned from $80 to $148 for light weights while heavier prime ewes made $150 to $225/head.

Store mutton made from $20 for light weights to $170 for better framed ewes while the prime medium weight ewes returned $154 to $200 and heavy weight ewes over 30kg cwt made from $189 to $237/head. Mature wethers sold from $143 to $166 for store lines while heavy weights sold to $231/head. Mature rams gained on demand selling from $15 to $150 head.

Tracey Kilner- NLRS